> Its entirely your call. Some want permanent residency sooner rather
> than later because they feel more valued as a result. Some say that
> having moved to regional Australia they have difficulty obtaining
> employment as the holder of a temporary SIR visa. Others might want
> to be able to be fully enrolled in Medicare and to access the wider
> range of private medical insurers that are available to permanent
> residents.
>
> While others might want p/r status ASAP so they can sponsor a relative
> for an Australian visa.
>
> On a longer term basis, obtaining permanent residency sooner means you
> can anticipate Australian citizenship sooner. And as Commnwealth
> Funded Places in tertiary education is only (I believe) available to
> citizens of Australia there may be merit in securing p/r status sooner
> if children are presently in their mid teens.
>
> Just a few reasons ...
>
> Best regards.
PS. How did you get to an amount of $6,000?
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Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
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