PCP

On 16/01/2024 at 13:35, PCP said:

Hello friends,

I applied for contributory visa (sub class 143) in July 2018. Just wondering if I can change the sponsor from one son to another? Can I do that without losing my number in the queue?

Any help is appreciated

Hello friends,

I applied for contributory visa (sub class 143) in July 2018. Just wondering if I can change the sponsor from one son to another? Can I do that without losing my number in the queue?

This post has given some idea to me, I would like to share my wife's citizenship timeline here:

Citizenship Application Lodged: 27 July 2021
Test Invitation: waiting
Test Date: waiting
Approval: waiting
Ceremony: waiting
Council: City of Wyndham, VIC

Btw,  she lodged application with alternative proof for birth certificate e.g. Passport, Overseas Driver Licence, Proof of Age card, School Record. Meanwhile, preparing application for PCC to shorten the wait time.

18 hours ago, rammygirl said:

But to answer the original question a visitor visa is valid from the date of issue.

Thank you. Btw, will it be valid for a year (if granted for a year) from the first entry in Australia or from the grant date?

16 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

You can apply for the visa, then you apply for a travel exemption quoting the visa application reference number. 

you will need to show compelling reasons why they need to enter Australia 

Ah, this makes sense. Thank you.

11 minutes ago, rtritudr said:

Because you won't be able to travel even if the visa is granted, they're not granting any visitor visas (or similar temporary visas) at the moment unless you first obtain a travel exemption associated with that particular visa application.

I think you are right. Thank you

To be honest, I have no idea if they can/will grant a visitor visa or not. I am just asking if anyone has any idea if immigration can grant a visa before opening a border or not?

I am planning to lodge the visitor visa for my parents but is it possible that after few months visa is granted but due to border restriction they can't land in Australia? And when the validity period starts - when the visa is granted OR when they arrive in Australia OR immigration provides a date for the last entry?

12 minutes ago, LindaH27 said:

Yes you have. None of the figures you quote for grants  have actually been reached ! There were nearly 9000 applications in May and June 2017  alone. At  present levels of grants it will take 2 years just to get though those two months. The date they are currently processing - May 2016 - has been stuck at that level since last September as there was an increase in applications that May too. At May 2020 there were 22900 people in front of my June 2017 application. By June 2021 they have capped grants at just 3600. That means around 19300 still in front of me 

You might be right. I think I haven't considered subclass other than 143 that falls in 7000 cap. Well, let's hope for the best.

Btw, from a memory I did try to find a parent visa queue calculator sometime back but it was not available. Is there anyway I can find number of people ahead of me in the queue?

I think we are around 3 years behind based on what I found in https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2019/fa-190500418-document-released.PDF

30045 on hand application before 11 July 2018

- 7000 (2018-19)

- 7000 (2019-20)

- 4500 (2020-21)

~atleast 11500 still in queue lodged before 10 July 2018.

I hope I haven't been too optimistic:D

5 hours ago, MillieB said:

Hi PCP,  What day in July 2018 was your application lodged?  We lodged ours 18th July 2018 but haven’t heard anything yet. 

We lodged on 10th May 2018. I hope you should get some news soon.

Does anyone have an idea when immigration department give queue date? I have lodged application in July 2018 and received email today with a queue date of 7 May 2021. Does that my application is assessed and I will be asked to provide proofs/apply for AOS? Or they have just started looking into my application?