Dreambig1 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 If we apply onshore for a spouse visa, am I right in thinking our children will not be entitled to go to school unless we pay school fees? If so, does anyone have an idea how much this would be? many many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 You would need to check this with the state education authority in the relevant state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Are the children Australian? If, for example you are married to an Aussie and the kids are citizens by descent then, no, they won’t pay. Otherwise if you are all foreigners then yes you probably will as the general rule of thumb is that your bridging visa has the same conditions as the visa you walk in on. Why not apply offshore now and be done with it. You probably won’t be getting in for a while anyway. Fees vary according to age but think average $10-15k pa so, much easier to apply offshore and get it all at local cost when you arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Quoll said: the general rule of thumb is that your bridging visa has the same conditions as the visa you walk in on Yes, however bridging visas issued for partner visa applications always carry nil conditions. The issue is not visas in this case, rather the treatment of the bridging visa by the state education authority. If the OP is the partner of an Australian citizen or permanent resident then they can enter Australia with an exemption. Edited July 4, 2020 by paulhand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Unfortunately we can’t get citizenship by descent- we tried a few yr ago and to our shock found out he’d unknowingly relinquished his citizenship when he applied for Irish passport 1997... worryingly he continued to be issued an Aussie passport for another 20 y- so as a pilot travelling the world on what we now.know was an illegal passport for 20 y that’s an alarming gap in administration! Anyway we can now only get citizenship by conferral. we would apply off shore but are Waiting to see if his job is flexible with sabbatical start date... if they insist on a given date , we will need to leave in order to make the most of the 18 months and apply onshore - just waiting for hr to confirm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 I’ve spent hours and hours today trying to confirm whether children of an Australian citizen are exempt from school fees- there’s so many contradictory reports- I’d be on a bva able to work but my consultant said they’d have to pay for school until the 820 is issued... is anyo e able to Add to this ? I’m going maaaad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dreambig1 said: I’ve spent hours and hours today trying to confirm whether children of an Australian citizen are exempt from school fees- there’s so many contradictory reports- I’d be on a bva able to work but my consultant said they’d have to pay for school until the 820 is issued... is anyo e able to Add to this ? I’m going maaaad! As paulhand says above, it depends how the State education authority views the bridging visa. You need to contact them. Bit confusing though as you say he (I assume you mean your partner) lost his citizenship. Has he managed to get it reinstated? If not what visa is he moving on? Edited July 7, 2020 by Nemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Many thanks- I did email them but got an automated response back sending me to various sites which didn’t answer the question unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 So the bridging visa over rides the fact the father is a citizen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) Quote from the Qld education website The Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 provides authority for the Department of Education (DoE) to charge a fee for the education of a person at a state school who is not: an Australian citizen or permanent resident a child of an Australian citizen or permanent resident. So if your husband has resumed his citizenship and enters the country as a citizen then the children should be covered under the second point there and fees would not be payable. Dont bother emailing people, call them direct. If you know which state you will be heading for, call the International Students Section in that state and ask directly. Faffing around with emails is wasting your time Edited July 7, 2020 by Quoll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Thank you so much for taking the time to find this out for me really appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just an update in case anyone else finds themselves looking for the same answer... having contacted the Vic education dept, it was clear I would be required to pay fees for both my children - up to $24000 dollars a year....I was surprised by this given their dads citizenship but it is based on the child’s visa status. we have now lodged an off shore application ....our agent said wait times are reduced due to lots of other visa processing being suspended so fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, Dreambig1 said: Just an update in case anyone else finds themselves looking for the same answer... having contacted the Vic education dept, it was clear I would be required to pay fees for both my children - up to $24000 dollars a year....I was surprised by this given their dads citizenship but it is based on the child’s visa status. we have now lodged an off shore application ....our agent said wait times are reduced due to lots of other visa processing being suspended so fingers crossed Wow, I am surprised! I’m glad you found someone who would finally give you a definitive answer though! It’s good for us to file in the memory bank As being one of those pitfalls of trying to live on a bridging visa. I hope your visa gets processed quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I guess that it makes sense that it's the visa that the child is holding - could you now apply for citizenship by descent or do the children have to have been born whilst the parent was a Citizen/PR holder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambig1 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Unfortunately they’ll only now get citizenship by conferral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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