Moz2020

Loulabell, I was also wondering, as your dad was on a tourist visa, and presumably using Medicare under the reciprocal agreement, was his radiotherapy covered by Medicare, or was there an out of pocket cost?

Hi Loulabell. My heart goes out to you. I'm in a similar situation - my mum passed away last year and I'm trying to get my dad over to Australia permanently. Unfortunately he has significant health issues and I'm not sure he will pass the medical tests. If he comes out he will sell his house in UK, so if his doesn't get PR then he has nowhere to go, and no family in the UK. I'm also at a loss as to how to progress. The best case scenario is that he comes on a tourist visa, the applies for onshore aged parent visa, and goes on a bridging visa. This would buy him time with his family/ grandkids until the medical exam and final decision (currently wait is approx 3 yrs I think) and then we'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it. Have you made any progress? Which migration agent have you gone with?