Deniangel

1 hour ago, ramot said:

Send an email to parents@homeaffairs.gov.au. I put 864 in the subject no message is needed. The reply is instant giving dates for the parent visas.

Thank you so much, Ramot. I really appreciate your help

On 13/03/2019 at 21:30, ramot said:

I don’t see the sense of applying for an onshore 864 if you want to spend most of your time waiting in the UK for the visa grant. You would need to apply for BV B every time you wanted to leave here, I don’t know how many times a year you can get one, but I think they have a limited time allowed out of the country.  Also as mentioned some visitor visas have no further stay as a condition.

The 143 makes much more sense if you will be spending more time in UK. Also I doubt you could spend 6 months away from Australia on a regular basis. 

I seem to remember another poster suggesting this, and came across major problems with being eligible for both the NHS and Medicare. They were intending to alternate each one, but if you are out of the UK for over 3 months you are supposed to canx your NHS and re apply each time on your return.

In Reference to the time scale for the processing of the 864, it has been suggested that it is being aligned to the same time length as the 143. However we applied originally for the 864 in March 2017,and although there was hardly any movement for 18 months, it is now up to December 2016, so only 3 months behind our lodgement date. So still looks as though processing might be quicker.

I honestly don’t recommend living 6 months at a time in 2 countries. I had to live between 2 countries for 10 years due to family circumstances. You no sooner get used to one life, before breaking back in to the other. It’s very unsettling and also very expensive keeping 2 households running. Our grandchildren are in UK and we go back for about 3 months most years and rent. Again it’s not cheap and 6 months would be far too expensive. We would never stay with our son either for that length of time. Not fair to anyone.

 Not intending to sound negative but trying to give sensible advice based on experience.

Hi Ramot,

I was just wondering where did you find out about the processing time for the visa 864 (you mentioned that it is now up to December 2016)? 

Thanks in advance