HELP: Have your parents attempted to apply for Tourist Sub600 w/o enough financial capacity?

dee0829 · October 2017

Parent wants to apply for just 2 weeks for this incoming Christmas and New Year's Holidays. I'm not sure how much the immigration would require her for show money but she is 54 (and won't be a threat to the immigration). We are residents but not yet entitled to sponsor because as far as I know, we have to be 2yrs PR to do that.

She has been to Canada and some Asian countries, do you think the immigration would be lenient towards her?

She's unemployed but has some savings as her job is mostly commission based.

Can someone advise me please. We haven't seen her in ages, so she wanted to take the initiative to apply as a tourist not sponsored.

Regards.

fgs · October 2017

dee0829 said:
Parent wants to apply for just 2 weeks for this incoming Christmas and New Year's Holidays. I'm not sure how much the immigration would require her for show money but she is 54 (and won't be a threat to the immigration). We are residents but not yet entitled to sponsor because as far as I know, we have to be 2yrs PR to do that.

She has been to Canada and some Asian countries, do you think the immigration would be lenient towards her?

She's unemployed but has some savings as her job is mostly commission based.

Can someone advise me please. We haven't seen her in ages, so she wanted to take the initiative to apply as a tourist not sponsored.

Regards.

Applied TV600 for my 88 year old father without any proof of financial capacity from him..i just attached my bank statement and an invitation letter and it was granted 1 year multiple entry

dee0829 · October 2017

@fgs thank you. btw~ what's your visa status? are you PR yet? I think they are not that strict to parents hey?

fgs · October 2017

dee0829 said:
@fgs thank you. btw~ what's your visa status? are you PR yet? I think they are not that strict to parents hey?

PR now but not yet when i applied visa for them

dee0829 · October 2017

@fgs thanks. I also want to ask, how many weeks or months did you apply for your dad? What employment did you write for him and what is the document you attached for the 'intention to return' (if it's ok to ask)

Thank you and all the best.

fgs · October 2017

dee0829 said:
@fgs thank you. btw~ what's your visa status? are you PR yet? I think they are not that strict to parents hey?

PR now but not yet when i applied visa for them

fgs · October 2017

dee0829 said:
@fgs thanks. I also want to ask, how many weeks or months did you apply for your dad? What employment did you write for him and what is the document you attached for the 'intention to return' (if it's ok to ask)

Thank you and all the best.

Processing that that is 1 month, now it only takes a week but make sure to have her medicals(check the age req to have medicals, i think 70 years old and up). I just attached his passport, my employment contracts, my bank statements and an invitation letter.

dee0829 · October 2017

@fgs I mean, what did you put here:

Thank you

fgs · October 2017

Just put your intended date your mom should be here in Au..

dee0829 · October 2017

@fgs Kahit ba weeks lang ang iapply, may chance na magrant sya ng multiple for a year? sorry sobrang daming tanong ah. hahah

fgs · October 2017

depende yan sa CO..you can apply family sponsored tourist visa if you want..they grant either 1 year multiple entry or 1 year single entry...minsan di naman basis yong date na ilalagay mo. Depende kung kailan ka nagapply and they just set an entry date( few weeks after the grant date)

dee0829 · October 2017

so what do you suggest, can I put 1 yr in the application? or just 3months?

thank you~ I appreciate your help.

kittykitkat18 · October 2017

@dee0829 kng 1yr iapply mo mandatory may medicals and private health insurance

heero_yuy51 · October 2017

@dee0829

Hi dee, I wrote down a few weeks sa TV600 application form for me and my mum in 2016, another application on 2017(we visit yearly), was given a multiple visa for a year, but it all depends really, I was on a student visa previously. Just write down the bare minimum travel weeks needed. As long as you sponsor her visit, a bank statement from one of the Aussie banks will suffice. You are allowed to sponsor relatives for a visit on a PR visa.

dee0829 · October 2017

@heero_yuy51 thank you~ Filipinos can only sponsor family member once they are already 2yrs resident.

heero_yuy51 · October 2017

@dee0829

Hi Dee, I'm assuming you meant this re: 2 years PR before sponsorship from: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Brin/Pare

You might be eligible to apply for a parent category visa if:
-you have a child who is an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an ---eligible New Zealand citizen
-your child has been living in Australia lawfully for at least 2 years before you lodge your visa application
-you have a sponsor
-you meet the Balance of family test criteria
-you meet health and character requirements.

