Jump to content

Touriist visas for Parents


Guest Gollywobbler

Recommended Posts

Guest Gollywobbler

Hi all

 

Frankly, I am shocked. Many of us have elderly parents who may or may not wish to/be able to join their children in Australia. But these parents often want to go to Oz for at least 6 months at a time. It is an excellent way to keep them in warm weather year-round, after all.

 

Parents who are 70 or over are not eligible for the e-676 tourist-visa, because of the requirement for the Medical Certificate. Which leaves them completing Form 48R.

 

Here is the new version of Form 48R.

 

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/48r.pdf

 

All 15 pages of it (no kidding) complete with the Third Degree.

 

Read it and see what you think.

 

Cheers

 

Gill

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks for this Gill

 

I am in shock too, as you may remember, my father will be going to Oz in Nov this year and does not plan to come back to UK until Sept 07, and then go back by Dec 07, hopefully we will be there by then and he can start the parent application

 

we had decided to apply for the usual tourist visa that gives multiple entry within one year, but this appears to say that is not possible as he will be just 70 when he travels. Oh poo, more forms to fill in

 

BTW, we are almost neighbours, I live just outside Southampton :)

 

take care

 

Kazz

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest Gollywobbler

Hi Kazz

 

It may not be as bad as I feared at first. Have sent you a PM.

 

Cheers

 

Gill

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...