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Bundles of thanks for the quick response. It means that for the child we need to apply a separate new application. Please correct me if I am wrong as below: The mum will have the following three applications in her immigration account : 1) 309 application already lodged with child as dependent (If visa is granted, it will be granted for both persons (i.e. "The mother and the child") 2) 600 visa application for mother. 3) 600 visa application for child. Many thanks in advance. Regards, Henry

Hello to all, My wife has already applied for a 309 partner visa in which I am the sponsor (i.e. "Holds 190 visa"). Now she has plans to apply for visit visa for herself and our child. While applying online for a visit visa 600, she mentioned that she will be travelling with her child (subject to the grant of visit visa) (i.e. "Accompanied by a family member who is NOT a permanent resident or citizen of Australia"). However, when the online screen appeared for payment options, it appears/seems that the visit visa fee mentioned on the screen was for one person only (i.e. "main applicant which is my wife"). Does it mean that ONLY INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION CAN BE APPLIED BY MOTHER AND CHILD ? OR is there a mistake made in filling out the online forms ? Please help with your valuable comments. I would appreciate your feedback in this regard. Regards, Henry

thanks for the response. Does this visa requires health insurance as well ? Particularly in the case when the partner (me) is a permanent resident of Australia ? I hope you understand the question. Thanks in advance, Regards, Henry

thanks to all of you for the responses. Let me make it easier for you to understand the situation. I have skilled nominated 190 visa. She has applied 309 partner visa with a child as dependent. Since it takes a long time to process 309, she is thinking to apply for a visit visa. She is NOT from china. In this case, she has two options: 1) a holiday/visit family or friends. 3) a family sponsored holiday (Note: If opted for this one, I will be the sponsor as I have 190 visa) She was confused about the pros and cons for applying either one of them (i.e. point 1 or 3 as mentioned above). Honestly, she is not sure which one is a better option for her. Thanks in advance for valuable comments. Cheers, Henry

Hello to all, I have a 190 skilled visa. I have already applied for partner 309 visa for my wife as she is overseas. Currently, I am overseas too. Since it will take roughly about 1 year to process her 309 application, could you please advise which visa (either 1 or 3 from the following points) needs to be applied ? 1) a holiday/visit family or friends 2) a business visit 3) a family sponsored holiday 4) an organized tour from China Could you please elucidate the difference between point 1 and point 3 ? These options appear on immigration website while applying visit visa. Regards, Henry

thanks for the response. While applying online, there are four options as below: 1) a holiday/visit family or friends 2) a business visit 3) a family sponsored holiday 4) an organized tour from China Could you please elucidate the difference between point 1 and point 3 ? Regards, Henry

Hello to all, I would like to seek some information if there is a difference in applying for 3 months, 6 months and 1 year visit visa? The question is if the difference is regarding cost? or is it the decision from department/case officer to grant either 3 months or 6 months or 1 year visa depending upon circumstances? Regards, Henry

Thnaks for the response. Do you know if there is a difference in applying for 3 months, 6 months and 1 year visit visa? I mean if the difference is regarding cost ? or is it upon the department to grant 3 months or 6 months or 1 year visa depending upon circumstances ? Regards, Henry

Hello to all, Currently, I am on a 190 visa and my wife has lodged an application of 309/100 visa. Since I am overseas with my family till the grant of 309/100 visa (subject to approval), we were looking for options for visit visa for my wife and kid. I am concerned about the following if we lodged a visit visa for my wife and kid: 1) If there is a rejection/refusal of visit visa, will it have any impact on 309/100 application? 2) What subclass can I apply for visit visa? 3) What is the time frame for the grant of visit visa ? I mean how long does it take to be granted and how long this visa lasts for (say 3 months, 6 months, or other) Please advise Regards, Henry

Thanks to everyone for the comments. Regards, Henry

Hello to everyone, I have the following question: A person is granted a PR visa say (190 skilled nominated visa) and the validity is for 5 years. Since the requirement of citizenship has not being fulfilled (i.e. "The person did not spend 4 years in Australia.") during the period of those 5 years, I believe he/she can stay in Australia legally for indefinite period provided he/she does not leave the country and is on shore when the "Must not arrive after date" has just passed. Does the person qualifies for the Australian citizenship after fulfilling the requirement of 4 years requirement after not leaving Australia in spite of "Must not arrive Date" has passed already? OR Does an RRV visa will be required in order to lodge the citizenship application ? I hope you understand my question. Regards, Henry

Thanks for the response. Basically, she was a non-migrating family member in my application. At the time I got the invitation, she was pregnant. After consulting with the physician, since it was not OK for her to travel, we decided to apply my self and keeping her as a non migrating family member. We decided that she will join me later. As there was an expected addition in the family, it would have been impossible to travel keeping the child overseas. We were not sure about visa validity date. Anyways, since immigration knows everything (i.e. We keep them updated with medical records including birth certificate of child etc.) , I don't think there will be an issue to apply for her and child at this point of time. I understand that the cost will be a matter but its ok for us. Regards, Henry

Apologies to mention the wrong type of visa in the above message. The visa I am planning to apply for my wife is a "partner provisional visa subclass 309" instead of "spouse visa." Regards, Henry

