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True. The family emergency part would be the worst. The citizenship thing is a bit annoying too but at the end of the day as long as he gets permanent residency we dont really care. If all this goes bad then we will return to the uk I guess as I am a dual citizen...otherwise we will return to South Africa where my husband was born. Wait and see I guess. Will keep you updated once we hear anything

We arent worried about the no travel part of the BVE and in regards to work rights we have applied so if they arent granted we will worry about it the . He is going straight on the 801 as all reciepts etc from immigration state this as we have been together for long enough plus we have a child. Everyone on this forum seems a bit over the top regarding immi. Yes things can go wrong but no point scaring everyone. We will worry about things if we need to or seek help from a migration agent.

Is the company a trust? If so then there will be 2 different abns...one for the trust and one for the pty ltd/ trading company... there shouldnt be any issues.

P.s. we were told 6 months for the visa to be granted as the wait time...this was provided in writing.

Medical has already been requested...this was done last week. In the meantime he has cancelled the 457 and is now on Bridging Visa E. ...just waiting for the no work condition to be lifted.

Just an update....we put the application in for this one yesterday. ..I will let you know the outcome whenever we hear anything from immi. My husband has been on the phone to immi so many times this week however its impossible to get consistent answers to his questions. They are pretty rude on the phones so he went in to the brisbane office and theu were just as bad. To make things even more difficult he resigned from his 457 job so needs to notify immi on Monday to seek a bridging visa (likely will be BVE... we know its not the best visa to be on but its better than him being so unhappy at his job) Wish us luck! Dealing with immi at the moment just makes me feel sick... so stressful!

Just wondering if a new overseas police check would need to be obtained from the UK for the subclass 820 if the check was obtained a few years ago for a different Australian visa ? Its for my partner and he hasnt entered the uk at all since the last police check. Also, if we need to get it done whats the easiest way to pay? I have read that you need a cheque from a uk bank..? Would a international bank order be ok from our bank, which is the NAB.? Any advice would be great

Thanks for the information. It has put my mind at ease a little bit. We are likely to go talk to a migration agent now before we apply. I see it this way, we are being honest and are hiding nothing so that can possibly help towards our integrity in the matter. I can see how it will effect his credibility and it will raise concerns regarding his previous visas. I do know that he did notify immi again once his 457 visa application was received and he got a letter in return stating he was then on a Bridging A visa until the new visa had been approved, which was a matter of weeks. So you are right, he has never really been here illegally. We are just so worried that they will kick him out of Australia and it is the last thing in the world that we want to happen. Our daughter is our main priority in life and not having her father around because of immigration issues is a tough thing to think about. But I guess rules are rules. Our only hope is to be 100% truthful through the process and pray that it helps to get through it all. Thanks again for your comments

Hi everyone. I have a few issues that I would like some feedback on. Firstly, I am an Australian born citizen. My partner however is a uk citizen and is currently on a 457 and has been since June 2012. His employer and him dont get along so we r looking at applying for the spouse visa. We have been together since April 2011 and got married in July 2014... we also have a child together who was born in July 2012 (we moved fast). Of course that makes us eligible for him to get the 801 immediately. ..however this is where is gets complicated. Prior to receieving his 457 he was on a 820 with another Australian girl. That relationship ended in January 2011 as she changed as a person and went a little loopy....she had a brain tumor during their relationship and changed as a person after brain surgery. She just up and left him one day with no real explanation. he notified immigration and they verbally told him not to cancel his visa until he had another one sorted out....that took him over a year to find an employer for a 457... his ex girlfriend/ sponsor never notified immigration and to this day hasnt. in 2012 my partner received a letter from immigration regarding the 801. He then replied in writing asking them to withdraw the visa as his 457 was about to be approved. Upon reading everything there is to know about the 820 we r starting to think that the gap between him ending the relationship with her and the start of the 457 he was actually here illegally??????? Even though someone at immigration told him not to cancel his visa as his sponsor agreed to sponsor him for 2 years so he was allowed to be here....that is starting to sound like BS. We finally have the $4575 saved to apply for the 820/801 but now are scared that he will get in trouble for being ill advised by someone at immigration. He needs to state on the application when his last relationship ended and we arent going to lie at all and it will be evident that immi will have thought he was with her in 2011 on the 820 when in fact he was with me. We want to be honest and up front but dont want to jeopardize his future in austrlia especially because we have a 2 year old daughter that needs her dad. What do we do? Go for it or find another 457 that may one day become permanent?