Ashy B

17 hours ago, Ruth7862 said:

Thanks  palaceboy1. Our queue has gone down 7350 in 2 and a half years which is encouraging. Lots of drop outs or transfers I guess. Ashy B you can send the test email but don't put 'test' in the subject line as I think that doesn't work anymore. If you can get the auto reply there is a link to the queue date calculator for the 103 visa and you can put your own queue date in to see how many are in front of you. I keep a note periodically of the date I am checking and queue position to see how quickly or not it is moving. I try not to check too often......

Thanks @Ruth7862 - will give it another go. what's the correct email address?

15 hours ago, palaceboy1 said:

I have a selection of queue dates from the time we entered the queue and it’s just a matter of deducting from the previous update . The figures for 2013 are the same as 2014 so I did not post individuallly .

If anyone has an interest in a particular queue date I could include it in future updates

 

@palaceboy1 - thanks for that; didn't realise it was something you had to manually work out.

I'm happy to check the queue date calculator once or twice a year as we still have some way to go yet

2 hours ago, palaceboy1 said:

103 Queue update

queue date.        In queue.      Reduced by

03/05/2010.         570.                20

23/05/2011.       5400.                50

01/05/2012.        7610.                60

01/05/2014.       13130.               70

16/06/2016.       30550.               80

Thanks for that...

noob question - how do you get that information? I remember seeing an email address that you send a blank email to but I couldn't get a response after several attempts

Secondly with the dates above, I assume that queue dates not listed but in that date range (2013) had some progress?

Thanks for the update @Alan Collett

Some progress is better than no progress

Be interesting to see the finer details of the temporary parent visa once things become clearer

1 minute ago, LindaH27 said:

Sorry  to be pessimistic but it seems a realistic view of parental immigration at present. 

I agree with you, from a personal POV it's not ideal but looking at the bigger picture you can sort of understand the rationale.

Their website does say that they may give 5 year visas (https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/visitor-600/tourist-stream-overseas#About) if applicants are already in the 103 visa queue.

The question would be; would they grant another 3/5 year visa after the initial one expires and they still haven't processed the 103 visa (I don't think there is a definitive answer to that)

PHI is a cost, but in the grand scheme of things (BUPA quote says $4,500 for a couple per year); it's a manageable amount.

18 hours ago, palaceboy1 said:

We have been in the 103 queue for 3years and it has reduced by over 9000 , I suspect that there are a high number of drop outs when the time comes . So who knows for queue date in 2013 could be 7 years or 3 years . Another thing I was wondering about is of those 1500 visas granted how many actually make the move or are they using dual nationality to travel to and from

I don't check the queue calculator that often but here's the dates/queue lengths since we lodged:

02/09/13 - 21,980

22/04/16 - 16,010

22/11/16 - 14,670

09/03/18 - 12,610

22/11/18 - 10,600

In an ideal world 10,600 in the queue at a rate of 1,500 per year makes it just over 7 years left. However seeing what has been happening; I think it could be another 10 years...

The ever shifting ending is making me lean more towards getting a subclass 600 visa to tide them over.

Thanks @Alan Collett - thought as much.

Assuming they process the maximum 1,500 visa's per year, that's still 7 years away. It looks like they also don't process the maximum so could be another few years on top.

With no further news on the temp 3/5 year parent visas (last I checked the bill was still stuck in parliament); is a subclass 600 the next low-cost option?

The subclass 600 would let them stay for 12 months in an 18 month period; and possibly get visa for a 5 year duration (as they are already in the queue).

Hi all,

New to the forum and thought I'd sign up so I can start contributing rather than just reading through...

My situation, we're both citizens (having migrated 10 years ago).

Applied for the subclass 103 visa for my parents. Their queue date is 10 April 2013.

Any ideas on what we should expect to happen? looking back through the posts they are assessing applications with a queue date of Aug 2010.

So it is it a case of wait a few more years before we hear anything? The last contact we had from the dept. was the letter advising us of the queue date.

On 10/11/2018 at 22:16, Judy said:

From my  email yesterday. 

         OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 103)
When your application is allocated to a case officer, your eligibility for a visa will be assessed and if you are found to meet eligibility requirements your application will be placed in a queue and assigned a queue date to wait for a visa place.  

We are currently assessing applications for a queue date lodged in March 2017.

We are currently assessing applications for visa grant with a queue date in August 2010.

On 12/11/2018 at 15:35, palaceboy1 said:

The 103 queue has reduced  today for the following queue dates

23/05/2011.       100

01/05/2014.         20

16/06/2016.          10

total.                      130