WA:Permanent residency comes as a blessing

AAP General News (Australia)
04-28-2011
WA:Permanent residency comes as a blessing

A Filipino doctor .. who faced having to divorce his terminally ill wife in order to
stay in Australia .. says the granting of permanent residency has come as a blessing.

CESAR SOFOCADO and his family applied for permanent residency in 2008 .. but the Department
of Immigration and Citizenship only began considering the application last year.

Dr SOFOCADO'S wife MARY had since been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer .. which
led to the family's applications being rejected.

A spokesman for Immigration Minister CHRIS BOWEN has today confirmed he'll use his
powers under the Migration Act to grant Dr SOFOCADO and his family visas .. which the
doctor says is a relief and a blessing.

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KEYWORD: SOFOCADO (PERTH)

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