Hi George I emailed DIMA London - this is the reply... I thought it may help other people really.
Dear Client
The Send Designate Area Sponsored visa is being changed to a two stage process. Successful applicants will be granted a three year temporary visa. To be eligible to apply for permanent residence applicants will need to live in the same designated area as their sponsor for two years and work for one year. People who lodge an application before 1 July 2006 will not be affected. Current visa holders will not be affected by these changes. Further information will be released regarding this closer to July.
We hope this information has been of buttistance.
Parents Medical, 143 visa 297zrules Hi zrules My mother is 85 and semi-disabled due to a back-injury 10 years ago. We had to get a specialist's report which was mainly concerned with how independent she is able...
Yours sincerely
London Contact Centre Migration Branch Australian High Commission Strand London WC2B 4LA
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