supermatt

I am currently living in Sydney on a Partner Visa Subclass 309, having received the paperwork to ‘upgrade’ my visa to a Subclass 100 about a month ago and which I am aiming to send back next week. In relation to the Subclass 309 whilst I’m still on it – is there any known restriction in relation to working for government agencies whilst on the ‘provisional’ Subclass 309 visa? I ask because I am interviewing for a job with one on Monday… Any help appreciated. Matt

Thanks. I have contacted them since arriving onshore and given them my address and phone number and they emailed back to say they had received it, so that should be sorted. My application date was only in October 2010, so I'm probably only due the paperwork in late September/October this year. Does the change in visa involve submitting a bunch of documents like with the original application? My initial application was defacto, but we have subsequently got married. Matt

Hi all, I'm in Sydney on a Partner Subclass 309 Visa with an Australian partner. I've had my visa 18 months and been in the country for 15 months. As far as I recall, there is some 2 year milestone with this visa where it is meant to become permanent (a 100 visa I think), but apart from that I'm a little shady on what exactly happens and what is required of me when this event arrives. Can anyone out there shed any light on the process whereby the visa is changed from a 309 to a 100? What documents and fees are involved in this process and is there anything else imorant that I should know? Thanks! Matt

Thanks for confirming that. The Other Half wanted me to check, but I didn't think I was eligible. Matt

Hi all, I know that LAFHA is meant to be abolished in the near future, but just wanted to know if you can be elligible for LAFHA on a Partner Class Visa? Mine's a Partner Class 309 Provisional. Just for extra info, I'm married to an Australian and we intend to stay here for good. Any help would be great. Matt

Most of the providers have stores in shopping centres and on-street on local high streets. I think that Telstra and Optus are best. I went with Optus when I arrived and they have a PAYG plan where if you put in $30 a month and opt for the 30 day airtime expiry (rather than 6mo) you get about $300 worth of bonus credit and 500mb of free data which is quite good value for a medium. I think that Telstra do a similar package. (don't sign up for the 6mo PAYG plan as the call and data costs are unreasonable) Matt