The Brand New PIO Parents Visa thread

[fremarco 13]

Hi Everyone. Just thought I'd update you on the status of our Parent Visa Subclass 103. Our lodgement was in August 2006 and we were placed on the queue in November 2007. Received instructions in January, this year, to complete another dreaded Form 80, get meds and police checks done. Our son did the AoS pretty quickly and it all adds up to us getting our visas this morning, so you can imagine how happy we are. We already had flights booked for a visit in April for our son's wedding so this will now be our validation entry. Whooooopppppeeeee!!!!

[Freesia 293]

That's brilliant news for you- congratulations & hope you're celebrating!

[Freesia 293]

Considering how quickly (well relatively!) these 103's are being processed now, I'm wondering why it's taking longer than ever for the 143's?

[fremarco 13]

Considering how quickly (well relatively!) these 103's are being processed now, I'm wondering why it's taking longer than ever for the 143's?

 

Thanks Freesia.

 

Celebrations will take place when we get to Oz in 3 weeks. Son's stag day is already planned. Golf, bowling, snooker and dog racing in the evening. For info, the queue calculator still shows 2400 people in front of us, so it's obviously a bit out of date. Probably after it's hiccough from a couple of months ago. Take care

[genie1 10]

Hi everyone. Been a bit busy over the last few weeks and now we are down to the last four days before we leave for Adelaide. Its all been a bit of a whirlwind and quite surreal at times. No job, no house no car and very little money left.... But hey! we certainly are realising how many good friends and family we are leaving behind and feeling a little drained by all the "Goodbyes". Final leaving do on Saturday (it will be messy!!) a weekend with best friends and off we go !! AND we get to see "The Stones" the day after we arrive !

Everything is going perfectly well and I don't feel stressed at all !! Bring it on !! Hooray at last !!xx

[DavidJEngland 10]

We have just acquired (after 8 or 9 years on a 410) a PR visa 103 so are very keen to talk to people with PR and its associated (new) problems.

The first questions are for tax help, what do I tell whom at the Inland Revenue (or whatever it's now called)? They seem to only want e mails from "Overseas Landlords"! Is my U.K. income taxed here on transfer or even if left overseas? At what exchange rate? Will the Double Taxation Relief remove U.K. liabilities? I think our frozen State Pensions are paid gross but taxed with other income in the U.K. if any. etc. etc.

[Alan Collett 3,431]

We have just acquired (after 8 or 9 years on a 410) a PR visa 103 so are very keen to talk to people with PR and its associated (new) problems.

The first questions are for tax help, what do I tell whom at the Inland Revenue (or whatever it's now called)? They seem to only want e mails from "Overseas Landlords"! Is my U.K. income taxed here on transfer or even if left overseas? At what exchange rate? Will the Double Taxation Relief remove U.K. liabilities? I think our frozen State Pensions are paid gross but taxed with other income in the U.K. if any. etc. etc.

 

Hello David.

 

Your UK source pension income is now wholly taxable in Australia.

 

You should complete this form to ensure you are not taxed in the UK:

http://search2.hmrc.gov.uk/kb5/hmrc/forms/view.page?record=OAwSeLMr5f4&formId=973

 

You may be able to claim a tax deduction in Australia to reduce the assessable amount for what is called the Undeducted Purchase Price.

 

In respect of the UPP for the UK State Pension: http://www.ato.gov.au/Super/APRA-regulated-funds/In-detail/Paying-benefits/Undeducted-purchase-price-of-pensions-and-annuities/?page=8

 

If you would like to discuss further: http://www.gmtax.com.au/

 

Best regards.

[Linday 320]

Hi guys,

 

I have posted these few questions a while ago re applying for PR for my parents a few years ago but I can't seem to find my previous post! I'm quite determined to put in an application but the end of this FY because the longer I wait the more it will cost! As such, I was wondering if anyone could answer my questions re the application of a contributory parent visa for my parents(143).

1)Due to the cost of the visa, I can only apply for 1 parent at the moment. Will I be able apply for my mum first then upon the grant of my mum's visa apply for the same 103 visa for my dad? My mum is 56 this year and my dad 59.

2)I have the money set aside for my mum but just in case I need the money, will I be able to delay payment of the 2nd VAC by a few weeks or months?

