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But can you get PR?

Unless you can get PR which you would need your occupations on the skills list then it would only be a WHV you could get. This only allows you to stay a maximum of two years and that's only if you spend a certain amount of time doing certain jobs like on a farm. You can work on this visa but only for a maximum of 6 months with the same employer. That makes it harder to get a 'proper' permanent type job as employers know they won't keep you. Tends to be more casual work on that visa. Best to check whether you can get PR I think before you look at house buying/permanent move. Your dad being there won't be relevant. Did I read your post right? You have a degree and 7 years work experience but only in your early 20's?

Perth is struggling with unemployment right now. Do you both have a visa?

I was wondering how she was getting PR if she's working. Perhaps the person who started the post can explain

I would say her chances of getting a job at 68 is very slim. Not impossible maybe but very slim. I wish her luck but I think she needs to accept and enjoy retirement.

Depends what you mean supporting him in two years time. If you mean to help him get a visa I don't think he will get one. If he does it will be because he can apply in his own right, you won't be able to get him one.

If you want them id say you have to pay. Yes you are both the parents but it's not something that your ex wants to buy right now. The csa cannot make him pay for this. Your lawyer is right, concentrate on what's important right now. As I'm sure you know, you cannot remove the children from Australia and return to live in the uk without his consent (appreciate you haven't said that is your plan). Is there a reason you need this done now?

Is there no work out there? I know the construction industry is bad but for short term id take any job, warehouse/retail, anything. The wages will be less but balanced against the cost of moving back to the uk and then back again in the future it's worth looking at. Moving to a different state has been mentioned and again worth looking at. Best of luck, it's sad when you've planned this for so long, try and find a way to see it out even if it's in jobs you don't like

It would need to be a buy to let mortgage and in general they are given based on rental income earnt and not salary (can be either in most cases).

You may think your house is unsellable but many buy a 'needs doing up' house so it's not impossible to sell. As you are living there it must be what's considered habital and therefore buyers will be able to get a mortgage on it. I think you should make the lender aware of the situation and get the property valued. Of course you cannot sell it without your partner agreeing to sell it so you need to get some legal advise regarding that if he is not contactable/won't talk. Best of luck and chin up.

I don't think they are married Lady Rainicorn, she uses the word partner rather than husband and states the time they have been in a relationship rather than married. If he owns the car he could go out and sell it tomorrow and there is nothing that can be done about it. Even if married he could do the same. Certainly she could then try and use that in the divorce settlement by claiming it was a joint asset but as she sits now she cannot claim any ownership of it. Nikkidylan, regarding the mortgage, as joint you are both individually 100% liable so as has been said, If it's not paid in full it will go into default and you will lose it. Certainly worth speaking to the lender and once financial matters between you and partner are sorted out one of you can buy the other out and continue the mortgage subject to affordability. You will be assessed on a new application using just your income. If it's a no then sadly it will have to be sold. I have no idea about the dogs but think it will be unfair if they are separated and should really stay together if possible. I wish you the best of luck with what will be a difficult time. Keep reminding yourself there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

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Think you should head to the Halifax then! Good luck

Not sure about the A Level/B Tech question but I do know that students with PR pay domestic fees not international fees. What many probably don't realise is although they pay domestic fees they have to pay them all upfront, only Australian citizens can apply for student loans.

Your biggest issue is likely to be the fact your husband is self employed. You usually need a minimum of 2 years tax returns/audited accounts before the income can be taken into consideration.

I cannot imagine how your daughter would be classed as a dependant. I understand you said you paid her flights, rental and are giving her money to live on but that is a choice. If you didn't do that I'd assume she would have stayed in the UK and would be working full time. At her age she is a grown women and as has been said, many people of that age are living away from parents, house sharing etc (as she already is). If she was in the UK working full time she could afford to live in rental accommodation. You could of course choose to give her extra money to live on which is essentially what you are doing now but that isn't the same as her being a dependant of yours. I wish you luck but I don't think it will be the outcome you're hoping for.

Bungo, you are always so helpful, not just to me but to so many others. Thank you so much, I really do appreciate it.

