Star student who wants to become a doctor could be deported to Singapore before her Year 12 exams – because her immigrant father is sick
- Victorian Year 12 student and school captain faces deportation with her family
- The Immigration department wants to deport the family because her father is ill
- A petition to help the family has gained thousands of signatures in under a day
Vanisre Rajasegaran, 18, is school captain at Brauer College and is facing deportation with her family
A star student is facing deportation ahead of her year 12 exams because of her father's illness.
Vanisre Rajasegaran, 18, is school captain at Brauer College in Warrnambool, in south-west Victoria, and is hoping to study medicine or law - but her future has now been thrown into uncertainty.
Vanisre, or Vani as she is known, wrote a heartfelt plea to allow for her family to stay in Australia after they were told they must leave the country because of her father's kidney illness.
The plea along with a link a petition was posted to a discussion group on Facebook and gained thousands of signatures in a matter of a few hours supporting the family.
'My Family and I are being forced to leave Australia in the next 28 days. Currently I'm on my 16th day while writing this plea to stay in Australia. We have been residing in Australia for 7 years.'
'I am a school captain at Brauer College in Year 12 and have only 3 more months till finishing my VCE and my brother is 8 years old who is in grade 2 at Warrnambool East primary school.'
The 18-year-old explained how both her parents are involved in the community through jobs in the care industry for the elderly and children.
As well as Vani's (left) school leader role, she has also represented Victoria in a Country to Canberra program designed to empower rural women to take up leadership positions where she met Senator Bridget McKenzie (centre)
She also explained her brother was 18-months-old when he arrived in Australia and only knows the Australian way of life.
'Immigration as they believe my father is a threat to the Australian community due to his health condition. However, my family and I have so much more to offer as we are genuine contributors to our community in country Victoria, Warrnambool.'
'Currently we are pursuing a ministerial intervention and it would be great for the immigration minister to know that we deserve to stay through your support.'
The family arrived in Australia from Singapore in 2013 and originally lived in Melbourne.
In 2015, Vani's parents moved to Warrnambool to take up new jobs in the rural town.
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As well as Vani's school leader role, she has also represented Victoria in a Country to Canberra program designed to empower rural women to take up leadership positions where she met Senator Bridget McKenzie and Scott Morrison.
The family has already appealed to the Administrative Appeals' Tribunal but this was dismissed and they received a letter saying their temporary visa expires on August 21.
The family hopes now rest on ministerial intervention from David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Coleman's office for comment.
'I am a school captain at Brauer College in Year 12 and have only 3 more months till finishing my VCE,' Vani wrote
