My OH and I are Aussie PR. We plan to travel to oz on 15 January as a permanent move. We have applied for our new baby's 101 visa but it has not come through yet.
I called the visa section at the High Commission on two different occasions and was told that it was ok for the baby to enter on an ETA and then leave the country when the 101 comes through. I also sent an email and the response was different-they said not a good idea as you need to convince border officer that baby is a genuine tourist.
My question is...has anyone actually done this successfully? Were you asked any questions at the border about your child being on a tourist visa? Has anyone gotten a different answer from immigration/high commission?
Really appreciate your help as we are booked to travel 22 hours with a baby in less than two weeks and worried we are going to be turned away!!!
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Hi everyone,
My OH and I are Aussie PR. We plan to travel to oz on 15 January as a permanent move. We have applied for our new baby's 101 visa but it has not come through yet.
I called the visa section at the High Commission on two different occasions and was told that it was ok for the baby to enter on an ETA and then leave the country when the 101 comes through. I also sent an email and the response was different-they said not a good idea as you need to convince border officer that baby is a genuine tourist.
My question is...has anyone actually done this successfully? Were you asked any questions at the border about your child being on a tourist visa? Has anyone gotten a different answer from immigration/high commission?
Really appreciate your help as we are booked to travel 22 hours with a baby in less than two weeks and worried we are going to be turned away!!!
Thanks!!