Ferdos had mixed emotions when Australia granted Iran's soccer players asylum — relief at their safety but confused at her own visa application being in limbo for 14 years.
The 23-year-old Iranian refugee was sent to Nauru when she was 10, and spent five years in detention with her family before she was transferred to Australia in 2018 with her brother, when they were unwell.
She completed high school in Australia and works as an employment caseworker, but her own situation remains volatile.