GMacp

George86,

As it will be two years before you can apply for a PR visa, the likelihood is that changes will have been made to the application rules and processes.

I am the 489 visa holder, and my husband as my spouse and on the visa can work anywhere, he is also part of my application for 887. We have no children. I expect as long as you have a marriage certificate and birth certificate, you won't have any problems applying for the 887.

If I was you, I would be looking into how you get your child back into Australia as they are born oversees. They will not be part of your 489, so I don't know how that works.

I  contacted my agent after my initial findings, and his quote is $1900+GST, and he says visa is $580.  There is not a lot to do for this visa (prove work/live etc)

I feel 1900 is excessive for a visa costing $580, I am happy to do it myself if I could locate the correct link, so it is the link to the correct visa, as I don't think the 887 one is correct, but I cannot find anything else.

I have now completed my 2 years on State Sponsored 489 Visa (Visa is 4 yrs long) in SA and happy to stay here.

I'd like to apply for PR and from the homeaffairs.gov.au website I know it will cost $385 for me and $195 for spouse.

Now, the only route I can see after this is via 887 PR visa, and it seems to cost $3755 for me and $1875 for spouse.

Is this right?  We already spent quite a bit getting the 489, doesn't seem right to now spend another $6310 for PR.

Any advice greatly received.