migrant1

Hello everybody !
i am new to this forum. I have a question. I am australian permanent resident who is sponsoring my wife. I have been in australia for more than 2 yrs and so have successfully completed my newly arrived resident waiting period.

I am obtaining my masters degree and work part time. I was wondering, if I were to claim ausstudy benefits from centrelink, would that hamper my partner's application.

is claiming ausstudy not relevant to her application or can the case officer request a discretionary assurance of support if i claim ausstudy payments?

Thank you.

migrant1

not bumping this or anything... but could anybody pls help? thank u.

old.sparkles

Does look like a bump

I don't know much about spouse visas but as sponsor, don't you have to show you can support your spouse if the visa is successful?

Also, you need to show the relationship is genuine - you have been in Australia 2 years, where is your wife?

migrant1

she is just arrived 2 months ago on temporary visa and i am just completed my 2 year period... so not too sure if i can claim ausstudy as i fear it might impact her application.

i wish to know if it says i have to be self sufficient to be a sponsor.. coz technically i would be claiming ausstudy for my self and still working part time to afford my wife

old.sparkles

I do not know, and not sure if many will. Perhaps seek advice from a MARA agent.

Pollyana

So is she already here on her Temporary/Provisional Spouse Visa? If so, there is no problem with you applying for Ausstudy. At te end of the two years, when her PR is due for grant, you just have to prove that the relationship is still ongoing. You do not have to prove then that you can support her financially. That is only for the temp visa

migrant1

Thank you pollynana for the speedy reply. One thing i would like to ask, is it somewhere on the immigration website/ family migration booklet that a sponsor has to be able to support her financially only for temp visa and there is no need to prove for the stage 2 of the visa.

Thank you once again for all the help.

Pollyana

Just look at the info for the permanent stage in the Spouse booklet. Added to that I have been through it myself, as have many of my friends.
Basically, they cannot ask you to financially support your spouse after he has PR because then she has her own independent visa. She can even divorce you the day after its granted, and stay in Aus permanently. Once she has PR you are no longer her sponsor, financially or otherwise, she is an independent person and must support herself

migrant1

hi pollyana, just want to make sure, r u confusing the aussstudy after she get pr or before she gets pr. She still has about 9 months left before she would get her pr. i am talking about the period from now on to her pr stage...

Pollyana

She already has the Temp Visa. Therefore you have already proved to the satifaction of DIBP that you can support her for the time until she gets PR.

They will not want any more paperwork until she is due for PR, and even then they will not ask you to prove you can support her from that point onwards because she will be permanent and indepedent Supporting herself. The only time that you have to convince them you can support her financially is when the paperwork is filed for the TEMP Visa. You-ve done that, its been granted. Go ahead and apply for Ausstudy, its fine.