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I’m not any sort of expert, but I have read of people in your situation (with the all clear) passing the medical. I think they were asked for additional information from their own doctors to show everything was ok. You have a good agent and I would have thought they would be able to help with general guidance on this, without having the extra medical check. The official processing time for 143 visas is currently 39 to 41 months, but unfortunately this is not accurate and will lengthen considerably over the next few years. There were 38,508 parents queuing for visa at the end of the last financial year (30th June 2017) and only 6,218 visas granted that year. The number will have risen still further this year with possible fewer grants. When we applied in March 2016 the official wait was 18 to 24 months, we now expect this to be nearer 48 months. It’s been very frustrating and I wish we had learned the truth from the beginning. My advice would be to make the application then forget about it for a few years. Carry on with your life in the uk as normally as possible, don’t worry about too much about the detail now. And be prepared for lots of changes to the visa system.
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Welcome! If you have just lodged your 143 application you have 6 or 7 years to wait before taking the medical. So I think if you can show you have been clear since 2017 you will not have a problem. If in any doubt it would be worth checking with a good immigration agent. Also, there is another very long thread on this forum dedicated to parent visas and it’s a gold mine of information. Good luck!
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My apologies for any upset I may have caused to anyone and this was absolutely not my intention. It was supposed to be more of a pop at myself, as I had felt guilty for being a little rough on the young man in a previous post. Anyway I hope everyone’s having a wonderful weekend, it’s another long bank-holiday weekend here, a little cooler but still lots of sunshine.
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Blue rinse brigade! I was referring to myself, but you are very welcome to join.
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The 173 to 143 should be just a formality, only the AoS and the second payment. You have already qualified for your visas (and places), so what reason could anyone find to delay this now. I just don’t see how it benefits Australia to make you wait on a bridging visa. I detest the lack of transparency in this process and I would go a far as saying immi is being deliberately dishonest in taking thousands of dollars in 1st vac payments. I probably would not have applied for this visa if I had been told the real processing wait involved. Why print “18 to 24 months delays” when immi knew this was not realistic for new applicants. Even today they still publish global processing times, which are highly misleading for people starting now. If they don’t want parents to come to Australia, why not just close down parent visas completely and leave us to get on with our lives. It’s just not right to offer an expensive visa, and then play political games with people. Moving the goal posts and keeping people waiting for years with their lives on hold. It’s messing up jobs, putting strain on families and I’m sure it’s bad for mental health. I suspect if this happened in Europe it would be an infringement of human rights. But what can we do? We are just powerless, no one to even make a complaint to. It is tantamount to bullying. The only choices we have are to walk away or to take whatever they serve up.
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It's unbelievable only 6 week of movement. I wonder if this is due to people switching from non-contributory visas or if they are just bringing the 864 processing times inline with 143s. Just looking back on previous years it looks like 2017-18 has been slightly better than 2016-17 for 143 and 173 visas. The queue has moved forward by 6 months this year, compared to 5 months the year before. So if immi continues progress at the same rate, we should see the processing date move forward to October 2015 by the end of the 2018-19 year, with wait times extending to 45 months. Our own lodgement was March 2016 and I now am hopeful of having our visas by June 2020 (Only 51 months!).
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I don’t think this is a problem and I am sure I read of someone in the same situation getting thier AoS approved recently. I would recommend posting this question again on the main ‘Parent Visa Thread’ where you will get lots more responses.
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I think you will find there are many other is a similar situation and unfortunately there is no simple fix. To echo other posts, the new temp parent visa is an option but only for ten years. And then you would be faced with an even more difficult situation having to put your mother-in-law on a plane back to the uk. I'm not an expert but I did have a work colleague would suffered from depression and it was a terrible illness. The one thing which really helped was doing daily exercise (swimming and walking) probably not suitable for everyone though. Have you thought about having her stay with you for a few months each year (on a 600 visa), or a couple of trips per year. It may give her a focal point and something to plan and look forward to. Sorry if this sounds a little simplistic but I know how sometimes just small changes can make a big difference in peoples lives.
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There are different types of bridging visas each with their own conditions. It’s really an area where good professional advice is invaluable. You would not go wrong talking to GoMatilda.
