6, 4 and 3. These are the ages of my children. This is the amount of time my mum has missed not watching them grow while waiting for her parenting visa to be approved. My mother in law passed away last year and we wished my mum could have been here to support us. She is all we have but how much longer do we have to wait? We applied for 143 visa for my mum back in 2019 in the hope of her being here permanently by 2024. With the uncertainty of all the immigration policies, the waiting time now is looking at triple the length! Really not fair with the thousands of dollars we are paying.
To say we’re heartbroken is an understatement…
My husband Danny and I applied for the 143 Contributory Parent visa in August 2020. At the time we were told it would...