Isabelj28

I don't think they're 'stopping' them as such... it's just a hiatus while they get themselves sorted. They've made these announcements without all the background processes. There is no test at the moment and they can't bring in the new one until the legislation passes

And that's the point... the 'rules' can change... whereas if you have citizenship the 'rules' are fixed. That's why it's important to some people, not so they can sod off back to the Uk, but just so they have a sense of certainty in living here. My situation is this: my husband and I and my stepson have been here since 2011 on 457, then PR, now husband and I are citizens. Stepson has taken longer to apply for citizenship due to moving around in Oz and obtaining all the required evidence. He submitted on 20 April. Now he's on hold, because the Govt have announced this policy without doing the required planning, which means that by the time they get round to assessing the application, all the documentation will be out of date. Also, he completed his VCE here, (privately, so as to reduce the burden on taxpayers) what sense is there in making him do an English test!?!? There needs to be some consideration given to people who have done everything right based on the old 'rules' d

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/british-man-faces-deportation-over-go-card-fare-evasion-conviction-on-brisbane-citytrain/news-story/9802aa36bb6a2398cb4065254fa008ac?sv=f9aa0e1c17f1eb343043ead6f1f44c94 Regardless of whether it is a PR visa or not, s501 (good character section) applies to permanent and temporary visas alike

What does your husb do? As you have a lump of cash, could your husb take some of this, get a rental property established for you as a family then start looking for work more seriously? That way as soon as he secures a job, you and the kids could come on out and find that the home is set for you. This is kind of what my partner, now husb, and I did. Except I came first, then he came after with his son. It settled him straight away.

absolutely agree with this. If your ex has made these allegations it's cafcass role to fully investigate this. Can you imagine the outrage if the ex alleged all this but then cafcass just immediately accepted what you said at face value. Then something (God forbid) happened to your child.... The cafcass worker would be torn to shreds (we see this all the time with social workers and children who are abused). As you say, it's about the best interest of the children, and if there is an allegation of abuse, it would be remiss if the cafcass worker not to robustly interrogate that to satisfy themselves as far as they possibly can that the children are safe. You were able to rebut all those allegations and it sounds like there is no evidence to substantiate them, so try not to worry, as G'bye says, you don't know what happened on the other side. Very best of luck

What is your occupation?

No because you would have to show the costs are reasonable and necessary... It's not necessary to fly out of Brisbane to London when there are probably 20 flights a day out of Melbourne which will get you to London

It it would definitely include the costs of travel to the airport, as it says 'includes cost of travel from persons usual place of residence to point of departure.' However it wouldn't include costs from the airport as it only covers travel costs of returning you to the country for which you hold w passport. So once you're back in the uk, you're on your own, I'm afraid

This isn't a kind of visa. It's the skilled occupation list. You need to research the type of visa you would like to apply for and start a new thread for advice. Visas usually have a 3 digits code eg. 457 or 100.

It's here... There's a sticky at the top https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016L00800/Html/Text

It probably is because you are from Iran. Security checks from Iran can take a long time as there is no information sharing agreement with Australia. You may find a fellow Iranian on here, but it is predominantly for British ex-pats. Best of luck!

Unfortunately not. The OP left Oz in Aug 2011. The requirement for an RRV is that you have to have spent 2 of the past 5 years in Oz. not just any 2 years. The past 5 years would be 25 May 2011 to 24 May 2016. In that period the OP has only spent less than three months. However, OP, all is not lost. You may still be able to obtain a RRV if you can demonstrate compelling and compassionate reasons why you left Australia when you did. The illness of your brother and then the birth of your child may fulfill this. I would suggest you contact an agent for a consultation about your circumstances and see if they think you can demonstrate compelling and compassionate reasons. The cost of the consultation and the time taken to explore of surely better than going straight to the skilled migration process again. Best of luck!

