fitnesstasha Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 would anyone know how long parents would be able to visit you in oz? could they stay up to 6 months? a year? unfortunatly my parents wouldnt be able to afford the parents visa..i cant believe how expensive it is! Tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 My wife's cousins parents stay for 3 months at a time, I have heard its six months, just in what length of time you can keep doing it I don't know, I'm sure someone will tell you, best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freesia Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 [h=1]What's New for Tourist and Visitor Visas[/h] [h=2]Sponsored Family Visitor (subclass 679) – Cut off date for December holiday period[/h] To ensure we can process your application so you can travel to Australia during the December holiday period, you will need to submit a complete application to the department by 2 November 2012. See: Sponsored Family Visitor (subclass 679) – Cut off date for December holiday period [h=2]Longer Tourist visas for parents of Australians - towards the end of 2012[/h] Towards the end of 2012, parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to apply for Tourist visas to visit Australia for longer. See: Government extends tourist visas for parents of Australians – Minister's Media Release Under this arrangement recently announced by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, the department will consider granting on a case-by-case basis: Tourist visas of up to five years' validity which provide a stay of up to 12 months on each entry to those parents who are outside Australia and are in the Parent (subclass 103) visa queue Tourist visas of up to three years' validity with 12 months' stay on each entry will be considered for parents who are outside Australia and are not in the Parent visa queue. These changes will allow parents who meet the criteria for a Tourist visa to have regular extended visits with their family in Australia without needing to apply for a new visa on each visit. Under these more flexible arrangements, in addition to meeting all other Tourist visa requirements, parents will be expected to hold health insurance to cover any healthcare costs during their stay and will have a visa condition limiting applications for further visas while they are in Australia. Like all tourists, parents granted Tourist visas are expected to maintain extended periods of absence between visits to Australia. The department is making changes to implement these arrangements by the end of 2012. Further information will be provided on this website when available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogian Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I know that it's possible to get a six month tourist visa for Oz as my mum and dad got one recently. Have just jumped on the Oz Imi site and reckon this may be of use to you / your parents and it looks like you can also get a 12 month tourist visa.............please, just don't let MY mum and dad know ;-) http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/676/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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