Ragab Youssef was already frustrated by how long it was taking to process his application for a permanent residency visa. Key points: The federal government announced late last month that off-shore visa applications would be prioritised for processing Hundreds of onshore permanent residency applicants protested in Adelaide An immigration expert has warned long waiting periods may discourage future skilled migrants …
A handful of merchants and workers gathered around an old TV in a dilapidated stall in Cairo’s Khan el-Khalili souk as a friend and I walked through the marketplace during a visit to Egypt in the late summer of 2001. There’s no shortage of documentaries and specials commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 2001 terror strikes, when four coordinated attacks …
