The frustrating thing is that we are still fit and young enough to work in the various employment markets, but not allowed.

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

We are currently 3 years into the 143 visa system. We are now hopeful that with the new government in place the process would speed up somewhat as alluded to many times by the Shadow Home Affairs Minister during the last government. I am forever an optimist! We are...

My daughter actually wants to sell up and leave Australia.

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

Applied for 143 Visa September 2017 at that time the waiting time was 18/24 months. My eldest son emigrated to Perth, 21 years ago, now an Australian citizen. As a family we regularly visited him, as a consequence my younger son, some years later, went backpacking for...

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...

My son and daughter will have a lot more time to run their businesses more successful.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 6, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

My husband and I are both in our sixties and would love to spend our retirement in Australia with our son and our three grandchildren.  We will be of so much help to our family regarding helping out with our young grandchildren. My son and daughter will have a lot...

This would mean my sister can go back to her job much sooner.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 4, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

My sister and I are both Australian citizens and have lodged contributory parent visas (subclass 143) for our Parents in January 2022 (acknowledgement received on 31/01/22). My sister first came to Australia 10 years ago and since then has been working in the retail...

We would like to be able to support our daughter raising a child while she can work and support the Australian economy.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 2, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

In July 2018 we have applied for the contributory visa subclass 143, hoping this would be approved within a 2 years timeframe! Our daughter has studied in Melbourne and is happily married. We have a 7-month-old granddaughter. The parents and siblings of my wife are...