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A Scottish family's life is still on hold with their future hanging in the balance after months of wrangling with Australian immigration officials who tried to deport them.
Mark Green, 44, wife Kelly, 45, and daughter Rebecca, 20, from Adelaide, were given a last-minute reprieve by Labor's immigration minister Andrew Giles in August.
But months later, they are unable to make any long-term plans despite having done nothing wrong after Mr Green was headhunted and flown to Australia 10 years ago.
They have now had their temporary extension visa renewed for another three months for the third time - with no end in sight to their life in limbo.
Now they have begged Mr Giles to hand them their best Christmas present ever with the chance to remain in Australia for good and get their lives back on track.
'We can't keep living like this,' the solar energy specialist told Daily Mail Australia on Friday.
Mark Green, 44, (right) wife Kelly, 45, (left) and daughter Rebecca, 20, (centre) from Adelaide, are still on hold with their future hanging in the balance
A series of broken promises by employers left the family stranded without a visa after emigrating from Ayrshire in central Scotland in 2012 for a new life Down Under.
The family have been let down seven times by companies sponsoring Mr Green, and were given a deadline to leave the country in August or face deportation.
They have already spent $150,000 on visa applications and immigration lawyers, but his employers have repeatedly gone bust before the mandatory three years of sponsorship for residency could be completed.
Another former boss even told Mr Green that he'd applied for the family's citizenship and paid their fees - but faked the paperwork in a heartbreaking blow.
As a result, they unwittingly overstayed their visa and faced being kicked out of the country in August until the 11th-hour intervention gave them a three-month lifeline.
'I was totally naive - I didn't think anybody was like this,' Mr Green admitted. 'I thought it would all be smooth sailing - but I was just naive to it all.
'I came here to better my life, and it's just been an absolute nightmare.'
A series of broken promises by employers left them without a visa 10 years after emigrating from Scotland for a new life (pictured, Mark Green at work as a solar installation specialist)
The Greens have spent $150,000 on visa applications and immigration lawyers but employers have repeatedly gone bust before the mandatory three years of sponsorship for residency
The constant disappointments are wrecking their life. They had to sell everything they owned when they thought they were being sent back to Scotland.
Their daughter isn't even able to study for her university degree or work full-time under her visa conditions.
'The nursing course she wanted to do for her career is a three-year course,' Mr Green revealed.
'The universities will not take her on as her visa is only for three months at a time with no guarantee that it will be extended.
The Greens have spent $150,000 on visa applications and immigration lawyers but employers have repeatedly gone bust before the mandatory three years of sponsorship for residency
Beloved pet dog Maisie (pictured with mum Kelly, left, and daughter Rebecca) was going to be left behind when the family faced deportation because of $35,000 flight and quarantine fees
'We can't keep living in 12-week cycles. We have no furniture because we don't want to buy again only to be told to leave.'
Ms Green fears they will once again be told they are getting kicked out the country - but dreams of being allowed at last to stay.
'Every day we wake up wondering if this will be the day,' she added.
'I have every respect for the Australian government and know there will be a lot of situations they have to deal with right
