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Great, thanks for the feedback. Very helpful.

By the time we get to Oz in November, the visa would have been validated 18-19 months ago (May 2013).

Ah, I've been out of the country for six years now. I guess that would be too long. Worth a try anyway

Hi, I read somewhere this morning that to gain citizenship you nee dto have 3 years living in Austrlia and one year on PR. Can anyone tell me if you have to be continuously living in Oz for those four years? The reason I ask is that I lived in Oz for six years on a 457 visa. I am now moving back with my family with PR. Can I take those six years into account or am I effectively starting the clock again? Thanks, Jamie

We are due to move to Sydney in November and we have been blessed with the news that we are expecting another baby. As we won't be able to be covered by Private Insurance when the baby arrives (March) I was wondering if there were any charges involved using the Public Health system. I can't really find too much about it on the government websites so I was hoping someone here may have "hands-on" knowledge. Thanks!

Hi, I recently submitted a Child Visa 101 application for my daughter. Does anybody know roughly how long it takes before you hear that your application has been assigned to a CO? Thanks, Jamie

I have the 176 visa.

Thanks for your reply. Further investigation of posts on this site indicates that the CO gives you a windows of opportunity to leave the country while the visa is granted. Still waiting to find out if this is gospel.

What would happen if we were in the country at the time?

We are applying for out babies visa as she was born after the visa was granted. I'm thinking of applying for the Offshore visa but I was wondering this: If the visa isn't granted by the time we leave can we take the baby over on a tourist visa? Do we have to be out of the country when the visa is granted or can the visa be granted when we are there and then arrange a trip to NZ to leave the country and return to activate the visa? Thanks for your help!