jhog90 3 Posted June 22 Any advice/experience on having HELP debt as a sponsor for a 309 visa? Currently living in the uk and now worried my debt will hurt my partners visa chances Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMcKie 11 Posted June 23 4 hours ago, jhog90 said: Any advice/experience on having HELP debt as a sponsor for a 309 visa? Currently living in the uk and now worried my debt will hurt my partners visa chances It didn't affect my visa application whatsoever. My partner has HECS and I was granted a 309. 1 Applied for 309: 27th May 2020 RFI from Berlin office for Medical & Police Checks: 7th November 2020 Medical Uploaded: 15th November 2020 UK Police Check Uploaded: 21st November 2020 AUS Police Check Uploaded: 27th November 2020 309 Granted: 1st December 2020 Arrived in Sydney: 2nd March 2021 Applied for 100: 27th May 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quoll 5,933 Posted June 23 7 hours ago, jhog90 said: Any advice/experience on having HELP debt as a sponsor for a 309 visa? Currently living in the uk and now worried my debt will hurt my partners visa chances Not to worry, repaying your debt will start again when you get back in the country - or, of course, you could just give them a lump sum to pay it off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites