Another poster has indicated that a non O /A is not granfathered in the same way as an extension on a Non- O is for bank money or income. Couls someone indicate the real situation-Aa I was considering returning to australia and getting another non0_A as this would have let me retain my money invested in Australia for a further 2 years. I cannot however take the risk of having the requirements increase in the next two years.

There is no grandfather or not grandfather standard. As an O-A was originated as a pre-approved extension of stay I would expect they would be considered the same if a grandfather clause was ever required. But that is just a personal feeling - there is no guarantee that there would be grandfathering or how it would be handled.

There is no grandfather or not grandfather standard. As an O-A was originated as a pre-approved extension of stay I would expect they would be considered the same if a grandfather clause was ever required. But that is just a personal feeling - there is no guarantee that there would be grandfathering or how it would be handled.

Thanks Lopburi. It seems I may be safer to do the extensions here. I know there is no guarantee...we could all be told to leave tomorrow or next year as India did to me and others many years ago but it seems on past practice they have considered grandfathering extensions done here reasonable.