How do Libyan Refugees travel to Australia (boat, plane etc) and what are the conditons?
Question by n: How do Libyan Refugees travel to Australia (boat, plane etc) and what are the conditons?
Also, what are traveling conditions like for Libyan refugees who travel to Australia in the boats, planes etc? as well as legal and illegal methods of leaving their country?
Thank you very much for your help!
Oh, and this is not for me – I’m doing a research assignment on this Topic. Thanks
Best answer:
Answer by Andrew McLaren
Do not trust any advice you get, unless it comes from an Australian Immigration official. Many people will tell you wrong information. The law is complex, and easy to get wrong; and some people will try to take your money for bad advice.
No-one can enter Australia without a visa. If you arrive in Australia without a visa, whether by boat or plane, you will be classed as an illegal immigrant and placed in detention. Many people have to wait for 6 to 12 months or even longer in detention, before their applications for refugee status are approved. So do not try to enter Australia unless you have a valid Australian visa – even if you claim to be a refugee, you could end up in immigration detention (basically, jail) for a long time.
If you want to live in Australia as a refugee, the best way is to be classified as a refugee by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, in a refugee camp at the first country you come to. If the UN says you are a refugee, Australia may agree to resettle you as part of Australia’s refugee resettlement programme. The alternative is to enter Australia as a tourist, or visiting relative of an Australian resident, then apply for refugee status once you are in Australia. You will still have to wait for some months, but at least you won’t be in detention.
Taking a boat from Indonesia to Australia is extremely dangerous. Many people have drowned trying to do this. If you do arrive in Australia, you will be stuck in detention for many months, probably on an small island off the coast of Australia. And the Australian government has just made an arrangement with Malaysia, so that anyone arriving illegally in Australia by boat will be sent to Malaysia, to wait for refugee status processing. So you could end up in Malaysia for many months or years before you get residence in Australia.
It isn’t all bad news. Australia is a multicultural society, with many people from many different backgrounds. There is a sizable Arabic-speaking community in both Sydney and Melbourne. Once you get refugee status, there are many support programmes to help you get established in your new life: language training, education and job skills, housing etc. There are Arabic language newspapers and television programmes. Many government departments have Arabic-speaking translators.
Once again: do not try to enter Australia unless you have clear advice from someone who works for the Australian government. The Australian Department of Immigration has information on their website, here:
http://www.immi.gov.au/visas/humanitarian/
http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/75processing-unlawful-boat-arrivals.htm
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