DawnySkiddy
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Hi I found this article with a link to the independent report on family visas. It’s not very encouraging. https://theconversation.com/parents-may-wait-up-to-40-years-to-join-family-in-australia-is-a-visa-lottery-the-answer-210631 i noticed that there is no mention about parents who may wish to work under the 143 visa! The longer they take to process the visa the less likely it is that we’ll be able to or want to work. Having applied for the 143 in my early 50’s I could have had at least 10 years of working (until UK state pension age) and paying taxes. We are currently living a regional town (on an 870 visa) and there are so many job vacancies but we can’t work! So frustrating.
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Brilliant news Alan. It gives great comfort!
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It was put to us as fact by the agent (registered as an agent with IMMI) but nothing to back it up and no evidence elsewhere that this is the case. That’s great news they are still being granted!! We thought it didn’t really make sense as 143 isn’t an aged visa! Thanks for responding so quickly!
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Hello Alan, My husband and I applied for our 143 visas nearly 6 years ago. We met with a migration agent last week and he advised that IMMI has stopped processing all aged parent applications due to the current shortage of aged care home workers. He confirmed that this also applies to the 143 visa even although it’s not an aged parent visa. As you can imagine we’re extremely shocked at this news and can’t find any verification of this information. Have you or anyone else heard anything about this?