Kaybee

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN4798/sign?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
 

please sign this petition. It’s closing soon. 

Should we make an organised effort in raising the issues related to contributory visa? 
Elections are coming soon , we can at least try. 

17 hours ago, AJM22 said:

This is a duplicate petition to petition EN3366 on exactly the same topic.

Petition EN3366 closed on 27th October 2021 and received 13271 signatures. This petition has been presented to the House and it yet to be responded to.

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN3366

Yes I noticed the previous one as well. 
May be it has not been circulated well. There are 50000+ people in the queue but still only 14000 signatures. Not sure where else to share this one. 

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN3582
 

only around 650 signatures while thousands waiting in queue 

1 hour ago, PaulM said:

Thanks LindaH27. The 64 months that is currently being referenced on the Department of Home Affairs website is clearly not good guidance as we all know. We have been waiting since 17 Aug 2016, so currently 61 months and still no word. For fresh applicants now the wait will be 18 years, assuming quotas don't change and everybody who has already applied still goes forward (and, indeed, is still able). There will, of course, be many drop-outs and rejections as people age while their applications are waiting to be processed, but still, 10 years + must be expected.

In theory, it would look like we should get our visas in the current years batch as there are 3,739 applications up until the end of Aug 2016. However, I can't remember if the application numbers listed are the number of individuals or the number of applications put in. Anyone know?

That could make quite a difference to timelines if there are many couples. There could also be dependents, but I'm doubting there are many given the age cut-off and the length of time in processing.

 

It looks around 15 years.
Any news on the senate inquiry?

1 hour ago, Alan Collett said:

You must submit separate applications for each parent.

Best regards.

Thanks Alan, really appreciate your help. 

Can they still submit both applications using one immi account? Or both of them need separate immi accounts as well. Sorry if it’s too much detail to ask on forums. 

Hi,

I got sponsorship approval a month ago and now i am in the process of applying visa for my parents.

I have a question related to the online application.

It seems that I can only put one parent in one application? Is that correct or am i missing something? I can't find a way to put the name of both my mum and dad both in one application.

Please help.

Regards

Hi,

i am a bit confused with the numbers. The report here says that there were 44000+ at end of June 2017. 

But one message few pages back (with a table) mentioned around 38000. Am I missing something?

still no news for temp visa as well. 

Regards

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the info.

Has there been any news on temporary visa?

On 29/03/2018 at 17:07, Alan Collett said:

 

This is the unfortunate consequence of going for a long stay visitor visa - the visa conditions were known when you headed to Australia.

The only change since you came out to Australia is the increasing waiting time for the granting of permanent residency visas.

Hi Alan,

Wondering if there is any way to cancel the existing long stay visitor visa and get a new short stay visa ? That might allow to apply for 864. We are in the same situation as well. 

Regards

1 hour ago, Alan Collett said:

I would work on the premise that the timeline for an 864 application will parallel that for a 143.

The last communications I had with the PVC on this subject a few months ago indicated an apparent desire to equalise the processing time between the two.

This was/is a marked change to the past, when 864 applications were processed much more quickly than the offshore caseload.

Personally I think this was a change that the Department should have communicated openly to applicants.   But clearly there is a disdain for applicants and their families, because this has not been made known, and the Department continues to think that publishing historical results of processing timelines is all they need to do.

More transparency would help a great deal in the relationship between the Department and its various stakeholders.

Onwards!

 

 

Thanks Alan

I guess then there's no other option. May be wait for temp visa like others. 

Parents are already 70/72. With a 6-7 year wait .... chances of rejection based on health issues also go up. 

Thanks Alan Linda SusieRoo .... all this info has been an eye opener for us. Looks like it will be 6 to 7 years of wait for us!

Do we know the queue status for 864 (i.e. On shore visa) ? There's no processing time info on immi website.

My parents have a valid tourist visa till end of December 2019 and can't apply onshore till that time. Is it worth considering applying for onshore visa in 2020 first quarter? I know things might change by that time... but any advice based on current situation would be helpful and at least we can prepare for it. 

Hi

i have applied 143 for my parents in feb this year. I started reading this thread few days back ..... it's been very informative. Would like to thank all you guys for sharing !

I am surprised and depressed to know that there are 46000+ applications in queue as of April 2018. Based on simple maths, it means more than 6 years of wait!!!

if that's the case, then why is IMMI website still showing 44 months as processing time??? Actually that was 36 months around 3-4 months back. They are updating every month since 2017 but still so far from accurate. 

Is this figure of 46000 really correct?