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Clarification of "immediate family" of Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents re entry to Australia during Coronavirus "denial of entry" period
Migration Alliance released news here about the denial of entry of persons coming from China which stated the following:
Australia will deny entry to anyone who has left or transited mainland China from 1 February, with the exception of Australian citizens, permanent residents, immediate family members of Australian citizens and permanent residents including spouses, minor dependents and legal guardians.
Migration Alliance has sought further advice in relation to the wording in the above statement. That advice is as follows:
People should take a common sense approach to the definition of "immediate family member".
This would ordinarily include children, dependents, spouse/partner, immediate carer/guardians of Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents. It could also include parent members of the family unit, and vital caregivers.
It would NOT ordinarily include cousins, aunt/uncle and other non-immediate relatives of Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents.
Each person's situation will be assessed on its own merits, and on a case-by-case basis. The Department of Home Affairs will be as fair as possible, but top priority is public safety.
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Tuesday, 14 April 2020My sister is permanently resident of Australia. Is she comes under the immediate family member. I am in India right now and a temporary visa holder. Can I travel to Australia?
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Saturday, 02 May 2020
Hey i have 3 months visit visa and will expire on 21 may my brother has permanent residency can i come to australia ...can u guide me plzz what if my visa will expire ..is there any announcements for visa extention and my parents also have 3 years visa plzz help me what to do ...is there any way to come before 21 may.
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Hi
My parents in laws have 2 sons they both over 18 years old .One is Australian citizen and another one is Australian permanent resident. My parents in law has 1 year au visa also.They are now in Bangladesh. My question is are they allow to come Australia by the point of direct family member because they doesn't have any children at bangladesh ,all are live in australia. Please advise me are they can able to come to sydney or not?
Kind regards
Koom -
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Hi, I’m an Australian citizen, my mum lives in Mumbai and I’m her only child. My dad passed away in 2016 and since then she visits me and stays with me for a year, goes back for 6 months and comes back to me as it is one of her visa conditions.
She is solely depending on me, at present she has valid 600 visa, but she is not allowed to enter Australia, as she is not considered immediate family member. In this time of crisis she is by herself in Mumbai without any help. She is 65 year old and is going through emotional issues as she is left alone.
Can you please advise me as what can be done as I don’t agree with the definition of immediate family member by immigration department, parents of Australian citizens should be considered as immediate family member. -
Thursday, 16 July 2020
My sister had got visa refused last month for carer visa PR (my father) and now leave Australia. she is a main carer for my mother and all of my mother children is unable to care for my mother. is she able to apply for travel immediate family carer to return to Sydney to care for my mother? how long can she stay in Sydney? can she apply another carer visa onshore for my mother?
thanks for your help. -
Friday, 31 July 2020
Migration Alliance, g'day ... So, I'm Aged Care, I'm living with my client, Mr Nicos, He is an Australian Citizen, do you know if can I say legally that have one Family relationship between us? Cheers.
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Wednesday, 09 September 2020
We aren new temporary visa 870 holders - parents to 100 % of children being OZ citizens - and were about to join them in March. We had to call the movers back!!!
We feel left out, abandoned, shut off, on top of seeing no planes flying nor end to travel ban in sight. Sorry, we are waiting for permanent residence since applying in 2017, we prefer to keep my name withheld... -
Wednesday, 09 September 2020
In regard to my previous today comment on visa 870 holders stuck outside Australia and away from their family, I just stumbled on an Australia visa law article about MOFU (members of family unit - I thought only the French could come up with such acronyms! Ha ha), MOFU definition was amended in November 2016, and limiting members. Wo4w! It left me speechless!
Regards. -
Monday, 09 November 2020
Thanks for the newsletter.
I am a permanent resident. My son is now older than 18 years old and currently holding a student visa. Is he still considered to be "immediate family member" and able to re-enter Australia ? -
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
My son is a citizen of australia. I live in India and I regularly visit my son during summer time
for a month or two.
I want to visit my son now. Can I be treated as immediate family member and gets permission to go to australia.
Prabhakar kale -
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
I am a uk mother of a son who is a citizen of Australia, can I visit him
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Monday, 07 June 2021
Hello fellow members
Anyone has a successful case on whether "immediate family member" can include parents and hence successfully applying for an exemption?
If so I will be grateful if anyone can share. -
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Hello,
In terms of gaining a permit to leave Australia on compassionate grounds, would a "close relative" include a brother- in - law?
Thank you
Immigration blog
This is a life line to a lot of people so very thankful. I wrote the following seeking clarification as well.
Hello. I am an Australian citizen and travelled to Fiji last Saturday with my mother who has been staying with my sister and I in Melbourne. Mother also holds valid 3 year visa to stay in Australia. She is also a NZ resident. We also bought return air tickets & are due to fly out on Saturday 28th after finalizing religious rituals. She is my 80 year old mother and immediate family so she can return back to Melbourne with me right ?
My Fiji contact no. is +679 2897102 Please advise as she has no carer here and my dad is no more and she needs to travel back with
Many thanks
Shail Singh