snowdove Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hello i really need some advice,i went to Australia on a working holiday in August 2011,i was in Australia until June 2012 when i returned back to the UK,i met my soul mate who is an Australian citizen who is in the middle of a divorce,he is in Australia and i am currently in the UK,i have applied for a 6 month tourist visa where i do have every intention on returning back to UK,we miss each other and do have this dream of setting up home in Australia,i understand tourist visa is for touring but wanted to know if our situations were to change could i apply for spouse visa whilst on tourist visa and how long would it take or cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 The 6 month tourist visa might come with a "no further stay" condition, which will mean that no you will not be able to apply for a partner visa whilst you are in Australia on your tourist visa. You will need to wait and see what happens with the 6 month tourist visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyGirl Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 You have to be living with your partner for a minimum of a year before you could apply for a 309 Spouse Visa and be married, and that would only be a temporary visa for 2 years before it would be made permanent. Read up on the Immigrations website, you would need the visa for about to be married. Good Luck! :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 You have to be living with your partner for a minimum of a year before you could apply for a 309 Spouse Visa and be married, and that would only be a temporary visa for 2 years before it would be made permanent. Read up on the Immigrations website, you would need the visa for about to be married. Good Luck! :biggrin: If she got marreid whilst over there, which I assumed is what she was alluding to, then the 12 months living together does not apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdove Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thank for replying,its a hard situation i met him when i was on a working holiday,he was married but separated,we were just close friends,i was a 28 UK citizen who was travelling alone and scared,he was my rock,when i came back to UK in June we both missed each other so much and realized we were in love,he is divorcing his wife for a future with me,he is 46 in May and an Australian citizen,i would move overseas to be with him as he has kids and would never expect him to move here,i have looked at partner visa's and its such a long process,so was hoping to start our life together on a tourist visa until divorce comes through and we can marry asap,i understand tourist visa is for tourists and really we miss each other and wanna spend abit of time together seeing sights,he can support me but we do have dreams of a family and settling together and would love that option to start proceedings on tourist visa,love is so complicated but i will fight for him,comments are helpful but i am new to all this and am so down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thank for replying,its a hard situation i met him when i was on a working holiday,he was married but separated,we were just close friends,i was a 28 UK citizen who was travelling alone and scared,he was my rock,when i came back to UK in June we both missed each other so much and realized we were in love,he is divorcing his wife for a future with me,he is 46 in May and an Australian citizen,i would move overseas to be with him as he has kids and would never expect him to move here,i have looked at partner visa's and its such a long process,so was hoping to start our life together on a tourist visa until divorce comes through and we can marry asap,i understand tourist visa is for tourists and really we miss each other and wanna spend abit of time together seeing sights,he can support me but we do have dreams of a family and settling together and would love that option to start proceedings on tourist visa,love is so complicated but i will fight for him,comments are helpful but i am new to all this and am so down. So what is your question? I think I have answered the first one about applying for spouse visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spherian Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Do you have some cash saved to apply for a student visa? Probably cost around 6K(pound) for a years study but it will give you time to learn something new, build a relationship and then apply for defacto when he devorces he ex.. Obviously, a little age difference and your moving a long way from home, so you would have to make sure you financially secure so if things did not work out you could return home without no issues as a student visa you would only be able to work 40 hours a fortnight. Just an idea Also, I was dating a 40 year old woman who has 3 kids, I'm 28 I would like to have my own children one day, but she does not want anymore (Understandable) I may never meet anyone to have a family with but I ended things because I didnt want to be with someone knowing I could never have my own family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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