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Guest JJUK

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Hi all we have been to a expo today and it went well but we were told that our son who is 18 would have to apply on his own if he wants to come out with us. We hoped we could go as a family. Any ideas guys, i have tried to search but havent found any similar stories yet.

 

 

 

Thanks

 

Jason

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Guest GillianM

Hi, im sorry but thats the rules, i know how you feel. My son is 19 next feb but he dosnt want to come anyway but my daughter will be 18 in Dec and and we really need for us to be granted our SS visa before shes 18. She did enroll for FT course at college but when we got a CO 9th Sept and things were moving quick, we thought wed get visa so she cancelled her course at college. With the changes to SS visas now im not sure if she'll get on visa. You need to be in a FT course or in FT education to be added on visa. I have already phoned college back but theres no more spaces for her, so fingers crossed there will be good news about visas.

 

Gillian x

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Guest Gollywobbler

Hi Jason

 

Welcome to Poms in Oz.

 

Yours is a very common problem and will become increasingly so with the new predictions on visa processing timescales.

 

In the short term a Working Holiday visa would hold the fort for your son for up to 24 months, potentially:

 

Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417)

 

In the longer term, will your son become a Remaining Relative once you have made the move to Oz?

 

Remaining Relative Visa (Onshore) (Subclass 835)

 

Other Family Migration Booklet

 

If "Yes" then that is Son sorted, but do be careful about the criteria for the visa. Will he have any non-migrating half siblings? One or more or those would stuff him up in the same way as it does me.

 

A long-forgotten biologcal parent outside Oz is another show stopper for many British youngsters.

 

So do read it carefully before you seize on the idea that Remaining Relly is definitely a can-do solution.

 

The other thing that stuffs youngsters up is long term relationships with partners who are not Aussie Citizens or Permanent Residents because a gilfriend's rellies would count as your son's rellies as well with the Rem Relly visa.

 

If Rem Relly will not be a goer, what is your son doing at present? Is he studying for something which is likely to be needed in Oz, enabling him to apply for skilled migration in his own right in due course?

 

The current SOL is here:

 

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf

 

In the last resort, a Student visa currently offers a potential pathway to Permanent Residency:

 

Students - Visas & Immigration

 

What often happens though is that the youngster goes to Oz on a Working Holiday visa and finds an Aussie partner once there, which opens the door to potential Partner migration:

 

Family - Visas & Immigration

 

Partner Migration Booklet

 

There are so many potential possibilities with youngsters that I never think it is worth worrying about the kids. Getting their wrinklies into Oz is usually more of a headache!

 

Cheers

 

Gill

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Guest flipflop
Hi, im sorry but thats the rules, i know how you feel. My son is 19 next feb but he dosnt want to come anyway but my daughter will be 18 in Dec and and we really need for us to be granted our SS visa before shes 18. She did enroll for FT course at college but when we got a CO 9th Sept and things were moving quick, we thought wed get visa so she cancelled her course at college. With the changes to SS visas now im not sure if she'll get on visa. You need to be in a FT course or in FT education to be added on visa. I have already phoned college back but theres no more spaces for her, so fingers crossed there will be good news about visas.

 

Gillian x

That seems so unfair, how is an 18 year old going to get a visa?

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Guest Gollywobbler
That seems so unfair, how is an 18 year old going to get a visa?

 

Hi flpflop

 

I completely agree with your view. However DIAC have been approached and they have said categorically that if the current delays mean that children have to be excluded from their parents' visas, so be it. It is open to Parliament to amend the legislation if Parliament so wishes but unless that happens, DIAC have no leeway.

 

At the moment, with a skilled migration program that is significantly over-subscribed in comparison to the number of visas available, it suits Parliament to have skilled applicants de-selecting themselves by refusing to leave children behind.

 

Unfortunate but true, methinks.

 

Gill

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Guest KerryCraig

How un fair really!!! How can an 18 year old who has always lived at home be classed as an adult, we have just filled the forms out for my 18 year old son as a dependent as he does depend on us, lives rent free at home fed and helped with car expenses expecially insurance!!! He is enrolled at college but as an apprentice as just done 3rd year as an electrian with my hubby, has 1 more year to do, so gets his wages from us aswell, so i am hoping they willl see this!!

Its a very tricky one!

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