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Hi Jen
Let's start with your daughter. What is she planning to do after her A levels? I am noooooo sort of expert on dependent children for visa purposes. I've heard that if the young adult is in a job which is so poorly paid that s/he could not survive without continuing financial support from his/her Parents, this will sometimes suffice instead of being in full-time education.
My guess is that it would be easier and safer to sed the lass to college to learn a skill of some sort, however, and make sure that she remains a full time student until your visa has been granted. The children's ages and activities - ie whether or not they are still dependent on you - are assessed at the time of the application and again at the time of the decision.
In your shoes, though, I would obtain professional advice from a Registered Migration Agent about how best to tackle the next couple of years with your daughter in terms of keeping open the option of her migrating as your dependent. If she migrates as a dependent and thus has PR on Day One in Oz, she would have MANY more options than she will if this does not happen.
It would be infinitely harder - plus take much longer, with much less certainty of successs - for your daughter to try to become a skilled migrant to Oz in her own right when she is older.
If you and your sister (or your respective OHs) are both eligible for subclass 175 visas then that is excellent news.
The situation with your Parents is really very complex in the light of the information you have supplied in your reply. I will send you a Private Message aboout that in the next day or two, if I may. It is now gone midnight and I am too tired to think about how best to explain all the diferent factors that you need to consider, plus your Parents' affairs are personal and private, given their ages.
Best wishes
Gill
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