Mills family told they must return to UK after 13 years in Sutherland shire ... trends now
A family has been 'near-on destroyed' after they were given 35-day marching orders to leave Australia despite one of their children being born in the country.
Nathan and Emma Mills have been 'absolutely devastated' over their immigration wrangles in the country they have called home for the past 13 years.
The pair arrived in Australia from the UK in 2010 with two young children and have since had a third who is an Australian citizen.
The family came on 457 skilled worker visas to care for Emma's dad, an Australian citizen who suffers from serious spinal and mental health issues.
Nathan and Emma Mills arrived in Australia from the UK in 2010 with two young children and have since had a third who is an Australian citizen (pictured, with their family who now face deportation)
When the family arrived in Australia they settled into the Sutherland shire, south of Sydney with their children.
But now 13 years later they face being kicked out of the country despite multiple attempts to secure a permanent visa.
On April 13, Emma received a letter from the Home Affairs Department saying they had 35 days to leave or they may be detained and deported.
'To be told you have 35 days to pack up your belongings and leave the country that is just crazy, and it's not even an option for us,' Emma told A Current Affair.
'It's near-on destroyed our family and as a mother it is exceptionally hard not to be able to assure your children and guarantee that their futures are going to be here.'
Since then the family have been on bridging visas while they await their fate and were advised to not leave Australia while their status is up in the air.
Nathan was forced to stay put in the country while his mum in the UK was seriously ill a few weeks ago.
'[I was] devastated, absolutely devastated, it's not just my mum but it's my dad too who is 80 years old and needed help and there was nothing I could do and it was horrible,' a teary Nathan said.
The family have been told their children's school enrolments are void as their visas
