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She has … but I don’t believe that she’s paid previous years and my point was more to illustrate what a fab deal it was for wealthy foreigners living in the U.K. No other country has been so generous.

They avoided a lot more than just inheritance tax: https://www.taxadvisorypartnership.com/advisory-services/non-dom/ In 2022, the Guardian estimated that “Rishi Sunak’s wife has potentially avoided up to £20m in UK tax by being non-domiciled and pays £30,000 a year to keep the status – revelations that come amid growing political pressure on the chancellor.” (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/07/rishi-sunaks-wife-says-its-not-relevant-to-say-where-she-pays-tax-overseas?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other)

Try @Alan Collett

Read 600.611 more carefully … specifically 600.611(3).

Talking to prospective employers is fine. Condition 8101 prohibits "work in Australia". Work is defined in law as "an activity that, in Australia, normally attracts remuneration".

This is incorrect. 8503 is not mandatory for subclass 600 visas other than family sponsored, approved destination status and frequent traveller streams. For all other applicants it is discretionary and departmental policy discourages its use in these cases.

There are PAYG sim vending machines in the baggage hall at LHR.

See my reply to your other post.

There’s a lot to unpack here … and it’s too involved for a forum post. I suggest you have a one-off consultation with a registered migration agent to talk through all the pluses and minuses of each approach. It’s unlikely you will be able to string out 651s until March of next year and you certainly won’t be able to work in any capacity. You could try a longer term visitor visa, but again no work. You would need to understand how the ‘permanent’ part of the partner visa actually works. A lot of what makes most sense will come down to what your longer term aims are.

Having an Aussie spouse would most likely be more than enough to demonstrate substantial ties, but who knows what the rules will be in 3-4 years time.

The law requires: "A person, whether a citizen or a non-citizen, who enters Australia must, without unreasonable delay: (a) present the following evidence (which might include a personal identifier) to a clearance authority: (i) if the person is a citizen (whether or not the person is also the national of a country other than Australia) — the person's Australian passport or prescribed other evidence of the person's identity and Australian citizenship; (ii) if the person is a non-citizen — evidence of the person's identity and of a visa that is in effect and is held by the person;"

Only with difficulty- see above.

Do not lie on the IPC or to an immigration officer and don’t try and get a visa on a foreign passport. There are official ways to resolve the issue as noted below. This is the correct way to do things if it’s genuinely impossible to obtain an Australian passport in the required timeframe. It is also possible to get what’s called a ‘Australian Declaratory Visa” which, despite the name, is NOT a visa but does place a flag on a foreign passport that the holder is an Australian citizen.

My view is that “worse off” is much more complex than monthly outgoings. You need to factor in monthly income, which will likely be ‘higher’ based on exchange rates, as well as all the other things that make living in Brisbane/Australia ‘better’ than the U.K. I’m really not sure you’re asking the right question.

Not having a current passport does not mean you are not a citizen … in either Australia or the U.K.

Not really … if a company is offshore even non RMAs can give immigration advice. In Australia non RMAs can legally only do admin/support work. This is strictly enforced. That said Concept are reputable and have been doing this for a long time.

This is not true for the 491 and the OP will need to wait for three years before they can apply for a 190.

I think that you need to consult a migration agent to ascertain viability as well as talk through all the pros/cons of different visa options. Parent visas are complex as you have seen. @Alan Collettis expert in this area.

… three months as far as the visa is concerned.

They do vary a fair amount. 2-5 months in similar situations to what you outline would be a reasonable expectation.

As mentioned, makes no difference, but be careful about what partner points you claim.

Just for full transparency… I don’t offer free initial consultation's but I do rebate the initial consultation fee against any further fees if the matter progresses. My view is there can be just as much (or more) work involved in properly ascertaining that a person has no viable pathway as there is in identifying the best route. If it’s obvious from the initial information that an enquiry has absolutely no hope, then I will just say so and not take the consultation.

To clarify: for 2nd and 3rd WHV applied for on or after 1st July 2024.

That's a shame in hindsight as it's not needed anymore for UK passport holders! You don't need a lawyer - consult a Registered Migration Agent ... and you are wrong about the motives of most of my colleagues. We take pride in helping people achieve their migration goals.

He's in Aus - that's why the Prospective Marriage Visa doesn't work ...