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"“Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably
never come seems both cruel and unnecessary”.
This was the view of an expert panel, commissioned by Home Affairs Minister
Clare O'Neil, on Australia’s dysfunctional parent migration system. Parents
wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face extreme delays,
even if they can afford a contributory visa, which costs almost $50,000 per
person.
My report for the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute, published today, finds
the backlog of applications for permanent parent visas is approaching 140,000
and has tripled in a decade. Wait times for a contributory visa are at least 12
years, or at least 30 years for a cheaper visa.
How can we fix this? Whichever way the government turns, it faces unpalatable
policy choices with unwanted electoral consequences."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
