Benjafield17

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice on this. I'm Australian, wife is British, wife has a son (my stepson) 17yo. Been together 11 years, married nearly 7 years, we have twin daughters 8yo. Planning on making the move and need help with some answers 1. Stepson's dad is ok with the app as judging by the process times he would be old enough to make his own mind up when decision is made, however if I put the app in before he is 18 does it make any affect following his birthday? 2. Am I right in thinking that I just need to apply for citizenship by decent for my twins then passports? 3. I have read quite a few posts and success stories on here where the relationship has been as long as mine with kids that said they didn't use an agent as it was 'quite easy'. Does having a dependent child make that more complicated? Agents are quite expensive. 4. Given our length of relationship, what would the chances be of both applicants getting subclass 100 straight away? Has anyone else been in similar situation? Any advice would be much appreciated. Also, stepson is in fulltime college, has a partime job but fulltime education and lives with us. Cheers

She is currently unemployed so she may have to anyway.

Not officially. I did via email, he gave me a brief guideline but only as much as i got off the website regarding wholly or substantially dependent then his prices for initial consultation. No one really seems to be able to describe the difference between wholly and substantially all the correspondences refer only to wholly so far

So what if she went back to college? Fulltime

I really need someone thats been through this to give some advice. It clearly states wholly or substantially Dependant, that really needs clarification.

I just cant believe there is no way or my stepdaughter to move to Australia with me now that she has turned 18. There is options for grand parents, parents etc but not your daughter if she's 18.

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No dramas with their dad, he wants them to go for a better life, we just werent at this stage 18 months ago. Circumstances have changed and now we want to. Just to point out 12 months ago she'd have still been working the same job but only 17yo.......that would be fine though??? Thats Just crazy, we're a family of 6 but only 5 of us can go. The fact that we all live together as a family should count for something, it' not like im trying to get her a permanent visa whilst the rest of us stay here. It is unreal. Not many kids leave home at 18 these days.

Thanks for your reply, it state on the conditions that we would need to prove that she has been wholly or substantially dependent on us finacially for basic needs of shelter, food and clothes for a period of time (usually 12 months). Technically she has, she lives with us, eats our shopping, i pay for a phone for her and have bought her clothes. £130p/w is hardly being financially independent right?? Can' imagine too many people surviving on their own with that salary.

Hi, I am currently looking into migrating my family to Australia. I am an Australian Citizen, I have been with my British wife for 10 years, married for 5 years. My wife had 2 children when I met her and we have twin daughters together. The age of our children are 18, 15, 6 and 6. I need some clarification on the Dependent Child Visa regarding our 18 year old? She lives with us full-time and always has, she is currently unemployed, this is only recent though as from Feb 17 till Feb 18 she was working as an apprentice and earned around £120 p/w. She does still depend on us in terms of accommodation, food, clothes etc etc but has had a job in the recent past. Has anyone recently gone through a over 18 Dependent Child application that can help me? Basically we all go or its a no go, I just find it hard to believe that if she doesn't qualify then there is no other way for me to move my family over just because she turned 18 in September. Many thanks Ryan