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You can renew your travel facility by applying for a resident return visa. As long as when you apply for the RRV you have been in Australia for at least 2 full years in the previous 5 years, you will have it approved no problem. When you renews your travel facility (which it sounds like you can do immediately with an RRV application because you have been in Australia for 5+years) you will then have another 5 years of free travel too and from Australia. And as Marisawright says also, your permanent residency is permanent. The downside with citizenship for you right now is the processing time is usually 12-24 months. and you have to be in Australia when it is granted, or so i belive.

Hi People, I have question around taking children to Australia. My partner and I emigrated to Australia on a permanent resident visa subclass 189 in 2015., We then returned to the UK to live in 2019 and have been in the UK ever since Last year (2020) we renewed our travel facility on our permanent residency visa to allow us to return to Australia soon. While back in the UK we have had our fist child :). My wife has recently been offered a job in Australia with a start date on Feb 2022. Our son is not a permanent resident of Australia however, we don't have the time to apply and wait for the application to be processed. A friend of ours previously emigrated to Australia with their child and while they had residency, they got their child into the country on a holiday visa and then applied for his residency while in Australia. My concern with this approach is that with a holiday visa, wont Australian authorities want to see and exit flight booked. Anyway any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi Expatriate123, Paul is right, we met the resident requirements so the application was very straightforward. I think the best option would be to speak to a migration agent. We used one for our initial migration to Australia and they took all of the confusion and uncertainty away. Definitely worth the additional costs. Thanks Josh

Thanks guys. Submitted and attached. Got instant approval aswell. Thanks for the help. Cheers

Hi Guys, Hoping for some assistance. has anyone lodged and RRV using the online application process. I have filled mine and my wife's out to the point where they are 'Ready to submit' however I have not been able to (no option) to attach our passports (or any documents). Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks Josh

Thanks for reply. :)

Hi Does anyone know of there is a limit to how many RRV's someone can get. For example if a person got an RRV can they apply again in 5 years for another RRV or do they need to attain citenzenship? Thanks in advance

Thanks, I am sure it wont be too long a wait now. We front loaded our documents last week so only just before we were get a case officer I assume. We are heading to Gold Coast, what about you? We will be booking accommodation and flights soon .

Delighted to say my partner and my visa was granted yesterday with a direct grant (applied on 25th June). Want to say a thankyou to everyone on the forum. i used this forum for almost all information i needed during the process. Good luck to everyone still waiting! Thanks Again

Thank Jaclyn Ill take a look. Do you (or anyone on her) know of any short term accomodation for Migrants? Thanks Again, Josh

Hi All, Josh and Kim here. We lodged our EOI 2 weeks ago and hoping to get selected in tomorrows selection and if not another 2 weeks. We have all our documents ready to go for the application. I am in IT and work as a Storage Engineer and my partner Kim, is a Nurse. We are hopefully (fingerscrossed) flying out in Novemember to Gold Coast. What is the cheapest way to move 2 larger boxes? Thats all we have and hoping not to have the need for half a container. Also, has anyone set up an Aussie bank account while still in UK? Good Luck All, Josh

Hi All, My partner and I lodged or EOI 2 weeks ago so in our first waiting period. we have all our documents ready for application. We ar eho[ping to be flying out in Novemeber to Gold Coast. Good luck to you all.

Hi All, My partner and I have now lodged our EOI and playing the waiting game. . We are hoiping for a move to Gold Coast in Novemeber 2015 (if all is well with our VISA [fingers crossed]). I am after a bit of advice on our arrival ect and hoping someone can guide me in the right direction. 1. Are they any short term rentals for arriving migrants? (dont want to sign up to a 6 month lease as not completely sure where in Gold Coast we want to live) 2. Can we set up a bank account before we go? If so can anyone reccomend a good one for Gold Coast (cash machines ect) 3. Does anyone know the roughy cost of half a container? The companies I have approached want to survey before qoting and we dont have the stuff packed or or even know exactly what we want to take yet? 4. Any other advice you can offer? Also, if any recent migrants live in the Gold Coast and want to meet up in November, hopefully we will be available . Thanks in Advance! Josh

