De Facto to De Facto
May 15th 2017, 2:54 pm
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De Facto to De Facto
Hi all,
I have a few questions and would love some advice.
I lived in Australia from Feb 2011 to June 2014. I came over on a working holiday, was granted a 457 in Oct 2011 as a de factor on my boyfriend's visa at the time.
I became a PR, and then left Australia in June 2014 when we broke up and moved back to the UK.
In classic ping-pong Pom style, I'm planning to be back in Australia in October. However, I am going with a new British partner and I was wondering what the options were for him.
He is 33 therefore too old for the working holiday visa. The other route is sponsorship, but I have been thinking about whether it is worth applying for him to be my de facto.
My concern is although I am a PR, my visa status is classified as de facto because it was secondary with my ex as the primary visa holder. I can imagine immigration will see this as a bit of a red flag if I try and put my boyfriend on my PR as de facto! Everything is above board, and I've lived with my partner over 12 months, but I don't really want to risk this if it is unlikely to go through, partially financially.
Do we think immigration will not consider this application due to this situation?
I have a few questions and would love some advice.
I lived in Australia from Feb 2011 to June 2014. I came over on a working holiday, was granted a 457 in Oct 2011 as a de factor on my boyfriend's visa at the time.
I became a PR, and then left Australia in June 2014 when we broke up and moved back to the UK.
In classic ping-pong Pom style, I'm planning to be back in Australia in October. However, I am going with a new British partner and I was wondering what the options were for him.
He is 33 therefore too old for the working holiday visa. The other route is sponsorship, but I have been thinking about whether it is worth applying for him to be my de facto.
My concern is although I am a PR, my visa status is classified as de facto because it was secondary with my ex as the primary visa holder. I can imagine immigration will see this as a bit of a red flag if I try and put my boyfriend on my PR as de facto! Everything is above board, and I've lived with my partner over 12 months, but I don't really want to risk this if it is unlikely to go through, partially financially.
Do we think immigration will not consider this application due to this situation?
May 15th 2017, 9:25 pm
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Re: De Facto to De Facto
Hi all,
I have a few questions and would love some advice.
I lived in Australia from Feb 2011 to June 2014. I came over on a working holiday, was granted a 457 in Oct 2011 as a de factor on my boyfriend's visa at the time.
I became a PR, and then left Australia in June 2014 when we broke up and moved back to the UK.
In classic ping-pong Pom style, I'm planning to be back in Australia in October. However, I am going with a new British partner and I was wondering what the options were for him.
He is 33 therefore too old for the working holiday visa. The other route is sponsorship, but I have been thinking about whether it is worth applying for him to be my de facto.
My concern is although I am a PR, my visa status is classified as de facto because it was secondary with my ex as the primary visa holder. I can imagine immigration will see this as a bit of a red flag if I try and put my boyfriend on my PR as de facto! Everything is above board, and I've lived with my partner over 12 months, but I don't really want to risk this if it is unlikely to go through, partially financially.
Do we think immigration will not consider this application due to this situation?
I have a few questions and would love some advice.
I lived in Australia from Feb 2011 to June 2014. I came over on a working holiday, was granted a 457 in Oct 2011 as a de factor on my boyfriend's visa at the time.
I became a PR, and then left Australia in June 2014 when we broke up and moved back to the UK.
In classic ping-pong Pom style, I'm planning to be back in Australia in October. However, I am going with a new British partner and I was wondering what the options were for him.
He is 33 therefore too old for the working holiday visa. The other route is sponsorship, but I have been thinking about whether it is worth applying for him to be my de facto.
My concern is although I am a PR, my visa status is classified as de facto because it was secondary with my ex as the primary visa holder. I can imagine immigration will see this as a bit of a red flag if I try and put my boyfriend on my PR as de facto! Everything is above board, and I've lived with my partner over 12 months, but I don't really want to risk this if it is unlikely to go through, partially financially.
Do we think immigration will not consider this application due to this situation?
When the application goes in you will be asked to state any previous relationships, and the date they ended (as will your partner). You then both state when the current relationship started and show the relevant supporting documents.
May 16th 2017, 1:25 am
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Re: De Facto to De Facto
Don't forget if your PR has expired you may need a RRV to get back in. You have PR in your own right, so you ex partner should not be an issue. We are thinking of ping ponging back the other way for a year or two. Missus fancies Ireland for a change, possibly Galway or Dublin.
May 17th 2017, 7:29 pm
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Re: De Facto to De Facto
Don't forget if your PR has expired you may need a RRV to get back in. You have PR in your own right, so you ex partner should not be an issue. We are thinking of ping ponging back the other way for a year or two. Missus fancies Ireland for a change, possibly Galway or Dublin.
(A tad higher than I paid 13 years ago).
