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I think some people are being a little harsh. I met my partner online at 17 and I'm 25 now and we are still together. When you met, how you met and how old your partner is are all irrelevant to your original post in my opinion (so long as you have your story straight if they ask any questions). Colby all the best and I hope you arrive without any issues. Regardless of what anyone says it takes a lot of balls to move to another country for the one you love - let alone doing it at 19!

At the end of the day you are asking a lot of "how about.." and "what if..." questions that nobody on here can give you a 100% answer to. If you have no proof of funds, and you are sent back that will not look good when time comes to apply for a partner visa application. Is it really worth it?? If your caught without funds it will only result in more time spent away from your partner.

My partner did his medicals last week and whilst he isn't a nurse or anything the questionnaire he had to fill in prior to the medical did ask if he would be working in hospitals etc. I assumed this would be for a hep b test or something?

Also, I agree with the above, your not cheating the system by applying for an onshore partner visa - that's just ridiculous. As per my above post my partner came over on a WHV in feb and we will be applying for a partner visa in a few weeks. If we were "cheating" the system where would be a no further stay condition on his visa. I certainly wasn't going to spend $4,000 to have him come here and hate it (he hang been to australia before) so a WHV seemed the best way. perhaps someone would be kind enough to transfer some funds to your accoun so you can show evidence. Considering you want to apply for a partner visa it's not worth it to not have proof should they ask!

My partner came over here in feb, he is British and was asked to show proof of funds. Like some others have said, I think your playing a dangerous game considering the consequences you could face should they ask.

Someone will correct me if im wrong but I believe only post qualification work experience is valid. Obtaining work experience before you have completed your degree will not be considered by immigration.

As blossom said check if you have a NFS condition on your visa. If you don't then my partner is currently doing the exact same thing as what you are planning. I lived in the UK with him whilst I was on the WHV for 2 years, that expired in Feb 2013 so he came back to Australia with me on a WHV, in a few weeks we will apply for a on shore partner visa. When his WHV expires this month he will go onto a BVA until the partner visa is approved in 12-18 months. We looked at applying for a partner visa offshore but as he hadn't visited Australia before we thought it would be a good idea to come over on a WHV so he could get a taste for Australia. If at the end of the year he felt it was a good place to be we would apply for a partner visa in Australia. If he didn't like Australia I would apply for a UK partner visa and move back to the UK with him. Hope that helps. I just wanted to show that it can be done (providing a NFS condition isn't on your WHV)

My partner is in the process of doing this and was told that he had to complete 4 units - as an international student this was going to amount to a little over $12,000 and would take a year to complete. I could not stress enough how much I would suggest that you stay in the UK for a couple more years and ensure your husband gains some good post qualification experience. It will make obtaining a job over here a lot easier. My partner has done a training contract and then came over here but as he has no other experience he is finding it very hard to get a job. We wish now that we had of stayed in the UK and got some experience there before moving over - then he also wouldn't be competing with the THOUSANDS of graduates (just like the UK there are way too many graduates for available positions and you will find locals obtain work over foreigners with a bit of experience). Employees also seen to be very strict on wanting 'local experience', agency's here wont even look at your resume unless you have local experience (well the 4 or so agencies we have spoken to advise this). My partner has had such a hard time with this and it breaks my heart to see him having studied for so long only to come over here (thinking he would have better opportunities) and find it harder than back home. Once our partner visa comes through (hopefully) we will most likely move back to the UK for a few years so he can get the necessary experience he needs to get a job here.

Just thought its add in my partners experience since he arrived in Australia in feb 2013. He completed his degree in the UK and had it assessed in Victoria. He was told he had to study 4 units - as an international student this amounted to approx $3000 a unit ($12,000 in total). Unless you have some extensive experience back home id say it would be next to impossible to have a employer pay for that given the amount of graduates/qualifies solicitors here. I was reading an article only last week that said it's currently the worst time in Australian history to be a graduate lawyer. Too many graduates not enough jobs.. In Victoria they also have a priority system for local graduates so I would do some reading on that before you get here - unless you have a good few years experience as a solicitor back home (strongly recommend that before coming out here). Another issue we have come up against is that most firms flat out refuse to take you on unless you have local experience. Regardless of my partner having over a years experience in the UK and having completed his AUstralian units he can't seem to even get a basic legal admin job. So after a year of trying to get a job my partner and I will most likely move back to the UK next year where he's been offered a position in a London firm. To to says it's been a stressful 12 months is an understatement.

As as I said, it doesn't make them dependent in my eyes. I wasn't disputing it can be done - clearly it can given some if the threads on here. I'm curious as to why it can be done. But thank you for that pointless quote!

If a son/daughter is disabled that's a completly different story. I was more referring to people wanting to bring their children over from countries where support is available. Some people seem to think that because their children study full time and live at home it makes them dependent when really it's by choice - sure they probably wouldn't be living as comfortably but it doesn't make them dependent in my eyes. So I was just curious to see how it would work

Hi Julia, I was in your position around this time last year. My UK working holiday visa was due to expire Feb 2013 and my partner wanted to return to Australia with me. However we had been living together since August 2012 so had a bit of a head start in comparison I guess. We applied for a WHV for him in late Jan 2013, it was granted in less than 24 hours and then we left the UK the day my visa expired on 3 Feb. We have been in Australia since early Feb trying to gather as much information as we can to apply for the de facto visa in Feb 2014 when his working holiday visa is due to expire. Note that as CollegeGirl said that some states will allow you to register your relationship - we live in Victoria and they allow relationship registration however you have to have been living together for 12 months and show proof of this. NSW on the other hand does not require anything but a letter addressed to your house to verify your address. Hope that helps, just try to gather as much info as you can when you both arrive in Australia - start your joint accounts, joint memberships, joint insurance etc

How can a 27 year old be a dependent? Lots of people study full time and live at home but are not dependant. Lots of people study full time, work part time and live away from home. Plus depending on where you are from, you could get government benefits. I'm curious really as I have seen this question asked a few times

Where do you guys live? I would hardly call australia boring (having lived in London and Australia). Like any move overseas it's very much what you make of it.