Amir had been granted permission to leave Australia to visit his mother in Turkey in early February, before cutting his trip short to return home as the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world.
But after being forced to take a circuitous route because of international travel bans, Amir was not allowed to board his flight in Indonesia, which would have taken him to Australia, because he did not have a permanent visa.
He was sent back to Amsterdam, from where he may be sent on to Turkey, a nation where he has no visa status. His advocates have been working to get the home affairs department to tick off on the final travel exemption he needs to return to Australia, before that happens.
Amir’s local MP, Peter Khalil, said: “We are doing everything we can to assist him and hope the government processes his exemption to travel to which he is entitled, being a valid safe haven protection visa holder.”
It is believed home affairs officials are working on a solution.
