Liv Newton

Sorry I wasn't clear I only suggested phoning Immigration Border control as a point of call. My advice was given by a reputable immigration lawyer in Bronte. I can provide the nane if anyone wants it.

I can only go by my own experience I came in on my temporary visitor visa (I've been here 12 times before during our relationship) and then once in we listed our relationship with births, deaths and marriages officially. So many trips and I've never overstayed anything it was straight forward. Lodged our de facto visa and huge visa payment and they've green lighted my bridging visa. Our Baby born here and we'll of lived together the required 12 months, I'd love to know why they wouldn't allow me permanent residency. If anything I wouldn't be able to leave without my partners permission to take our child as out child is an Austealian citizen with passport. It's not been an easy road but basically for us they want the visa fee and be satisfied we are genuine and that's basically it. You can fake a lot but not 2 years, 12 trips and a baby lol

I'm in Woy Woy!!!

Hi my partner is Australian and I'm Pom, we were advised for me to come in as if I'm on one of my regular trips to visit my partner and then lodge our visa application when I'm onshore. Visa applications for de facto are taking 12-15 months and as I was pregnant with our child we didn't want to be apart and for him to miss the pregnancy and birth. Anyway I'm here and have been since April now and visa lodged and i was automatically out on a bridging visa and gave had out baby who because he's born here to an Australian father he's taken on his dad's citizenship. It's safe to say the visa for us will be a rubber stamp job because we've had a baby who's Australian citizen and lived together for the minimum 12 months as a family. BUT advice varies greatly. Just contact border control immigration direct via phone and ask for the name who gives you advice and time and date the call. Then you get it direct from them with proof. Good luck.