snapper123 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hi i am looking for advise regarding visa activation. we are a famliy of two adults and two children. my wife is australian and our children are now australian citizens. we currently live in uk and i am expecting to have visa approved by august. Once it's approved, can someone tell me if it's possible just to activate the visa (by just going to Australia for a quick visit then coming back to the U.K.) or do you to go with your partner and stay there permanently by the set date. I have heard of people having their visas cancelled due to them not living there.we are worried as my wife is finding it hard to get a job in child protection in melbourne and we do not want to arrive without having jobs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Good question - we are facing a similar situation so will be interested to hear what other people have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 My understanding is that you can do a visa validation visit/holiday - so enter Australia to validate/activate the visa and then return home to UK when done. I don't know if you have to move to Australia to live, after a certain period, or maybe you never have to move... I would be keen to know what the rule is for this! I'm sure someone else will come along and answer this part of the question for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper123 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks Vicky from what you said I presume we will have 5yrs as I think this is the duration of the visa ?. We would like to move ASAP but have only managed to get one phone interview in 4 months we are finding it hard to get interviews even through my wife’s profession is also on the occupations list ? :no: most of the positions available seem to be rural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebourvellec Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yes you can go validate the visa yourself - just going through immigration validates the visa so you could get on the next flight out if you wanted. PR visas are valid for 5 years - which let you travel to and from Australia - after the 5 years you require a resident return visa to be able to enter Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper123 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Cheers LEBOURVELLEC wecan relax now and have plenty of timefor the big move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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