Australia Will Slash Temporary Parent Visa Fee And Remove Invitations Cap!

This is to bring to your kind notice that a Labour Government will significantly reduce the fee for temporary sponsored parent visa and remove a cap of 15,000 visas. The visa applications for parent’s sponsorship will be accepted from 1st July 2019. The coalition government introduced a visa that will allow parents of Australian permanent residents and citizens to stay for at least five years.

However, soon after the visa came into limelight because of its fee- $10,000 for a five-year visa and $5,000 fee for a three-year visa. Labour party is expected to cut the fee to $2,500 and $1,250 for a five year and three-year visas respectively.

The policy is planning to eliminate the “heartless, callous and cruel condition” of limiting the visa to one set of parents per household under the current visa. The Labour Government is also planning to remove the annual cap of 15,000 visas.

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Under Labour’s Policy, parents will not have to leave Australia at the end of their visa if they want their visa to be renewed whereas, under the present scenario, visa holder parents have to leave Australia at the expiry of their visa before it can be renewed.

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Australia introduces new temporary five years Australia Partner Visa Program

Australia Family Sponsorship Programs to add new temporary visa program under #AustraliaParentVisa category known as Subclass 870 will open on 17 April 2019. The visa program will let permanent resident holders or Australian citizens to sponsor their parents on temporary basis. Read the full thread here. 

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Australia Introduces New Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa of five years

The Morrison Government will introduce a new Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa for parents and grandparents to reunite with their families.

The Senate passed the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and other Measures) Bill 2016 that includes provisions to introduce the new visa allowing parents to visit their families in Australia for a regular period of up to five years.

The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman said the new visa demonstrates the Government’s commitment to migrant communities.

Mr. Coleman added that this new visa will help families reunite and spend time together. Also, it is a great route for parents and grandparents to visit their families in Australia resulting in great social benefits to the Australian community.

Despite opposition from the Labour party that voted against the important legislation, this bill has been passed.

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The new Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa will help the families to come together and meanwhile, the government will also ensure that taxpayers are not liable to cover additional costs.

Thus, there are full measures taken by the Australian Government to strengthen the visa framework that requires Australian sponsors to become financial guarantor of their family’s medical cost. The government will work in favour of Australians.

Hence, Minister added, “This new visa will ensure family reunions are possible for many migrant families across Australia, while protecting taxpayers with strict guidelines to ensure all public health debts including hospital and aged care fees are recovered by the Australian Government.”

This new Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa will be open for the applicants to apply in the first half of 2019.

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SOURCE: minister.homeaffairs.gov.au

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As per DIBP Changes to Family Stream Visa Applications Lodgement Method

There are changes being planned on how and where to lodge certain Family Stream Visa applications starting 1 July 2018.

• Partner and Prospective Marriage

Applicants who want to submit applications for Partner and Prospective Marriage (subclass 309,100, 300, 820 and 801) must create an ImmiAccount and lodge visa online. Additionally, payment of the visa application charge will also be made online visa ImmiAccount portal. No paper applications will be accepted. You cannot apply for these visas in person.

Read more- What are the requirements of Australia Partner Visa?

• Other Family

All applications for other Family Visas will need to be sent by post or courier service to the Perth Visa and Citizenship office. An applicant will no longer be able to lodge application at one of the overseas offices or contracted service delivery partners:

1. Carer (subclass 116 and 836 visas), and
2. Remaining Relative (subclass 115 and 835 visas), and
3. Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 117 and 838) visas

The application forms for other family visas are available on the Home Affairs website. Payment can be made through ImmiAccount portal. Online visa lodgement is not currently available and the completed application forms must be sent to the processing office in Perth.

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