Gwyndy

Quite right about providing talent. One of my sons is a Civil and coastal engineer and my other boy who is heading down soon is a Film director, cameraman and film editor. The cost to get these guys to where they are now would run into the many, many 10's of thousands of Australian dollars. Much of the investment came from my wife and I. My engineer son has been paying Australian taxes for 4 years and my other boy will do so as soon as he is working. I would like to think that some people would recognise that there is a contribution to Australian society other than Parents costing money. And for the record I have no problems paying our $110,000 visa fee. I understand why it is there and to some degree why it costs so much. I just wish it did not take so long to process once it has been lodged, like I say it takes approximately 24 + months. Then it is a full medical, full blood tests, HIV test and a chest Xray. Then a police check. which adds around a further $2500 to the overall fee. And so for me, it's all worth it to be near my children and watch my grandkids grow up surround by their grandparents. Can only be a good thing. Cheers

$3,000 per month from pension sorry for the mistake

Hi Everyone I have read this with much interest, as I am in the process of obtaining a CPV from the UK. Just to add a few numbers to this thread. The cost to my wife and myself for the CPV is roughly $110,00 along with a few other small fees. With a waiting list of approximately 24 months plus. On top of that, we will be bringing approximately around $1,000,000 to settle and put into the local economy, buy a house, vehicles, furniture etc. We are both 60 and in excellent health and will hope to do a mixture of charity and part time paid work. We will be joining our son and his wife who are about to start a family in Tasmania. By us being local to them, this will ensure that they stay in Tasmania, hopefully raise a family of 2/3 kids and contribute to the state over the long term. We will expect to also contribute to the state through local taxation and income tax. We bring with us 2 pensions, our state pension and a private pension which would hopefully give us approximately $3,000 to put back into the local infrastructure and we will have medical insurance. So really, it is not just what we parents cost the local economy but what we may bring to it also. I would like to think it counts Many thanks for reading