Hi - in brief my PR visa was refused by Immi in July 2023, I appealed to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), and my appeal was successful. The member remitted visa application decision back to Immi who have now based on members findings/advice granted my PR visa in August 2025. I have been living in Australia on a bridging visa since 2021. One of my parents is an Aussie citizen the other has PR, they are taxpayers and have had to fully support me and my daughter financially whilst I was on bridging visa as it had no work rights.
Based on my current income I would be entitled to Child Care Subsidy (CCS), Family Tax Benefit A and B (FTB A/B), and Parenting payment. Centrelink have approved CCS and FTB B as there is no Newly Arrived Resident Waiting Period (NARWP) for these payments. However, the other two have 2 year waiting periods. Which means I would not be eligible for them until August 2027 or when I get citizenship which I cannot apply for until August 2026 - my question is, as the initial Immi decision was found to be flawed, could I ask for a waiver of the NARWP as if Immi had granted at time of refusal(refusal has now been deemed incorrect and reversed) I would have already served 2 year NARWP.
Based on my current income I would be entitled to Child Care Subsidy (CCS), Family Tax Benefit A and B (FTB A/B), and Parenting payment. Centrelink have approved CCS and FTB B as there is no Newly Arrived Resident Waiting Period (NARWP) for these payments. However, the other two have 2 year waiting periods. Which means I would not be eligible for them until August 2027 or when I get citizenship which I cannot apply for until August 2026 - my question is, as the initial Immi decision was found to be flawed, could I ask for a waiver of the NARWP as if Immi had granted at time of refusal(refusal has now been deemed incorrect and reversed) I would have already served 2 year NARWP.
