My son needs our help to bring his baby boy home.
Get ready for a love story. Over a year ago my son Jackson met the love of his life- a beautiful, sweet, gentle, loving soul- Hailey- an American visiting our shores on a holiday visa. They met, fell in love and have cultivated a deep level of love and respect for each other, and now their little love nest is about to get even better with the approaching arrival of their baby boy- due in April.
That's right! Our grandson is due 3/4/16! We are all so very excited!. But, with Hailey being an American Citizen, she is not eligible for Medicaid or any benefits here in Australia. This leaves us with estimates of $12000 in medical bills to delivery the baby in Australia. Having the baby in Australia is NOT an option. Our cheaper solution is flying Jackson and Hailey to America where they can deliver the baby free of medical costs!
My son Jackson is just 20 years old. He works over 40 hours a week and travels the Bruce highway to work from the Sunshine Coast daily. They are saving every cent they can to support their new family. They have sold what they don't need and have cut costs to a bare minimum. Through the kindness of friends and family- furniture and clothing for the baby have been gifted- what a great saving that has been and we are endlessly grateful! But they still need more help.
Unfortunately, the financial struggle doesn't stop once the baby is born. The reality is that Hailey and the baby require Australian residency to be able to return to and live in our country permanently. The visa that Hailey currently has means she must leave Australia every three months and will only last until September 2016 with no eligibility for renewal and she is unable to legally work in our country to contribute to the family income. The visa she needs to become a resident costs $7000!!! Long term this will mean that without the funds for the visa, Hailey and the baby will need to return to the USA to live.
This is terrible news for them! It would break their hearts to be separated like this. Not to mention the ongoing financial strain. If you have ever had to apply for a residency visa you know just how stressful and time consuming and expensive this process is.
With only a few months left before Hailey's visa runs out, she will need to apply for the permanent visa very soon. The residency, medical, airfare and relocation costs have piled up and are way out of their league, on a single salary.
What does this mean for us financially to bring Hailey and the baby home to Australia and keep my son's family together?
- $3000 return flights to America for Jackson and Hailey
- $500 baby's passport/s
- $7000 Hailey's residency Visa
- total $10,500...
We are putting every spare cent we have into their savings but we need help!
How can you assist?
Can you share this campaign via your social media pages?
Can you gift the smallest donation?
Every share and every dollar counts toward easing the financial and emotion burden this is causing our family.
From the bottom of my heart and on behalf of Jackson and Hailey- we thank you all in advance and look forward to sharing happy baby snaps with you very soon.
xNatalie