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“It’s a big breakthrough for us, no more looking over our shoulders. Getting this visa means we can move on with our lives, like getting a job and continue until they give us our citizenship. It is better than nothing,” Gibuma, who now lives in Cairns, said.
“I am looking forward to being able to travel back to PNG. I will go to my village in Mabaduan and visit my son’s grave. He is buried next to my mum, so I will go and visit them,” Gibuma said. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “I was struggling last year, but this is a real weight off. Getting this visa made me so happy, all the stress and everything off my shoulders. I have a visa now, a visa number. I can work. I can travel,” Charlie said.
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