Earlier this month, Australia`s goverment confirmed the opening of a new temporary parental visa.
As soon as the news came out, they were bombarded by the Australian Chinese community.
The reason is that the cost of this new visa is said to be as high as $10,000 per person!
Parents deal with both sides, that is, full of 20,000 Australian dollars!
What is rumored to be such a visa is that it is only a temporary visa-parents can`t work and enjoy no benefits when they arrive in Australia, and there is nothing more useful than self-financing and family reunification.
Today, the Australian Immigration Service soon released some specific implementation details on the visa.
How do you apply for this visa, and what are the specific requirements for the applicant?
Here are some key points for ImpressionSister to help you sort out the information posted on the website of the Immigration Board:
general situation
The new visa allows an "Australian" (including PR and citizens, as specified below) to guarantee that their parents will be granted a temporary visa for a single maximum of five years.
Parents do not have to worry about their friends, as this visa will not replace the existing parent immigration visa.
propose
First of all, the applicant does not need to meet the family balance test!
What is the Family balance Test?
At least half of the applicant`s children, including adoptive children, are Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens in the particular exceptional circumstances of the stepchildren, and reside here, Or there are more children living in Australia than in any other country.
For example, if the mother and stepfather had two more children after their parents divorced, the mother would not be able to apply for parents to emigrate unless at least two children were permanent residents or citizens of Australia.
Applicants for this type of visa are only required to meet the following conditions:
The children are satisfied with the conditions of being guarantors to guarantee them
Meet the requirements of identity, health and conduct
No arrears in health care debt in Australia
Health insurance must be held and maintained while in Australia
However, only Australian citizens, PR and eligible New Zealand citizens can choose to guarantee their parents` arrival in Australia through this visa.
In the case of a step-parent of the guarantor, only if the applicant has not divorced the biological parent of the guarantor.
Only two parents can be guaranteed at a time. In other words, if the biological parents divorced and remarried, the guarantor would have two parents, but only one parent at a time could apply for the visa. (the combination can be a parent, a stepmother, or a stepfather.)
Guarantor qualification
If you want to guarantee your parents this visa as a guarantor, you have to-
Is the applicant`s biological / adoptive / stepchild
Can provide valid identification
Australian citizen, PR or eligible New Zealand citizen
Over the age of 18.
Live in Australia for more than four years
Family income meets certain requirements
Meet the requirements of conduct
Be able to bear the public health care debt of their parents
Performance of relevant obligations of guaranto
Some friends say that if you are not a citizen and not a PR, resident visa in Australia, can you apply?
The answer is NO.
Visa validity and fees
Visa application fees are:
5-year AUD 10000
3-year AUD 5000
There is no need for financial guarantee.
Once signed, the visa holder may renew it once, but the total length of the visa is not more than 10 years.
Right to be signed
Parents are not allowed to work in Australia after they come to live in Australia on this visa. But it can help families take care of their children, or engage in occasional volunteer activities.
In addition, they can attend short, informal courses. Parents who want to study full-time must apply for a student visa.
Other key points
The good news is-
The visa has no requirement for the applicant`s English proficiency.
Unlike the existing parent visa-
The visa`s guarantor qualification and visa application materials will be examined separately.
Before submitting a visa application, the guarantor must pass the guarantee qualification examination.
So far, the visa has been submitted to the Senate and will not be officially launched until Congress passes the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016.
Once the proposal is approved, the visa will be officially launched by the end of this year.
It can be said that the temporary visa to bring parents to live in Australia, apart from spending money to buy reunion, applicants and guarantors do not get any substantial benefits, especially elderly parents pension and health care issues.
As a result, this visa is not very attractive to many Chinese. More people still prefer to handle immigration for their parents and take PR. directly.
Under Australia`s current policy, pensioners need-
65 years of age or above
The total length of residence in Australia is not less than 10 years, of which 5 years must be continuous residence (except for each case).
Pass income and asset tests. The more income and assets, the less money you can get.
But according to the new budget, the application age has been raised to 65.5 from July 1, 2017.
And starting in July 2018, applicants for pension or disability benefits will have to live in Australia for more than 15 consecutive years.
For many who emigrate, perhaps the hardest part is a long separation from their parents and families.
In Australia, existing parents are expensive to reunite and emigrate, making it hard for many families to afford.
Perhaps this temporary reunion visa will relieve some families for the time being.
