itprofessional

Hi all,

I had applied for my parents visit visa under "Long Stay Tourist Visa for Parents (for 18months)" but my parents got standard tourist visa for 6 months.

I tried to contact my parent's country's Australian embassy via email but has not got any response from them in this regards.

Any suggestions what should I do please in this regard would be highly appreciable.

really obliged.


Umar Farooq.

Pollyana

You may well find that they will not discuss it with you because it is not YOUR visa. Your parents should try contacting them.

were your parents actually eligible for the longer visa?

Also be aware that the tourist visas have been changed recently. http://www.immi.gov.au/visas/visitor/600/

itprofessional

Yes Pollyana,

My parents are eligible for longer parents tourist stay as I am on PR and my parents are coming for the first time hence they come under category 3 for longer stay of parents tourist visa i.e
Hence they are well eligible for 18 months visa.

Regarding Visa class change, they had applied before this change, i.e in February under 676 visa sub-class.

Kindly give some suggestions, I will be really obliged for it.

regards,


Umar Farooq.

uzi

It is considered on case-by-case basis and as such immi is not obliged to issue 18 months multiple entry visa to all applicants.

Good luck.

Usman

Pollyana

I have given you suggestions includi8ng that it is THEIR visas under discussion so THEY need to speak tio DIAc unless they have nominated you as their representative.
If DIAC do not want to grant them the full visa time then they won't. They don;t have to - the time granted is UP TO a certain timelimit.

itprofessional

Being thier son, Yes they have nominated me ... as they are not capable enough to discuss this matter with DIAC or Australian embassy.

uzi

Usually this is suppose to be in writing if I am not mistaken, anyways, following link mentions why there is no guarantee for getting an 18 months visa:

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tour...bligations.htm

itprofessional

Dear Uzi,

Thank you very much for your reply.

Actually the point you are raising is basically for a standard tourist visa and not for "Longer stay Parent tourist Visa".

Kindly check this below link:

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tour...urist-visa.htm

mrsgreenstar76

If you look at the link that you have provided, it says:

So it's not a guaranteed thing that any applicant will receive the 18 month visa. There have been plenty of people who have applied for the twelve month visas & received less than they'd hoped for.

itprofessional

Thank you very much for your reply,

I completely understand what you are saying but I feel you have not read the complete statement (I feel, kindly dont mind).

It says completely like this:

[QUOTE]
Multiple entry visas with a maximum stay of 12 months will be considered on a case- by-case basis with maximum validity periods of up to:

five years for parents outside Australia and in the Parent (subclass103) visa queue
three years for parents outside Australia who have:
had a previous Australian visa and complied with the conditions; and
have not applied for a Parent visa; or
have applied for a Parent (subclass 103) visa but are not yet in the Parent visa queue
18 months for parents who have:
not previously travelled to Australia; and
have not applied for a Parent visa; or
have applied for a Parent (subclass 103) visa but are not yet in the Parent visa queue.
Longer Tourist visas described above will also be considered for step parents and eligible New Zealand citizens.
[\QUOTE]

so it means "case by case basis" term here means 3 cases i.e 5 year, 3 year or 1.5 year.

Kindly correct me if I am wrong.

Regards,

mrsgreenstar76

I have read the entire statement. Just because I disagree with your interpretation of it, doesn't mean I haven't understood it. DIAC don't have to grant anyone the full length that they request. Your parents weren't granted the 18 months - whether they (or you) like it or not, that is just how it is.

You have stated that they are "not capable enough of dealing with this matter or DIAC or the Australian embassy". Have you considered that DIAC may be concerned that they may not meet the health requirement?

itprofessional

MrsGreenStar76, I have not mentioned any where that they are not capable on the basis of HEALTH. What I mean is talking on the basis of their experience in communicating at such level.

mrsgreenstar76

I never said that you said it about health, I quoted you as is. In any case, I asked "have you considered...?". A question, not a statement.

NickyC

Don't agree with your interpretation here. The criteria for getting 'up to' 5 years, 3 years or 1.5 years is clearly documented in your quote. There's no flexibility involved and so the 'case by case' term cannot apply here. Eg Only parents in the 103 visa queue will get 'up to' 5 years, only parents who have been before will get 'up to' 3 years, the rest will get 'up to' 18 months.

You seemed to have missed the importance of the 'up to' in the documentation. I think it explains everything..

TeeTMI

The period of visa grant is up to the individual Case Officers discretion. Policy requires them to consider each application on a case-by-case basis and to take a number of factors into consideration when deciding the duration for which they will grant the visa.