According to the Australian newspaper, Australians will be able to use the new visa to sponsor parents to stay in Australia for up to five years without waiting for a permanent resident visa that does not require a contribution.
The goverment announced the plan 10 days after the productivity commission (Productivity Commission) estimated that Australia's immigration services cost taxpayers as much as $32 billion a year because over time they need some health and geriatric care.
Thanks to goverment's efforts to speed up projects that could take decades to issue visas, migrants can come to Australia through a new channel to reunite with their families if they pay themselves.
Assistant Minister of Immigration Hawk (Alex Hawke) outlined the new plan on Friday. This is to deliver on election promises that minority communities are watching closely by desperate waiting for visas. "We want to help families reunite and live together while ensuring that this is achieved in a way that does not add to the burden on Australia's health care system," Hawk said.
