New visa for parents of Australian migrants to be available in 2019

The federal government has announced that it will officially open applications for the long-awaited temporary sponsored visa for the parents of migrants by early next year. Last month, the Australian senate successfully passed the Migration Amendments (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 almost two years after the changes were initially announced, which will allow the rollout of the new visa to go ahead. Melbourne based lawyer Maryam explains more about it.