Goverment has formally abolished the new parental immigration visa guarantee rule,. (SBS Photo)
Yesterday, the coalition party, goverment, formally abolished new parental immigration visa guarantees, according to SBS.
On April 1st, Social Services Minister Tiehan (Dan Tehan) launched a new regulation on financial guarantee for parents' immigration visas (Assurance of Support,AOS), raising the income threshold for guarantors. Under the new AOS, both parents are required to earn an annual income of A $86607, compared with A $35793 previously provided for by the couple, and a total annual income of A $115476 for parents guaranteed by the couple. Singles guarantee parents come to Australia, annual income must also reach 57738 Australian dollars.
More than a month after the new rules were introduced, Tiehan yesterday submitted a document to Congress to complete the withdrawal of the new rules and promised to re-evaluate those who filed applications since the new rules came into effect in April, in accordance with the old rules.
Earlier this month, the Greens plan to present a motion to Congress to overturn the reforms and gain enough support from Labour and independent lawmakers. The pro-abolitionist camp narrowly won. Goverment struck an agreement with the Greens to restore the original AOS rules, while Greens Senator Macintosh (Nick McKim) eventually postponed the filing of the motion.
Macintosh thanked Tiehan for working on the issue and welcomed his turn of heart. "given that the Senate is ready to support our motion, there is no doubt that the goverment should be able to foresee signs of frustration."
The SBS earlier reported that the new AOS rules could affect tens of thousands of immigrants who are still in line for visas and are still being assessed by the Home Office's (Home Affairs Department).
