I, Mohammed Faisal have been living in Australia since 2004. My only child (daughter) Addrita Noshin Nawal was diagnosed with Thalassaemia Major a serious blood disorder requiring regular blood transfusion and medical management.

In September 2004 her treatment commenced in Randwick Children Hospital and since then she has been living a normal life. I applied for permanent residency in 2006 but the visa was refused despite I met all the criteria for skilled migration visa. With proper treatment Addrita can live a normal life but if she is forced back to Bangladesh her country of origin she will not survive long since the treatment of that disease is extremely inadequate in Bangladesh. Our application is now in the process of being forwarded to the Ministerial Intervention. We need your community support. Please sign.

Letter from Thalassaemia Society of NSW | Thalassaemia Australia page 1 page 2 | Thalassaemia International Federation | Robert Furolo, Mayor of Canterbury