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I remember reading a while back that there was an agent here in Oz that was specifically good in parental visas and getting visas in very difficult cases. Does anyone know who this is as I need to contact them urgently but cannot find the name again? Thanks

Thanks Learjet, I couldn't remember exactly. We will apply for an aged parent visa hopefully on shore eventually. Difference in this and a remaining relative visa where time is concerned is not a lot of difference and it actually does not matter to us how long it takes. She has emphysema and although it is not very bad right now, she is already 76, we don't think that long term she would pass a medical, so the longer the better for us. She will live with us, has reciprocal healthcare due to being from the UK, and we will supplement this with the necessary private care. The main thing is that we would like her with us as long as possible as she really has no one else. I'm well aware that they will probably attach a no further stay clause to her visa, but the other alternative was to run back and forth between here and NZ to "reactivate" her eVisitor visa every 3 months anyway, and that would expire in July anyway, so we would have had to try make arrangements then as well. We will have to send her back to the UK for maybe 3 months and then bring her back on a visitor visa. She is currently on a bridging visa as her medicals for the tourist visa have been referred to the MOC which we knew would happen, so at the moment we are just waiting to see what happens.

This is not altogether true. Dependency is not only income based, and is also dependant on how much the income is and how much you spend supporting that person as well. If the person has an income that is below the breadline threshold and they rely on you for additional financial and emotional support they can claim dependency.

Hi Cathy Not sure where you are in the process. If you are just starting and your mom is dependant on you in any way then you could put her on your application right from the beginning, but for this you would have to prove dependency but this can be done. Keep in mind though that with this way if she fails the medical you all fail, so no one would then get a visa. You would then have to try remove her from your application which I am not sure they will allow..suppose it depends on your CO. If she is not dependant on you, then you would have to go over and do the time and then bring her later. She could probably be with you a lot of the time if you get her tourist visa's before you apply but it would also necessitate travel. as far as healthcare goes you did not say where you are from. I am going to assume the UK. If this is so then Australia has a reciprocal healthcare agreement with the UK. This means that she would get Medicare benefits immediately in Australia. Basically all this means is Doctors, Hospitals and Medicine on PBS. She could take out medical cover this side but would likely have a waiting period on her policy for the Rheumatoid Arthritis. This all being said the issue would be the medical. If she does not pass the medical for PR at whatever stage they request it, she will not get a visa. The medical though is basically dependant on how much it costs the Australian government over a certain period of time and I suspect they are a bit more lax with the contributory parental visa as they have an assurance of support lodged for this so in essence it isn't really costing them a fortune. They have an amount and if they think her care will cost more than that amount during a 3 or 5 year period (not sure which it is), then they will fail her. This being said we chose to not list my mom as a dependant when we did our PR application due to her having emphysema and we did not know if she would pass the medical. I could kick myself now because I have heard of so many parents that have passed with diabetes and this and that. We are now sitting working towards that magic 2 year period because we listened to an immigration attorney in Sydney who gave us wrong advice. My mom has no one left except me,and is currently in country with us on a visitor visa, and we have applied to extend this to a tourist visa but who knows for how long they will grant that. Somewhere along the line she will have to leave and come back in. Good luck

Does anyone know how long it would take to "deny" an application for an 804 aged parent on shore visa due to you not meeting the criteria of having been resident for 2 years before the application? We took some possibly "bad" advice from an immigration lawyer who I can't get hold of again and need to lodge for my mom but have not been resident for the required 2 years (in fact well short...that's a whole other story). The advice I was given that because it was in country we could lodge an appeal to the tribunal which would take a while..all in our favour as we did not know if she would pass the medical test. We were under the impression it would take at least 2 years for them even to look at it but from what we have heard recently they will reject very quickly if we don't have the 2 years in? Anyone have any ideas? If so we need to make other plans as my mom is totally dependant on us, has no money of her own, gets a 1/4 UK pension as she has been out of the UK for 50 years and will probably keel over and peg on the spot if I tell her she needs to go back to the UK for a year before we can even lodge the application as she knows no one at all there anymore and is 75 years old edited to add: Who is the best immigration attorney for Parental visas that I could get advice from? Thanks

