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  1. LindaH27
    103 is applied for offshore and does not carry a bridging visas. It will take 30 years to get that one. One of your parents needs to be aged 66.5 years to be able to go for 804. As others have said you will need deep pockets for 804! Thetes also a senate enquiry going on into parent visas which is reporting next month. They’ve tried to get rid of 804 in the past as it costs millions for Australian taxpayers. It’s likely they will try again to remove that visa! Australia has worked out that each parent costs them around $410k with medical care etc so they certainly don’t want more just landing. Even the contributory parent visa doesn’t pay enough and they’ve also been looking at increasing the cost of that
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    Nobody know because the 3600 applies to all contributory visas - 173,143, 884 and 864. They are all in same queue which is processed in strict date order. If you look you will see how many are before you in the queue and divide by 3600 to get the years left to wait. See here https://www.gm-parent-visas.com/contributory-parent-visa-application-numbers-updated/
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    Parents to be classed as immediate family therefore can now enter - presumably they still apply for exemption?
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    According to the Guardian only Australians
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    You can find all the information you need here https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/contributory-parent-143 There are already 65000 people waiting in the queue for 143 and only 3600 granted per year so new applications currently look to take around 18 years to be processed
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    You may not be aware but there’s currently a senate enquiry going on into the problems with parent visas (as well as some partner visas) because people were contacting their MPs etc Up until April People were allowed to send submissions in including many organisations, detailing the problems cause by the lengthy queue. It’s due to report in November. So something is currently happening with the government. Im not sure what visa the 147 is - do you mean Assurance of Support?
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    Yes lots of people feel it to be very unfair - but when has immi ever quite got things right? They were wrongly prioritising 864 over 143 for many years. They don’t now do it so I’m assuming someone kicked up a fuss !!
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    Yes. I would have thought they’d issue a visa that wasn’t open- ended eg visa is valid till borders open etc.
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    Is it likely that they won’t issue this “loophole” bridging visa for 143 now as they now have a plan for opening the borders next month which means people are free to leave?
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    Oh they don’t!!! . Look at the headings and you will see ONLY contributory visas. The total number of all visas as mentioned in the migration report from Australia is 114k - that includes the non contributory. Visas as well so the non contributory visas number around 49k.
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    You need to divide the numbers before you by the annual cap of 3600. The newer applications mean there’s already 65k in the queue. Divide that by 3600 gives 18 years for new applications. I’m June 2017 and there’s approx 20k before me - divide that by 3600 and that shows I’ve still got quite a few years to wait. Also in May and June 2017 those two months alone had nearly 9000 applications. That means on current quota of 3600 it will take 2.5 years just to get through those two months! It’s been stuck on May 2016 for around 16 months and there’s still many May 2016 applicants who are waiting for their grants. 5-6 years wait is impossible for many applicants now
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    The 5-6 years processing only relates to the ones they are currently processing ie May 2016! The information comes from a reputable agent who posts on this forum and who gained the numbers of applicants waiting in the contributory queue from a Freedom of Information request to Home Affairs - so the figures are correct - see here https://www.gm-parent-visas.com/contributory-parent-visa-application-numbers-update
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    Historically the second Vac charge has always been that which applied at the time of application. It was around $38000 ( I think? - cant remember exactly) some 10 years ago and has been changed till it reached its current amount but it always applied only to new applications after each increase. It would be extremely difficult to apply it retrospectively so until it is changed people will still pay the current rate and only those who apply after any such change will have to pay the extra. Well that’s the idea and any divergence would create a huge storm but there has been precedent with (I believe) -student visas in the past. Having said that the govt attempt to hugely increase the amount of income needed by the sponsor in AOS was swiftly withdrawn due to huge protests. I'm always surprised that the govt doesn’t publish the true processing time - that would certainly be the way to put people off from applying!!
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    Just checked the website and it says Assessment We assess applications for this visa in 2 stages. Check eligibility and either add the application to the queue or refuse it. Continue assessing the application when a place becomes available and make a decision. Don't arrange to stay permanently in Australia until we grant the visa. We will let you know in writing if we grant you the visa.
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    Yes but I doubt there’s many of the 143 who got emergency visas as they had a very strict set of conditions to get it. Many who wanted it didn’t fit the criteria and have ended up on temporary 600 visas. Its unlikely there will be any more Covid concession visas granted as there’s now an exit plan as the borders are opening. Unlike 804 which has been in place as long as 143 and may carry on. The queue for non contributory visas is about the same as the contributory visas but could surge once the borders open and people change from 143 due to the long wait I did read that there’s a thought they may not stop the 804 but will instead stop any Medicare instead and make people pay for private health insurance. But that also then opens up the query- well 143 could go onshore too and pay privately!
