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The fine print, costs and processing time of the Partner visa
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- 4) The Parent visa
The fine print, costs and processing time of the Partner visaOnce application for an interdependent partner or spouse visa is approved, you will be granted a provisional visa valid for two years. During this period you will have full working rights and you will be entitled to public healthcare which is administered through Medicare. Any dependent children aged 6 to18 years will be eligible to attend public (government-funded) schools in Australia. However, there is a two year waiting period before you are entitled to receive any social security payments, including sickness and unemployment benefits. After two years you will be assessed for permanent residency in Australia. This is dependent on the continuation of your relationship with your partner. As a permanent resident, you have the right to live, work and study in Australia indefinitely. Permanent residents can work for any employer in any occupation, but. employment in the Australian Public Service or Defence Force is usually restricted to Australian citizens. After living in Australia for a further two years as a permanent resident, you can apply for Australian citizenship, or you can continue to retain your current citizenship. As an Australian citizen, you can vote in Federal, State or local government elections and even stand for election as a candidate in these elections. The fee for partner applications lodged outside Australia is currently A$3 085. If you lodge your application in Australia, the fee is dependent on your current visa and can be as much as A$4 575. Note that prospective marriage (fiancé) visa applications cannot be made in Australia. Those applying for a prospective marriage (fiancé) visa will pay the standard offshore application fee. There is no additional fee to be paid after the provisional two-year period, when being assessed for permanent residency. You can find out more about the exact fees at: www.immi.gov.au/Help/Pages/fees-charges/visa.aspx Don’t forget about those other costs associated with your application, such as your medical examination, police clearance, the certification of your documents and postage or courier costs. Processing times will vary by country to country and according to your personal circumstances. You can expect to wait anything from three to eight months for a spouse or interdependency visa. The prospective marriage (fiancé) visa may be processed in several weeks, especially if your anticipated wedding date is close. Often these visa can take up to a year to be processed. DIBP’s booklet on this Partner visa is called ‘Booklet 1 Partner Migration’ and can be obtained from: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/books1.htm 4) The Parent visaCertain parents may be able to migrate to Australia if they have a child in Australia who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. This is done via the so-called Contributory Parent category. There used to several other types of parent visas, but these were closed in June 2014 3 500 places are available for migration to Australia under the Contributory Parent category. Applicants for this visa pay a substantially higher second visa application charge as a contribution toward their ongoing health costs. To apply for migration to Australia as a Contributory Parent, you must also be sponsored. You should be sponsored by your child, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. 1) Parent category There were two visa subclasses in the parent category. For parents residing outside Australia there was Subclass 103 Parent (Migrant) visa. For parents residing in Australia there was Subclass 804 Aged Parent (Residence) visa. CLOSED June 2014 – no longer being issued. 2) The Contributory Parent category Applying The Contributory Parent category was introduced in mid-2003 to allow for the expansion of the Parent Migration program on the basis that applicants pay a higher visa application charge and a larger Assurance of Support (AoS) bond (with a longer AoS period.) There are four visa subclasses in the Contributory Parent category. For parents residing outside Australia:
For parents residing in Australia:
Applicants for a visa in the Contributory Parent category have to be sponsored. Parents are generally sponsored by their child, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. Parents can only apply for and be granted a sub-class 864 Contributory Aged Parent or a sub-class 884 Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa if they are in Australia. To do this, the person applying must be aged. An aged parent is one who is old enough to be granted an Australian Age Pension. (see explanation above). Parents outside Australia may only apply for a subclass 143 Contributory Parent or subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa. Applicants must be outside Australia to be granted this visa unless they already hold a subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa. Parents who are in Australia and who do not meet the age requirement may apply to the Perth Offshore Parents Centre (POPC) for a subclass 143 Contributory Parent or subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa, as long as they are not specifically barred from lodging an application while they are in Australia. Applicants may be barred from lodging an application while they are in Australia if they have an 8503, 8534, or 8535 ‘no further stay’ condition on their current visa or if they have been refused a visa since last entering Australia. These people are also restricted from lodging their application by mail or courier to the POPC while they are in Australia. Persons lodging an application at the POPC should note that they are not eligible for the grant of an associated Bridging Visa to remain in Australia while their application is being processed. For more information about bridging visas, refer to Form 1024i ‘Bridging Visas’ at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1024i.pdf Aside: For temporary Contributory Parent visa holders applying for the corresponding permanent visa, there are some exceptions to the requirement to be outside Australia at the time of grant of the permanent visa. A parent can apply for either a permanent or a temporary visa in the Contributory Parent category. The temporary visa is valid for two years and provides access to Medicare and full work rights. A temporary Contributory Parent visa cannot be extended or renewed. Applicants residing outside Australia would apply for a subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa. Applicants residing in Australia would apply for a subclass 884 Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa. A holder of a temporary visa in the Contributory Parent category can apply for the corresponding permanent Contributory Parent visa at any time during the two years and by doing so can obtain certain concessions. More information is available on ‘Contributory Parent Category Visas’ at: http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/143.aspx Visa requirements The following are requirements for visas in the Contributory Parent category:
Withdrawal of any other Parent visa application To make an application for another type of visa in the Parent or Contributory Parent categories, the applicant must withdraw any existing application for a visa in those categories that has not yet been decided by DIBP. Withdrawal can be done by completing the relevant section of form 47PA, ‘Application for migration to Australia by a parent’. Similarly, an applicant must withdraw, or have finalised, any application for review of a refusal decision in relation to any other application for a visa in the parent or Contributory Parent category before any new visa in either of those categories can be granted. Application procedure Follow this procedure to apply for a visa in the Contributory Parent category by mail or in person:
If you are residing outside Australia and applying for a permanent or temporary Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143 or 173), mail or courier your application to the Perth Offshore Parents Centre (POPC), details below. You may apply also for these visas from within Australia only if you are not specifically barred from lodging a visa application in Australia. However, you should note that to be granted a permanent or temporary Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143 or 173) you must be outside Australia. For temporary Contributory Parent visa holders applying for the corresponding permanent visa, there are some exceptions to the requirement to be outside Australia at the time of grant of the permanent visa. The parent migration booklet contains further details. By mail: Perth Offshore Parents Centre Locked Bag 7 NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865 By courier: Perth Offshore Parents Centre 411 Wellington Street PERTH WA 6000 Australia Yüklə 1,93 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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