Post by @thelawrencesdownunder

The reality of living in Australia without a visa grant 🇦🇺 We’re currently on bridging visas while our 186 DE visas are being processed. This might just look like an empty area but for us, it represents so much uncertainty. We haven’t bought unnecessary furniture because we simply don’t know what the future holds. We have a sofa and TV in the theatre room, so we didn’t see the point in buying another sofa for the kitchen area. We don’t have a dining table, we’re making do with bar stools. We bought the cheapest outdoor furniture set we could find at Bunnings because we don’t want to spend money on things we might have to sell. We’re managing with one small car too. And if you know Australia, you’ll know how limiting that can be when there are so many places you really need a 4x4 to get to. So, for now, we’re living with the bare minimum. Not because we don’t want to make this place home, but because life is still so uncertain without that permanent visa grant. I’m constantly refreshing my emails. Checking our Immi account. Waiting for an update. Hoping that today might be the day. It’s hard to properly settle when a part of you is still waiting for permission to stay. And honestly, I already know there will be tears on the day that visa grant finally comes through. 🥹🇦🇺 Because that won’t just be an email. It will mean we can finally breathe, finally settle, and finally start making this place feel like home. ❤️