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MALAYSIAN MOTHER CREATES BETTER
FUTURE FOR HER CHILDREN IN AUSTRALIA
BY /
FANG TIAN,
UGLOBAL IMMIGRATION MAGAZINE STAFF /
Cecillia Cheah, a Malaysian national, was tired
of working long and hard hours at the family’s
company in Malaysia. She didn’t have time to
spend with her three children. In 2015, she
decided to do something about it. She decided to
seek a better life by migrating to Australia and be
able to spend more time with her children and give
them a better future.
W
hen Cecillia Cheah was running her automotive
lubricant manufacturing company with her
husband in Malaysia, she was working most
of the time. She barely had time for her three daughters,
and when the eldest of them left Malaysia to attend
college in the U.K., Cheah realized that she had missed
out on a large part of her childhood. She decided to
make a change.
In the spirit of being more involved with her children,
she began a journey to move to Australia using the
countr y ’s 188 visa, which is Australia’s provisional
business innovation and investment visa. In addition
to the countr y ’s high standard of living and world -
class education system, Cheah liked the countr y ’s
warm weather and its proximity to her native Malaysia,
especially when compared to far ther immigration
destinations like the United States and Canada.
A NEW LIFE “DOWN UNDER”
Now living in Melbourne with all three of her daughters,
Cheah said she appreciates every minute with them. She
has plenty of time to cook for them, talk to them about their
days at work and at school, or simply be there for them.
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