LesDrake Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hello, I am new to PIO and looking for some advice. I am planning to travel to Australia in the next few months on a tourist (eVisitor) visa with the intention of applying for a partner visa on-shore. My partner and I have been together for more than 3 years and we meet all of the necessary criteria. However, I am unsure of how open I should be with immigration on arrival with regards to my intention to apply for the partner visa. Does anybody have any experience of this and/or able to provide any advise? Also, is it still the case that once I move onto a bridging visa I will be given working rights? I am worried that I might start the process and this ruling might then be changed (as they have done in the past). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hello, I am new to PIO and looking for some advice. I am planning to travel to Australia in the next few months on a tourist (eVisitor) visa with the intention of applying for a partner visa on-shore. My partner and I have been together for more than 3 years and we meet all of the necessary criteria. However, I am unsure of how open I should be with immigration on arrival with regards to my intention to apply for the partner visa. A tourist visa is a tourist visa. If you are honest with immigration, you will be put straight back on a plane. You are expected to apply for your partner visa off-shore and be patient! If you want to go the on-shore route, then arrive with a return ticket and don't bring things like copies of certificates etc which will make it obvious you're going to be job-hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesDrake Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi and thanks for your response. I have a few more question, if you could answer I would be very grateful. With regards to "don't bring things like copies of certificates etc.", I take it there will be a reasonable chance that my bags could be checked/searched then? Also, should I be as open as to admit that I am visiting my partner or should I say that I am going on holiday/ to visit friends? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Les, if you want people to advise how to commit visa fraud, then I don't think they will. You know what the e-visitor visa is for. If you choose to get one with other intentions then you run the risk of being deported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesDrake Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 OK well thanks for your advice, I didn't realise that was the case. I guess we will have to reconsider our plans and look at other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuffythetugboat Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 If you meet all the criteria for a partner visa, why not knock on the front door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 You cannot jump the queue by breaching the visa conditions on a tourist visa. In the worst case scenario they don't grant you a partner visa at all and I wouldn't recommend lying to Immigration as it comes back biting you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 You can apply for a onshore partner visa. My friend is with a Brit & he's just come over. He was advised to have a return to to the uk to avoid any questions from immigration. When you apply you will be granted a bridging visa which will come into effect when your tourist visa runs out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Its all about what your intention was when you entered the country. If you enter on a tourist visa with the intention of having a holidayand leaving again, thats fine If you then change your mind and decide to apply for a partner visa once you are here, thats also fine. What is technically not allowed is entering on a tourist visa with the INTENTION of applying for a partner visa onshore., as tourist visas are intended for tourists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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