TheKeetons

Hi, I am an Australian Citizen living in England with my husband and 2 children. We could lodge my family’s ‘partner visa’ form in England and wait a year but I was wondering what would happen if we moved over with my family on holiday visas and then lodged the forms. How long would it take before my husband was able to work? Do you initially get a bridging visa that he can work on? I suppose the other risk is being rejected after you’ve moved over. Thank you for your help in advance. Rachel

Thank you so much for your useful posts. The forms is written in a way that suggests you need to be established in Oz to sponsor your partner but how can you be if you are both living offshore. Also, my partner is the main bread winner too. I even considered us coming out with my husband and 2 boys on holiday visas and then lodging in Oz once he has a job but then he can’t get a job on a holiday visa. I think we’d feel more confident having the visas in place on arrival. The fees are astronomical though so I need an expert to vet everything before we lodge it but I cannot afford to use a migration lawyer to do it all. thank you

Hi, I am British, living in the UK, but I have a dual passport and I am also an Australian Citizen. I got my permanent residency in a previous de facto relationship back in 2004 when I lived in Australia. I returned to the UK in 2006 after breaking up with my boyfriend. I have since met someone and we have been married for nearly 10 years and we have two children (1 and 5 years old). We would like to move out to Australia and I am confident that our evidence will be satisfactory but what concerns me is the fact that I haven’t lived in Australia since 2006 and I don’t understand how I can prove that I will support my husband and children for 2 years once in Australia. Do you have to prove you have so much money in the bank when you arrive? We would be looking for jobs and staying with my Uncle on arrival. Thank you.