The Labour Party has said that it will reduce the fee for Australia Parent Visa significantly if voted to power in the upcoming federal elections. The 2019 Federal Elections in Australia are scheduled to be held on May 18, 2019. This is to elect the members of the 46th Australian Parliament.
The applications
for sponsoring parents to Australia opened on 17th April. The applications for
the Temporary Sponsored Australia Parent
Visa will be accepted from 1 July. This Visa was introduced by the present
coalition government. It will permit parents of Australia PR holders and
Citizens to remain continuously in the nation for up to 5 years.
The new Parent
Visa has however been widely criticized. This is for its fee- AUD 10,000 for 5 years Visa and AUD 5,000
for 3 years Visa.
The Labour party
has announced that it will reduce the fee to AUD 2,500 for 5 years Visa and AUD 1,250 for 3 years Visa. The
party will also soon announce its Parent Visa policy. This will be done by
Shayne Neumann the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Chris Bowen Shadow
Treasurer.
Shayne Neumann
said that his party will soon announce its Parent Visa policy. This will
replace the policy of the existing government for provisional Sponsored Parent
Visa. The current policy is an epic
failure, said Neumann.
The policy of
the Labour party also proposes to eliminate the cruel, callous and heartless
condition of limiting the Visa. This
is to 1 set of parents for every household under the existing Visa. The yearly cap of 15,000 Visas will also be
ended, added the party, as quoted by the SBS.
Parents will not be required to exit Australia at the
end of their Visa for renewal as per the Labour’s policy. The existing policies require parents holding the Visa to exit
Australia upon the Visa expiry prior to renewal.
The fairer Long Stay Australia Parent Visa of the
party will be more reasonably priced for the families said, Neumann. This is unlike
the expensive fees of the Liberal party, he added.
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