从漂泊到立足----移民澳洲一年的工作和生活经历----分享给每一个有同样梦想的朋友

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感谢楼主的热心分享！关于父母签证，2014年6月2号取消103签证。新的是：刚在官网查到的，个人觉得是办普通的旅游签比较方便，一呆可以12个月。
Other options for parents to come to Australia
Parents will continue to have the option of applying for a permanent Contributory Parent visa, either Parent  visa (subclass 143) for parents outside Australia or Aged Parent visa (subclass 864) for parents in Australia. Under these visas, applicants need to pay a higher visa application charge  and assurance of support bond than the Parent visa (subclass 103) or Aged Parent visa (subclass 804) applicants. It is possible to stagger the costs by first applying for a temporary Contributory Parent visa and then for the permanent Contributory Parent visa. The temporary Contributory Parent visas include Contributory Parent (subclass 173) visa for parents outside Australia and Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 884) for parents in Australia.

Alternatively, parents can apply for a long stay Visitor visa which allows eligible parents to visit their children in Australia for regular periods of up to 12 months at a time over an extended validity period. For many families, temporary stay provides greater flexibility without the need to wait in a queue for years for a permanent visa.