Border closures prevent father from witnessing the birth of his son

February 2020 when Virginia de Vera and Alvaro Demelin discovered they were expecting their first child as a couple

Virginia will be giving birth to their son Dylan without Alvaro as border closures prevent them from travelling to Australia Source: A Demelon

Before COVID-19 restrictrictions and border closures Virginia filed for a visa to Australia

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Highlights   

• They filed for an exemption to travel to enable them to file for a visa to Australia
• The application for exemption to travel was denied
• Virginia is scheduled to give birth on 17 August, they are naming their son Dylan

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'We will file for my son's passport and Virginia's visa application as soon as possible. I would like us to be together here in Australia' says Alvaro who is currently in Newcastle

 

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