Uk2oz Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi all myself and my partner and our young son are planning to start the 143 visa process after Christmas with a Mara agent. The Mara agent sent me the following email......Thank you for your email. Based on the information you have now provided it seems that you are potentially eligible to be considered for a Contributory Parent visa. I wish to confirm that our fee of £1200 is charged in three instalments with £400 payable upon the engagement of our services, £400 when your migration application is lodged with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the balance of £400 due when your case is assessed by DHA. The other costs associated with your application are currently as follows: · DHA application lodgement fee - AUD5,155 per couple. · Medicals, X-rays and blood tests - costs can vary but allow £250 per adult as a guide. · UK police checks - £45 per adult. · Assurance of Support - AUD14,000 per couple. · DHA contributory parent visa charge - AUD43,600 per adult........ what I would like to know is the time roughly each payment is due... I know the waiting time is roughly 3 years but could anyone say spread the above payment out over the 3 year period so I have a rough idea when each is due. Thanks for any help received and merry Christmas to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk2oz Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Forgot to say we are currently in Bargara visiting our daughters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 The processing time for 143 visas is presently some 4 to 5 years, and that is for applications being processed now - please anticipate a processing time longer than 3 years. Your agent should be appraising you of the timeline for payments, but for info this is what I say in our fee proposals to those enquiring about a subclass 143 visa: In terms of cash flow the bulk of this total is payable at the end of the visa application processing timeline. For example, the A$43,600 per applicant fee is paid immediately prior to visas being granted. Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 20 hours ago, Uk2oz said: Hi all myself and my partner and our young son are planning to start the 143 visa process after Christmas with a Mara agent. The Mara agent sent me the following email......Thank you for your email. Based on the information you have now provided it seems that you are potentially eligible to be considered for a Contributory Parent visa. I wish to confirm that our fee of £1200 is charged in three instalments with £400 payable upon the engagement of our services, £400 when your migration application is lodged with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the balance of £400 due when your case is assessed by DHA. The other costs associated with your application are currently as follows: · DHA application lodgement fee - AUD5,155 per couple. · Medicals, X-rays and blood tests - costs can vary but allow £250 per adult as a guide. · UK police checks - £45 per adult. · Assurance of Support - AUD14,000 per couple. · DHA contributory parent visa charge - AUD43,600 per adult........ what I would like to know is the time roughly each payment is due... I know the waiting time is roughly 3 years but could anyone say spread the above payment out over the 3 year period so I have a rough idea when each is due. Thanks for any help received and merry Christmas to all Waiting time will be about six years for you not three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk2oz Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Many thanks for your replies. I'm booked in with the Mara agent in the new year so I will keep you all posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Can I ask how old you are? Ditto your partner? Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk2oz Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Hi I am 37 and unskilled and my partner is 53 . We would also be taking our 10 year old son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk2oz Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 I have seen that there is another temporary visa that allows you to stay up to 5 years. Is this something we could do in the meantime and run concurrently with the 143 visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH27 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Yes possibly but be aware you will have to pay for private health insurance every year for all the family which could be expensive. There will be around 15000 places per year available and already lots of people have their applications with agents ready to go as soon as the visa application is opened. The sponsor in Australia has to be approved first and will have to have a certain household income - As yet this amount hasn’t been announced Wait times for 143 for new applicants are likely to be around 6 years - there are already approx 50,000 in the queue and the government is decreasing the amount of parent visas they are granting. They are allowing a ceiling of 7175 grants per year and in the last two years have only granted just over 6000 - and Scott Morrison has said he intends to further reduce immigration in the next budget. Sorry to be pessimistic but it’s best to have an understanding of time limits etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH27 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Also you cannot work on this temporary visa so would need to support yourselves for 5 years. The cost of the visa would be $10000 per adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 13 hours ago, Uk2oz said: Hi I am 37 and unskilled and my partner is 53 . We would also be taking our 10 year old son Not an easy time to take your son, he will be about 16 then and likely in the middle of exams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 5 hours ago, LindaH27 said: Also you cannot work on this temporary visa so would need to support yourselves for 5 years. The cost of the visa would be $10000 per adult. One assumes then that any school age child would be subject to international student fees which can be quite $cary! For 5 years that could be challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 That’s what I was thinking Quoll, unable to work, unable to get any benefits and expensive school fees. If the OP is wealthy non of this will matter I guess but if not it doesn’t sound realistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk2oz Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 I agree, I didn't know that I would be unable to work so we won't be going down that route. We are not wealthy but do own our own home to pay the visa fees and both of our daughters are on very good salaries and one has their own very successful business so the assurance of support side if things would be fine. It's all about the time it will take to get there and not the financial side of things that I'm worrying about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, Uk2oz said: I agree, I didn't know that I would be unable to work so we won't be going down that route. We are not wealthy but do own our own home to pay the visa fees and both of our daughters are on very good salaries and one has their own very successful business so the assurance of support side if things would be fine. It's all about the time it will take to get there and not the financial side of things that I'm worrying about I understand where you are coming from. Not many years ago the timescale was only a few years or even less. Now we’re all waiting forever it seems, I feel your pain! Best to get your application in as soon as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uk2oz Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 I understand where you are coming from. Not many years ago the timescale was only a few years or even less. Now we’re all waiting forever it seems, I feel your pain! Best to get your application in as soon as possible We have an appointment with our Mara agent in the new year. We are currently in Australia now and if we get time when we're back we will call over and see him as they are in the same town as us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 13 hours ago, Uk2oz said: 13 hours ago, Tulip1 said: I understand where you are coming from. Not many years ago the timescale was only a few years or even less. Now we’re all waiting forever it seems, I feel your pain! Best to get your application in as soon as possible We have an appointment with our Mara agent in the new year. We are currently in Australia now and if we get time when we're back we will call over and see him as they are in the same town as us I hope your agent wasn’t the one who told you the process will take 3 years! May want to try another one if they did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaD Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Applications for the new visa are on line applications only....how can they be all prepared ready to go ? With an agent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH27 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Migration agents already have lists of people who wish to apply. It’s possible that some anticipated details have already been asked for and supplied. At least that is what i would do if I were an agent ! Sorry if what I wrote came out wrong and caused a misconception. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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