3)I have also thought of putting in a 143 for my mum and a 103 for my dad as my dad is still working. Is that feasible? Will DIAC look at my applications and think it's a bit weird?

4)With centrelink payments, I know that any payments will be deductible from the assurance of support bond. What payments would my mum be eligible for? i also understand that interest would be paid on the AoS but at would percentage and how often is this paid? Also, would it be paid to me or my parents?

Thanks everyone!

 

I will try and answer some of your questions although you have not made it clear whether your parents are still together or not. First of all it is your parents who will be applying for the visa, you will just sponsor them. I assume that your parents meet the Balance of Family test?

 

1)I assume that you mean the 143 here? On the form there is a question relating to their partner and if they are not emigrating then why not. I would think that the question of being able to afford the visa is a valid one and one parent staying behind to work.

 

2) The processing time for the 143 is currently around 18 months to 2 years and the second VAC is not requested until right at the end after the police checks, medicals and AOS have been paid. You normally get 28 days to pay it and you can request an extension, but you do need a valid reason.

 

3) I don’t see any reason why you wouldn’t be able to do this. Although the 103 has a long waiting list, around 10-15 years is being quoted –( would you parents want to be apart for so long?), however, someone has just posted on this thread that they got theirs after 8 years so who knows. If your parents are together then you might want to investigate the possibility of one of them being able to sponsor the other for a partner visa after five years, although I would take specialist advice from a reputable agent on the logisitics of this, as I am not sure if this is possible if they are no longer living together as one of them is in Australia.

 

4) Your mum would not be entitled to any Centrelink payments for 2 years. You can find more information here:

 

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/individuals/settle_pay_permres.htm

 

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/factors/newly_arrived.htm

 

As you would be putting up the AOS, it would be in your name and so interest would be payable to you every six months. We are currently getting around 4%.

 

Hope this helps.

[Mozza 10]

Hi Genie, that is great news. Which part of Adelaide are you moving to? We have our Visa's and will be moving to Adelaide in the next 4 to 5 months. We still have to go through the goodbye stage, which will be hard. But it will all be worth it. Hope everything goes well in Adelaide.

Kind Regards

Maureen

[bigbadcon 10]

Hi folks, I'm wondering if you could tell me if I'm missing something...

A couple of years ago I looked into the contributory parents visa to see what was involved in getting my parents over here and I don't remember the exact figures but it was roughly $40000 each.

 

I had another look this morning at the 143 contributory visa and I couldn't find the huge fees I saw last time.I did find something about an assurance of support which was 10k for one parent and 4k for the other. Am I missing something or have the visas got a lot cheaper??

 

Thanks in advance...

 

 

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Edited March 20, 2014 by bigbadcon

[Fisher1 1,925]

Congratulations Fremarco, what an encouragingly short (ish) wait! Good luck and thanks for posting.

[nicolac34 203]

Parents have had their request for payment yesterday! The CO has requested payment and travel plans as they have to be out of the country for 4 working days - so looking at flights now!

[HarrisL16 162]

Hope all works out well for your parents and visa is issued soon .

[Guest spursno1]

Hi Nuttynan this is good news for you when did you lodge your application and have acknowledgement?

 

I submitted our application and had acknowledgement on 29/05/2012 and have heard nothing yet

 

regards seems to take forever

[RowleyRocket 10]

Hi Nuttynan this is good news for you when did you lodge your application and have acknowledgement?

 

I submitted our application and had acknowledgement on 29/05/2012 and have heard nothing yet

 

regards seems to take forever

 

 

That seems a very long time. Our 143 application was acknowledged on 12.4.2012 and the visas granted on 13.8.2013.

 

Our shipped goods arrived last week. The only box that had been opened, presumably by the Quarantine lot, was the one marked shoes and boots on the inventory. So make sure yours are all very clean.

 

Regards

 

Rowley

[Alan Collett 3,431]

http://www.immi.gov.au/About/Pages/legal/nolcs/20140322-12.aspx

 

http://www.gm-parent-visas.com/visa-application-charges-increased-for-contributory-parent-visas/

 

Visa Application Charges for CP visas increasing from today (22/03/2014).

 

Best regards.

Edited March 22, 2014 by Alan Collett

[Fisher1 1,925]

Thanks Alan.

 

Arrrrrgh!!!

