Australian Parent visas: Barrister Rumana Jahan explains

On Friday 5 May 2017, the Australian Government announced the introduction of the new temporary sponsored parent visa for parents of Australians during the 2017–18 Migration Program year. The new visa would allow Australians to sponsor their parents to stay in Australia for up to five years at a time.

Source: SBS

However, the Turnbull government announced it would scrap its controversial changes to parent visa sponsorship rules to prevent an impending Senate defeat.

The backflip comes following weeks of mounting backlash from migrant communities and will completely reverse the changes, just a month after they were introduced by Social Services Minister Dan Tehan.

SBS Bangla spoke to Barrister and Solicitor Rumana Jahan, Principal Lawyer and Registered Migration Agent at SR Lawyer. Rumana completed her Bachelor of Laws from Latrobe University and completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from LEO Cussen. She has also completed a Masters of Information Management System from Monash University.

Prior to migrating to Australia, Rumana completed her LL.B (Hons) and LL.M from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Barrister and Solicitor Rumana Jahan Source: Supplied

Her area of work included family law, Immigration Law, Commercial and property law.

Eligibility for a parent category visa:

• you have a child who is an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen
• your child has been living in Australia lawfully for at least 2 years before you lodge your visa application
• you have a sponsor
• you meet the Balance of family test criteria
• you meet health and character requirements. 

Listen to Barrister Rumana Jahan’s full interview (in Bangla) with SBS Bangla in the audio player above.