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Hi. I'd just like to know how I can update both my husband's and my passport details after renewal? I understand there's a form 929, but do we each need to fill a form or only the main applicant needs to? And if it's the former, do we send both our forms in one email? Thanks in advance for your time. 

Hi everyone. I applied in Aug 2021. May I know what's the timeline for receiving the queue date? Thanks in advance. 

Hi. I submitted my application in Aug 2021. I know that I'll have to wait to be queued, but just want to check if I'll be required to submit any documents or medical test when the time comes or will the department just notify me of the queue date? Thanks in advance. 

Hi. I applied for 143 in Aug 2021. I understand I'll need to wait for some years to be assessed before being put in the queue, if eligible. What should I expect to have to submit when the time comes for that initial assessment for queuing? Will my sponsor/son need to be in Australia at that time or is it just medical check and submission of documents on my part? What if my son happens be working abroad at that time? He plans to go abroad for 2 years or so for some international work experience. Appreciate some advice. Thanks

28 minutes ago, LindaH27 said:

If they decide to bring that in, it’s likely to  only affect new applications not ones already applied 

I just checked back on what happened in 2018, when the government increased the income requirement of the sponsor, but backflipped after backlash and petitions from the ethnic communities. At the time, it was going to be implemented on some applications already submitted as well because of the date that they set, eg. applications submitted after........So a lot of those applications would have had to drop out had the government gone through with it. So I'm quite worried that they can do it again, to just change the requirements for applications already submitted. 

On 27/12/2021 at 17:12, LindaH27 said:

The website saying 64 months actually relates  to the ones they are actually processing now. They’ve only just started on June 2016 - so that’s 66 months from application. 
There is currently a senate enquiry going on into partner and parent visa problems and delays. It’s due to report in March 2022. Things may change because of that but don’t hold your breath! The original quota for parents was about 7155- it’s been cut a few times to its present 3600

The reason for this is because Australia carried out a review in 2016 and determined that each parent costs the Australian taxpayer $410,000 approx over their remaining life in Medicare and aged care etc! 

That’s why they don’t want parents. So they keep cutting the annual quota. That review made four recommendations.

. reduce the quota 

. bring in a temporary paid long term parent visa (870)

. Increase the charge for 143 - a lot 

. get rid of 804 non contributory visa

The first two have happened already!

The link I gave you with the numbers of applications was obtained by a respected agent (who posts on here)  using a Freedom of Information request to immigration department so is pretty accurate. For example in May/June 2017 alone 9000 people applied - on the current yearly quota of 3600 that means just those two months alone will take 2.5 years to get through !!

 

That's worrying. If they decide to increase the fee, will it affect applications that have been sent in? Cos you said they might increase by a lot. 

I see. Thanks for the clarification

41 minutes ago, Jess2201 said:

When I applied my application June 2016, it said processing time is 12-18 months. And now nealry 1/2021 still hear nothing from them. Sometimes i was wondering if they ever received my application lol. Once i reached the processing time, they increased it.

Oh so the processing time on the website is from the time you're queued? Not from the time application is lodged? When did you enter the queue, if you don't mind me asking? 

21 hours ago, LindaH27 said:

Wait time is from first application date. When they check your application in around : 3 years time,  if anything is missing or they have questions,  they will ask then. Once you’ve been given a queue date you won’t hear anything else for many years until your application reaches top of queue 

Oh dear, that's long. Before I submitted my application, I did ask a migration agent about estimated time, and he said 5+years to process and grant a visa. That's a far cry from the 18-year wait that you mentioned. I checked the immi website and it says 60+ months. Can they actually keep the processing time as such when they know the backlog is of such a significant number? But anyway, thank you very much for your much needed advice. I'll just have to try to come to terms with that. 

18 hours ago, LindaH27 said:

You probably won’t  hear anything for about 3 years then will be given a queue date of that particular day so your queue date will be the date in the future when they contact you to say it’s a valid application. 

