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  1. Arti
    Right! It's all a bit too daunting at the moment and the uncertainty does not help anyone especially when parents aren't reverse aging I'm quite upset at how the waiting times published on the immigration website have historically been wrong. We planned based on 2 years waiting period, it's sad how it's just blown way out of proportion. (Sorry just venting, I'm annoyed with myself for not preparing for the worst case scenario)
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    I'm really hoping a whole lot of those 9000 applications were made in panic with the steep increase in visa fees and hence might get withdrawn
  3. Arti
    That's interesting insight, but they'd increase the 870 allocation and not 143, right?
  4. Arti
    Is the 12 years for applications already in queue or for new applications?
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    https://www.9news.com.au/national/qantas-delays-international-flights-slow-vaccine-rollout-australia-overseas-travel/4d78ec56-022b-4f12-ae10-8ece389a4229 I think there will be a considerable push for an earlier opening from airlines and other business sectors that are impacted by the closure of the international borders. A sensible gove would initiate a stagewise re-opening, establishing bubbles with those countries that have vaccinated well over 80% of their population and then move on to rest. Pushing 100% blanket opening to mid-next year is just a political gimmick that could very well backfire as the frustration amongst those stuck inside continues to grow.
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    Every time i come on here its just bad news about ever increasing wait times They need to have a better 870 option - perhaps a visa for 10 years at a stretch?And then again renewable for another 10 years?
  7. Arti
    No, this is completely different. This is re the restrictions for visitor parents who have no intention to move but definitely would want to meet their children once in a year?
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    But they aren't allowing citizens to leave either! I don't know of any democracy that's ever done that. There are some heart-wrenching stories out there of people who have been time and again refused exemptions to go meet their sick family members. It's completely unconstitutional in my opinion and I'm surprised at the apathy. It's high time they relax some of these rules really if not for inbound at least the outbound movements.
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    The odds are against us. But when it's about elections 1/3rd can make for a considerable force. The government started the border shut down as a temporary measure to get everything else up to speed example the quarantine system, healthcare facilities, etc to prepare for covid - but we haven't seen much progress on that front in the last year or so. The virus is here to stay. The borders cannot remain shut forever. They keep extending the timelines - all we are asking for is a roadmap. A plan as to when can people simply start going in and out to visit their families. The whole policy is entirely lacking any empathy or compassion. Also, a lot of the parents are fully vaccinated! Surely we can ask for the government to start letting them in.
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    Yes, the emotions are always running high on that group but I'm hopeful. Elections are around the corner and the government better listen up. 1/3rd of Australians are born overseas and all we need is to have more Aussies join the cause. 2022 is too far off and I trust a lot of us will have lost patience by this year-end
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    There is a group on facebook - Parents are immediate family - it's a great support system and we are making a lot of noise on a lot of social media platforms to push for things to start moving on this front. There is a petition doing the rounds too to allow parents of Aussies to be exempted from the travel ban. It has 30,000 signatures already and it closes on 19th May so please get your signatures in! https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN2535
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    For those wanting to be heard regarding the current situation where parents are not considered immediate family.
  13. Arti
    Hope is all there is. Fingers crossed!
  14. Arti
    10 to 12 years!!!! I SO wish I had got my parents' applications in earlier. We planned it ALL based on the 2.5 years timeline at that time. A lot of people out there relying on the immigration website information would be planning their visas right now based on the 6-year timeline which is wrong again. This is absolutely not done. I feel like crying.
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    Hi All I have applied for the 870 visa for my mum. However with the border restrictions and the capping of 870 visas not sure what the processing time is going to look like. I want to bring her to Australia as soon as borders open up which brings me to my question - can I apply for a 600 visitor visa as well whilst the 870 is still being processed? Just wanting to cover all bases given the uncertainty around all visas.
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    The most unfortunate bit of it all is we are talking about parents here. They are a vulnerable section of the society that need to be with their families the most through their last years. I'm not sure there'd be many parents out there willing to jump all the different visa hoops there are and go through the exponentially increased wait times willingly anymore. It's a sad reality and one can only hope things get better from here.
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    Yes I agree, everyone needs to rally around this and make some noise so we get heard. How does one go about this, do you send your local MP an email?
  18. Arti
    870s are being granted way faster for onshore applicants. All you need to do is ask for applying onshore in your sponsorship application. Jun 16 could actually come up for processing any time now - BUT you never know!
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    The wait is not due to a certain # of applicants in queue its owing to no temporary visa grants being issued due to covid.
  20. Arti
    3 years should def be enough in your case
  21. Arti
    The gap will be more than 3 months. You can only apply after the lapse of 3 months, so add the 870 processing time to it for both sponsor and applicant. 1 year easy. And it''ll be extremely difficult for parents to adjust and readjust to these changing circumstances all the time.
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    Yep - I'm in the process of applying for it..
  23. Arti
    Just need to rant. Excerpt from the immigration website - Quote However, based on current planning levels, we estimate new Contributory Parent visa applications lodged that meet the criteria to be queued are likely to take approximately at least 58 months to be released for final processing. Unquote We are talking about parents here who aren't getting any younger unfortunately and these guys can't get their math right. They might as well just remove this statement altogether. No information is better than wrong information.
  24. Arti
    Just out of curiosity - what was the processing time for your sponsorship application?
  25. Arti
    We got the sponsorship approval in August this year. From what I know they are not processing any offshore 870s at the moment. But you'll need to apply for it nonetheless within the stipulated 6 months.
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