It’s already been 67 months and I haven’t heard back any movement in the process.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 19, 2022 | Stories

My brother and I are the only kids of our parents. I came to Australia in 2010. My brother was already here and I was working in the USA. As a family, we made a decision that I could permanently move to Australia based on a skilled visa and took it as an opportunity...

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...

I have contributed so much to the pandemic in Australia as a frontline worker, risking my life and the life of my husband and my unborn child at the time, that the lack of a clear path to bring parents over to Australia makes me feel used and unappreciated

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 10, 2022 | departure of workforce, Stories

I am a scientist from Russia, whose dream ever since I was a teenager was to move to Australia. I came here 8 years ago as a Skilled migrant and am now a proud citizen. I met my husband here in Australia, and we now have a beautiful baby boy who is almost 2 months...

Our parents are ‘older’ and don’t have years and years to wait. They have already missed so much.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 9, 2022 | Stories, Uncategorized

We applied for Subclass 143 visas for my parents in January 2017. At the time we were told the wait was 28-36 months. It has now been 5 and a half years and no one can give us a time frame or any idea when they might get their visas granted. We understand that Covid...

Considering the ridiculous waiting period in spite of the staggering visa fees, I am seriously contemplating moving back to India, or to another country like Canada.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 8, 2022 | departure of workforce, Stories

I applied for the subclass 143 Contributory Parent Visa for my mother in 2019, with my sister as a dependent in the application. As per the information provided on Home Affairs’ website at the time, the visa was supposed to be granted in 3 years. However, at the...

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...