nasirshah

Hi we are also in the same situation My husband and son and I are all citizens unfortunately my oldest son 21 years old couldn't come on our original visa as he was in full time employment. After visiting for a holiday and then coming out in May on a working holiday visa he loves it and wants to stay. So Monday we applied for Remaining Relative visa 835 onshore. After speaking with many migration agents we found althoe a massive wait this would be our only way to have our son with us. He will still have the same working conditions as his working holiday visa but at least he can stay lawfully and work. We received our acknowledgment letter on Thursday also 3 days after applying but thankfully the immigration gave him a bridging visa so he can stay in Australia until decision is made. I spoke to a helpful lady at Immi and she advised the the queuing letter if accepted could take 12-24 months. so we are not expecting anything soon this is when police and health checks plus second instalment will be asked for.

with us it's not to bad our sons visa is onshore and as advised by Immi was he to get sponsorship along the way or meet anyone and get married he could apply for those visa even though costly it's something that may happen. He is happy to gain work where he can and travel Australia.

anybody with any other info would be great good to hear other stories.

sorry mines so long winded but hope it helps

Debbs

Hi Debbs,

Ours is exactly same situation all of us are Australian citizens/PRs except my brother. He is on a Graduate 485 visa so thankfully his application was Onshore subclass 835 as well.

Another thing I am not sure if you know is that a Bridging Visa is automatically granted when you apply for a LRR visa. The details of it will be in the Acknowledgement Letter sent by IMMI. My brother got full working rights and access to medicare. However the Bridging Visa will come into force when his graduate visa expires next year. I guess it will be same for your son, once his Working Holiday Visa expires he will automatically switch on to the Bridging Visa the next day. That bridging visa might not have any work restrictions. He might also be eligible for medicare.

Like lebourvellec said, if he meets someone whose entire family are Australian citizens/PRs then his LRR won't be impact but if the partner has a family member who is not Australian citizen/PR then his application will be become invalid. He better ask for a family tree and all family passports before he gets into a relationship lol :wink:

However if the partner is Australian citizen/PR then she can sponsor him for a spouse visa after which he can expect PR in 12-18 months.

Thanks for info on Queuing Letter, I have been precisely after this information since I started the thread. Got it now :-)

Thanks Ozmaniac, $2065 is not bad, I don't have to buy Tattslotto tickets every morning :wink:

Thanks Maggie, that was precisely my question and you have answered it.

After you have applied

 

After you have lodged your application and documents, we will let you know that we have received your information.

Wait for a decision

 

We assess applications for this visa in the order in which they are lodged with the processing office, subject to the Other Family Visa Queue.

There is a high demand for family migration visas and only a limited number of places are available. Applications for this visa are subject to capping and queuing arrangements and in accordance with any relevant Ministerial Directions. This means your application is considered in two stages:

 

 

• Your application is assessed against the requirements for this visa. It is then either placed in a queue to wait for a visa place to become available, or it is refused. If it is placed in a queue, we will let you know what your queue date is. In the interest of fairness and equity, there is no provision to move your application ahead of others in the queue even if there are compelling and compassionate circumstances.

• When a visa place becomes available:
  • we assess your application to check whether you still qualify for this visa (including health and character requirements and an assurance of support)

  • if you qualify for this visa, we ask for the second instalment of the visa application charge

  • we make a final decision about your visa application.

   

   

 

The issue is they have told us that they have received a valid application but didn't give a queue date! BTW where does second installment come from? Its not a contributory parent visa :wink:

Well some good news, the Immigration Department send an acknowledgement letter just 3 days after they recieved the RRL visa application. However they didn't provide a queue date, would that be in another letter, wonder when is a queue date allocated?

What are peoples options then? say in 20 years time and my girlfriends mum is the last one standing in the UK , can pass the balance of family test but wont have a lot of money, are there any?

She doesn't have to wait to be the Last Remaining Relative, she can apply for parent visa now if she meets the Balance of Family test i.e. no more children in any other country than Australia.

Hello Everybody,

My brother applied for Last Remaining Relative Visa this week and I am struggling to find stories of people in similar situation. I have a question i.e. how long does it take to be given a queue after one has lodged a visa application?

Please feel free to use this thread for other Last Remaining Relative visa application discussions :wink:

Cheers,

Nasir

Would that impact the applicants who have lodged their applications before Increases in Charges? The second installment is now around $48,000 hopefully it won't apply to applicants who applied an year before and are waiting for a case officer.