Definitely get in contact with the births and deaths registry in Australia. If you were born there and have an Australian birth certificate you will be able to get a copy of it. Your mother probably registered you with the British council at birth as well hence the UK issue birth certificate (I am assuming here so might very well be wrong). If you have an Australian Birth certificate you should be able to get an Australian passport I would think. Good luck

Yip it will be fine..check here for another debate on it http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/156908-anyone-had-issues-about-their-weight-during-medical-3.html

awesome thanks guys. Whew here I was worrying about what documentation I needed to get for her. That's great. I will do her application now so I can book the tickets all together. It's so ridiculous that ours will cost nearly as much as hers and ours is one way .... oh well

ok correct me if I am wrong, but is an apprenticeship not classified as "studying". If you can get this classified as full time study you would have met the conditions needed. I have no clue's on apprenticeships so please forgive my ignorance if this is not correct. Is he in conjunction doing any form of courses at a local university or further education place for the apprenticeship? Does the psychology report not confirm a diagnosis? Unfortunately IMO it's a catch22. Regulations clearly state to be dependent over 18 they must be in full time study. If this is not the case you are going to have to go the route of finding a way to say he is dependent on you but that might involve more tests which I understand you really don't want to have done. Can you not get your GP to find out from the psychologist who has suggested the referral asking why this should be done as he should have been "diagnosed" at such and such a date etc and see what comes from it. On the other hand the MOC might rather want an updated diagnosis so they can see exactly what/how etc, so it might actually be in your best interests. Sorry not much help I know. Good luck

Anyone else confirm this?

I beg to differ on that totally. A BMI of 40 will NOT get you turned down automatically so please be sure of facts first. The criteria is how much it would cost the government of Australia and if BMI is your only issue it will not be an issue. I have a BMI of 40, I also have abnormally high Insulin levels due to an endocrine disorder. I am pre-diabetic. I am also over 40 in age. I am the main applicant as well. All I needed was a letter from my endocrinologist stating what my issues were and what medications I was on. My hubby has a BMI of 35 and all he needed was a letter from his GP stating that he was mobile, had no issues as a result and that they did not forsee any major issues in the next couple of years. His medical wasn't even referred. My kids were referred and so was I. No other issues, visa granted. edited to add..we only got a letter from his GP on the recommendation of the panel doctor who said JIC..his was probably not even needed.

IELTS is the way to go I agree. I personally don't think getting an 8 in all 4 categories is hard BUT I seem to have gotten a fairly easy test when I did mine. My hubby is terrible at spelling (let me just say his mother should have claimed any school fees back for spelling) and he still managed to get a 7.5 overall. Luckily we were applying on me so I had to get the 8's. There are plenty of practice tests out there afaik. Good luck

yip she has a British passport, and has had a visa in the past (I think it was an ETA back then..that was 10 years ago, so I can't remember anything). She is leaving from South Africa but definitely on a British passport.

ok we are leaving to go to Oz on a 176 Visa in December. My mom (aged 75) is wanting to come with us to assist looking after the kiddos whilst we do some running around etc looking for work/places to stay etc. I need to apply for a 3 month eVisitor visa for her but was wondering what documentation she needs before hand to apply. Obviously we are not settled there yet so not sure if it's like a tourist visa where she needs to provide proof of means to support herself, a letter or what? Any help would be appreciated? Don't want to start the online application, then find I'm missing information. Anyone think it ok to apply now or should I wait for our tickets to be finalized first? Thanks

Yes you can apply as long as you apply before the visa runs out. Be very careful though as Alan has said. If they question her on entry and fee in any way that she is lying about her intention to just "visit" they can and will kick her out. She should have ever intention of visiting..and well if she decides she likes it and wants to stay, well so be it