dependent visa for parents below age 60

Peter,


Sorry to hear one of your parents is ill.


Unfortunately the Immigration Department will not allow you to sponsor your parents as dependants if they are under 60.


The deal with the Immigration Department is that any decisions they have to make which are outside of normal policy, it's up to the discretion of the Director of Immigration, so you will never get a yes or no answer from them on anything outside their policy. You can sometimes try on compassionate grounds, but not too many get approved on this ground.


Also, if I were you, I'd be loath to tell them that the reason you want them here is because one of them is sick, because that would be even more reason for them to justify their refusal.