My Daughter and her Husband are in Brisbane
My Daughter emigrated to Australia in Feb 2005 on an ENS visa - employee sponsored migration.

She mentioned to me that becauseof this visa she is considered an Australian resident and doesn't have to wait 2 years for that to occur.

My Husband and myself want to migrate to Australia as soon as possible but on looking at the DIMIA web site it says that youchild cannot sponsor you until they are residents, but my Daughter said that on her visa she is.
Would she be able to prove it so that we wouldnt have to wait for two years.

Also and sorry about long mail, they both want to apply for Citizenship when they have been there for 2 years which will be Feb 2007 and she says we will have to wait until then before we can applyto go or it will mess up them getting their citizenship

Can anyone help answer my questions please.

Thanks

- Agreed that an ENS visa provides permanent residency from the outset.

- To sponsor a parent the child has to be "settled" in Australia, which is interpreted by the Department of Immigration as meaning the child has lived lawfully in Australia for at least two years and is a permanent resident.

- Their application for citizenship isn't affected by their future sponsorship of your visa application.

- Note also that you might need an Assurance of Support (depending on the visa pathway you follow - one is needed for a permanent visa, but not for a temporary Contributory Parent visa). The Assurer (who need not be the family relative, but often is) has to provide confirmation of assessable income in Australia above a defined amount, as evidenced by Tax Assessment Notices issued by the Australian Taxation Office for the last two income tax years.

- If you would like to discuss your plans more fully can I suggest you might call my office in Southampton (023 80 488777) and ask to speak with Lorraine Beaumont?

Best regards.

Alan

Many thanks for the reply.