 I had hoped that it wouldn't be an issue because she doesn't have any medical problems. She's fit and she's healthy and she goes to school. It's a bit bittersweet really because the likelihood of me being granted a visa is pretty much zero. It doesn't matter if you were born here, how long you've lived here, if you have private health insurance or even if you can pay for the support yourself. If your health and welfare costs could exceed 86,000 Australian dollars over a maximum of 10 years, that's around 60,000 US dollars.