last remaining relative visa

rob muckley · 10-10-2006, 09:15 PM

has anyone heard of the last remaining relative visa and if so what criteria is needed to obtain one.

Gollywobbler · 10-10-2006, 10:46 PM

http://www.immi.gov.au/panoptic/sear...s=10&Search=Go

Hi Rob

If you start on the above page, you can work your way through the maze. A lady posted on another forum a few months ago that they had finally managed to get their daughter (about 22) into Oz as a last remaining relative. However, the daughter's application was made before the criteria were tightened up, which I think was in about November last year.

Are you thinking about this as a possibility for your son?

If you conclude that Last Remaining Relative wouldn't work, he could always get a Working Holiday Maker visa. Youngsters can now have two of those if they do the right sort of work to qualify for 2. They can now do six months in each job, too. This helps them to build a good relationship with an employer and it can lead to an employer-nominated 457 visa. That gives the still-young person temporary residence but it is possible to convert that to permanent residence later on, I believe.

For the WHM visa, try here:

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/work.../417/index.htm

I'd have thought the WHM route defo ought to work for a nipper as soon as he turns 18, so try not to worry.

Cheers

Gill

rob muckley · 11-10-2006, 12:00 AM

thanks Gill, i'm just trying to cover all my options, cos i know that if we are accepted without my son, even after all he has done to try and stop us, i feel the stress might have an impact on us settling not knowing how he's coping. and him not having any support apart from his uncle.