ali Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Graham Fletcher said: My significant other is a non-resident and only comes over on Tourist visas. She stays for two or three months then goes home for a month or two. The three year visa allows her as many visits as she wants. It's not how it's supposed to work but it cost about $300 including the medical rather than $7000+ for the partner visa! I plan to retire in a few years and move to her home country so it makes no sense paying out thousands when you don't have to - she has no intention of working here so it's simple. And a Tourist visa takes weeks to obtain rather than months or years! Could the visa attract a no further stay clause if you're not ready to retire and your other half still needs to travel to see you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Fletcher Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 13 hours ago, ali said: Could the visa attract a no further stay clause if you're not ready to retire and your other half still needs to travel to see you? It does but after initially getting 1 year visas she now has a 3 year visa (one year wasted thanks to Covid) though each stay is limited to 3 months. The application process was a bit more difficult for the 3 year, she had to have a medical, but otherwise it is very simple. She has been traveling to Australia on them since 2014. Fortunately we are a bit older so we don't get hung up on periods of being apart for a month or two. Unfortunately the closing of the borders has kept us apart for about a year now - that has been a bit tougher - but it is an anomaly so we carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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