You may be better seeing if you can get a resident return visa first, before you go through the rigmarole of applying for a new one altogether

Can I make a suggestion to you Tarlay? Why don't you consider going for a PR visa under your husbands occupation? Joiner is on the SOL. That way, you would pay home student fees, be able to get a mortgage, not faff about with FIRB, save on kids school fees and be entitled to Medicare. It is more cost upfront but the amount you would save would be so worth it. If you still want to come home after your course you can but if you don't then you've got the option to stay.

I guess now that people know you do intend to be together as a family eventually, they can offer better advice. I don't have much knowledge in either the 190 or partner visa, so I'll leave it for an expert!

Henry perhaps it would help if you could explain why you plan to migrate without your wife. This is not a 'usual' occurrence. What is your longer term strategy?? Maybe then people could offer advice?

Yikes! aggressive, much!! My post was merely to say that your response sounded very definitive to the OP and you should take care not to be quite so definitive if not 100% sure... There are plenty of things on here I don't post about because I'm not 100% sure, so I do take my own advice. and quite genuinely, if you can tell me any posts where I have given any 'duff' advice, I'd be very happy for you to PM me with them, so I can learn and not say the same thing twice. Very happy to take any constructive criticism.

This is wrong. If you apply for PR you may be able to access Medicare if you have permission to work, which you do as you have a 457. You need a copy of the acknowledgment letter as well as copies of your original visa grant and passport. see here: https://www.humanservices.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/3101-1306en.pdf Bungo, you should be careful about giving such definitive advice if you're not 100% sure.

That is not what the form says. It says 'if available' for proof of PR status and does not reference CERS.

Correct. When you apply for the citizenship certificate, you provide her birth cert and your passport details. Th certificate is issued by DIBP, so they can check their records to confirm that you were in fact a PR at the time of her birth. The passport office will then use the citizenship certificate to confirm that your daughter is, in fact, eligible for a passport. the issue is that passports are not issued by DIBP, they are issued by the Passport office, which is not part of DIBP (DFAT??) so they can't confirm that you were a permanent resident when your daughter was born, hence them requiring the citizenship certificate.

Certain. Go on the passport office website and follow the links to the child passport section. What the link that you've posted is trying to say is that you can't apply for a passport without the citizenship certificate just by proving your parents are permanrnt residents, you have to get the certificate first.

You have misunderstood. You don't need to provide proof of your residence status for the passport application, just your photo ID and proof of address. It's on the passport office website. For the child to qualify for a passport, you need to confirm their Australian citizenshipand prove their personal identity, using original documents. Persons born in Australia on or after 20 August 1986 are Australian citizens only if at least one of their parents was an Australian citizen or permanent resident at the time of their birth. If your child was born in Australia, you must present their full Australian birth certificate when you lodge their application, together with additional documentation to prove their Australian citizenship. When you click on the 'prove their Australian citizenship' link you get the following; If you were born in Australia on or after 20 August 1986 and one (or both) of your parents was an Australian permanent resident, you must provide evidence of your own Australian citizenship with a citizenship certificate issued by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). You will need to apply for this using Form 119 Application for evidence of Australian citizenship (pdf). You should take into account DIBP and passport processing times before booking any travel.

just her citizenship certificate is all that's required for the passport. Sorry and her birth certificate

If you look on the form that is attached to the link you posted, the form (pg.5) says; You were born in Australia after 20 August 1986. At least one of your parents was a permanent resident of Australia at the time of your birth. This is would apply to your daughter. Then, when you look over in the supporting documents needed, column, it says; evidence of one parents permanent residence in Australia (if available). i think the 'if available' is the key. Elsewhere on the form you have to provide your passport details, so I'm sure that they'll just check this to ensure the attached visa was current at the time of the birth of your daughter.

What sort of porkie pies?? If it's relatively minor, like a date being out by a couple of months then no, just adjust it and submit a true cv. If it's more serious, qualifications etc... Then you need advice from your agent as not only will it impact the new application it could also lead to your 457 being cancelled, because you've misrepresented yourself to DIBP to get a visa....