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  1. youngfreewild
    My MIL applied for 143 visa in 2017. Likely her visa will be granted within the next year. We have waited a long time, however as she will be 67 next year (Australian retirement age), I am wondering if we should look into other visa options 804/864, to avoid having to pay the $50k visa fee. My MIL has both her children living in Australia, is unlikely to want to work when she gets here, and unlikely to ever want to travel outside of Australia again. Any advice on if this should be an option to consider, any other considerations? My understanding is we would obviously need to withdraw the 143 application, she would come out to Australia once she turns 67 on a visitor visa, apply on-shore for the 864 visa, then get a bridging visa which allows her to stay indefinitely until her 864 is granted (which will be 30+ years!?) Thanks
  2. youngfreewild
    Hi Linda, where is the info you are referencing here from - i.e. 9000 applicants in May/June 2017? I know I have seen it in the past but can't remember where.
  3. youngfreewild
    Thanks for your replies everyone. What happens after 10 years of living here, if the parent can then claim the Australian pension, would they still also be able to claim their UK pension? So receive both or does the UK one stop?
  4. youngfreewild
    My parent is waiting on a 143 visa to move to Australia. They have no funds themselves therefore the cost of the visa will be paid for by myself and once in Australia, all cost of living etc. will need to be paid by me. They are not working and won't be working when arriving in Australia. I understand they won't be able to claim any Centrelink benefits for the first 10 years, but will receive medicare benefits. I would like to gather more information so I can best prepare myself and ensure I can support them financially if they move to Australia. They will be UK pension age by the time they come here but that will be their only source of income. Excluding rent, I am hoping that will be enough for them to live off - food/bills/fuel etc. I believe the UK pension will still be payable once here, but what happens with the Australian pension, they wouldn't be entitled to that would they? What I would like more info on mainly I guess is considerations for the next 10+ years, what happens if/when my parent needs additional care in this country, how does that all work here? I know in the UK they would be covered under the NHS system, and although I don't like the thought of it I know the cost of a care home / in home care would be paid for by the government. Also in terms of medicare benefits, I've never really had to use any of this myself but can I assume my parent would receive basic cover for all/any health issues they may have here as soon as they arrive? Would they need extra health insurance? If anyone has any other thoughts to share / add - things I should think about but haven't they would be most welcome. Thanks
  5. youngfreewild
    I just sent the blank email to parents@homeaffairs.gov.au to get an update and read this in the email I got back: 7. CURRENT HOLDERS OF SPONSORED PARENT (TEMPORARY) (SUBCLASS 870) VISA Holders of Sponsored Parent Temporary (subclass 870) visas are not eligible for Contributory or Non-Contributory Parent Visas. I am a bit confused what this means.. my MIL is here already on the 870 visa, we applied for her 143 visa before she came over here on the 870. The statement above suggests having an 870 visa makes you ineligible for a 143??????
  6. youngfreewild
    What does that mean Linda - the queue date?
  7. youngfreewild
    Yes that's another thing to consider.... she applied for her 143 in May 2017.
  8. youngfreewild
    My MIL is in Australia on a 870 visa which expires in Nov 2022. It's looking unlikely that her 143 visa will be granted by then. If it doesn't, are there options for us to keep her in Australia until her 143 is granted, some sort of bridging visa? The 870 visa rules say she would have to leave Australia for 90 days before applying for another 870 visa.
  9. youngfreewild
    Hello, long time since I posted. I am after an update on expected wait times for the 143 visa. We applied May 2017. I know they are processing May 2016 currently, and from the research I have done it seems like there could still be around 15,000 applications ahead of us ( inc. 143, 173, 884 and 864) This year they are only processing 4000 visas in these categories, up to Dec 31st 2020 they had granted about 3000 already. So if they keep the cap at 4,000 visas for the next few years, we could still have 3-4 more years to wait. Is that really right?? Another question, when the 143 visa is granted, if the parent is offshore, how long do they have to arrive in Australia.
  10. youngfreewild
    We came to Australia from the UK on a 189 visa almost 4 years ago. We have lived here for the whole time. If we wanted to do some longer term travelling abroad, what implications do we need to consider? We want to make sure we can always come home to Australia. Thanks
  11. youngfreewild
    Hi Victoria, we are in a very similar situation. We applied for the 143 in May 2017. Like you, we just want our mum over now and as the wait time keeps getting longer and longer, we don't have much choice but to pay the crazy high visa cost for the 870! We can't apply for sponsorship until July, then we will be applying for the 870 as soon as we have that approved. It sounds like we don't need to worry too much about the 15,000 limit being reached. Phew!
  12. youngfreewild
    David thank you that's is very helpful information. Is the AOS application available online for us to look over before they request it? I think we will probably get her here a bit earlier on the new 870 visa, but assume this won't affect anything with our 143 application.
  13. youngfreewild
    Hi, hope it's ok to join this thread and ask a few questions. They may have been covered already but I can't seem to find the info that clearly. We applied for the 143 in May 2017 for my mother in law. I believe they are currently processing applications lodged around August 2015 - so realistically we are expecting another 2 years before she can be with us. We'd just like to be a bit clearer on what order we can expect the next stages to happen - e.g. assigned a CO, police check, medical, payment of the AOS ($10k?) then the final visa payment ($43,600?) and how much nice we get for the payments? So that we can have the money ready when it is needed. Thanks!
  14. youngfreewild
    We are sponsoring my mother in law for a parent visa. On the document checklist we need to send in evidence that we are settled in Australia. I'd like an idea of what other people sent in to fulfil this, how many different documents are reasonable? So far I am thinking of attaching: -current payslips -lease document -bank statement -car finance document - rental history ledger
  15. youngfreewild
    The other option would be driving, how does the pacific motorway do for traffic??
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