Alan Collett Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid-19-visa-concessions COVID concession announced for certain offshore family visa applicants who are onshore - ie in Australia. Nothing for parents as yet … The concession will apply to certain applicants for the following Family visa subclasses: • Child (subclass 101) visa • Adoption (subclass 102) visa • Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa • Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa • Partner (subclass 309) visa Best regards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid-19-visa-concessions COVID concession announced for certain offshore family visa applicants who are onshore - ie in Australia. Nothing for parents as yet … The concession will apply to certain applicants for the following Family visa subclasses: • Child (subclass 101) visa • Adoption (subclass 102) visa • Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa • Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa • Partner (subclass 309) visa Best regards. Have spoken to Julian Hill MP who hopefully was going to do a private members bill on Monday and was going to mention parents also, although now this has happened I’m not if he will go ahead ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Ask him if he can please continue lobbying for parents ... nothing ventured nothing gained ... Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: Ask him if he can please continue lobbying for parents ... nothing ventured nothing gained ... Best regards. I’ve just emailed him. He was asking if I knew if any parent has just done a trip out but I don’t know if anyone,.a couple of parents are going to talk to the press if he still arranges this ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitho Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid-19-visa-concessions COVID concession announced for certain offshore family visa applicants who are onshore - ie in Australia. Nothing for parents as yet … The concession will apply to certain applicants for the following Family visa subclasses: • Child (subclass 101) visa • Adoption (subclass 102) visa • Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa • Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa • Partner (subclass 309) visa Best regards. Hello sir when this thing will be start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Hello Mitho. Per the web link ... Further information will be available in early 2021. Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitho Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: Hello Mitho. Per the web link ... Further information will be available in early 2021. Best regards. Sir my husband is in Sydney and he also applied from offshore and he also wants to do his biometrics.He is from Pakistan.Do you know any centre in Sydney sir where he can do his biometrics? Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, Mitho said: Sir my husband is in Sydney and he also applied from offshore and he also wants to do his biometrics.He is from Pakistan.Do you know any centre in Sydney sir where he can do his biometrics? Thankyou Sorry - for what purpose is this? Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitho Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: Sorry - for what purpose is this? Best regards. For 309 visa sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, Mitho said: For 309 visa sir I'm not sure how this relates to the subject of this thread. Maybe start a new thread? Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Alan Collett said: Ask him if he can please continue lobbying for parents ... nothing ventured nothing gained ... Best regards. He has replied just now to say he will be mentioning parents. Nothing like feeling discriminated against right now! here’s hoping, and praying!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arti Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Alan Collett said: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid-19-visa-concessions COVID concession announced for certain offshore family visa applicants who are onshore - ie in Australia. Nothing for parents as yet … The concession will apply to certain applicants for the following Family visa subclasses: • Child (subclass 101) visa • Adoption (subclass 102) visa • Dependent Child (subclass 445) visa • Prospective Marriage (subclass 300) visa • Partner (subclass 309) visa Best regards. No love for the parents ;( They are the ones who really need this bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 This is Julian Hill's speech presenting the Bill this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiiqbCcvmUA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Article just posted re parents - Am disgusted and furious that are still not classing us as immediate family for this concession !! Hoping it may change if we keep campaigning! https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/stupid-and-downright-dangerous-parents-of-australians-to-be-forced-overseas-to-receive-visas-20201201-p56jfe.html#comments Edited December 1, 2020 by Kathss56 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 The pressure is building on the Government to do something suitably sensible ... Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: The pressure is building on the Government to do something suitably sensible ... Best regards. I hope so... there is threatening undertones lately of not issuing visas to us if we don’t comply with going offshore very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathss56 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 If this doesn’t work for this poor lady and the rest of us, I’m not sure what will!! IMG_5764.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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