Refugees fear immigration double-dip assessment
Tamil refugees have an anxious Christmas Source: SBS SBS Armbruster
As Christmas approaches there's fear and confusion among refugees recognised by Australia, but who were never given visas. Some have waited for years and have now been asked by the Immigration Department to apply for a second time for refugee assessment and visas. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil, feature prepared by Stefan Armbruster for SBS News.
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