Guest WillandOllie Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hi. We're new to this site so please bear with me. Just a few questions if anyone has any advice before we get too involved. My Girlfriend has the possibility of moving to Perth and seeing as we'd like to get married soon, I too would be going. She has a job offer so residency and work permits are obviously fine for her, however where would I stand as to automatic entitlements. Any info would be most grateful. Many thanks. Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hi Will, just wanted to pop by and say welcome to PIO ... also wanted to give your post a little bump up the queue :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hi Will. No clue - as I went down the Spouse Visa route. Hopefully someone will be along shortly The Australian Immigration suite has a visa finder which might be helpful. You can identify what visa she will be on - and then look up that visa type and dependants. http://www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebourvellec Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 What sort of visa is she going on?? If it is 457 - the company needs to also agree to sponsor you as her secondary applicant - you nned to show you have been in a defacto relationship for 6 months IF RSMS or ENS - you will need to show you have been in a Defacto relationship for 12 months. Evidence that you will need to provide - joint bank accounts. tenancy agreements joint bills etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GeorgeD Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 What sort of visa is she going on?? If it is 457 - the company needs to also agree to sponsor you as her secondary applicant - you nned to show you have been in a defacto relationship for 6 months IF RSMS or ENS - you will need to show you have been in a Defacto relationship for 12 months. Evidence that you will need to provide - joint bank accounts. tenancy agreements joint bills etc. Once you get married you don't need to prove the 6/12 month defacto status. There is no set length of time you need to have been in a relationship or been married. You still need to prove you are a genuine couple though, so all the same evidence is needed. If you haven't been in a defacto relationship for the required length of time, then you would be best to wait on applying for her visa until you will be eligible, or get married before applying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillandOllie Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hi all. Thanks for the replies, we are planing to get married, so that would hopefully tick some boxes, however we can't prove we've been together for any period of time, as we currently live in different countries, hence the desire to marry and move to the same country. As to the type of visa my girlfriend will be on, we don't know yet. Assuming we do move and the visas work out, does anyone know what the process is for me to achieve a work visa, we would be moving to Perth and that also fits with my profession as I'm a Shipwright specialising in the restoration of classic vessels, which on the list is classed as "Boat Builder and Restorer". Thank you all again. Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GeorgeD Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 If you get married (or can prove a defacto relationship for a period of time) and then she applies for a visa, you can be a secondary applicant on her visa. You will get the same sort of residency and visa as her...so you will beoth be either temp or permanent depending on which visa she goes for. You'll both have work rights. If you don't believe you qualify for defacto status then until you get married you are essentially strangers who will need to apply and get to Oz under their own steam. (and have 2 application fees!) If your partner applies and gets a visa, then you get married, then the type of visa she has is critically important. If she has PR she can sponsor you one a Spouse Visa. This costs around $2,000 for you to apply offshore. Processing times in the UK have just gone up to 6-8 months. If she gets a visa which only has temp Residency, such as the 457 then she can't sponsor you for a Spouse Visa as only PRs and Citizens can sponsor, so again, you will pretty much need to get in to Oz on your own. Basically, if you are thinking of getting married soon...do it before applying for a visa anywhere. Getting a visa first tehn getting married will cost a forune and take ages longer, and she might not even be able to sponsor you anyway. Speak to a regisntered Migration Agent to clarify this...it could really go horribly, horribly wrong if you do things in the wrong order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillandOllie Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thank you GeorgeD. It's all becoming a little clearer now. I believe it would be her company that would be doing the visa side of things. But it's encoraging to know that if we were married, then it would be the same visa entitlements for us both and more importantly, I'd be able to work. Thank you again. Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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