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 be a 5 - 6 year wait which was doable, but now we don't think we'll ever get to move to Australia to be with our son Sam who's...
The frustrating thing is that we are still fit and young enough to work in the various employment markets, but not allowed.
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...
She is all we have but how much longer do we have to wait?
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...
I want to be part of my daughter’s life and help her bring her babies up
We have applied for our 143 Visa in 2020. We have our only daughter and now 2 granddaughters living in Perth. I want to be part of my daughter's life and help her bring her babies up and be part of theses precious times in my granddaughter lives...
My daughter actually wants to sell up and leave Australia.
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,...
In the meantime, families are kept apart, and families can disintegrate, because of this issue.
My name is Mariana, I came to Australia on a student visa from Spain in 2010 and now I am a permanent resident of Australia married to an Australian citizen and we have a four years old daughter. I am employed as a Finance Manager in a commercial...
I applied for a contributory parent visa in Sept. 2016 and still haven’t received any news
I applied for a contributory parent visa in September 2016 and still haven't received any news and can't get any updates from Immigration Office. My parents are both getting old. They have missed out lot of time with their grandkids due to covid...
We are close to 68 months… our life feels like a mess. My advise to anybody applying today…. DON’T!
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...
That was more than ten years ago and I am still waiting.
I have lived in Australia now for 20 years and am a respected member of my community. My husband and I came to Australia to look after our grandchildren when my daughter separated from her husband. We were able to come on a temporary retirement...
We are welcome to come to Australia with money and contribute to the taxes but no one in the government cares at all for our parents who are living alone by themselves.
I am the only child in my family and we have submitted 103 non-contributory parents' visa 12 years ago. My husband and I are both working since we moved to Australia 17 years ago and we have been paying taxes since then, even during the lockdown...
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.
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...
Very disappointing that after years of being here, now we are thinking of moving to another country with a better Parent Visa policy.
I moved to Australia as a skilled migrant in 2013 and one of the reasons I chose to apply for PR in Australia at the time was the quick processing time of parents PR- 18 to 24 months. This despite a hefty amount of fees was the deciding factor to...
It’s already been 67 months and I haven’t heard back any movement in the process.
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...
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!
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...
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
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...
Our parents are ‘older’ and don’t have years and years to wait. They have already missed so much.
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...
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.
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....
The contributory parent visa waiting time has disheartened our family to the point of depression.
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...
My son and daughter will have a lot more time to run their businesses more successful.
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...
We will bring with us our pensions and savings from a lifetime of working (which will be spent in the Australian economy).
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...
I feel guilty every day thinking about them and how I am not able to look after them.
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...
My children are growing up and they are missing out on a richer relationship with their grandmother.
My mum applied in July 2017, and will be 74 yo this year. She has no other family in the UK and is essentially in limbo waiting for this visa. She is missing out on the quality of life and relations with my family and me. My children are growing up...
It is seriously impacting my mental health.
We applied for 143 visa in July 2017 for my dad and dependent nephew and niece after the death of my mom and brother. The kids' mother left them at my dad’s place. When we applied for the visa at that time the processing time was a maximum of 4-5...
This would mean my sister can go back to her job much sooner.
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...
I have missed out on so much already. The time I can never get back.
My daughter called me with the most exciting news. She is expecting her first child. Bittersweet, I will still be in South Africa on the waiting list with no time in site. I'll miss the most important day of her life and miss out on being a granny,...
My husband and I are reaching the stage where we are seriously considering leaving Australia for good
My parents have been spending 3 months in Australia for the last 11 years, ever since I moved here from the UK to marry my Australian husband. We have no other family in WA. After years of trying to work out which visa options were available to...
We would like to be able to support our daughter raising a child while she can work and support the Australian economy.
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...
My mum is a registered nurse working as a manager at a dementia facility, and she would be able to assist with filling the jobs
If it wasn’t for technology I don’t know if I would have been able to handle not seeing my family for 9 years. My mum has come to Australia twice since we immigrated but I haven’t seen her since 2018. I am currently pregnant with my second child...
My mother’s mental health is suffering from the very long processing time, and I, a registered nurse, blame myself for choosing to migrate to Australia
My mother’s mental health is suffering from the very long processing time for her visa to be granted, and I blame myself for choosing to migrate to Australia. My mother applied for a 143 contributing parent visa in 2019, she is on a bridging visa...
I’ll have one foot in the grave by the time it gets processed at this rate
Kindly note that the backlog for parental visas is so long and so desponding I just don't know if I should even pursue it especially since one has to pay such a high price for the Visa. I'll have one foot in the grave by the time it gets processed...
As a working full-time single mother, I need my parents to be here to support us emotionally and mentally.
I applied for parent sponsor visa 143 for my parents in November 2016. Almost 6 years have gone without any updates/progress for my parent's application. When we logged the application, our migration agent advised that we should have waited for...
I now have developed anxiety and stress issues due to the concern over my parents which directly affects my work.
My parents visited us in October 2018 just a few days before our first child was born. They came here on visitor subclass visa 600 and stayed with us for exactly a year to help us with our son as we don't have any relatives in Australia. In October...
My ‘job’ is to help my child with her children as my Mum did with me.
