According to the petition lodgers the visa changes would be a great way of reuniting the parents with their family. Moreover, a compulsory insurance (covering all of their medical expenses) during their stay won't cost the Australian tax payers. The petition was earlier refused by the office of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.
"After having a series of meetings with different political parties, their leaders, Members of Parliament and respective stakeholders and members of community, we have agreed to amend the proposals sightly. We will publish them for the information of all supporters as soon as possible. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D1123541407691396%26id%3D852027688176104%26substory_index%3D0&width=500
Advocates of 'Long Stay Parents Visa' (L to R); Rockey Kaile, Jas Sidhu, Arvind Duggal, Daniel Connell Source: Photo by Preetinder Grewal
