We are close to 68 months… our life feels like a mess. My advise to anybody applying today…. DON’T!

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Jun 30, 2022 | health detriment, workforce attrition

We applied on September 6th 2016 for a 143 Parent visa. At the time, the processing time was 12-15 months. We came over to Australia in December 2017 thinking it would be a short wait, our first grandchild was due and we wanted to be with our family. We moved around...

If they said the partner is considered as an immediate family, then for me, a domestic violence victim, my parents are my family, my life.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 29, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

My parents applies for 143 in June 2017. At this time, the waiting period is only 24 months and now after 60 months, we haven’t heard anything from the immigration, even a single word. My parents have only 2 daughters and both come to Australia to study and work...

At the time of my application in 2021, the processing times online still said 5 years but with the current backlog, the processing time out is approx. 18 years!

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 11, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

I left my whole life behind in South Africa in 2019 to move to Australia in hopes of a better future. We were lucky that my husband managed to find a job willing to sponsor our TSS and PR visas. Since we moved here my sister and parents have been working towards a way...

The contributory parent visa waiting time has disheartened our family to the point of depression.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 6, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

My sister and I live in Australia. I am a citizen and she is a temporary resident working here as a public health worker. Both our parents are overseas and in their mid 60’s. We have been looking into options to get them here so they can spend their old age with...

We will bring with us our pensions and savings from a lifetime of working (which will be spent in the Australian economy).

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 4, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

When we initially applied for our 143 visa, we were excited to think that in 42/44 months we would be on our way to join our 3 children and their partners, 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.  Yet, here we are, nearly 4 years in and still have another 25,000...

I feel guilty every day thinking about them and how I am not able to look after them.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 4, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

My name is Hany. I am an Australian citizen. I moved to Australia in 2012. My parents are 82 and 69 years old, so they are quite old. They have only me and my sister who is also an Australian citizen. So basically my parents live alone overseas with non of their kids...