Next month, Ms. (Carine Chen), who has worked and lived in Adelaide for 10 years, will be forced to board a flight to Austria. Moreover, she may not be able to set foot in Australia again-a place where she has become a family.
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It is reported that Ms. Chen came to Australia at the age of 16, her ATAR score as high as 96.7 points. He received a double degree in music and psychology from the University of Adelaide, majoring in classical piano playing and paying all his own fees. She worked as a piano teacher at Eden Hills Elementary School, studied dance at two dance studios in Adelaide, and had many friends in music and dance circles.
Despite her excellent grades, Ms. Chen has never been granted an PR or an employer guarantee visa. Being forced to leave Australia also means that Ms. Chen`s Time line and connections in Australia will be burned down.
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Chen and her former employer plan to qualify for permanent residence in Australia under the remote employer`s guarantee Migration Scheme, (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme),. But Ms. Chen says the immigration agency miscalculated her potential income. This means that when the Immigration Board evaluates her application, it finds that the company offering guarantee is not large enough.
To Chen`s dismay, Australia also introduced a rule in 2011: student visas can be transitioned to graduate visas in just two years. But because she came here as a student visa when she was a teenager, the rule does not apply to her, and she is not eligible to apply.
When Chen came to study in Adelaide from Beijing, she felt that there was a strong artistic atmosphere here and that she was likely to integrate into the Adelaide community. "I heard from the study agent that Adelaide has all kinds of festivals, and I like that very much." During her study, Chen said, she established a very deep and lasting friendship with her peers.
"Australia is a special and great country, and it is probably the best example of a multicultural country that is more based on multiculturalism and multilingualism. In that case, what is the best way to express it? Through art. "
Pianist and composer Anna Goldsworthy says the importance of music education and the contribution of musicians and music teachers to society are often underestimated and Chen`s departure would be a loss.
"I think we need to look at the entire music education system in the long run, and leaving school is difficult for any music major graduate," Goldsworthy said. "they don`t usually get a job right away. Regardless of the background, music graduates must work very hard at their jobs, and Chen is doing the same, and what she needs is a visa. "
Learning music helps children play a better role in every area of their lives, Goldsworthy said, and it is crucial that teachers like Chen provide students with a higher quality of teaching. However, under the current immigration system, it is very difficult for Chen to meet the relevant visa requirements and work as a music teacher and performer at the same time.
Australia`s governor, Steven Marshall, said last month that South Australia`s population needed to grow, and he hoped the federal government would consider issuing a special entrepreneur visa and setting new rules for those areas to help achieve that goal.
Despite similar calls, Mr. Chen is still unable to get a visa to crawl through Australia`s complex immigration system. The Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is responsible for immigration, said: "there is no comment on individual cases."
Chen`s life is still pending. Although she had the courage to start over elsewhere, it was what remained in Adelaide was the most important thing to her.
"for the past two years, I`ve been trying my best to get this visa, but every small step I take, I`m disappointed," she said. I don`t think I have a choice right now. It`s really sad to leave. With the exception of my family, my best friends are in Adelaide, and that`s what I don`t want to give up. "
