Elliejonessxo

14 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

It is not illegal to arrive on a tourist visa and then apply for a partner visa once you're in Australia.   At the airport, Immigration officials just need to feel confident that you won't overstay the terms of your visa.   The risk, as others have mentioned, is that the official might take one look at you and think, "but by the time her visa expires, she won't be allowed on a plane, so there's something fishy going on here". 

Is there a reason you're in a rush to move to Australia?    It doesn't matter where your baby is born.  Because his father is an Australian citizen, you'll just need to apply for citizenship for the baby once it's born, and it's pretty straightforward to do.

Having a baby is an exciting but stressful experience and I agree with everyone else - it will be much easier for you to have it in the UK where you're on familiar home territory.  And it will all be free, which may not be the case in Australia.  

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/change-in-situation/had-a-baby

Hi, yes all I wanted to know was whether the advice she gave sounded correct or not. I’ve not said I’m having my baby in Australia - which is something I’m not wanting to do. 
But thank you for your advice it’s much appreciated.

49 minutes ago, Quoll said:

If you get a visa with no further stay then you're screwed. Why would you not want to have your baby in UK where you are assured of Good  free medical cover and initial extended family support? Are you comfortable lying to Immigration? It's going to look dodgy that you rock up at the end of your pregnancy and say you're going home when Blind Freddie can see that you're unlikely to get an airline to fly you anywhere. Why the rush? 

Like I said above, I never said I wasn’t going to have my baby in the uk. However it is still free over in Australia because of the reciprocal agreement they hold with each other.

This was advice recommended by a migration agent not what has came out of my mouth. 
 

I just simply asked if the advice sounded correct. There’s no need to come across rude and judgmental.

1 hour ago, mrsmac said:

You should consider whether an airline will let you fly that distance in your latter stage of pregnancy. And will you be covered by Medicare for the birth of your baby if your visa is not lodged in time? Do you have all the support you will need, both financial and emotional, in Australia? There are many things to think about before booking your tickets, regardless of what anyone advises you. Don't be too eager to rush the process without first being fully informed of your options and any possible complications.

Hi, I’ve not said that’s what I’m going to do. It’s just what she recommended. There is a reciprocal agreement Between aus and the uk over Medicare and the nhs so I would get the same healthcare except an ambulance ride. 
I’m not prepared to go over whilst I’m pregnant it’s something I would rather do after our baby has arrived and I’ve finished maternity leave over here. However our financial stability and emotional support is in Australia. 
But thank you for your concern it’s really appreciated. 

17 hours ago, paulhand said:

If you spoke with a Registered Migration Agent, then you should probably accept their advice at face value. Do get a second professional opinion if you are uncomfortable with the advice, but it’s unlikely you’ll get more accurate advice crowd sourcing opinion through a forum. 

Yes I spoke to another agent today who recommended the same thing. I guess I was just hoping to hear a story from another person who has gone through this.

14 hours ago, calNgary said:

Try ringing a couple of agents and see if you get the same response from them. Most offer a quick ''point in the right direction' free of charge, so you should get the general idea of what path to follow.  Make sure they are MARA registered too.

   Good luck with everything

 Cal x

Yes I spoke to another agent today and they're saying its fine as long as I declare on the flight card that I intend to go home, but then say I changed my mind whilst I was there x

A bit of a background as my circumstances have changed since I last posted.

I'm from the uk, my partner is from Australia Townsville.

We have been together for 2 years, engaged for 1 year and living together in the uk for 7 months - he's on a tier 2 youth mobility visa.

I have a 7 year old son to a previous relationship who has signed a 1229 form to allow my son to move with us.

I'm also pregnant and due in May - completely unexpected lol

So we spoke to a migration Agent about 10 minutes ago from Australia who has gave us some advice, however I'm unsure about whether it is correct advice.

She's said for myself and my son to get a tourist visa over to Aus, so we can have the baby in Aus then meet with her asap so we can lodge an onshore visa - I thought you wasn't allowed to do this as the tourist visa is intended on you going home? 

So he has a little girl, which is why we didnt want to do the 2 years, also I dont speak to my mum. Does anyone know what evidence you need for a prospective marriage visa?

20 minutes ago, Bella89 said:

Congrats on your engagement!   

I agree with Marissa about considering the prospective marriage visa, especially if you are engaged. On the prospective marriage visa, you'll be allowed to come to Australia essentially to get married. You'll still have to apply for the partner visa after being married but it'll probably be a bit easier for you, especially if you have your son with you. 

I'm going through this process too and I have a lot of anxiety about making my relationship DeFacto enough. What I worry about is that they assess you on the strength of your original application, so even if you came to Australia, applied for the 820 VISA and then married your partner during the 2 year waiting period and added the marriage certificate to your application, they could ignore the marriage and reject you. The migration agent I spoke to said that he's knows of people who it has happened to.

This application is deliberately difficult. I've been with my partner for more than a year, and I registered my relationship in QLD for good measure, but my partner and I are discussing delaying our application until December to make sure we have the strongest evidence we possibly can, which means I get to be stuck on the tourist visa until then.