This visa is different from a Tourist 600 visa, you can definitely bring your mum to AU on a tourist visa as it doesn't have restrictions. Just provide a letter to authorities for your mum as a visa requirement stating that you would want her in for a visit.

The Parent Category Visa is a Temporary Resident Visa as opposed to a Tourist Visa which just lets you visit at a specific date range be it 3, 6 or 12 months.

With a tourist visa, you can extend your stay by applying for another tourist visa even when you are in Australia, provided that you don't have an 8503 condition imposed in your valid tourist visa.

re: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/600-

heero_yuy51 · October 2017

@dee0829

also, if you want to have a multiple visa for a year, you can write down birthdays as a legal reason, or if you have graduations coming up, even holidays are valid.

dee0829 · October 2017

@heero_yuy51 ooh~ thanks for this added information. Would probably consider this in the near future, and thanks again for the advise.

heero_yuy51 · October 2017

@dee0829 no worries!

dee0829 · October 2017

@heero_yuy51 btw~ can I invite her for the month of july as early as now?

heero_yuy51 · October 2017

@dee0829

Hi Dee, at least 6 months to 2 months before the intended departure date. February next year is the earliest you can apply. You can apply for an e600 visa online, they give out results in less than a month. Earliest result I got is after a week.

dee0829 · October 2017

thank you~

aplfrvr · October 2017

@heero_yuy51 Hi. My sister applied visa for me last sept. 28 but got rejected because I'm unemployed (just graduated last May) then she applied again for me last friday. She wrote a letter behalf of me saying that I'll return because I still need to process my thesis in order to get my credentials at school. Do you think theres a chance my visa be granted this time?

heero_yuy51 · October 2017

@aplfrvr hi Apl, your sister can vouch for you by sending a letter to dIBP as requirement stating that she is inviting you to visit AU, also that she will be shouldering all your expenses, airfare, lodging, cost of living during the trip.

But of course, the unemployed status of young adults is a bit of a grey area for the case officers and even if you show them a huge amount in your bank statement, they may or may not give you a visa. They need valid proof that you will be returning back to the Philippines, I'm not too sure if the thesis thing is enough reason for them but you can always try.

aplfrvr · October 2017

@heero_yuy51 Yeah. That's why I got denied at the first one. We still waiting for the decision and I hope they grant my application this time. Thank you!

rainybrainy · April 2018

@aplfrvr Did you manage to get your visa application approved? Curious to know as my aunt is requesting me to submit her application on her behalf and she is currently not employed.

chyrstheen · April 2018

Hi @rainybrainy just this March, my uncle applied for visa 600 without any evidence of employment, bank statement and proof of funds. He also doesnt have any prior international travels. My sponsoring aunt just made a statutory declaration that she will shoulder all the trip expenses. We lodged his application together with the whole family. He was granted a multiple entry visa.

rainybrainy · April 2018

@chyrstheen Thanks for sharing your experience! My aunt got a regret notice due to the reason that there is no strong ties for her in PH and the case officer is worried that she would not go back to PH if allowed to enter AU. =(

My cousin who is getting married invited them to his wedding and made the invitation letter mentioning that he will shoulder all the trip expenses and full board and accommodation but it was not successful. =(

dee0829 · April 2018

@rainybrainy oh no, I invited my aunt as well, without even strong ties to Phils. Hindi na ba pwede magdispute? show them the itinerary and magandang cover letter na walang balak magoverstay etc?

rainybrainy · July 2018

@dee0829 hindi na nagdispute yung aunt ko. She will travel sa other Asian countries daw muna para may stamp yung passport nya. Wala din kase syang any travel history.