Australia's Visa System: Family and Other Visas, LML6003 Report

This report provides a concise letter of advice regarding Australia's visa system, specifically addressing options for family visas. It explores both contributory and non-contributory parent visas, detailing eligibility criteria, costs, and processing times. The report outlines the requirements for the contributory parent visa (subclass 143), including sponsorship, health, and character assessments. It also covers the assurance of support, cancellation of visas, and the importance of a clean criminal record. The analysis references relevant legal and academic sources, offering insights into the complexities of Australian migration law, and providing a clear understanding of the visa application process and requirements for potential applicants. The report is intended to guide individuals in making informed decisions about their visa options.

Running head: CONCISE LETTER OF ADVICE
CONCISE LETTER OF ADVICE
Name of the student
Names of the university
Authors note

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To
Amy and Frederick
Singapore
In the letter, I would be directly helping you both to get a clear idea of the different aspects,
which are linked, to the sector of Visa processing time and what are the different options,
which are available from your end. Hope this letter would be very much beneficial for the
planning purpose. There are different forms of options, which are available for permanently
residing in Australia, which is stated, and explained below.
Non-contributory
One of the visa options which can be an option for both of you is the non-contributory visa
which would be costing them around $6000 for the main applicant and $ 2000 for the
dependent spouse1. One of the areas, which can be stated to be crucial in this type of
application is, that limited amount is granted each year so that wait which is related to the
approval is quite high. The tenure in can range can be up to 30 years.
The main eligibility criteria which are linked to the sector is that both of you must be having
a spouse in Australia, meet the condition of mental health and character requirement and pass
the balance test of the family2. In order to pass the balance of the family test, it can be stated
that half of the parent’s children must directly reside permanently in Australia, which in your
case it is eligible criteria.
Contributory visas
1Hirsch, Asher Lazarus. "The Borders Beyond the Border: Australia’s Extraterritorial Migration
Controls." Refugee Survey Quarterly 36.3 (2017): 48-80.
2Dehm, Sara, and Anthea Vogl. "Migration law and women: Gendering Australia's migration
program." Precedent (Sydney, NSW) 144 (2018): 22.

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The part which is linked to the application format which is linked to contributory visas
mainly includes quick processing which is under the tenure of 2 years span3.On the other
hand, it can be stated that the visas are very much expensive which cost almost $50000 in
total for a permanent resident visa4.
The main eligibility factor can be stated to be very much linked to the Non – Contributory
that can include that the parents must have a spouse, character requirement and meet the
health standard the assurance. This is linked to the legal commitment from the sponsors
which is also essential which affects the factor of financial support which can be very much
beneficial for you two5.
Contributory parent visa (subclass 143)
This Visa would be directly allowing the parents to permanently settle in Australia and
become a citizen of the country, Australian citizen eligible for resident permanent
The main application of the visa would be done for the Contributory parent (temporary) visa
(subclass (173) before this visa6. Application for the temporary visa and next to the
permanent visa would be costing extra but the cost, which is related to the application, would
be spread across two areas over an extensive tenure of time (Australia and New Zealand).
Taking into consideration your requirement, the main eligibility factor, which is linked to the
process of contributory parent visa (Subclass 143) is that the parents must be having children
in Australia and who must be a citizen of Australia7. He can be either a resident for a New
3Papadopoulos, Peter, and Kathryn Viegas. "Migration: Shifting goalposts in Australia's skilled
migration program." LSJ: Law Society of NSW Journal 36 (2017): 75.
4Moore, Heather, et al. "Australia’s Response to Human Trafficking Nationally and Regionally: The
Question of Impact." The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery (2018):
434.
5Howe, Joanna. "Regulation of Australia's Labour Migration Program: Is There a Case for Including
Fairness?." Australian Journal of Labour Law 29 (2016): 58-77.
6Reich, Sudrishti. "Great Expectations and the Twilight Zone: The Human Consequences of Linking of
Australia's International Student and Skilled Migration Programs and the Dismantling of that
Scheme." Unintended consequences-the impact of migration law and policy. ANU Press, 2016.
7Howe, Joanna. "Regulation of Australia's Labour Migration Program: Is There a Case for Including
Fairness?." Australian Journal of Labour Law 29 (2016): 58-77.

