The Brand New PIO Parents Visa thread

[nitz]

Hi,that sounds exciting if they have picked the file lodged  on october 30,Can you tell which city you are heading to because processing times  might differ with cities like melbourne and canberra

[Alan Collett]

Again we're back to requests for timelines.

I'm unsubscribing this thread for a couple of weeks.

Good luck to all!

[Linda Brown]

On 27/08/2018 at 02:26, Sharad Guru said:

Any one from july or august 2015,got requested for medicals..???

Re Alan Colletts post about timelines, he has to understand after waiting so long for visa information this forum is the only way to get to the truth. You're a good agent Alan but out of line on this topic.

[Alan Collett]

1 hour ago, Linda Brown said:

Re Alan Colletts post about timelines, he has to understand after waiting so long for visa information this forum is the only way to get to the truth. You're a good agent Alan but out of line on this topic.

Why not start another thread for parent visa application timelines?

This thread is a mixture of technical questions (fine) and (increasingly of late) posts that are asking what's happening.   Can we not have a separate thread for each?   Please?!

Best regards.

[Sadge]

1 hour ago, Linda Brown said:

Re Alan Colletts post about timelines, he has to understand after waiting so long for visa information this forum is the only way to get to the truth. You're a good agent Alan but out of line on this topic.

If everybody posted their timeline (as has been requested many times by various members) there would be no need for people to wade through endless requests for updates.  It makes for a very boring forum, which of late seems to have lost a lot of active members and I suspect the lack of willingness by people to add their timelines has contributed to this loss.

[michaleasmum]

13 hours ago, JesseyJ said:

https://www.pomsinoz.com/profile/256005-billsuemac/

Hi Bill, looks like we are in the same position, your two days ahead of us.

All our forms are in and medical and police check cleared. 

Our daughter has done the AOS and now probably waiting again for more news.

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. keep in touch. X

 

 

HI Jessey J, we are neck and neck. I have now submitted all the requested documents.  How do you know that your medical has been cleared?

On another matter, WHY is any one reluctant to show there timeline????

How much is the AOS bond for a single person?

[Linda Brown]

On 27/08/2018 at 02:26, Sharad Guru said:

 

I agree Alan another website would be good for timelines and leave this one for experiences, problems etc. I've been on the visa tracker websites which are ok as long as people update them. 

I think we're all feeling the wait for visas seems endless and it's good to see people so happy when they get assigned a C O , perhaps now things are moving a little the website will get back to being more upbeat and informative.

[Nemesis]

3 minutes ago, Linda Brown said:

I agree Alan another website would be good for timelines and leave this one for experiences, problems etc. I've been on the visa tracker websites which are ok as long as people update them. 

I think we're all feeling the wait for visas seems endless and it's good to see people so happy when they get assigned a C O , perhaps now things are moving a little the website will get back to being more upbeat and informative.

I don't see the need for a whole new website, just a separate thread entitled something like "Parent visa Timelines" would do. 

[Linda Brown]

That would be a good idea Nemesis.

[AMP]

Ok, let’s get off the track of timelines for a change.

 I’ve often felt unsure about how the Australia/UK reciprocal agreement really works for healthcare and have also often been unsure about how the public hospital system works.  I’m still here as a visitor at present but have been debating whether, once my parent visa comes through, I should pay out for private medical care.  I understand that there is a twelve month period once the visa is granted, where we can opt into private medical care without penalties for joining the system so late in life.  There seems to be such an expectation here that people will have private insurance for hospital care (and tax disincentives for those who don’t) that it has lead me to think that it must mean that the public hospital care isn’t really up to scratch.  Well, my questions have now been answered because I recently had a health issue with inflammation around my eye which made me look as though I had come off very badly in a boxing match.  I initially went to a bulk billing GP who prescribed me antibiotics.  I presented my visitor Medicare card and all I had to pay out for was the prescription.  I was advised to go straight to hospital if it got worse, which it did, so I ended up in the casualty section of a public hospital.  There was literally only one other person waiting (I think I just fell lucky with the timing!) and I was seen in no time.  What a very different experience this was from waiting in casualty in a UK hospital.  I’m not knocking the NHS though as I believe they do fantastically well.

Anyway, the  upshot of my trip to casualty was  that I ended up being admitted to hospital, put on Intravenous antibiotics and was given a CAT scan, all within hours of arriving.  I was in an early assessment ward and even had my own room, with en-suite.  The care and attention was fantastic  and it didn’t cost me anything at all. It is probably the case that as so many people here do have private insurance and go to the private hospitals then it frees up the public hospitals to cater for everyone else.  It’s probably also the case that other hospitals, particularly those in the inner city, are much busier than the one which I used.  I should add that other folks tell me that one of  the big attractions of private insurance is that it means you can see a specialist more quickly and have operations (such as replacement hips or cataracts) done both more quickly and at a time which suits you.  This however seems little different from the UK system where each individual can choose the NHS or the private path. 

So, my questions have been answered and all for the positive.   Hope my story helps others from the UK  who may be considering taking out private medical insurance either for times when they are here visiting or ultimately for when their parent visas come through.  I would certainly advocate anyone who is here for several months to go to Centrelink to apply for a Visitor Medicare card.  It’s a very simple process and means that everything is totally straightforward if you do end up needing any medical care while you are here.

 

[vicky bajwa]

Hiii dears

Please help. My question is if primary applicant died for 143 during when application reaches its final step as aos has been already deposited and acceptance letter also provided to the department. 

Now what about secondary applicants dependent child and wife. 

How this is going to affect as child is dependent on his mother.

Please help asap.

