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Born to a Lebanese mother and a Syrian father, who left shortly after his birth, Fadi would spend the spend the rest of his life as a stateless person. Lebanese law prevents mothers registering their children in Lebanon, meaning Fadi was illegal since birth and was bullied and unwanted by society.
Somehow and against all the odds, Fadi was able to secure an education and work experience as he grew up in Lebanon, all as an illegal alien. In 2017 he received a response from Talents Beyond Boundaries, who provide support to refugees through skilled migrant schemes and in 2019 he became the first stateless person to be granted an Australian skilled migrant visa.
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