Hi All, Me and my partner are planning on migrating on the Skilled Occupation visa. My partner is a Nurse and I will be going as a de-facto partner. My OH has complete the IELTS Academic and we are unsure of the next step. We have all documents ready to send to AHPRA but are now thinking that we may need to complete ANMAC skills assessment first? The issue really, is on the ANMAC online checklist it asks for the 'Date the verification of your current registration was requested to be forwarded to ANMAC'. As we have not yet lodged our EOI nor applied for the Visa, I am unsure whether we can do the ANMAC skills assessment yet. Any Advice is appreciated. Thanks Josh

Hi all. I have a question about defacto partners. My partner is a nurse so is lookin to apply as a skilled occupant. i am hoping to apply as a de facto partner on her application. We have been together for 5 years. The problem is i have been living with her and her parents to allow us to save money as her parents have plenty of room. Will this count as living together for the 12 month minimum requirement? We can prove we have been together 5 years with photos travel documents etc. We even visited friends in Australia 4 years ago who are both permanent residents of oz. Thanks

Thanks for the advice. Best move in with my partner then . As another option maybe. Could my partner appy for a visa n I get a WHV and do 3 months rural work to secure a second year. By which time I will have been living with her for over a year and probably be married. Then could I apply for a partner visa? I knw there are work restriction on WHV but I wont be qualified in software delevelopment by that time anyway. Just a thought as a potential other option? Thanks again for your advice. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the advice guys. Well she my girlfriendnif 5 years. We dont yet live together. Maybe I should use the term partner . We have a joint bank account and possibky could be married or atleast engaged by the time we go but not by the time we apply. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Hi Everyone, I am a bit of a newbie to the forum and I am appreciating the quick responses. A couple of questions about finance. Me and my girlfriend are looking to move to Australia in 18 - 24 moths. She has just graduated as a nurse and I will hopefully migrate as a defacto partner. Can we start the process now or is it too early? Is there any time - limit once you are granted a PR visa? If you application is declined can you re apply? And lastly, probably the most important, how much will it cost? Aside from money to have when we are there, how much does it cost to complete the application? Thanks Josh

Really enjoyed reading your story. Me and my girlfriend of 5 years are hoping to move out there in 18 - 24 months. She has just qualified as a Nurse and I am in softweare development. What area of IT are you in if you dont mind me asking. The reason I ask is I am still studying for a degree with the Open University in Software development so I am unlikely to have experience when we come over. I am happy to take a different job for the first few months though. Even farm work or something to that effect. As my girlfriend is a nurse I would be coming over as a de-facto partner as this would be easier than a skilled occupation aplpication as I have little experience. How much did it cost from start to finish? just a rough estimate. We don't have dogs to bring over though so minus the 7500E. . I also have my Divemaster in Scuba Diving so could look for a job relating to that. What is the IT industry like over there? I have always been under the impression it is behind the EU but I may be wrong. Thanks for the help, Josh

Hi Everyone, I know the answer to this question will be very biased but my Girlfriend and I are hoping to move to Australia in the next 18 - 24 month and I wanted some advice on where to live? We did a bit of travelling round Australia in 2010 and have wanted to come back ever since. My Girlfriend has just graduated as a nurse and I am in software devlopement. Obviosuly I would be going as a de-facto partner . (We will have been togethe r7 years by the time we go). What are your thoughts on the best places to live. At the moment we are heavily considering Sydney as the opportunities for both of us are better, however, the cost of living is alos a lot higher. I like the idea of a bit further North of Sydney like Brisbane or Cairns. Thanks for the help, Josh

Thanks for the response guys. I am doing my degree with the Open University while in employment. I have atleast 3 years left doing my degree as it is partt - time. I have checked with the Open University and they advised you can continue study abroad. Yea I agree to emmigrate under her skills as nurses are in high demand (or so I keep reading). I have checked the SOL list and Software Development is a required job spec. But again, much easier to get in as a de-facto partner. I am hoping to head out the in 2014 to assess where we would like to live. I have doen a bit of travelling round oz in the past but I think you look at it in a different way when you are considering living there as aposed to travelling. Any recoomendation on the best places to live in OZ?

Hi everyone I am new to the forum and after some advice if emigrating to oz. Me and my girlfriend are hoping to move to sydney in about 12 months time. I am currently studying for a degree in software development and my girlfriend had recently graduated as a nurse. I have had a look on some websites and it appears she would need 2 years experience to get a nursing job in oz. Is that correct? I am happy to get a working visa and do 3 month rural work to secure my second year which should give me time to find a job. We want to get out there as soon as possible really so any advice you can give would be much appreciated. Thankyou