[Sadge]

Very useful information for anybody not sure about the healthcare system.  The only "must have" is ambulance cover (in some States).  More info here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/ambulance-fees-around-australia/10015172  

 

[vicky bajwa]

Please any reply will be really appreciated. I am trying to find the answer but not successful.

[vicky bajwa]

@Alan CollettCollettColleCollCCollettC

Hiii dears

Please help. My question is if primary applicant died for 143 during when application reaches its final step as aos has been already deposited and acceptance letter also provided to the department. 

Now what about secondary applicants dependent child and wife. 

How this is going to affect as child is dependent on his mother.

Please help asap.

 

[Sadge]

2 minutes ago, vicky bajwa said:

@Alan CollettCollettColleCollCCollettC

Hiii dears

Please help. My question is if primary applicant died for 143 during when application reaches its final step as aos has been already deposited and acceptance letter also provided to the department. 

Now what about secondary applicants dependent child and wife. 

How this is going to affect as child is dependent on his mother.

Please help asap.

 

Do give people a chance to find the answer for you - it is most unlikely that many would have the answer at their fingertips and will have to do some research.   An ordinary member of the forum might have to spend some considerable time on the internet looking for the official response.  Have you tried searching for the answer?

[LindaH27]

13 minutes ago, vicky bajwa said:

@Alan CollettCollettColleCollCCollettC

Hiii dears

Please help. My question is if primary applicant died for 143 during when application reaches its final step as aos has been already deposited and acceptance letter also provided to the department. 

Now what about secondary applicants dependent child and wife. 

How this is going to affect as child is dependent on his mother.

Please help asap.

 

Ring immi - they need to be informed primary applicant has  died and will therefore advise on next steps. Most  of us here are not experts 

Edited July 27, 2019 by LindaH27

[vicky bajwa]

I already informed immi.but they didn't respond . I also tried  to find answer but didn't get answer for Australia.

[Sadge]

Ambulance Cover - my daughter's just sent me this (Victoria).  Household only covers spouses and children, so others should have Individual.  Given what it would have cost when my daughter had to be taken by ambulance with an attending emergency doctor called and onboard, to go "just down the road" - $5,000 - she reckons that it's a bargain.  So do I, as her life was saved.  Sorry about the size - not sure how to make it smaller.

[Rosiejaq]

2 hours ago, AMP said:

So, my questions have been answered and all for the positive.   Hope my story helps others from the UK  who may be considering taking out private medical insurance either for times when they are here visiting or ultimately for when their parent visas come through.  I would certainly advocate anyone who is here for several months to go to Centrelink to apply for a Visitor Medicare card.  It’s a very simple process and means that everything is totally straightforward

 

Hi AMP. A few visits ago I got bitten by something near my eye and it really swelled up, went to the Base Hospital which is the public hospital and was sorted very quickly..again hardly anyone there.  I just produced my passport!  Our daughter has been living in Aus for nearly 15 years now, and she and her bloke just use the system rather than any private insurances.  She’s had 5 children in that time..sadly one died...but the health system has been there for her every time..even when about to give birth and needed to go from Port Macquarie to Newcastle...she went in the heli!!  We find the Aussie system very good...haven’t had to go to a doctor yet though...and wondering about ambulance charges??

Edited July 27, 2019 by Rosiejaq

[Sadge]

3 minutes ago, Rosiejaq said:

Hi AMP. A few visits ago I got bitten by something near my eye and it really swelled up, went to the Base Hospital which is the public hospital and was sorted very quickly..again hardly anyone there.  I just produced my passport!  Our daughter has been living in Aus for nearly 15 years now, and she and her bloke just use the system rather than any private insurances.  She’s had 5 children in that time..sadly one died...but the health system has been there for her every time..even when about to give birth and needed to go from Port Macquarie to Newcastle...she went in the heli!!  We find the Aussie system very good...haven’t had to go to a doctor yet though...and wondering about ambulance charges??

It would be wise to have ambulance cover - not sure about NSW but my daughter's emergency trip in Victoria would have been about $5,000 for some two miles.

[Rosiejaq]

1 minute ago, Sadge said:

It would be wise to have ambulance cover - not sure about NSW but my daughter's emergency trip in Victoria would have been about $5,000 for some two miles.

Yes I think we’ll take that out once we get there...looks like the oldies get it free in Victoria!

[Sadge]

Not too sure about free - would need to check, as some of the subsidies and freebies for seniors only apply if one is in receipt of an Australian Age Pension - much to my disappointment.  For some things it's not just dependant on age.  

[Nemesis]

6 minutes ago, Sadge said:

Not too sure about free - would need to check, as some of the subsidies and freebies for seniors only apply if one is in receipt of an Australian Age Pension - much to my disappointment.  For some things it's not just dependant on age.  

Each State is different so people need to check out the rules for wherever they are moving to. If you are in Queensland you do not need it, but anywhere else you would be mad not to get it as one call out can cost many thousands of dollars. 

[Rosiejaq]

1 minute ago, Sadge said:

It would be wise to have ambulance cover - not sure about NSW but my daughter's emergency trip in Victoria would have been about $5,000 for some two miles.

Yes I think we’ll take that out once we get there...looks like the oldies get it free in Victoria!

[AMP]

I took out an extras insurance which is a multiple choice, choose the areas of cover you want. Ambulance is  free in Queensland if you are resident, but as I’m only a visitor it seemed wise to have that as one of the options - and it also means I’m therefore covered when I am in a  different state.  I also opted for dental and optical and have already been able to claim back more or less what I have paid out, simply for dental check/clean and for some new prescription sunglasses.  The company I used is HBF and costs me $33.10 per month.

As for having/not having a Medicare card, I understand that, certainly when it comes to a GP visit, you have to pay if you don’t have one and then claim back from Medicare under the reciprocal agreement.  If you have one then there is no outlay.