Guest jessamin Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hi me my partner and three children are planning on moving to OZ i have children from a previous relationship but have no contact with there biological dad they have not seen him in at least 4 years i have no idea where he lives and no contact details. i have been old that i need to find him and get him to sign a form giving me permission but i don't honestly know where to begin. both my kids were born before 2003 so there biological dad does not get parental responsibilities. has any one else experienced this and if so what did they have to do i know i cant be the only one. it just seems like this could be a never ending battle at the minute any advice would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hi me my partner and three children are planning on moving to OZ i have children from a previous relationship but have no contact with there biological dad they have not seen him in at least 4 years i have no idea where he lives and no contact details. i have been old that i need to find him and get him to sign a form giving me permission but i don't honestly know where to begin. both my kids were born before 2003 so there biological dad does not get parental responsibilities. has any one else experienced this and if so what did they have to do i know i cant be the only one. it just seems like this could be a never ending battle at the minute any advice would be greatly appreciated Firstly has he got any family that you could contact to discover his whereabouts, there surly must be someone who could help. I don't know the law but if he has had no contact at all for all this time and i am assuming he pays no maintenance then i would hazard a guess that he could not care less where the children go as he clearly does not care less at the moment but i suppose he should know if you decide to move to oz, anyway good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilraenH Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hi me my partner and three children are planning on moving to OZ i have children from a previous relationship but have no contact with there biological dad they have not seen him in at least 4 years i have no idea where he lives and no contact details. i have been old that i need to find him and get him to sign a form giving me permission but i don't honestly know where to begin. both my kids were born before 2003 so there biological dad does not get parental responsibilities. has any one else experienced this and if so what did they have to do i know i cant be the only one. it just seems like this could be a never ending battle at the minute any advice would be greatly appreciated I think you need legal advice on this. Not having PR is different to having it in the UK. Not sure that there is the same differentiation under Australian law. A good Mirgration agent should be able to help. There are a few, and someone on the forum will know better than I who is best placed to point you to?? :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chedeakee Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hi me my partner and three children are planning on moving to OZ i have children from a previous relationship but have no contact with there biological dad they have not seen him in at least 4 years i have no idea where he lives and no contact details. i have been old that i need to find him and get him to sign a form giving me permission but i don't honestly know where to begin. both my kids were born before 2003 so there biological dad does not get parental responsibilities. has any one else experienced this and if so what did they have to do i know i cant be the only one. it just seems like this could be a never ending battle at the minute any advice would be greatly appreciated I was in the same boat as you except that my ex partners whereabouts was too close for comfort. Despite him having never been given PR under the law where we live he still had to sign a certified statutory declaration and form 1229. A certified copy of ID was also required. It doesn't seem to matter that they have no responsibility in the country of the childrens birth they are just covering their backs by making sure that there will be no custody battles across continents. I would suggest you try to locate him and get him to sign the paperwork or the case officer may reject your application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jessamin Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I was in the same boat as you except that my ex partners whereabouts was too close for comfort. Despite him having never been given PR under the law where we live he still had to sign a certified statutory declaration and form 1229. A certified copy of ID was also required. It doesn't seem to matter that they have no responsibility in the country of the childrens birth they are just covering their backs by making sure that there will be no custody battles across continents. I would suggest you try to locate him and get him to sign the paperwork or the case officer may reject your application. hi thanks for your advice where would i find these forms thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia2 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Hi I have just been in a similar position. My daughter was in born in 2001, her biological father is on her birth certificate but he does not have PR as we were not married and the date she was born was pre change of law. We were asked by our CO to provide a statutory declaration to say he did not have PR, that we were not married and that no PR applications had been made to the courts. Once this was received we were granted our visas the following day. We used a notary of public and it cost us £60. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chedeakee Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 hi thanks for your advice where would i find these forms thank you I was sent it by my case officer but you can also down load it from the immigration site go to immi.gov.au and foloow the links to the forms and booklets. If you have little to nothing to do with him I would advice you get all of them signed together. Be aware that the statutory declaration must be signed in front of a magistrate or notary public as it has to be witnessed, he will require ID for that as well. The same person can certify all of your documents at the same time. I know how hard this is but believe me I am now just waiting for the visa approval and it is worth the wait and the hassle, even though you don't feel like it is at the moment. Good luck. if you need a statutory declaration let me know and I will send a PM to you containing the one I used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia2 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 PS he was not involved in any of this as I have no idea where he is and has not been in contact for nearly 9years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulv Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 You might want to try and contact Tracy123 on here. His partner had a similar scenario and they are now living the dream in Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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