VIDEO: English tests prevent Irish Paralympian from getting Australian citizenship
30-year-old Kevin Wall, who has cerebral palsy, moved to Perth from Clonmel in 2011 on a tourist visa and is a mechanic in the city. He now hopes to represent his adopted country at the Rio Paralympics Games after narrowly missing out on selection for the Ireland squad for the London Paralympic Games in 2012.
The only thing holding Kevin back from his Paralympic dream is gaining a permanent residency visa. Part of the process in gaining the visa from Australia authorities is sitting the four-part International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