I have almost everything I need to submit my parent visa application (well waiting on a few things but they are in order). There are two things I am unsure of and would really appreciate it if anyone could help me with these. My first question relates to question 55, part H. It asks you to write down members of your family unit aged 18 years or over and you need to tick whether they are migrating with you or not. Now my first thought was to put down my three, adult children who are already living in Australia as they are after all part of my family unit and over 18 years. However, question 58 asks for details of family members not already listed on the form and there is a part of this that asks for your children's details including where they are living. I am now thinking I list them here and not on question 55? It seems I can only list them in one place. Anyone that can help with that please? Last small question although I think I know the answer. It mentions form 47A which needs to be filled out for every member over 18 but I don't think this is relevant for me as my over 18's are not dependant on me so I am quite sure I don't need these forms done (it says somewhere about the form being completed by dependant over 18's). Thanking anyone so much in advance.

Thank you everyone. My children have had PR for over 10 years now and have lived in Australia continuously for over 8 years. One has now got Australian citizenship, others haven't bothered to as yet. I thought about the PR visa but they were in old, expired passports and it's all electronic now. That's why I thought of the passports as immigration will be able to see they all have PR from their passports I assume. There is a page in the application you can write notes so maybe I'll explain there. I'm sure if they need more from me they will contact me and ask. If anyone can think of anything else please say and thanks again

Can anyone help me please. Currently filling in a parent visa app and the checklist asks for 'evidence of where all your children reside (eg. passport, citizenship or residence certificate)'. I could provide a copy of their passports but that will not confirm evidence of where they reside as they reside in Australia and yet their passports are British ones. I would assume evidence of where they reside would have to be something like a utility bill confirming their address but it doesn't suggest anything like this. Their Australian addresses will be on the application form anyway so shall I just get them to get certified copies of their passports?

Thank you so much wrussell. I was just worried if I sent it without anything it may be seen as I'd 'ignored' the question and that would make my application incomplete and it wouldn't get lodged.

I would be very grateful if someone could help with an issue I have. I am shortly going to make an application for a contributory parent visa and intend adding my 16 year old son onto it. I have had a quick look at the application form which requires me to send a statutory declaration from my son's father giving permission for him to be added. My problem is he won't do one. I have seen on here that a 16 year old can get something from the court to say they wish to be included and that is enough. I understand the wait time on the visa is between 2 and 3 years so my son will be 18 before the visa is issued anyway so my question is can I apply without the declaration and maybe enclose a letter explaining about my son being over 18 some time before the application is processed or will that not suffice. If not, does anyone know what I need from what court saying my son wishes to be added and is this enough? How would I go about this? Thank you

Thank you for posting this Bungo. I was thinking surely one little mistake wouldn't cost you your fee. I couldn't imagine that being the case and you've been reassuring

It's only going to get harder in the uk? Maybe so but it's pretty damn hard in Perth right now. I hope you're confident you can get a job as there's not many there right now. Assume if you take the kids then you'll have lots of childcare to pay for too and if you don't take them then you will have many thousands of pounds each year to pay for flights, not to mention you've said you will support them from there.

No child of that age can make a decision like that and I'm shocked that any adult would think they can. Ask any medical expert and they would tell you the same. Are you selfish? My opinion is yes you are. The children spend 50% of their lives with you and you are asking if it would be OK to end that? They are not interested in your opportunities or more money for you, they need you. Most Australians only get 4 weeks a year holiday so you are ok to see your kids for maximum 4 weeks out of 52? People say with FaceTime and Skype the worlds a smaller place but it's not the same. You will never be at parents evening or sports day or there to help with the homework. If they're ill or feeling down you won't be there to give them a hug. If they 'choose' to go they will miss their mum and that will have a negative effect on them just as it will if you go. Someone has given reference to people in the armed forces. Very different. Yes dad way have to go away on a 4 month detachment but that's his job and there's no choice.he is not going for the rest of his life. Time with our children is very precious. It's your choice, time with your children or a country - it wouldn't take even a nano second for me to make a choice between those options.