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    I also think that they’ve diverted some staff from parent visas to other sections dealing with emergency bridging visas and Covid visas to keep people lawfully on shore who were stuck once the borders closed - although I think some were highly delighted as they got an emergency bridging visa which enabled them to stay till 143 is granted many years in the future!!
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    Hope you realise that in many cases one 5 year 870 is not enough ? New applications for 143 are likely to take around 15-18 years
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    Yoh haven’t mentioned the one thing that impacts very highly on the Australian taxpayer is the huge numbers of 804 applicants who pay a low fee, are allowed to wait onshore and are entitled to essential Medicare if they come from one of the eleven countries that have a reciprocal health agreement with Australia. The report in 2016 also recommending getting rid of 804 except for compassionate cases. They’ve tried to get rid of this visa before. I know it’s probably be a sore point amongst those who have or hope to apply but it is discriminatory as they are allowed to wait onshore on bridging visas unlike those of the same age on 103 and 143. 143 applicants opted to pay a large sum of money in the belief they would be granted their visa more quickly but are very disillusioned now especially as they have to wait offshore. Also due to people realising the length of the wait time now I feel there will be a huge jump in numbers who will apply for 804 once the borders open, thereby increasing the costs to Australian taxpayers. If they stripped out the cost of Medicare to those on 804 the overall cost to taxpayers as envisaged in the report would drop - a lot!
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    Yes Im sorry to hear that - that’s a dilemma- but I’m sure I’ve no need to tell you just how virulent the Delta strain is! I guess WA will be vulnerable as well although I’m not sure of their vaccination rates.
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    Unfortunately there have been more cases. I’ve also just seen a quote in The Guardian newspaper which said “Behind closed borders, Queensland remains particularly vulnerable to a potential Delta-variant outbreak. The state’s vaccination rates are well behind the rest of the country and there have been ongoing concerns about whether public hospitals are equipped for cases to spread.” I guess the NRL game could potentially be a super spreader event as well. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that it doesn’t take hold!
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    April 22 might be ok. But when the borders open, it looks like stranded Australians, skilled workers and students first. Tourists appear to come last. Perhaps they need all that time to work through all the outstanding various visitor visa applications etc
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    Wellll - the senate enquiry into parent and partner visas was supposed to report in August. It’s now been put back to November - but that could be a moveable feast as well ! The last report into parent visas in 2016 made 4 recommendations 1) reduce the quotas 2) increase the prices of the visas 3) stop 804 except for verified compassionate reasons 4) introduce a paid long term temporary parent visa They've brought in 1 and 4 - wonder if 2 & 3 are next to be brought in?? That same report estimated the lifetime costs of a parent to be up to $410k - so they consider the $50k ( in total cost) nowhere near enough !
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    The biggest problem is the misleading website quote of 58-64 months. It should be made clear that that is only how long it’s taking for the ones they’re currently processing ie May 2016. It’s been stuck on that for well over a year ! I’ve trying for two years to tell people on social media how long the wait is - and they’ve consistently refused to believe me because the website has told them therefore it’s correct !! Yes health could be an issue but again It’s the costs of old people, as they age, to the taxpayers. Think they’ll get rid of 804 as they keep trying to do - actually easiest way to do that is to make every visitor visa have mandatory condition no further stay! Dependants will be a scarcity in future I think as they will simply be too old given the lengthy wait time. For applications after June 2018 they are starting to assess them now rather than at the end of the wait. That way they can filter out those likely to be refused so it could be advisable to include a notice that some dependants are not likely to be granted a visa and could perhaps instead work towards getting their own visa. All up in the air due to the lack of info from home affairs. First thing that’s certainly a good idea would be to warn people on the website of the true and realistic wait time
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    You may be surprised to learn that for new applications it’s like this - 65k already in queue and cap of annual quota of 3600 - which means new applicants are looking at 18 years!!!! And because people are unaware of this (going on website prediction of 58-64 months ) still they apply - and there’s already been 8K applications this year alone ! Im June 2017 so already waiting almost 4.5 years and looks like another 4 to go!
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    Paul don’t forget there will be some earlier applications that are perhaps more complex that are still waiting to be finalised that are still in the queue
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