The Australian new government's 2022-23 fiscal budget has finally been released, and the most important thing that immigrant applicants are concerned about is the final quota for this fiscal year.
In addition to the significant increase in skilled immigration quotas, the quota for parents' immigration has also become the biggest winner in family reunion visas, increasing from 4,500 in the last fiscal year to 8,500.
For many children who have immigrated to Australia, bringing their parents to their side to take care of is undoubtedly their greatest wish. The Australian government is still relatively humane at the same time. It is increasing the immigration quota for parents and speeding up the trial.
However, there is still a difference between ideals and reality. Since the number of applicants for parents’ immigration visas is increasing year by year, whether it is contribution or queued parents’ immigration, the waiting period is getting longer and longer.
is the latest trial progress announced by the Immigration Bureau on September 30. You can see that the parents’ immigration visa review has been queued for only 5-6 years. The actual waiting time may be as long as 30 years. The contribution parents’ immigration visa review has been approved in December 2016. The waiting period is estimated to be at least 5-6 years.
Many Australian PRs with good financial resources do not want to wait too long, and directly give up the queue visa that requires a long wait, and directly apply for a contribution parent immigration visa to realize the whole family. After all, waiting for several years is still acceptable.
At present, there are two categories of contribution parent immigration in Australia, namely, the 143 contribution parent immigration visa and the 864-year-old contribution parent immigration visa.
Both visas are permanent residence visas that are in place in one step, and both require contributions. There are still many common points in the two types of visas:
- Children must be Australian PR or citizens, or New Zealand residents who meet the conditions, and are over 18 years old;
- Children must be Australian PR or citizens, or New Zealand residents who meet the conditions, and are over 18 years old;
- children all need to meet the requirements for 2 years of residence in Australia;
- needs to pass the family member balance test to meet the family balance test, that is, at least half of the children (including stepchildren) are Australian PRs or citizens);
- needs an economic guarantor who meets the conditions (can guarantee with the spouse, but in this way the spouse's guarantee quota will be used up);
- requires a contribution of 43,600 Australian dollars per person;
- can bring family members to immigrate;
Of course, since the visa number is different, it means that there must be a difference between the 864 visa and the 143 visa, which is mainly reflected in the following three aspects:
visa submission requirements are different
143 visa:
visa applicants (parents) can submit visa applications in Australia or abroad. There is no bridge visa after submitting the visa. If you want your parents to stay in Australia for a long time, you can apply for a 600 long-term visit visa or apply for a 870 visa.
864 visa:
visa applicants (parents) need to be in Australia to submit it, but after submitting it, there will be a bridge sign A, and you can stay in Australia for a long time waiting for approval. If you need to leave the country, you can apply for a bridge sign B.
age requirements different
143 visa:
has no age requirements for applicants;
864 visa:
864 visa:
requires the applicant's age to reach Pension Age (currently 66 years old and 6 months, adjusted to 67 years old from July 1, 2023).
It should be noted that elderly parents only have requirements for the main applicant. If both parents apply, as long as one of them meets the age requirements, they can apply for elderly parents' immigration at the same time.
application fees are different
If there is only the main application, the visa application fee for 143 and 864 is the same, and the visa fee for this fiscal year is 4355 Australian dollars. If the main and deputy apply at the same time, the visa application fee for the 864 visa is higher than that of 143. The visa fee for 864 sub-applicants is $2,175, and the visa fee for 143 sub-applicants is $1,465.
Australian immigration lawyer recommends that for friends who have obtained permanent residence in Australia, even if they have no plans or their parents have no plans to settle in Australia in the short term, given the current long trial cycle, they can first submit a 103 visa in the queue category, and then if they change their minds, they will transfer a 143 or 864 visa in the contribution category.
For friends who already have plans to reunite with their parents as soon as possible, they should make plans early, because the number of applicants is increasing, and although the quota has increased, it is always a drop in the bucket. Moreover, the various visa fees will be raised at any time. Australian immigration should be early rather than late.
Australian immigration lawyer recommends that for friends who have obtained permanent residence in Australia, even if they have no plans or their parents have no plans to settle in Australia in the short term, given the current long trial cycle, they can first submit a 103 visa in the queue category, and then if they change their minds, they will transfer a 143 or 864 visa in the contribution category.
For friends who already have plans to reunite with their parents as soon as possible, they should make plans early, because the number of applicants is increasing, and although the quota has increased, it is always a drop in the bucket. Moreover, the various visa fees will be raised at any time. Australian immigration should be early rather than late.