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I think it may be 66 now but this has always been the best option for anyone of pension age. And you can also do this with the 804 visa if you want to save money. You do have to be onshore to apply.
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Didn’t see the episode myself but I have seen others where immigration do take a hard line when you would expect some compassion. Yes, you are right to say “you need to be careful’ and I think I would be careful what I add to my signature line just in case it gets misinterpreted.
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No need to apologise and it’s nice to see someone challenging the Blue Rinse Brigade. You do have a point about the hypocritical nature of some posts. Clearly you would never get a 600 visa if you indicated on the application an intention to work as an unpaid child-minder (even if just one day a week). Equally the 600 visa would be refused if you declared an intention to move permanently to Australia while awaiting 143 grant (ie. Selling your house and shipping furniture). There have been postings here (from real experts) warning against risking or misusing a 600 visa. But anyone following this thread for the last couple of years will have seen numerous people doing both of these without being discovered or facing any consequences. And many of us here (including myself) are always happy to whish these parents well, knowing full well they are actually bending the rules. So it’s wrong for us Brits to condone this use of 600 visas while condemning the age of some Asian dependents. It looks like immi uses a little prudence in both cases and if we need to be carful what we wish for. We all have the same goals here and we need to be respectful of cultural differences. Good on you Ferrets for standing up for yourself and good luck to everyone.
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Why Adelaide?
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If your half-brother’s birth was uk registered, I'm fairly sure you don’t need his consent to get a copy of his birth certificate. You can just apply online and pay the £9.25.
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I think the availability and conditions of the 600 visa is determined by immi’s risk assessment for each country. You would assume this risk is evaluated on historical evidence and is probably not intended to give an unfair advantage to UK parents.
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Try China 53.7% and UK 7.3% of all parent visas. I don't have any data for more recent years but you can see how the trend is making this even more imbalanced.
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Very good news, would you mind me asking if your sponsor is a citizen or PR?
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Do you have any more details? I can't find anything on Google.
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I understand the changes to AoS are still being applied to new applicants and only the retrospective part has stopped.
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Good post and I guess this is getting to the root of the parent visa conundrum. Australia wants to keep families together, but is not willing to burden the taxpayer and you can't have one without the other. So now we are seeing changes which discriminate against poorer immigrants. I'm sure we will end up with a system which only allows in rich parents/sponsors who are able to support themselves in Australia. I'm also warming to the new temp visa. There did appear to be an opportunity to hold one of these visas while still queuing for the 143 but I'm not sure if this has been officially confirmed yet. I also understand you can still buy a new-build house while on this visa. 15,000 places per year also makes this attractive with an opportunity for early applicants to get processed quickly. We are still a little too young to retire yet so not having any opportunity to work is a drawback for husband. He is now talking about taking up fishing in Australia which is fine by me (anything to keep him out of the house).
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Maybe the same thing will happen to CPVs
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The old 410 visa sounds like it had all of the conditions that we need from a visa. Although I can understand why you would want the security from having PR. Do you know why the 410 was discontinued?
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The problem in Australia is nearly all immigration is centred on these two places. And if you’ve lived there for years and believe it’s now too crowded, it’s not unreasonable to vote for the politicians who are sympathetic. .
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With an election coming round in the next 12 months, I can see why politicians would be sensitive to any news stories which make them look bad. But does being tough on immigration do that? I don't think regular Australians really care too much about parent visas, but they are upset with overcrowding in Sydney and Melbourne and the high cost of housing. Unfortunately the existing parent visas system is just not working in today's world. It's always going to be a fine balance when looking after the needs of immigrant families while considering the broader needs of society. Sadly for us, we appear to have found ourselves in the middle changing situation and the visa process we entered is not going to stay the same for much longer. I wouldn't mind the idea of applying for the new temp parent visa, except having a maximum stay of only ten years is not right for us. If this condition were removed, could this be a fairer solution for everyone? Very little cost to the taxpayer and families get to be reunited. And it also stops the parent visas system being abused for economic reasons. Maybe we would be better campaigning to make changes the new visa, so it becomes a viable opportunity for genuine parents. What conditions would you need to see change, to make the new visa acceptable?
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When did you apply? Also you can if you wish, add your timeline to the bottom of your posts via the signature settings.
