1. What does Permanent Resident Visa (Migrant)
let me do? |
This visa allows you and any dependent family members included in your
visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can:
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Live and work in Australia
on a permanent basis
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Study in Australia at
school or university
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Receive subsidised
healthcare through Medicare and the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
(PBS)
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Access certain social
security payments (subject to waiting periods)
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Be eligible for Australian
citizenship (subject to the residency
eligibility criteria)
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Sponsor people for
permanent
residence.
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2. What is the Permanent Resident Visa (Migrant)
validity period? |
As a permanent resident you
are permitted to remain in Australia
indefinitely. This visa also allows you to
travel to and enter Australia for five (5) years
from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of
this visa does not affect your permanent
resident status if you are in Australia.
However, if you wish to continue to travel to
and from Australia as a permanent resident after
the initial visa has expired, you must obtain a
Resident Return Visa (RRV). Your eligibility for
an RRV will depend on the period that you have
resided in Australia.
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3. Advice for Permanent Resident Visa, Can you
advice me?
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4. Can a Non-Resident Indian apply for migration?
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Yes. We have clients from various countries including India, Middle
east, Singapore, Malaysia and even Australia.
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5. Where should Non-Resident Indian take IELTS
test? |
IELTS
test can be undertaken in their current country of residences. With
regard to medical test we can forward DIAC's approved officers contact
details.
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6. Shall I do my
medical processing in Australia? |
Yes. DIAC will provide the details when required.
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7. While my migration application is being
processed, shall I visit Australia? |
Generally
yes, but you may required to meet the visa
requirements and establish your requirement to
visit Australia.
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8. Shall I be granted my migrant visa when I am
in Australia? |
No. If you have launched an off-shore visa, you should be outside
Australia before you could be granted the migrant visa. Hence you must
depart Australian and collect your visa outside Australia and then
enter Australia with the migrant visa.
Onshore visa are normally called Permanent Resident Visa's, may be
collected within Australia, if eligible.
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9. Should I have to
enclose my passport with an application? |
Not Necessarily. You can enclose certified copy of the passport and
keep the original with you for other travel commitment.
However an approval of your application you may have to present your
original passport for evidencing the visa.
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10. If approved, before how much time I should travel
to Australia? |
Normally you
will be provided with sufficient time to make your first
entry to Australia which would be about 2 to 3 months time
from the date of grant of Visa.
Please note that if you
didn't enter the Australia before the initial
entry date, you would have breached a condition
of your visa and would be under consideration of
canceling of your visa. Being a multiple travel
visa you are permitted to enter and exit
Australia an several occasions as you
need.
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11. What is the advantage of hiring a Professional
Registered Migration Agent? |
While there is no requirement to engage migration agent, it is
often advantageous to use a registered migration agent, who are
professional in this field.
An RMA will:
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be honest with you about your chances of securing the
visa you are applying for |
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keep you informed about the progress of your
application and any changes that may affect it |
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be contactable during business hours and tell you if
they change their contact details. |
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act within the law, your best interests, and your
instructions, and, protect your confidentiality |
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declare any interest they have that may affect your
application and not act for you where there is a
conflict |
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provide you with a written statement, before starting
work, of the services to be provided, the fee and
other costs and a similar statement at the end with
services actually performed and fees charged |
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charge a reasonable fee and, if you pay in advance,
keep this in a separate bank account |
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provide timely and correct advice and tell you in
writing about the result of your application as soon
as possible |
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12. Who can apply for Migration in Australia? |
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13. What is the Total Processing
time for Immigration? |
Approx the time for
processing an application for immigration, as
experienced by us are usually between 12 to
15 months. However this varies on case to case
basis, as well as the delay in submission of
document by applicants.
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14. Fees details |
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