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Government Announces New (Temporary) Parent Visas!!
On 5 May 2017, the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection announced the introduction of a new “temporary sponsored parent visa”.
The announcement follows a commitment made by the Turnbull Government during last year’s election campaign to introduce this new parent visa.
The availability of this parent visa will be dependent on the passage of the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 through the Parliament. That Bill is currently before the Senate. If the Bill is passed in Parliament’s Winter Sittings, it is expected that the new visa will be available in late 2017.
In order to be eligible for this visa, parents must be sponsored by a biological, adoptive or step-child who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. The sponsoring child must be 18 years old or older, must have lived in Australia for at least 4 years, must meet a household income requirement, must meet character requirements, and must accept legal liability for any debt owing for care in the public health system that the parent may incur during their stay in Australia.
Temporary residents of Australia (holders of student visas, temporary skilled work visas, etc.) will not be able to sponsor their parents.
The visa application process will involve two stages, with sponsors and parent applicants being assessed separately, and with approval of the child-sponsor required before a visa application can be made by the sponsor’s parents.
Parents will be eligible for this new visa if their child is approved as a sponsor; they meet identity, health and character requirements, and do not owe outstanding debts for public health services they have received in Australia.
However, applicants will be required to obtain and maintain health insurance for the entire period of their stay in Australia.
There will be a limit that only 1 set of parents will be able to be sponsored at any given time.
Step-parents will be eligible only if they continue to be in a married or de factor relationship with a biological parent of the sponsoring child.
The “Balance of Family Test”, which has previously applied to other kinds of parent visas, will not be a criterion of the new temporary parent visa.
There will be no English language requirement for the grant of the visa.
The visas will be valid for a period of either 3 or 5 years, with the Visa Application Charge for the 3 year visa being $5,000 and the charge for the 5 year visa being $10,000.
It will be possible to “renew” this visa. However, the maximum period of stay that will be allowed under this program will be a total of 10 years.
Holders of the visa will not be able to engage in paid work. They will be allowed to assist with childcare and to undertake unpaid volunteer activities. They will also be allowed to undertake informal, short-term study.
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Thursday, 11 May 2017there is no point of applying for this VISA as after 10 year the poor old parents will have to leave the country with no option. After 10 years they are 10 years older and more feeble and will have to go back to where they came from.
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Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Will the "genuine temporary entrant test" be applied to this visa? Especially for applicants from high-risk countries.. ???
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Thursday, 18 May 2017
It is not only inhumane but cruel to allow someone to live in your country for 10 years without any means to fend for themselves. A parent can be at a tender age of 35 ys and over and to deny such a person work rights for 10 years is very hard to fathom. Imagine backpackers come in with 2 years working rights, why can the same extend to parents. Mind you, not all parents are from millionaire backgrounds. Is worthwhile applying for this visa
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Monday, 17 July 2017
Any update on this? Has this been passed by the Senate? When is this expected to be passed by the Senate?
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Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Thanks for your valuable website. Is there any update? Does not seem to any info available about when this visa will be able to applied for (apart from later this year...already near December... )
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Monday, 25 February 2019
Thanks for providing daily news about the visa changes happenings. Is temporary Parent Visa still available for the parent to migrate and live with their son currently?
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Are we serious? After going through all the trouble and money spent to get our parents here, they've to return to their hometown to start all over again after 10 years???? WTF politicians do we have in this country?