I see. When you mentioned 18 years of waiting time, do you mean from the time I'm put into the queue, or from application date? 

And also, when I'm notified that I'm being queued for processing, will I need to produce anything? What should I expect the dept to ask for next, and how close will that be to the final stage of the process? I'm sorry for the many questions and thanks for your time and advice. 

Thanks for sharing the info. Is there an estimated timeframe from application lodged to queued? And when queued, will they need the sponsor to be living and working in Australia? Thanks in advance. 

Hi. I sent in my application in July 2021. My son has been living in Australia since June 2019 and is now a PR. My son is my sponsor and assurer, but he's  planning to go to Canada end of 2022 to work there for 2 years till end of 2024 before going back to Australia to work to ensure that he acquires 2 years of payslips for AOS . Will it affect his eligibility if he has been away for 2 years even if he had fulfilled the requirement of having lived in Australia for 2 years prior to the lodgement of application? Would it be ok as long as he's back to work for 2 years before they ask for AOS? And will it be too late to come back then considering 3+ years would have passed since I lodged application. And he'll then still need to put in 2 years of work to be eligible to be my assurer, which would be around beginning of 2027 to complete 2 years work (5+ years after lodgement of my application). Would appreciate any advice. . Thanks

Hi. I've just submitted application, but my son who will be my AOS assurer has plans to work in another country for a year or two. As the AOS requires the proof of current year and preceding year salary, how does he plan in a way that allows him to work elsewhere for a year or so, and yet fulfill this requirement? Does it mean that if the wait for visa grant is expected to be well over 10 years, my son should not expect to make any plans to work abroad? 

Hi. May I know how long it normally takes to receive acknowledgement email? I sent in my 143 application more than 3 weeks ago but have not received anything. Should I be concerned?

I'm just a bit concerned cos there seems to be others who get it within a week. 

Yes I do. It shows it's been delivered. 

May I know how long it'll normally take to receive an acknowledgment email? I've sent my application more than 3 weeks ago but have not received anything yet. 

Hi. I sent in application for 143 slightly more than 3 weeks ago but have not received any acknowledgment. How long does it normally take and is it sent via email? Thank you for your time. 

Hi. I'm about to start applying for the 143 contributory visa (permanent). Can anyone advise on what's the 1st thing I need to do to get things rolling? Does my son apply to be assurer first or do I fill up the form 47PA(I hope it's the right form) and start on that first? My apologies for the newbie questions, but it's a bit overwhelming, and during this hard times, I'm just trying to save on migration agent fees. Hope someone can shed some light.

Thank you very much for the prompt clarification. Greatly appreciate it. 

Hi. Can anyone advise on the following for parent contributory visa(permanent) 143?

1) Is there income test requirement for sponsor? Some have advised that it only applies to temporary parent visas, so I'm quite lost. And if there's a requirement, how much is the income?

2) difference between sponsor and assurer?

3) Is there income test for assurer? And if so, how much? Is there a different set of income requirements for assurer and sponsors respectively?

4) if sponsor has been living and working in Australia for more than 2 years, and just received PR this year(but before this on work visa), still considered eligible to sponsor?

Would greatly appreciate advice as I've been scouring for this info about income and there's a lot of conflicting info. 

Thank you very much in advance. 

Hi. I'm an accountant, ACA qualified in Apr 2019. Started working full time for a big 4 firm in Malaysia in 2015, and in 2019, started work at a big four Australia on visa 482. I've been advised by migration agent to only do qualification assessment, and she thinks it's likely that my work experience in Malaysia will be considered even though it's pre-qualification, because it was a big 4. Is it a risk to apply for 186 at this point? 

Hi. I'm an accountant, ACA qualified in Apr 2019. Started working full time for a big 4 firm in Malaysia in 2015, and in 2019, started work at a big four Australia on visa 482. I've been advised by migration agent to only do qualification assessment, and she thinks it's likely that my work experience in Malaysia will be considered even though it's pre-qualification, because it was a big 4. Is it a risk to apply for 186 at this point?