Rita Gunawan

6 hours ago, Marisawright said:

It doesn't matter where she applied from, it's one big queue for the whole of Australia.   Good to hear your friend's application seems close to resolution after less than four years, but she applied in 2015.  Everything has changed since then.   There was a huge increase in the number of people applying.  There are many thousands of applications in the queue and only a few thousand are approved each year. 

https://www.sbs.com.au/radio/article/2016/06/02/settlement-guide-parent-visas-cost-time-and-money

I don't think she should have got a blue Medicare card, because she would not be entitled to one.  However I have heard of other cases where a card has been issued.  I suspect it is a mistake by staff at the local office and she was lucky.

Yes i am agree , she is lucky got mistake by staff because another Bridging Visa A usually get Blue Medicare except Parent Visa , i know Indonesia not eligible for that 

My friend apply for her mom from Gosford October 2015 Aged Parent Visa 804 February this year already did medical assessment and no more on queue number now waiting to get granted my parents apply from Sydney May 2017 no news anything i even can’t see their queue number in the calculator 

i guess Gosford maybe not alot application for Aged Parent Visa 804

and surprised me she got blue medicare and my parent not even we come from same country Indonesia