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Thanks Rupert, I had a feeling that would be the case. There used to be somewhere on the net that told you approx. wait times for the visas and give a rough estimate of when it would be granted. Does anyone know where this page is??? Also, any ideas how much the contributory may rise in July?? Its a hard decision for them cos they are here and love being in Australia, so its do they wait on non contributory but over the 10 year period pay out the same amount in private health insurance as they would for a contributory visa. They pay $200 a fortnight for the health cover they need to have for their retirement visa! opinions on what you would do would be gratefully received too! Thanks

Hi I am after some advice for my parents! They are in Australia on a 410 retirement visa. They now have a 10 year visa but this doesn't cover them for medicare and private health insurance is expensive as they aren't permanent residents. They have been here since 2006. Both my sister and I are Citizens. They would like a to become permanent residents, any suggestions that wont cost too much or take too long???? if parent visa is the only way to go, any ideas how long and much the contributory takes and also the same for non contributory??? TIA

Hi, My Husband got a TRA assessment back in 2006 for our migration visa. He is a joiner / carpenter but had no qualifications as they didn't do that in the UK then. It was all apprenticeship and work experience that he was assessed on. His current job are paying him labourers wage and don't recognise that he is a carpenter, I think due to the lack of qualification. So what I wondered is, is the TRA assessment the equivalent of an AQF3? Can he get an Australian qualification with his TRA assessment without having to mess around with courses etc? TIA for your help!