New Parent Visa Announced

After recent changes to the 457 visa and the citizenship process, the Australian Government has announced a new visa for migrants’ parents.

The table below shows the scheme for the new parent visa:

Visa period

Cost (in AUD)

3 years

$5,000

5 years*

$10,000

10 years

$20,000

*The 5- year visa allows the opportunity of a single renewal for another 5 years at the same price.

The proposed visa come with the following requirements:

  • ·         Eligible sponsors include Australian citizens or permanent residents or “eligible New Zealand citizens”.

  • ·         Sponsors will be legally required to pay for their parents private health insurance.

  • ·         The children will be required to act as financial guarantor on any extra healthcare costs their parents may accrue while in Australia.

  • ·         People on the new visa will not be allowed to work.

        The government plans to officially announce the visa along with the Budget next week.

        The change follows months of community consultation and is response to calls from migrant communities who have been pressuring the government for reform to parent visas, arguing that the current system is complex and prone to long delay.

The visa-holders would not be allowed to reapply beyond the 10 years and would have no pathway to permanent residency.

The government plans to roll out the new visa from November if it passes parliament.

Source: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/node/930966?language=hi&cx_navSource=related-side-cx#cxrecs_s