Col1986

Thanks for that information. Does that mean if we apply for a contributory visa 864, if she fell ill in the meantime she could still be sent back to the UK or would that more likely happen on the non contributory 804. It seems harsh to send someone home if they are showing willing to pay to be here but the government is slow in processing. Maybe it is better to apply for the 864 (given that we will probably never have to pay the full fee anyway with a 15 year wait) if the government don't like the 804 visa. Happy to pay if it means she gets to stay. If she has full health insurance anyway, why would the health costs be a burden on the government?

Thanks for this. Do you know anything about the timing of the medical?

My mum is 74 and considering moving to Australia. I am her only remaining relative and I have Australian Citizenship. She would live with me and my husband once here. I have looked at the various options and looked through various posts on here and I see two ways forward: either non contributory or contributory aged parent visa. She would come here on a tourist visa and apply within Australia so that she could remain here while the visa is processed. I understand that the non contributory parent visa has a waiting list so long that it would ever be granted within her remaining lifetime, however, I have noticed from other posts that even the contributory aged parent visa seems to have a 10 year queue list now (or longer). So one question is, what is the point of apply for a contributory visa given her age? Would she get access to anything different to the non-contributory visa during the wait period for her application to be processed? Also, when is the medical normally requested? Is this immediately on queuing of the application or during the application wait period, or once it has come out of the queue for processing? Finally, would mum still have access to Medicare given the reciprocal health agreement with the UK pending the application being processed? Any advice would be much appreciated.