Jass Efron

Hi,

I have been to australia on study visa subclass 573 before. I was doing a Bachelors degree and I had to downgrade it to a diploma course due to personal circumstances which explains that I did not meet condition 8516 where I need to maintain the eligibility of my course.

My visa never got cancelled but I suppose I did not meet all the conditions that was attached to my study visa.

Will this have any negative effects if I plan to apply for a partner visa soon? 

Thank you

9 minutes ago, Jasmine Sallis said:

Lastly I'll say that I have seen a case at the AAT (not mine) where a relationship wasn't declared on a tourist visa application (and the couple were not yet engaged so it technically did not need to be declared on the tourist visa application) but this then led to the later partner visa being refused because of this action. As the case was at the AAT when I came across it as an observer this meant long delays in the couple being together - in fact their child was already one at the time. 

Oh alright, that makes it clear somehow.

Just wanted to make sure I take the right step beforehand to avoid any problems in the future. 

Thank you very much for your advice and help!

1 minute ago, Jasmine Sallis said:

I wouldn't be able to speculate because everyone's situation is so different. People definitely do what you are attempting and sometimes it works but sometimes it doesn't. So many factors at play. 

Before I was a Migration Agent we attempted this for my husband. He came as a tourist first but had the 'no further stay' condition. Applied offshore after visiting but got lucky as his partner visa was granted within 4 months. We had already applied for him to come back on another tourist visa but ended up withdrawing this application and he came on the partner visa instead. 

I see. I do understand that I may get the “No further stay” condition as well so i will therefore be applying offshore in that case.

My last question is, would it be better if it was my partner to provide an invitation letter for me?  In this case, he can provide a letter explaining that my intention to visit Australia is to visit him spend some time and get our documents ready for partner visa as he is unable to leave Australia due to his business. Then I’ll leave Australia and apply partner visa offshore from India. 

Or get an invitation letter from my friend instead that she is inviting me to visit her and travel around AUS. Without mentioning anything about my partner.

Just confused.

1 minute ago, Jasmine Sallis said:

No looking back I saw PR issues and made an assumption.

Yes I'm a registered Migration agent

That’s no problem at all.

Can I ask you the chances for getting tourist visa in my case?

Sorry I’m just getting anxious Day by day. Me and my partner have been living apart for 4 months now and we need to get started something ASAP. 

I’m worried about what kind of supporting documents I can provide to help get tourist visa. 

Just now, Jasmine Sallis said:

Ah I see I read this incorrectly and assumed PR issues were from time in Australia rather than in Phillipines. My assumption had red flags all over it!

That’s alright. I guess i made it confusing sorry.

Are you a registered migration agent?

2 minutes ago, Jasmine Sallis said:

It sounds like there are quite a few aspects to your situation that need to be addressed in any application. Similarly, you mentioned having issues getting your PR previously. It would be important to have someone look at your whole immigration history and situation to give you sound advice in this situation and to minimise any extra delays you could face. I worry that getting advice on applying for a tourist visa and how to do that on this forum will give a lot of differing opinions that may just confuse further. 

Sorry, but I’ll make it clear. My parents are PR in the Philippines while I’m not and If I were to apply for it, it will take a year at least and I don’t think it is useful in my case of applying tourist visa to Australia.

I agree that there will be different opinions as per to my situation. I just hope the supporting documents will be enough 

25 minutes ago, rammygirl said:

You should be able to apply from anywhere outside of Australia, you do not have to be in your home country. Whether you can satisfy the requirements for a visitor visa is another matter. 

Do you meet the requirements for a partner visa?

Thank you for answering.

That's what I am working on right now to satisfy the requirements. I do not have any economic ties here in the Philippines nor back in my home country which is making it difficult. So I will be getting an invitation letter from my partner's sister who is my best friend.

Yes, we do meet the requirements for partner visa. I have met my partner on 2017, have lived together from 2017-2019. The plan was to go to India, get married and apply for offshore partner visa 309. However, due to my partner's work commitments, he could not leave Australia (he manages a business owned by him which will be very stressful to leave behind). So the best way we have is that I apply for tourist visa to Australia. If I don't get a "No further stay condition" on my visa, we will be applying onshore otherwise, I will help him gather documents for partner visa application whilst my stay in Australia, go back to India and apply offshore.

1 hour ago, MnMA said:

Then better to apply for your visa from india( in either way it would be online application) so you can also put your Php contact number and current address. And indian address as permanent address. You will get visit visa easily. 

Do you mean to say that I should apply from India and if I want to come back to php and stay here as a tourist that’s possible as long as I provide my current address? 

3 minutes ago, MnMA said:

If you are on tourist visa in Php then your file might not be processed over there.

 

how about getting TR(graduate work visa if you have completed your degree) and apply for partner visa when you come to australia. This way you can stay with your partner on TR or bridging visa.

I won’t be able to apply for graduate work visa as I had to downgrade my bachelors degree to an advanced diploma one due to personal circumstances.

Hey guys,

I would like to ask for an advice as I am in very troubling situation. 

Me and my partner are planning to get married and apply for partner visa offshore. The plan was to go to India and we’ll get married there and lodge our partner visa file.

I have been to Aus previously on study visa which expired recently on March 2019 (that’s when/where I met my partner and it has been 2 yrs now). 

I left Australia before the expiry of my study visa and I am currently in the Philippines on tourist visa to visit my family at the moment. 

I have been thinking to apply for a tourist visa to Australia from here, however some agents have suggested to apply for it from India (country of origin). However, I don’t have anyone back in India nor any assets which makes it clear that there is a less chance of visitor visa getting approved.

The problem also is that my partner is unable to leave Australia at this moment because of his business. That’s why the best way I could think is to apply for tourist visa so that we can start planning for our lives. I just don’t know if it is possible to apply for it from a foreign country where you’re not a citizen of. 

As confusing as it seems, the situation is getting tougher and tougher for us :(

 Any advice/help will be highly appreciated.

Hi guys,

Can one lodge a partner visa application from Australian agent in Australia while the sponsor and spouse are in India?