KamC

4 hours ago, Catlady2014 said:

Really sorry to hear this.  I have no knowledge of withdrawal of the main applicant but I do know somebody who withdrew the secondary applicant without a problem.  They filled in a form, the second applicant had to sign consent to withdraw, the process continued and the visa was granted to the main applicant.  I can't see why it should be any different for your parents in law,especially as Immigration have told you this, but I'm not an expert and for peace of mind maybe you should consult a registered migration agent.  You, your partner, and your parents in law are going to have a lot to contend with in this very sad situation, and some reassurance from an expert might take one worry off your shoulders.  All the best to you. 

Thank for the info.

I did send an email to the parent visa processing center after the post and got a reply within half an hour.

"If the main applicants withdraw from the application then the secondary applicant will become the main applicant and remain on the visa application."

I guess we will continue the withdrawal for my father-in-law. 

I will probably update later regarding our application.

cheers

Kam

Hi guys, 

New to this forum but hoping to ask some information for my parents-in-law CPV.

My partner and I lodged CPV143 for them back in July 2015, father-in-law as main applicant and mother-in-law as secondary applicant.

Good news are the progress of CPV visa progress is getting closer to them. Unfornately my father-in-law is recently diagnosed with terminal illness that unlikely he will progress with the CPV visa after 2.5-year of waiting.

I just want to ask if anyone else has experience of withdrawing the main applicant from the CPV and making the secondary applicant to be the "new" main applicant. 

I have called the immigration hotline that it should not be an issue as long as we fill a form to withdraw "main applicant only" from the CPV, the remaining applicant will be processed normally. 

However, just want to ask if any other ppl have similar expertise of this. Any information would be appreciated.

Regards,

Kam