According to the Times, Unionparty's strict family reunification policy requires Australians to pay A $ one hundred and twenty thousand for visas to meet their families. The rule forced many migrants to consider leaving Australia, while many others waited 50 years before they could be reunited with their families. Many people think this will bring "mental torture" to immigrants.
Under the current Australian immigration policy, immigrants who want to bring their parents to Australia will have to pay a huge fee or join a non-priority queue, the Immigration Department said, depending on the type of visa after joining the non-priority queue. It may take between 30 and 50 years to bring your family to Australia.
Labour called the goverment a disregard for immigrant groups, which, notably, are an important part of many constituencies. But goverment said such fees are only a small part of the public spending paid to the goverment by visa holders.
Raj Sinai, a chef from Manly Vale, said it would cost A $50, 000 to bring his mother from India to Australia, but he didn't have that much money. He has applied for a less expensive visa, but it could last up to 30 years. Sinai says his mother is 55 years old. A widowed mother now has no other children and no one else to take care of. "sometimes she's sick and there's no one around me. I can't go back to India to take care of her. I feel very sad. I have a family here. It's a very difficult situation."
This year, Australia's lower-fee parent visas have only 1500 places compared to 7175 paid-for visas for overseas parents.
A couple in western Sydney also applied for a A $47,000 parent visa to pick up a British mother, but the application was rejected by Australian authorities. The couple said that if the decision could not be changed, They planned to move to England with their two sons. "she has no one to look after in England, and if she falls in the shower, I will have to fly 24 hours to get back."
A Sydney taxi driver also said he and his sister were also applying for a permanent visa for their parents in India at a cost of A $ one hundred and twenty four thousand. Bringing their parents to Australia can keep a family together for three generations and avoid flying to India all the time. But paying for expensive visas is also a torment.
Labour Immigration spokesman Richard Marles says low-and middle-income people will not be able to reunite with their families as a result.
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The baby's mentally tortured!