[Guest spursno1]

Hi Alan Collett i thank you for this information and so i would like to ask you a question please I have submitted an 804 visa application and am waiting a co (acknowledgement was 29/05 2012.As i was issued a bridging visa A do i have to inform the pensions people in the u.k. as i understand once we hopefully eventually obtain a permanent vissye our uk pensions will be frozen or must i do this now?

thanks for your reply--great site

spursno1

[Alan Collett 3,431]

Hi Alan Collett i thank you for this information and so i would like to ask you a question please I have submitted an 804 visa application and am waiting a co (acknowledgement was 29/05 2012.As i was issued a bridging visa A do i have to inform the pensions people in the u.k. as i understand once we hopefully eventually obtain a permanent vissye our uk pensions will be frozen or must i do this now?

thanks for your reply--great site

spursno1

 

 

Hello spursno1.

 

You had a good win over Southampton yesterday!

 

Re your pension question: am not sure, to be honest. As you have moved to Australia I anticipate your UK State Pension should be frozen at the rate when you ceased to reside in the UK, but I'm not certain.

 

Best regards.

[Fisher1 1,925]

Hi Spurs no1

 

As it happens I've just received my first dollop of state pension, together with a rule book. It says that if you leave the UK for longer than three months (nomatter what reason) you have to inform them.

 

The state pension is frozen when you migrate to Australia, that is you get none of the subsequent cost of living raises that you would otherwise be entitled to.

 

If you return to the UK on holiday, or visit any of the countries where your pension does have cost of living raises added, you are entitled to have the current pension paid to you for each week you are there. There's a dept. you have to contact and they raise your money to the current level until you return to Australia. Bonkers or what?

 

If you google 'frozen pensions' there's shed loads of info on the net.

[Fisher1 1,925]

Hi Spurs no1

 

As it happens I've just received my first dollop of state pension, together with a rule book. It says that if you leave the UK for longer than three months (nomatter what reason) you have to inform them.

 

The state pension is frozen when you migrate to Australia, that is you get none of the subsequent cost of living raises that you would otherwise be entitled to.

 

If you return to the UK on holiday, or visit any of the countries where your pension does have cost of living raises added, you are entitled to have the current pension paid to you for each week you are there. There's a dept. you have to contact and they raise your money to the current level until you return to Australia, at which point it drops back to the 'frozen' amount that you were receiving when you left the UK. Bonkers or what?

 

If you google 'frozen pensions' there's shed loads of info on the net.

 

PS Apparently, cost of living increases are paid if you live in the Phillipines!

[nicolac34 203]

Some very happy news to report! Mum and Dad had their 173 Visa granted yesterday!!! :biggrin: Can't believe it has FINALLY happened!

 

Timeline for all those still waiting:

 

Visa Lodged 16/08/2012

Visa Acknowledged 09/09/2012

Case Officer 19/02/2014

Medicals 27/02/2014

Request for payment & travel plans 20/03/2014

Flew out to Fiji 25/03/2014

VISA GRANTED 26/03/2014

 

 

​So from lodgement to visa grant in 19 months - phew!

Edited March 27, 2014 by nicolac34

[PhoebeW 678]

Regarding UK pesions. There's a huge campaign going on to 'unfreeze' pensions http://pensionjustice.org they have been fighting for a few years but really stepping it up with petitions media is starting to get behind it. It's crazy that your pension us frozen if you go to Australia Canada South Africa etc yet if you emigrate to an EU country like Spain who don't even speak the same language your pension isn't frozen !!!! We should all get behind this. Well I already have :-)

 

Phoebe

[vava 129]

Regarding UK pesions. There's a huge campaign going on to 'unfreeze' pensions http://pensionjustice.org they have been fighting for a few years but really stepping it up with petitions media is starting to get behind it. It's crazy that your pension us frozen if you go to Australia Canada South Africa etc yet if you emigrate to an EU country like Spain who don't even speak the same language your pension isn't frozen !!!! We should all get behind this. Well I already have :-)

 

Phoebe

Hi Phoebe,

Hope your recovery is still on track. I think we might have sold our house at long last so might be on our way very soon!

I followed your link and also wrote to my MP. Thanks for posting it. I agree, its very unfair!

Take care, Val x

[PhoebeW 678]

So pleased for you :biggrin: Feeling much better now but small set back more tests to come 1st April so mo travelling for me just yet :cry:

 

Onwards and upwards

 

Phoebe