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Zealand citizen eligible. In most of the cases, it is considered that half of the parents must be
residing in Australia and majority parts compared to other countries. There are a few
characteristics, which is linked to the sponsors, which is linked to the application of the Visa
and the permission of the Visa. Few of the criteria are stated and explained below:
 The parents must be sponsored. Usually, this can be children who must be more than
18 years old or settled as an Australian citizen, Australian resident permanent or New
Zealand citizen eligible.
 If the child is below the age of 18
There are different other factors which should be focused in the sector which is linked to the
factor of Assurance of support. The AoS in Australia is a legal commitment form the end of
the person to provide financial help for the person application for the visa. The repayment of
financial support would be done on the ground of payment related to social welfare. In some
of the circumstances, the assurer needs to fill up a financial bond, relating to the payment
would be done in a specific time.
The Department of social service has an overall policy, which is responsible for the AoS
scheme, on the Social security Act of 19918. The social department of service usually takes
care of the duration, which is related to the AoS period, the bond amount that is eligible and
the eligibility requirement for the social welfare payment.
Character requirement is another constant, which should be focused in the sector, which is
related to the application for Permanent resident of Australia. The department would be
directly contacting with the Visa applicant about the need, which is linked, to the policies
certificate if the applicant holds a Contributory parent (temporary) subclass 173 Visa. The
arrangement of the police certificate would be asked for from the authority if needed. The
8Morales, Katelin. "Australia's Guantanamo Bay: How Australian Migration Laws Violate the United
Nations Convention Against Torture." Am. U. Int'l L. Rev. 31 (2016): 327.

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main requirement, which is related to the police certificate, is related to the concept if the
applicant does not hold a Parent Contributory (Temporary) (subclass 173) visa.
The factor of cancellation of the Visa is one of the important factors, which can be stated
here. The main reason, which could lead to the cancelation of the visa if in the near past there
are any visa cancellation or refused while the applicant was residing in Australia9. The
applicant should be informed about the policies, which are included in the sector, and another
term, which can be included in the sector, is the criminal record. The applicant should not be
holding any forms of criminal record while applying for the Visa. If there were the
application would be automatically would be rejected from the authority.
As seen in your case the main section of visa, which would be beneficial for them, would be
the Parent visa relating to Contributory (subclass 143) visa. This is due to the factor that the
criteria of the Visa, which are stated above, are cleared from the end of the family and there is
no scope, which is related to the cancelation of the application. This type of visa would be
very much beneficial for the family, which would be directly helping them in their concern
area, which would be accepted, and they can move along with their plan. The Visa is a time-
consuming process but ones the application would be accepted it would not lead to any area
of the problem.
Regards
INSERT NAME OF THE STUDENT
9Khan, Marina. "Contested Ground: Network Governance in Australia's Migration
Industry." International Migration (2018).

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References
Hirsch, Asher Lazarus. "The Borders Beyond the Border: Australia’s Extraterritorial
Migration Controls." Refugee Survey Quarterly 36.3 (2017): 48-80.Howe, Joanna.
"Regulation of Australia's Labour Migration Program: Is There a Case for Including
Fairness?." Australian Journal of Labour Law 29 (2016): 58-77.
Howe, Joanna. "Regulation of Australia's Labour Migration Program: Is There a Case for
Including Fairness?." Australian Journal of Labour Law 29 (2016): 58-77.
Khan, Marina. "Contested Ground: Network Governance in Australia's Migration
Industry." International Migration (2018).
Moore, Heather, et al. "Australia’s Response to Human Trafficking Nationally and
Regionally: The Question of Impact." The SAGE Handbook of Human Trafficking and
Modern Day Slavery (2018): 434.
Morales, Katelin. "Australia's Guantanamo Bay: How Australian Migration Laws Violate the
United Nations Convention Against Torture." Am. U. Int'l L. Rev. 31 (2016): 327.
Papadopoulos, Peter, and Kathryn Viegas. "Migration: Shifting goalposts in Australia's
skilled migration program." LSJ: Law Society of NSW Journal 36 (2017): 75.
Reich, Sudrishti. "Great Expectations and the Twilight Zone: The Human Consequences of
Linking of Australia's International Student and Skilled Migration Programs and the
Dismantling of that Scheme." Unintended consequences-the impact of migration law and
policy. ANU Press, 2016.
Dehm, Sara, and Anthea Vogl. "Migration law and women: Gendering Australia's migration
program." Precedent (Sydney, NSW) 144 (2018): 22.