The thing that makes me anxious about relying on a registered relationship to mask a weak application is that they're so easy to get that I just don't want to put all my stock into it and still end up going to appeal. Especially now they've increased the price to almost $8k. 

Yeah the evidence part sucks, hes going to be here for 12 months although his Visa is up to 2 years. We are going to apply for the prosepctive marriage Visa as soon as we can get the money for it, which is looking like maybe 4-5 months. Then by time its been accepted 12-15 months, we should have all the evidence for the partner Visa onshore x

So I recently came back from townsville (6 weeks ago) beautiful place. We got engaged, hes currently over here on a working Visa, purely because it's horrible being apart from each other and it helps with evidence. I'm not 100% sure about children on bridging Visas, if my son cant be with me on that then I wont be going forward with it.  We didnt want to apply for the offshore because it's a long time and my situation is changing, which wants to be away from they're partner for that long. We just dont know what route to take and we cant really afford migration solicitors x

So my partner is from aus and I'm from the UK, I have a 6 year old to a different partner. 

So were wanting to apply for an onshore partner Visa, we've got permission from my sons father for us to relocate with my son, so that's not a problem.

However, we've just realised that I cant come over on a visitor Visa as obviously its temporary and I'm expected to come home. What Visa should I be getting before so we can lodge the onshore partner Visa? 

We have all relevant evidence etc x

23 minutes ago, ali said:

If you're going to be working in Aus have a re-think about the going back for 6 weeks.  You may find you only have about 4 or 5 weeks annual leave and i'm sure you'd also want to take some family holidays in aus with your son and new partner.  Only having one block of leave each year might prove become a bit draining for you.

I still need to work it all out. But it’s hard thinking I’m going to be leaving my family - especially my mum and brothers. 

9 hours ago, Nemesis said:

To qualify as de facto for a visa you need (as you know ) 12 months cohabitation. Registering the relationship, just like getting married, removes the need for the 12 months.  In Qld,one partner must be a state resident, and both of you must be single and "free to marry".  You then use the registration instead of marriage when applying for the visa. 

No need to prove any time living together - it just replaces the marriage certificate. 

So we could register the relationship? And just go for the de facto visa? 

13 hours ago, Marisawright said:

If you’re not de facto, why are you asking about partner visas?

 To register a relationship, it must be a genuine de facto relationship but you don’t need to have been together for any minimum length of time 

See it’s hard for us, as even though we’ve spent time together, we haven’t lived together. But he is coming to the uk on a working visa for as long as he can - or until we’ve reached financial stability with my visa. 

12 hours ago, jacqui.146 said:

Have a look here - https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/marriage-weddings-and-civil-partnerships/civil-partnerships/fill-in-a-civil-partnership-application-form

Can we register even though we don't qualify as defacto?

7 minutes ago, jacqui.146 said:

You could register your relationship in QLD

How do we do that? 

54 minutes ago, Tulip1 said:

Yes, definitely need that in writing as not only will it cost you a huge amount of money but will eat into your holiday options for years.  Is dad and son ok to only see each other twice a year? 

Yeah I will be getting an affidavit for the permission from his father. I will also be adjusting a court order that I had in place for his father to actually see his son, as he didn’t really make much of an effort.

my sons dad is perfectly fine to see his son twice a year as long as he doesn’t have to pay csa. 

My son also understands what will be happening.

My sons father will be coming over for a month at a time. I will be coming over 6 weeks. 

Just to make it clear too, my son sees his father once a month - it’s also been 2 months since he last saw him. 

2 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

He might want that in writing, in which case you could be trying yourself into paying twice a year for many thousands of pounds for the next 12 years.  Expensive.

We were the ones who suggested paying his fathers flights once a year, and I want to come back to the uk to spend time with my family. Money isn’t really a problem with us, we have pretty stable incomes. I would be happy to pay thousands of pounds for my son to have a relationship with his father - it’s just a matter of time until his father lets him down like he does here in the uk. 

12 hours ago, Marisawright said:

That's fine, but the point we're making is that you'll need him to give written, official permission before you can go, so don't forget to get that sorted.

I have done research about it all. I’ve spoke about getting an affidavit for his father. My son was my main priority over anything. 

We have discussed that.. 

My partner and sons father are actually friends, he’s agreed that he would allow my son to reside over there, on the basis that we pay for his flights and come back once a year - which were more than happy to do. 

So I’m from the uk currently in a relationship with my aus boyfriend.

we met online about a year ago, and met within 6 months, we’ve saw each other 3 times for a month at each visit. He’s been to the uk twice and I’ve been to aus once but I’m going back in April! His parents are coming over in August, and he’s coming back with me in may to stay here for 6 months.

so we’re wanting to be together in Australia - Townsville to be exact. But we don’t have a clue what visa to get.

obviously we can’t prove we’re in a de facto relationship - because we’ve never lived together, no joint bank accounts, bills, no housing commitments. 

So we’re just classed as dating. However you can’t get a visa whilst your dating. We’re so stressed out because we just want to be together. 

Also I have a 6 year old son who resides with me in the uk so I can’t get a working visa over in aus. 

Can someone please help us out haha x