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Thanks for replying. That is a great help.

Hi, just needing some advice regarding my Mum. She is living in Australia on a bridging visa waiting for her contributary parent visa to be sorted that could be several years. We were wondering whether she needs to make a new Will in Australia or as we are still waiting for her property to sell in the UK and she is still a UK citizen does the one she have in the UK still count? Would appreciate any advice. Thank you.

That was the advice our agent told us..if it is not correct please give us the correct answer to the original question?

Hi Joanne, fortunately the visa came through on time so we didn't have to do anything. We had checked with our immigration agent though who said some Mum would need to leave but that could be flying to N.Z sitting in the airport and catching the next flight back!

Hi, my Mum is in Australia on a 651 visa but we are applying for a contributary parent visa which we are hoping to hear about this week. If by chance we don't Mum will have to leave the country at the beginning of August but can return. Is there a set amount of time she has to be out of Australia before she can return to Australia or can it just be for a weekend away for example to N.Z?

She is 76 so definitely over 67.

Thanks Marissa, that is all useful information. She wont need to leave Australia once she is here if we can get her house sorted as we are her only family. We were aware about extra costs for medical bills etc just not about whether she could buy a property or not.

Thank you for all your help. That makes it clearer. Waiting for years for a visa to come through doesn't worry us it is more about having her here so she isn't on her own in the UK. If she is on a bridging visa would she be allowed to buy a property in Australia while she waits as I am not sure she would cope living in our crazy mad house for years?

Please help..I am not sure where to look so need some help as I am sure this has been asked before. The problem is the more I look at the more confused I get!! My husband, myself and two children emigrated 10 years ago and now Australian Citizens. My Mum back in the UK and who is now on her own since my Dad died two years wants to emigrate here and apply for the contributory parent visa. She passes all the criteria for moving here. I have read she needs to be in Australia to apply for it which would actually make life easier as she has no one in the UK that can help her and she doesn't use computers. I am so confused where to start! She will need me to fly back to the UK to fly back with her but can she just come on a normal holiday visa before applying for the CPV and if that is the case what do parents do with their houses and belongings back in the UK. We have no one there to sort anything out so can we sell her house and put her things in storage and get them sent across once we have applied for her CPV. Can we apply for CPV as soon as she lands here or have I got it all wrong and is it not that simple? Any help or pointing in the right direction would be greatly appreciated and save a lot if headaches! Thank you.

They have tried all the sites mentioned but it keeps throwing her off and won't let her apply for a bridging visa! If they get through to anyone on a phone they say they can't help.

Hi, My friends MIL came across to Australia for a 3 month holiday to visit them before flights were cancelled. She was due to fly this week but her flight has been put back to the beginning of July. Her visa is about to run out but she is struggling to get any information about what she needs to do. Airline is no help and Australian and British embassy is all online and you can't speak to anyone in person. Surely she is not the only person in this position. Who does she need to contact or what does she need to do please. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for all your replies. They have helped a lot.

Thank you, that is how I read it too.

Yes this is what I am asking. Thank you.

Does this include adult step- children who are not biologically related and have never lived with their stepmother? (My Mum!)