Aye Aye Thant and U Agga Nana are leaving Palau on June 3 for Australia.
Thant and Nana first arrived, along with nine others in the country in Feb. of 2009.
.The 11 arrived here in February, after first seeking refuge in Manila, the Philippines. But their money ran out and they had to make do with the $60 a month provided to each of them by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
Sen. Joel Toribiong and Catholic priest Rusk Saburo have offered to temporarily host and sponsor the Burmese who are seeking political asylum either in Australia or the United States.
Thant and Nana’s applications to Australia were easily processed because of support from their relatives.
The two have relatives in Australia thus the government granted their visas to move into the country.
Thant, an English teacher in Burma before seeking refuge in Palau for 15 months said the long wait is over.
She wanted to thank Fr. Saburo who has helped them while in Palau.
The rest are awaiting word from either Australia or U.S. to provide them permanent homes.
UNCHR representatives visited Palaulast yearand told the Burmese that theywere able meet international refugee status.
U.S. Immigration representatives in April meanwhile interviewed the asylum seekers regarding their application to the U.S.
The processing of the refugees documents will take several months.
Palau is also the temporary home for six former Guantanamo detainees — ethnic Uighurs from China who are looking for another country that can provide them a permanent home.
