Melbourne, August 31: Soma Joseph had come here from India with big dreams but a year after her arrival she is in a state of disarray.
Hoping for greener pasture, the woman from Kottayam in Kerala, who worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia earlier, had come here last year as a student with her husband Biju. She had taken admission to Community Welfare course in Melbourne International College, a private institute.
She continued her studies and also worked in a nursing home while Biju worked in a restaurant. Soma had expected that she would work in community welfare sector after completing the course and would get Permanent Residency (PR).
However, her dreams were shattered after the Australian government changed the PR policy, taking off community welfare from the priority list. The government has also closed down the Melbourne International College for lack of facilities.
—-Agencies