Anks

Have you called them?

this post has a phone number try calling them if you haven't thus far..maybe they can advise the hold up

On 16/10/2019 at 14:01, Kazza2019 said:

Congratulations.

My application submitted on 1st July and still not approved, don't know why is immigration holding it.

The Immi website now states 4 months for the sponsorship application 

Processing times

As long as the 143 was applied prior to the 870 then you are fine and in your case its definitely the case so you are fine. 

See this article - https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/long-stay-parent-visa-explained-all-you-need-for-the-sponsored-parent-visa

Can parents who have already applied for a permanent parent visa also apply for the Sponsored Parent visa (subclass 870)?

A question to all who have been granted the 870. 

The 3 years - when does the 3 years start? Is it at the grant of visa OR first arrival? 

congrats @Suzyq

there was another agent on the first page of this forum as well I reckon by the name of Lisa De Leon.. or just google for Chinese MARA agents in your town. 

Thanks Linda, more on that @Malik1234, while applying for Subclass 600 you can advise in the application that you want your parent to be granted a 3 years multiple entry visa. There may be a medical examination requested by the case officer or may not depends on case by case basis. Also there may be a 8503 condition applied on the visa which restricts from applying for any other visa while the 600 is active but looking at your timeline you have already applied for 173 so 8503 should not be a worry. I have also read if you are waiting for your Parent Visa then you may also be eligible for 5 years tourist visa with multiple entries similar to 3 years one..hope that helps

That sounds promising, as I am 2017 September applicant which means 23 months have already passed and according to this it should be another 26-27 months.. so another 2.5 years...

10 minutes ago, patience said:

Hi @gagan1991

@LindaH27 can answer you, very knowledgeable user.

2 hours ago, gagan1991 said:

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this page. It's so good to see timelines and update from people on 143 visa. As you can't find this information anywhere else. 

 

I have applied for my Father's 143 visa on 02/06/2016. So just wondering if anyone has any rough idea when I will be hearing something from the Department regarding request of documents or for AOS. 

 

Thanks in advance. 

Hi @gagan1991, I would suggest to go on the timeline page for all your timeline inquiries. 

54 minutes ago, Bre said:

Hi guys, coming back to the forum after quite some time, could you guys tell me who here on this forum who is the immigration lawyer that everyone took advice from? Thanks

@Alan Collett always responds and is very helpful

On 26/08/2019 at 09:56, Anks said:

Can we still apply for the sponsorship part when the applicant is onshore?

Answering my own query if it helps anyone, YES we can start the process of sponsorship while the applicant is onshore. 

Hi @Jessjessjess have you applied for the sponsorship approval? if so how long did that take for approval?

On 23/08/2019 at 17:04, Suzyq said:

Hi Anks, I don't believe there's any reason not to be viable. I have done just that. I am just waiting on a decision as I have had my medical and the result should be with IMMI by now.

Thanks @Suzyq, how long did the entire process took for you?

Can we still apply for the sponsorship part when the applicant is onshore?

Thanks @Alan Collett for clarifying,

can you please also advise if it is viable to apply for 870 when one already has 600? 

Just trying to understand the denial of Permission to apply and if any existing visa conditions were the reason for it. 

Thanks Tina, were you having any other visa at the time the permission to apply was filed and did it had any conditions on it e.g. 8503? 

Hi all, does anyone know about the Permission to Apply in Australia option in the 870 visa or requested to get that permission during the sponsors application?

11 hours ago, Danny2729 said:

Hi All,

quick question for those on a Subclass 600 eg 2 x 12 month stay over a 3 year period. Looking at what insurance to use. do you go for single trip or backpackers insurance and what seems to be the best company to use?

Dan

Hi Dan,

I have been using Bupa standard visitors cover for the last 5 years or so for my mum on 600 visa. The best thing I find with them is that you can suspend your policy for 6 months when the policy owner is not in Australia. Thus they don't loose any time for waiting medical queues and you don't pay for 6 months. In terms of policy it gives you the same benefits as on Medicare but in case of charges that are not charged as the MBS and charged as non-medicare patient Bupa only reimburses the medicare component which is quite a lot sometimes. Otherwise they are were very helpful and the turnaround time for any claims is very quick.

Cheers

Anks

18 hours ago, LindaH27 said:

Interesting read which may help people facing medicals and concerned about long term problems and disabilities. 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/exclusive-government-quietly-relaxes-controversial-visa-policy-affecting-people-with-disabilities?cid=newsapp:socialshare:other

thanks for sharing this @LindaH27. 

Just bumped into this article

https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2019/08/01/quite-joyful-reunion-indian-grandmother-among-first-recipients-new-parent-visa

Immigration Minister David Coleman says, 1300 sponsorship applications and 170 visa applications have been lodged.   

“As expected there has been strong demand for the new visa,” Mr Coleman said."

Quote from the article which baffles me is 170 visa applications have been lodged ( out of the quota of 15000) and still its adjudged as strong demand. 

17 hours ago, Marilyn said:

4 Hours after payment my visa was granted!!!  I am so excited I could turn myself inside out! 

 

Wow thats great news Marilyn, congratulations

16 hours ago, paulhand said:

Be very careful with this. Generally, cruises that start and end in Australia, and are less than 30 days, do not count as having left the country. This catches a lot of people. 

Thats correct. I got some useful info from another post

11 hours ago, dunken said:

Please watch this video for more info

Thanks @dunken

8 minutes ago, Alan Collett said:

https://archive.homeaffairs.gov.au/lega/lega/form/immi-faqs/i-am-going-on-a-cruise-do-i-need-a-visa

Best regards.

Thanks for the link Alan, that's not good news but comes from the best source which means I will need to drop the idea of the cruise  for my purpose.

Regards

1 minute ago, dunken said:

Going on a cruise is not considered as departing Australia. You must book flights and leave through Airport.

Hi Dunken,

Thanks for a quick response, so even though we will be on international waters its still not considered departing Aus. As we havent done this before not sure about the procedure.. Isn't there an Immigration check post departing Aus?