The Guardian confirmed on Monday Qunun had a valid three-month tourist visa for Australia, issued to her Saudi passport. Nourah Alharbi, a 20-year-old friend of Qunun who recently moved from Saudi Arabia to Australia, said the visa had been cancelled. “We found out they cancelled the tourist visa,” she said. “It was a tourist visa and now they’ve cancelled it. It’s expected to take the UN about five days to assess Qunun’s application for refugee status.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2019 03:16 UTC