Ramesh will hardly leave his home in West Sydney and just go out for part-time jobs on weekends.
"I'm nervous, I'm scared, like, you know," he told reporters. Terror. "
The 28-year-old man was very nervous, especially when he saw the police.
According to the Home Office in 2017, he is one of 62000 people who illegally stay in Australia, what people call "black people."
Backpackers from Britain used to be the largest number of black people, but now Malaysia is the largest, just like Ramesh.
The Home Office said more than 10, 000 Malays illegally stayed in Australia between 2016 and 2017, followed by China (6500) and the United States (more than 5000).
Just last month, 250 athletes and officials who took part in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast stayed in Australia directly, 200 of them applying for protection visas and obtaining permits, 50 of them unapplied and "black".
Ramesh came to Australia on a tourist visa last year, and a friend promised to help him get a work visa for A $2000, but the result was obvious and unsuccessful.
When the tourist visa expired, he applied for an extension, but was refused, and he felt dark.
Ramesh said: "I feel guilty, as if we were wrong."
He doesn't have a driver's license because he says he can't apply for a driver's license without a visa, and he's afraid to see a doctor when he's sick.
"I'm trapped," he said. "I just want to be free as soon as possible."
"I don't want to procrastinate. I don't want to spend two or three years in Australia like everyone else."
Of those who stayed after the visa expired, 11000 stayed for 2 to 5 years and 6600 for 15 to 20 years.
Ramesh said he plans to return to Malaysia by the end of the year after he has repaid his debts and payments.
He works as a car beautician and does a part-time job on weekends. He said his boss didn't know he was a black man. He was careful. He wouldn't tell anyone the truth easily.
"I don't want to be caught, I just want to do what I want, but I'd rather be arrested than in trouble with the police," he said.
Before Australia, he said, he did not know all about the Australian visa system or whether it was legal to bring tourists to sign jobs.
Between 2016 and 2017, the Home Office identified 15885 expired visa holders and sent them to detention centres.
The arrested triad had to face detention, deportation or no more arrival in Australia for three years.
Ramesh, who plans to go to the Malaysian embassy for help and then turn himself in to immigration, said he did not want to be arrested when he left the airport.
He said he had learned his lesson and would tell others not to learn from him.