nnmsnake Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi all, I am currently applying the Contributory Parents Visa for my mother. I am an Australian citizen but living and working overseas with my husband. We own a house in Australia and pay income tax here as well. We have the intention of returning to Australia for good by end of next year ( about the time a CO will be allocated to the case). So I am wondering since I have been living overseas for more than 3 years, do I or do I not meet the settled or usually resident requirement? Or since I am a citizen these requirements do not apply to my case? About the Assurance of Support, the Immigration mentioned in the acknowledgement letter that we need to start the process of Assurance of Support in April 2014. I called Centre Link twice and spoke to two different officers. The answers I received from them are not the same. One said the assurer need to make an appointment in advance with Centre Link for an interview and then sign the AOS form in front of a Centre Link officer. The other said there is no need to make an appointment, just drop by Centre Link and give them the documentations. They then will forward our docs to the responsible department and will contact us via telephone for interview. Anyone with recent experiences with Assurance of Support process please give me some insight Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 According to the below you need to have lived in Australia for at least the two years prior to the application being made. http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/143.aspxaspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnmsnake Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 According to the below you need to have lived in Australia for at least the two years prior to the application being made. http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/143.aspxaspx Hi Thank you very much for your reply. I lived in Australia from 2002 to 2010 before going overseas for work. Does it count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/31parents.htm#g See the commentary here regarding the sponsor of a parent visa applicant being settled in Australia. See also here for further commentary: http://www.gomatilda.com/news/article.cfm?articleid=441 Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnmsnake Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/31parents.htm#g See the commentary here regarding the sponsor of a parent visa applicant being settled in Australia. See also here for further commentary: http://www.gomatilda.com/news/article.cfm?articleid=441 Best regards. Dear Alan, Thank you so much for your reply. I really appreciate it. Apprently I am still a bit confuse since I think I do meet the 2 years lawfully resident requirement, but maybe not the "are usually resident" since I was not in Australia at the time of the application. I stayed in Australia under student visa and then Australian permanent resident and citizen since 2002 to 2010. I moved overseas temporarily for work reason since July 2010. My two dependent children who are also Australian citizen were also with me. We own a house in Victoria and planning to move back permanently by end of 2014 when my overseas work contract will finish. I am still a tax resident and paying tax in Australia. However, in April 2013 I already made the application for my mother and my 16 years old brother to immigrate to Australia under the contributory parent visa. I was afraid if wait until I come back by the end of this year then make the application, my brother will turn 18 and it is harder for him to be included in the application. Do you think I still have even a small chance because I've heard sometimes it depends on the case officer when they look case by case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 It looks like you need to be actually living in Australia for a 'reasonable' period immediately before sponsoring. So if you've lived overseas the past 3 years you may have difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnmsnake Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Thank you for your replies Immigration asked us to prepare police check, health certificate and assurance of support 1 year after the application received, ie before a CO is located. I'm wondering is it the new process? I know 2 years ago with my friend's case they asked for health and assurance of support by a CO, which means the last step of the process. So it will be very disspointed after we prepare everything and they decline the visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Thank you for your replies Immigration asked us to prepare police check, health certificate and assurance of support 1 year after the application received, ie before a CO is located. I'm wondering is it the new process? I know 2 years ago with my friend's case they asked for health and assurance of support by a CO, which means the last step of the process. So it will be very disspointed after we prepare everything and they decline the visa. I would be sending an enquiry email to the Parents Visa Centre a year post lodgment to ask them to confirm they still want you to arrange medicals, police clearances, etc. Processing times have been slipping towards 18 months of late, so I'd be maintaining a watching brief on parent visa processing times. The last thing most will want is a short window to enter Australia to validate their visas. Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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