Heather Farrow

Hi there, On my Visa 143 application form there is a question on how much money I will be bringing into the country. I am selling my house in the UK so will the money I make from the sale be around the amount I need to put down. Is this question just to find out that you will be able to support yourself when you get there. Heather

Hi, thankyou for your reply, just about ready to send mine off.

Hi there, Does anyone know if the 4 recent photographs that you need to send with your Visa Application 143 need signing on the back saying that they are a true likeness, as it only says on the checklist that you just have to print the name of the person. I know you need to do this for a passport but not sure about my Visa application. Thankyou

Thankyou for that information I didn't know about that

I thought I had checked, so all good to go. Thankyou for your reply to confirm it.

Hi, I will have to check this as I am sure when I looked it can be your child's spouse who can sponsor you. As long as they are a permanent resident or citizen and are "settled" which they are.

Hi Thankyou for that, I am applying for the 143 visa, my son in law is going to sponsor me. Downloaded all the forms and all ready to start filling them in. Hopefully if all goes well I will be in Brisbane in a couple of years Regards

Hi there, I have my daughter in Australia and one son living in England so all ok for the Visa. Regards

Hi Sue, I think the waiting time for a Non Contributory Visa is 20 years, but by my understanding the 173 is a temporary one, then you have to apply after 2years for a permanent one The 143 Contributory one you can apply for, but you have to get someone to sponsor you by filling in form 40 it's called an AOS assurance of support. Both require quite a lot of money.Not sure how the temporary one would work though cause after 2 yrs you would be 65 when you can apply for an Aged Parent one. Hope that helps Heather

Hi Thankyou for that I'll see how I get on and I'll be in touch for a chat if I have any problems Regards

Hi Sue, like you say your grand children grow up so quickly, and with my daughter just getting married I'm hoping I will be a Grandma soon too. The reason I'm going for the 143 is it gets it done and you don't have to worry about applying again, and I will have money from my house to pay for a visa. My Mum who is 88 is still here in England so I wanted to spend the next few years as well with her. I will be going to see my daughter next October for my big 60 birthday and also to look at what I can buy for my money over there. Such a lot to think about though isn't there. Wish I could just be over there, miss my daughter very much even though I have also a son who lives down in London. Nice to talk to someone in similar situation Heather

Hi Sue, No I'm not going to use an agent but going to try and do it myself, probably with a little bit of help from a friend who is a lawyer. The visa is already expensive so trying to save that money. Are you applying for the Parent Contributory 143 visa, hope you are getting on ok with yours Heather

Hi Sue, Yes I am going to try and apply by myself and not use an agent. The visa is costly enough already so hopefully with help maybe from a friend who is a lawyer I will be ok. Are you applying for the Parent Contributory Visa 143 ? Heathee

Hi there, Yes I realised that after I made my reply, but Thankyou for that. She's been there 10 yrs, been a permanent resident 4 and citizen for a year so all good there. It's just getting my head around all the forms etc you have to fill in and of course the cost and what I will be able to buy in the suburbs of Brisbane. Should get something small though as its my own house here in England. Regards

Hi, yes very happy and looking forward to getting there in a few years time.