澳大利亚政府近期推行的访客签证改革使移民家庭面临更大困难。1新政策禁止访客签证持有人在澳大利亚境内申请其他签证，这意味着等待父母签证的海外亲属无法通过访客身份在澳境内转换签证类别，被迫返回母国等待审批。1移民代理Gary Grewal指出："现在有禁止延期条件，他们不能申请这些签证。所以现实是他们需要回去并在海外等待。"1
父母签证审批时间的冗长加重了这一困境。根据2024-25财年数据，澳大利亚父母签证积压达157,000份，较六年前增加了52,000份。1其中，贡献型父母签证费用约49,000澳元，预计处理时间长达18年，而养老父母签证的审批周期更是超过42年。1Home Affairs部长Tony Burke在7月承认父母签证积压是政府正在解决的问题，但表示没有简单答案。1
这些政策变化于9月宣布，作为联邦政府减少净海外移民努力的一部分。1根据2021年人口普查数据，近半数澳大利亚人至少有一个在海外出生的父母，这意味着许多家庭面临长期分离的局面。1
Australia's newly implemented visitor visa "no further stay" condition has created fresh hardship for migrant families seeking to bring elderly parents into the country.1 The clause prevents visitor visa holders from applying for other visas while in Australia, forcing families into impossible choices as parent visa applications face crushing backlogs.1
The scale of the problem is staggering. The 2024-25 financial year saw parent visa applications reach 157,000, an increase of 52,000 over the previous six years.1 Processing times have become prohibitively long: the contributory parent visa, which costs approximately $49,000, faces an estimated 18-year wait, while the aged parent visa processing time exceeds 42 years.1 According to the 2021 census, nearly half of all Australians have at least one parent born overseas, underscoring how widespread the crisis has become.1
The September visa reforms, announced as part of the federal government's effort to reduce net overseas migration, have compounded the difficulties facing separated families.1 Migration agent Gary Grewal explained the bind created by current policy: "Now with the no further stay condition, they cannot apply for these visas. So the reality is they need to go back and wait overseas."1 Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke acknowledged in July that the parent visa backlog represents a problem the government is working to address, though he stopped short of offering solutions, stating there is "no simple answer."1
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