Originally Posted by darrenps

It seems that there are mixed messages with regards to how long the children have to be in Australia before parents can apply.. Can anyone assist? Do I to have lived in Australia for 2 years before my parents can apply? If so is there any other way of getting to Australia and then applying for the contributory parents visa as it would take 3 years before they could come over..

Help would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by Ladybird

News at last!

My MIL and FIL have just received requests for medicals, police checks etc, so now they really have to get moving!

Acknowledged on September 19th 2006.

Hope this brings hope to someone out there.

LB

Originally Posted by Sleeping Beauty

phew, at last, some movement. thanks LB for letting us know
great news for your in-laws. who is doing the AOS assuror interview with centrelink?

so, they are up to about the 3rd week in september. come one POPC, get a move on please

Originally Posted by glorianic

My daughter wont have been in Oz until January 2008, but our agent told us to apply now which we have, I understand that you will have to have 2 full years tax returns before you can sponser them. Hope this helps

Gloria

Originally Posted by DaveandLinda

Isit possible to apply, then before children have been in Oz for 2 years? Our daughter won't have been there 2 years till Feb 2009, so thought we couldn't set the ball rolling till then.

Originally Posted by DaveandLinda

Isit possible to apply, then before children have been in Oz for 2 years? Our daughter won't have been there 2 years till Feb 2009, so thought we couldn't set the ball rolling till then.

Originally Posted by FRAYNE

Hi if you post this question in the imigration section im sure one of the agents who read it will be able to give the right answer, good luck
Janet

Originally Posted by FRAYNE

Sorry not sure what i was thinking we are on the imigration thread meant to say put the question on a new thread then one of the agents might see it
Janet

Originally Posted by Sleeping Beauty

...........well, i said i would do it and here it is

i did start to go throught the very lengthy previous thread and get everybody's name and details to start this off. i am afraid i got up to page 7 and gave up the ghost. feel free to copy and paste this list and add your own on (please do, no i insist, go on then )

okay.....

my parents - ack beginning of dec 06, heard nothing since
deci - ack mid feb 06, pcc/med/aos requested dec 06, should have visa by now?
pauline and iains parents - ack jun 06
auzziebound parents - ?
sapphire 3 - ack about june 06
alanandbarb35 - ack mar 07
nico - ?
mick bev - end march 07
brianj - april 07
mollyflanders - ack sep 06
barabara townend - ack sep 06
cazbeckham - feb 07
lol parents - april 07
furureaussie - ack sep06, pcc/meds requested jul 07
cindyloo - waiting to send CPV , hopefully sep 07


.........apologies to those that i have missed, please add yourselves on.
i have tried contacting POPC today, but their answerphone is playing funny beggars

.....lets hope this thread brings new luck and more visa grants and movement