cowgirlfromhell Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Ok, so my Portuguese friend is here by means of her husbands sponsor...( all Portuguese) come Oct they will qualify hopefully for their PR... Meanwhile her life is a mess and has been for the last year, her marriage is over and she is desperate for help...if she leaves her husband she will get deported back to Portugal, where she now has nothing, no belongings, no money for nothing. she has 2 young children and lives in Cairns.... can anyone give me some proper advice to help her? Her English isn't that great and she doesn't know how to find help, she is desperately depressed and I just want to help her! also does anyone in Cairns/ northern beaches/ Port Douglas area know of any expat groups or Portuguese community social groups?.. your replies will will be greatly appreciated.. thanks for your time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'd ring the local council to see if there are any Portuguese speaking groups around. I'm guessing more likely Spanish speaking though- does your friend speak Spanish? Not sure if she would get deported because the 2 children would need to stay if their father is staying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I cannot help with the groups. But if she cannot speak good English, she needs to find a translator and get to a migration agent asap. Her visa situation is very precarious and as they are only on 457 visas she certainly could be made to leave the country if the marriage breaks down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Can she even leave Oz with the kids without her OH's permission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowgirlfromhell Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Can she even leave Oz with the kids without her OH's permission? Good question.... not sure....these are the things we need to find out.. she does not speak Spanish.. thanks for for your replies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 can anyone give me some proper advice to help her? Her English isn't that great and she doesn't know how to find help, she is desperately depressed and I just want to help her! Contact Centacare Cairns: http://www.centacarecairns.org/services.html They have both specialist counselling and specialist migrant services. If they don't have Portuguese interpreters on the ground there, they would certainly be able to arrange a phone hook up with one if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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