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Immigration Daily News DIBP UPDATE: 6:47pm Friday AEST - Repeal of carer/parent/aged parent/remaining relative visas: Last day todayAustralian Immigration Daily News
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DIBP UPDATE: 6:47pm Friday AEST - Repeal of carer/parent/aged parent/remaining relative visas: Last day today
7:08PM 30/05/2014 AUST EST - Australian Embassies in Washington and Ottowa are only Australian posts left on planet to lodge offshore applications for OTHER FAMILY VISAS (Remaining Relative / Carer) - options could be to find local courier company which will allow you to email or fax them and then they print it off and courier it today (their time) to Ottowa and Washington before 4pm close of business Friday 30 May 2014 (USA / Canada time).
USA: Australian Embassy: 1601 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington DC 20036 - Telephone: (202) 797 3000 - Fax: (202) 797 3168
CANADA: Australian High Commission: Suite 710-50 O'Connor St, Ottawa ON, K1P 6L2 / Phone 613-236-0841 / Fax 613-216-1321 / Visas 613-216-7603 / Twitter @AusHCCanada
6:42pm 30/05/2014 AUS EST - JUST IN FROM DIBP's Migration Agents Section (MAS) in Canberra - who are communicating with Migration Alliance after hours at 6:42pm 30/05/2014 from Canberra - thanks MAS)
Dear Liana,
I wanted to provide you with some further information about the repeal of Other Family and Parent Visa Charges on 2 June. I noticed that you have some information about this on your website, so thought the following might be useful.
As you are aware, the Government announced in the Budget Papers its intention to cease the Other Family and Non-Contributory Parent visas. These changes will allow the Government to focus family migration on the reunion of close family members, that is, the partners, children and contributory parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents.
The eight visa subclasses that will be repealed on 2 June 2014 are: Parent (subclass 103); Aged Parent (subclass 804); Remaining Relative (subclass 115); Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 114); Carer Visa (subclass 116); Remaining Relative (subclass 835); Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 838); Carer (subclass 836).
People who lodged an application for an Other Family or Non-Contributory Parent visa prior to 2 June 2014 will have their application processed as normal and in accordance with previous arrangements. Certain eligible family members may still be added to an existing application before a decision is made on their visa.
Parents will still be able to migrate to Australia using the permanent Contributory Parent visas, which remain unchanged. These visas require applicants to make a substantially higher contribution towards their future health, welfare and other costs in Australia. Application costs can be staggered by first applying for a temporary Contributory Parent visa and then the permanent visa.
Parents and other relatives of Australians also have the option of applying for a Visitor visa to visit family in Australia. More flexible Visitor visa arrangements that provide for a longer period of stay of up to 12 months are available to eligible applicants.
Today is the last day to lodge applications for those that are scheduled to be removed before the new financial year.
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Friday, 30 May 2014For any Parents visa application, current Perth Time is 2.75pm. Another 1 hour remaining to courier before DIBP office is closing.
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Friday, 30 May 2014
Fax or email to a local courier, ask them to print and deliver on the day. Fee and forms. Valid visa application under section 46.
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Friday, 30 May 2014
Today, we confirmed with Sydney office for three times that: we could drop application in Sydney office (drop-box).
Any comments for this? It is different from Sch1. -
Monday, 02 June 2014
The Parent visa booklet has also been removed from the system?
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Monday, 02 June 2014
I think this is a disgrace and is keeping families apart, how would they like to be the Last Remaining Relative for whatever reason and be barred from living with the rest of their family.
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DIBP is as usual misleading the world.
The legislation had to be drafted and checked and then presented to the GG.
DIBP were at all material times "in the know".
To suggest otherwise is infantile and clearly a lie.
if they were RMAs they would be sacked for either lying, failure to enquire, failure to keep their clients informed and failure to supervise their staff.
Grow up!