My youngest daughter emigrated to Australia to be with her then-boyfriend in 2012. She got married in 2016 and has since had 3 children. We try and visit twice a year, especially around the time of my grandchildren's births to help her adapt and...
But in the last 45 months, other than being given a queue date, there has been no communication from their end.
I applied for the visa143 for my parents in July 2018 when my mum told me that she hoped both of them could spend some of their old age with me, my husband and my son before their life ends. I started the process to apply for their visa 143 the...
My daughter suffers from heart palpitations when she becomes too anxious. My presence can help her.
First time in my only child’s life that we haven’t seen each other, my daughter and us, for 2 1/2 yrs. I am planning to visit Australia via a tourist visa, like during pre covid time, for only a maximum of 3 months. Due to the infrequency of...
We have applied for 103 parents visa in 2013 and still waiting.
We applied for 103 parents' visa in 2013 and got the queue date in 2015. Both of my parents are in their 70 and 72, and live back home. We desperately want them here with us so we can take care of them. It really worries me. I hope they will get...
By the time the 143 comes through my mum will then be retirement age and too old to work!
I just had my mum's first grandchild and even though I’m 35 I need my mum. We have just submitted a 143 visa after months of gathering paperwork, forms and documentation. Next we will have to start again to apply for an 870. My mum is on her own...
I am forced to watch my daughter burst into tears often via video call because she misses her mother, is overwhelmed with raising her son.
As parents, we often face the heartbreaking task of confronting the fact that our children’s future is compromised in the country they were born in. Wanting to keep them safe and hoping they are able to carve out a beautiful life for themselves, we...
My mom means the world to me.
I lost my dad when I was a few months old. I have no other siblings. My mom means the world to me. We have been waiting for her visa since Feb 2017. I’ve worked hard to save the money for her visa by sacrificing many enjoyments of life. Now 5 years...
It’s been 5 and a half long years and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.
I am an Australian citizen, I moved to Australia in 2012 with my daughters age 6 and 10 at the time. It was my dream to live in Australia with my family, raise my children, give them a good education and a bright future. Settling down in this...
If our Parent’s visa is granted after 10-12 years, my father will already be 80 yo and the 24 hours flight trip will be a significant risk factor.
I am a settled Australian Citizen, father of 2 children and currently living and working at the Goldcoast. I am the eldest son of 2 siblings. My sister is also a settled Australian Citizen currently residing and working in Melbourne. Our parents...
If this waiting period does not get reduced, we have to make a decision to go back permanently, closing all matters here to our home country to take care of our parents.
I would like to explain the above points with some personal reference. We have filed a Contributory Parent Visa (subclass 143) for my in-laws in Dec 2018. My husband Sannat and I are the only people who can take care of them in their old age. We...
We have demonstrated that we are contributors rather than burdens to Australian society.
In Nov. 26th 2012, my husband (at that time 55, now 65 years old) and I (at that time 50, now 60 years old) moved to Australia from South Korea with our two children with the 457 sponsorship from one of global IT companies. I was doing my job well...
The depression of not having family support around for a young couple, a young mother is very real!
We applied for my mum's 143 visa on the 14th March 2017 at the time we were told that by paying so much the visa would only take 18 months here we are five years later with nothing just waiting time behind us. We are a mixed family, me being from...
Due to the very long processing time, we were unable to celebrate our grandchildren’s 21st birthdays or see how our youngest granddaughter got her first 50 runs in a cricket match.
We applied (visa 173) the last week of June 2018 and our application was then date stamped 3 July 2018. On 27 July 2018 we were instructed to make the first payment which we made on the same day. When we applied, the processing time was...
My daughter wants to start a family and wants to have her parents in Australia but at this stage sadly for all of us, they will have to do this without us being there.
My daughter lives in Brisbane and is married to a lovely Australian guy that she met about 5 years ago when she went from the UK to Australia on a working/holiday visa after university. In November 2018 we moved to Australia on a temporary skill...
By the time our visas will be granted, at the current speed, we might not be alive anymore.
I’m writing from Fremantle WA where I’m staying here for three months, with my two children and four grandchildren. It’s taken me two years to get here. My husband and I live in the UK and decided during covid lockdowns we should move to be with...
We want to spend the rest of our life with our children
We are from India and we have 2 sons. Our elder son is in Australia and is married. Our son and daughter in law are both Australian citizens. Our younger son is in New Zealand. He is a Permanent resident there. We have a granddaughter from our...
I cannot return to work in medical research due to family commitments
Vanessa’s parents have two children, both of whom live in Sydney and have professional jobs. Vanessa held a PhD scholarship from an Australian university and has received competitive funding and awards for her research. She specialises in medical...
I want to have a child, but I need my parents here. Sadly at the actual processing time, I might never have children.
I‘m a fashion and graphic designer in Melbourne. After 10 years working for well-known high-end companies in Paris such as Givenchy or Lanvin, I decided to visit Australia in 2009 in search of inspiration when I met my Australian partner. We got...
My mother wants to help with childcare so than we can have careers.
Lisa is an academic. She relocated to Australia on an employer-sponsored skilled visa after completing her Ph.D. in the U.S. in 2015. She and her Australian husband both work full-time and have a one-year-old son who attends childcare five days a...