Al Jazeera News :
Australia’s government has reversed a widely criticised decision to reject visa applications for relatives of a dying Pakistani student, who want to visit him on his deathbed.
Hassan Asif, a 25-year-old Pakistani who was diagnosed with skin cancer while studying in Australia, will now get to see his mother and brother after their second request for visas was approved on Wednesday.
The Australian immigration department rejected the pair’s initial application,
saying that while the compassionate nature of the proposed visit was considered, there was a risk that they might overstay their visas.
Families separated by Australia’s asylum policy
After the opposition Labor Party and community groups criticised the decision, however, the office of Peter Dutton, the immigration minister, said that new applications for visas had been approved.
Australia’s government has reversed a widely criticised decision to reject visa applications for relatives of a dying Pakistani student, who want to visit him on his deathbed.
Hassan Asif, a 25-year-old Pakistani who was diagnosed with skin cancer while studying in Australia, will now get to see his mother and brother after their second request for visas was approved on Wednesday.
The Australian immigration department rejected the pair’s initial application,
saying that while the compassionate nature of the proposed visit was considered, there was a risk that they might overstay their visas.
Families separated by Australia’s asylum policy
After the opposition Labor Party and community groups criticised the decision, however, the office of Peter Dutton, the immigration minister, said that new applications for visas had been approved.
