Ollie2212

So does it not make sense to initially go for a one year holiday visa to see if I like it as opposed to spending $8000 on somewhere I may chose to leave after 6 months? If anyone can give answers on my initial questions regarding funds/guranteed/upfront payments needed to secure rent, as well as my question about the essential work on a WHV it would be greatly appreciated Thanks guys

Like I say the only reason we are wary of that option, is it is a large financial commitment for something that we may not enjoy. If I were to first go on a one year holiday visa and decided within that year that I didn’t like living their, we would simply return to the UK. If we did love that first year (which I’m sure we would!), we could then commit to a partner visa.

Just after some general advice on the questions above, not to commit to a migration agent right now…

The reason I haven’t considered the partner visa is because despite us debating this for a long time, it hasn’t been something we’ve been certain on until recently. She is now only left with a year on her UK visa (which I guess she could extended), however it does state it could take up to 32 months, and there’s is also an $8000 cost, so even if it was approved quickly, it would take a majority chunk of our savings which we need to prove we can live their and use for rental costs etc. The plan was to use the holiday visa as a way of getting us over there faster & cheaper, and then get saving for a partner visa when we’ve settled there. There is of course, also the chance that I find in my first year that it isn’t for me, in which case we haven’t spend an additional $8000 on something that didn’t work out.

Hi guys! So myself and my partner have been planning to move to Australia (Brisbane) for a while now and I was hoping we could get some advice and clarification from people who have been through the process themselves. She is an Australian citizen from Tasmania and has been with me in the UK for the last couple of years (unsure if this would strengthen our application in any way?) We would like to move there permanently although from what I understand, this will be achieved through a series of short-term visas followed by a final application further down the road. The plan would be for me to apply for the initial one-year working holiday visa, followed by the second, third, and eventually final one. The research I've done has led to a number of questions. Firstly, it states that I would only be able to work in one place for 6 months. Our plan involved trying to secure a job offer before arrival, or find a job immediately upon arrival (this would be Hospitality.) Is it correct that I would only be able to work for 6 months? If so, how would this impact rental property managers' view of our finance? Will it be as simple as 5 months in, start applying for a different bar/restaurant for work? In relation to the above, we also planned on renting a property somewhere nice with the intention of staying for at least 3 years. We don't want to travel around and "backpack". We want to arrive and set up home somewhere. Is it likely we would be able to find somewhere online beforehand, and if so, what kind of things would they require to secure tenancy? For example, proof of funds, a guarantor, or an upfront deposit/ advanced payment of rent. I understand a lot of places tend to be on 12-month contracts, but if my visa permits a 12-month stay, would this be okay? I have also seen information regarding a change in the "specified work" situation. I understand that most visa applicants will have to do a mandatory 3 months of specified work but there is supposed to be some sort of a change recently for British nationals. Can anyone provide more info? Any advice that would help us best prepare before submitting this initial visa application would be greatly appreciated. As said we would like to arrive in Brisbane and work full time with the intention of staying for the indefinite future. Thanks! Ollie.