How easy is it to add a newborn to a visa

[Barry1986]

If me and my wife went through the visa system and get a grant before the birth of out child how easy is it to add our baby to the visa?? Any help welcome

[Nemesis]

If me and my wife went through the visa system and get a grant before the birth of out child how easy is it to add our baby to the visa?? Any help welcome

What visa are you applying for?

[MaggieMay24]

You can't add a baby to a skilled visa after the visa has been granted, you'd need to apply for a child visa.

[wrussell]

If a baby is born in Australia and at at least one parent is an Australian Citizen or permanent resident, the child is an Australian citizen by birth.

[Barry1986]

Subclass 190 south Australia we a worried that if we wait to apply after the baby is born that we may come of the csol list.

[Wei Shu]

Subclass 190 south Australia we a worried that if we wait to apply after the baby is born that we may come of the csol list.

 

Why wait? Adding new born child to existing application is 'by operating of law', the process involved is purely administrative related. You may be asked to fill in an application form, however, it is not an application rather a way of collecting the information required.

[Bungo]

Why wait? Adding new born child to existing application is 'by operating of law', the process involved is purely administrative related. You may be asked to fill in an application form, however, it is not an application rather a way of collecting the information required.

 

Obviously you would add a baby to the application, but this baby isn't here yet and OP asked about adding once the vusa is granted. And the answer to that is that it will not be possible, a child visa would be required.

 

Might be useful if OP could clarify where in the process the visa application is and also when the baby is due.

[Wei Shu]

Several scenarios:

 

1. Application lodged, child born prior to the decision, then the newborn will be included by operation of law, regardless of on or offshore when given birth.

 

2. Application lodged, child born, in Australia post the decision, the s/he will be an Australian citizen at birth.

 

3. Mother's visa was granted then child born offshore, before the mother able to make her way to come, newborn will have to apply for a visa. However, it can be managed and in most cases, mother usually unable to do a chest x-ray, due to pregnancy until child's birth. so back to No 1 above.