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Family visa review period extended, some applicants have to wait 56 years

 
[Immigration News]     11 Apr 2019
The waiting period for immigration visas for other family members has been up to 56 years. (SBS pictures)
Family visa review period extended, some applicants have to wait 56 years

The waiting period for immigration visas for other family members has been up to 56 years. (SBS pictures)


Some families in Australia have been waiting for family reunion visas for 56 years, raising questions and outrage among immigration advocates, according to SBS.

In a Senate review of hearings last week, an immigration and visa services representative, (Immigration and Visa Services), confirmed that the average waiting period for multiple types of visas was extended.

Currently, 75 percent of spouse visa applications take 14 to 21 months to process, and 75 percent of children`s visa applications take 10 to 12 months, (Peta Dunn) said on hearings.

Paid (Contributory) parents who can cover A $47455 visa fees have an average waiting period of 45 months. Non-paid (Non-contributory) parent immigrant applicants have to wait more than 30 years. And other family members of the (Other Family) waiting period is 56 years.

Currently, 49983 non-paid parental immigration applications and other family member immigration applications are awaiting approval.

Immigration and citizen Services (Immigration and Citizenship Services) acting Deputy Director Mansfield (Luke Mansfield) told the Senate Assessment Committee that the number of immigrants imposed by the government has resulted in extended waiting periods for some categories of visas to be approved. "for years, government has given priority to skilled immigrants. Under this immigration program, skilled immigrants are more likely than family migrants. "

Mansfield does not view the allocation of intra-departmental resources as a result of the overall size of the immigration program in terms of immigration approvals.


"appalling numbers."

The 56-year waiting period for immigrants from other family members is a "shocking number," said Green Party congressman McKing (Nick McKim), who reviewed the length of the visa approval waiting for the hearings in the Senate, saying that the 56-year waiting period for immigrants from other family members was a "shocking number."

"the same is true for non-paying parents who wait more than 30 years." "families now have to wait years, in some cases, decades to get together and live together," he told SBS. The system has collapsed. "

"in fact, a lot of family members don`t live to get the results of visa applications," said CEO Mohammad Al-Khafaji of the Australian National Community Council (alliance (Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils, or FECCA).

"Unfortunately, the Senate Assessment Committee has revealed a problem that we already know-that many families are facing a cruel, long waiting period when they accept family reunification visa applications," he said.


Family visa reduction

Last week`s federal financial case gave further details on the government`s immigration reform plan.

The Unionparty government had announced that it would reduce Australia`s annual permanent immigration quota from one hundred and ninety thousand to one hundred and sixty thousand for a four-year period starting fiscal 2019-2020.

Family visa quotas will be set at 47732, down from 60750 in the previous fiscal year, according to financial allocations.

13,000 families will not be reunited this year. Such a large scale of unnecessary cuts will mainly affect immigrant families. The government should do its best to reunite as many families as possible, but in the end try to separate the family. "

Haifaghi said the quota cuts meant that "the federal government has determined that applicants will not be reduced, and that the waiting time and the amount of pressure will continue to increase."

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