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@Tulip1 - my parents are both 76

@rammygirl - My PR application did NOT require a birth certificate when I applied for the Skilled Migration 189 PR visa. One good news is that my sister did find her birth certificate among her old documents.

Kindly advise on when I would have to submit the AoS bond if I apply for the Contributory Parent visa 143 now? Will I have to submit the bond only during the time of second installment when the visa is going to be granted? Or will I have to submit the AoS bond now, along with the application? Many thanks

Thanks @Marisawright, I found this info - "The parent visa cap will be increased from 4,500 in 2021-2022 to 6,000 in 2022-2023. Currently contributory parent visas are being processed within 6 to 7 years of lodgement, and non-contributory parent visas within 15 to 20 years of lodgement. So hopefully with an increase in the cap the processing times will start to reduce" Would be happy to know your thoughts on this.

Thanks for your reply @Tulip1, but would you pls let me know on what basis you came to know that the wait is 15 years and not 6 or 25. What I mean to ask is whether you speak from experience or yourself or someone else you knew who applied for the 143? Also, do you know of any other visa or way to bring parents to Australia in 6-7 years max?

thanks @Tulip1but I do not think the waiting time for 143 visa is 15/20 years. This is the Contributory Parent visa 143/173/884/864 and NOT like the normal Parent visa 103/804. The waiting time as published on the immi.homeaffairs.gov.au website is as below. So it works out to be 6 years - queue release date currently is Aug 2016. Please correct me if I'm wrong in making this understanding. Thanks.

Hi, I am an Australian PR and am looking to apply for the Contributory Parent Visa 143 for both my parents in India. However, I do not have a birth certificate at the moment and they specify that it needs to be provided with the application. I do have my Indian passport mentioning my date of birth, place of birth and parents' names. Can I use it in lieu of the birth certificate? Also, my sister does not have an Indian passport - she is an Australian citizen (and the Australian passport does NOT mention parents' names). Can she use her Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card in place of her birth certificate? It mentions her date of birth, place of birth and parents' names. Please let me know if OCI card will work. All help will be much appreciated, PG

Hi, 1. Looking to know the total cost difference between applying for the 173 -> 143 visa, as opposed to applying for 143 directly? I'm under the impression that applying for 143 directly (for both parents together) works out as at least AUD 9k-10k cheaper. Please correct me if this is wrong. 2. Also, how much is the waiting time (on an average) when applying for the 143 after getting the 173 visa? Will it go ona second 6-year waiting queue? Thanks in advance for your answers, PG

Hi, I'm about to apply for the Contributory visa 143 for my parents. I understand that I have to provide an AoS bond to support the visa application. I was just looking for some clarity with regard to what this AoS or Assurance of Support bond entails. As I understand, from the form 47PA, I got this description: "Assurance of Support (AoS) bond is provided by an assurer. It is a legal commitment undertaken by the assurer to repay the Australian Government certain welfare payments, including unemployment benefits and family payments made by Services Australia to persons granted a parent visa until 10 years" My question is - are Medicare costs included in the "certain" welfare costs (made by Services Australia) to be repaid by AoS bond assurer? What I mean is - After I bring my parents on the 143 visa, will I, as the AoS bond assurer, have to repay all Medicare costs incurred by my parents in the first 10 years of getting the visa? That would defeat the purpose of bringing them here on such an expensive visa. Just asking this question here are I didnt have that clarity. Thanks

I created my bank account today and they accepted my Medicare letter as address proof. (Medicare, in the first place did not ask for address proof, they only asked me for my passport and visa details and accepted the Australian address I provided them.) So now I can use my bank statement as address proof. I have my 100 points of ID now ? Thanks guys for all the suggestions, especially @unzippy

Hi All, I just moved to Sydney and realized that I would need the 100 points of ID for most of the important things here. I have my foreign passport (which will fetch me 70 points), and my medicare card and foreign driver's license (which will fetch me another 25 points - only one of these two can be used) and that's it. I have 95 points - I'm falling short by 5 points. What else could I use to open a bank account/NSW driver's license? Can I use TFN? I'm temporarily living at a relative's house so I don't have rent receipts either. Applying for a photo id card is very expensive - $54, so I'm hoping someone suggests a cheaper way out. Thanks!

Hi, I was granted Australian PR this year and am supposed to make my first entry before March next year. I did make an entry (and an exit) a few weeks ago. However I did not get either entry nor exit stamps on my passport during that trip. I'm concerned as there is no way in which I can be sure that my visa has been successfully validated, so I wont have any peace of mind the next time I travel to Australia (b'coz I'm planning to travel next AFTER my "first entry date"). Is it normal during recent times to have NO ENTRY/EXIT STAMPS on the passport? (possibly because all records are maintained electronically)? Please let me know! -PG

ok I get it now. thank you so much for your help

Thank you for your quick response. I thought one can claim points only for a "relevant" degree. Mine is an engineering bachelor's degree. On the other hand my master's degree is a relevant one for my occupation. Will I not be able to claim points unless and until I do a "migrations points test advice" from ACWA/Vetasses. I thought that this is anyways just an advisory service to the DIBP, so is it required? The thing is that currently I am getting 65 points but in Jan, I will turn 33 and then will earn just 60 points (which again is enough), but I still feel a sense of urgency to submit my EOI. If I apply for points test advice to ACWA, the application might take another 8 weeks plus $150, so I was wondering if I could do without it. Please advise. Thanks.

I have a non-relevant bachelor's degree (engineering in IT) and a master's degree in human resource management. I thought the above mentioned statement in my skill assessment certificate means that my master's degree is found suitable for this occupation. Will I still have to apply for points test advice for qualifications?