They will never be granted the visa in their lifetime’: the families waiting decades to settle parents in Australia

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/31/they-will-never-be-granted-the-visa-in-their-lifetime-the-families-waiting-decades-to-settle-parents-in-australia

 

As processing times for some parent immigration visas balloon out to almost 30 years, the families hoping to be reunited for good are left in limbo

 

I thought this is interesting, we talk about long wait times a lot on here, now Parents is not one of them, but it is in Australia.

 

The issue seems to be mainly driven by Medical/Social costs, probably less an issue in the US as they are more a State rather than Federal problem.

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1 hour ago, Boiler said:

this is interesting

Indeed.  The U.S.'s misery is not unique.

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Am I reading this right ? From your link ..the cost of visa for 2 parents is $ 67,000 US dollars ?? Wow …
 

In August 2021, Maria and Robert applied for contributory parent visas, which offer permanent residency and cost $47,955 for each person. At the time they were advised it would be three or four years before they could migrate. Now Maria is reading on Facebook that the wait could be more than six years.

“This is unbelievable!” fumes Maria. “This visa is so expensive. We must pay about AU$100,000 for two persons. And we must wait so long? How is it possible?

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My knowledge is limited but seems there are 2 routes, one is as effectively a long term visitor and the other means you are buying into the system, not have contributed.

 

Looking at it that way it is not that much.

 

US is complicated. let us say you sponsored a Parent and lived in California, the parent gets Medicaid from Day One, what is that worth? Whatever the annual cost is multiplied by their expected life span and there may be other benefits in addition. We must be talking about a large number.

 

Now of course CA may decide to stop doing this.

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7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

My knowledge is limited but seems there are 2 routes, one is as effectively a long term visitor and the other means you are buying into the system, not have contributed.

 

Looking at it that way it is not that much.

 

US is complicated. let us say you sponsored a Parent and lived in California, the parent gets Medicaid from Day One, what is that worth? Whatever the annual cost is multiplied by their expected life span and there may be other benefits in addition. We must be talking about a large number.

 

Now of course CA may decide to stop doing this.

I plead ignorance ..but must say Australia is impressively $$ pragmatic. ..there is much about US that is taken for granted