Hello to all, Firstly, let me thanks all of you for providing valuable comments in regards to migration issues on this forum. Recently, I have validated by skilled nominated 190 visa. Since I am planning to sponsor my wife soon, I was looking at some questions of form 40SP. Since I am planning to go back overseas until the spouse visa will be granted, I will not have a residential address in Australia. My question is what needs to be addressed in the statement in this regard? On form 40SP, under Question 11, a statement states as: "statement at the end of this form outlining how you will meet your sponsorship obligations" Thanks in advance, Regards, Henry

Many thanks for the important information. Regards, Henry

thanks for the response and apologies for not understanding it. Please correct me if I am wrong but what I think is that in Australia it is a MUST to get registered as an MARA agent in order to advise people about migration but I was confused as this is not the case for overseas agents. I feel that a registered migration agent is always a best choice as he/she has deep understanding of important issues regarding migration application. Regards, Henry

Hello to all, I am writing to seek some feedback about an information that migration agents who operate outside Australia do not have to be registered with MARA. Does this mean that they do not need to have MARA registration number for business purpose? Regards, Henry

Thanks Bungo and boganbear for the comments. Yeah, I will try to keep it simple without over-thinking. boganbear, my application has been finalized and 190 has been granted to me already. Therefore, a new application needs to be launched by the family. Regards, Henry

Hello to all, My wife is planning to apply for Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) in which our child will be migrating dependent family member. I have skilled nominated subclass 190 visa. While I was going through the questions in form 40SP in order to sponsor her, there are couple of questions which require some clarification: Question 1:How many people are included in this sponsorship for migration? Since the child will be dependent in her application, should the answer be 1 (i.e. "My Wife only") or 2 (i.e. "My Wife and our child") Question 8: What is your citizenship/residence status in Australia? Date of arrival in Australia (Is this the date on which I validated the visa 190?) Attach proof of length of residence (What document is required ?) Question 11 your current residential address (Note: If your residential address is not in Australia, please attach the statement at the end of this form............) Since I am planning to go back overseas (i.e. "Outside Australia") during application process, should I mention my overseas address or Australian address? When she will be lodging the application, I will be in Australia but later on, I have plans to travel overseas. Question 12 your telephone numbers (Similar situation as Question number 11. What if my telephone number changes due to travel overseas during the application process?) Question 36 are you sponsoring a child aged under 18 years? Although I am not directly sponsoring my child, my child will be a dependent migrating family member in my wife's application as stated above. Should the answer be Yes or No ? Could you provide your valuable comments for above questions, as always provided for every thread posted by me. I would be grateful to all of you . Thanks, Regards, Henry

Thanks for the reply. Regards, Henry

Hello to all, I am planning to activate my 190 visa soon. Currently, I am overseas (i.e. "Outside Australia"). Since I have been granted a 190 visa for NSW, I am planning to live in one of the suburbs in Sydney, Australia. However, if I plan to fly (i.e. "arrive from overseas to activate the visa") to a different airport/city first (i.e. "before activation of the visa"), is there any problem? (Say, I don't take a flight to Sydney, Australia. Instead, I go to Melbourne first to meet couple of my friends) Q: Will the visa be activated on my arrival to Melbourne airport? Q: What if I travel by road to Sydney from Melbourne? (Conclusion: My question is what activity triggers the activation of 190 visa? Is it an entry stamp to any city's airport or specific city's airport which is in your nominated state, or physical presence in the state) Thanks in advance, Regards, Henry.

thanks wrussell for the information. Regards, Henry

thanks MaggieMay24 Regards, Henry

Hello to all, With regards to residence requirement for Australian Citizenship, I read the following statements online: a person is required to have been lawfully present in Australia for four years and in Australia as a permanent resident for at least 12 months prior to applying for citizenship. During the four year period, a person can be absent from Australia for up to 12 months in total. During the 12 months immediately prior to lodging a citizenship application, a person can be absent from Australia for no more than three months. I am a bit worried about how long do I need to wait in order to lodge my application of Australian Citizenship based on frequent travel outside Australia due to health and other family issues as below: Note: I came to Australia in January 2009 and throughout my stay in Australia, I was on a student visa. Time Period Outside Australia December 2011 to January 2012 (2 months) 19 October 2012 to 06 January 2013 (2.5 months) 07 October 2013 to 05 January 2014 (3 months) 14 September 2015 to 30 January 2016 (4.5 months) 28 May 2016 to 27 June 2016 (1 month) After 27 June 2016, I was granted a bridging visa B (i.e. "It became active") Since the above highlighted months make a total of 11 months outside Australia, I may have chance I guess (Please correct me if I am wrong).I was on a bridging visa B from 27 June 2016 till grant of permanent residence (i.e. "July 2016") (outside Australia) Do I have a chance to qualify for Australian Citizenship within 1 year after validating my visa in October 2016? (i.e. Provided I do not stay overseas for more than 3 months between October 2016 till October 2017). Does the time period between grant and validation counts as outside Australia for residence requirement purpose ? I hope the above clarifies my question to you. I would be grateful for your valuable comments in this case. Bundles of thanks in advance, Regards, Henry

Thanks, Regards, Henry