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UNCOVERED: Skilled worker visa applicants lose hope while waiting to be assessed | History Defined

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Irene Teo, 887 visa applicant, has been waiting nearly two years for an outcome on her visa application. (Supplied: Irene Teo)

Skilled migrant workers waiting two years or more for their visa applications to be processed have "lost hope" they will be assessed before fast-approaching expiry dates.

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