SBS has obtained information about a new government visa program that will allow people to pay tens of thousands of dollars for their migrant parents to come to Australia.
The government is remaining tight-lipped on the finer details of a new temporary parent visa announced yesterday, which will be officially outlined in Tuesdays Budget.
But SBS World News understands the new temporary visa - which allows migrant parents to stay in Australia for up to 10 years, and costs up to $20,000 - will sit alongside current visa options, rather than replace them.
There had been concern among applicants and migration agents that the temporary visa would replace the two permanent migration options the government currently offers a $5,935 visa with a 30-year wait period and another for over $47,000 with a three-year wait period.
But while those options will remain, they could potentially see significant price rises in next weeks Budget, a measure recommended by the Productivity Commission last year.
