Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
#17
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Right. But she can rack up the requisite 12 months anf apply for defacto even if not divorced , which is what I had suggested. I'm glad to see that I hadn't steered the OP in the wrong direction.
#18
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Indeed. She would obviously need a visa to live in Australia for that period though or have a registered relationship certificate. As mentioned the rules vary considerable and the OP would need to check whether their relationship could be registered before the divorce is finalised.
#19
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Thanks guys, for the record, i'm in Queensland.
Can her and i rack up the 12 months cohabiting here in Australia?
Because i work i don't think i'd be able to go and spend any length of time in the UK without giving up my job......thats something i really don't want to do.
Cheers
Can her and i rack up the 12 months cohabiting here in Australia?
Because i work i don't think i'd be able to go and spend any length of time in the UK without giving up my job......thats something i really don't want to do.
Cheers
#20
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Thanks guys, for the record, i'm in Queensland.
Can her and i rack up the 12 months cohabiting here in Australia?
Because i work i don't think i'd be able to go and spend any length of time in the UK without giving up my job......thats something i really don't want to do.
Cheers
Can her and i rack up the 12 months cohabiting here in Australia?
Because i work i don't think i'd be able to go and spend any length of time in the UK without giving up my job......thats something i really don't want to do.
Cheers
You can do but she'll need to apply for a 12 month subclass 600 Visitor visa which is more heavily scrutinised than the usual 3 month options for British tourists (subclass 601/651). She'll need to provide evidence of funds and ties to the UK. This might be difficult given she is divorcing her husband.
You may wish for her to visit you for a shorter period, say three months, and see how it goes. If it's something you both wish to pursue then she can return to the UK, finalise the divorce, return to Australia and then marry/enter into a civil partnership and apply for her to stay on as your spouse/partner.
#21
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Thanks guys, would she be able to work on the subclass 600 visa?
It appears to be the only one that allows her to be here for 12 months.
The fiance visa looks like its 9 months which would mean we couldn't rack up the 12 months co-habiting requirement...
McDoosh
It appears to be the only one that allows her to be here for 12 months.
The fiance visa looks like its 9 months which would mean we couldn't rack up the 12 months co-habiting requirement...
McDoosh
#22
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
No she can't work on a tourist visa. She could apply for a working holiday visa if she's under 31 though.
#23
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
I cannot say if today's 600 visa still allows multiple entries.
My original plan was to come here on the tourist visa for 12 months and hope that it would be enough to satisfy the de facto relationship but I was told on this site (quite rightly) that I would be on very dodgy ground since I was here on a tourist visa and, all of a sudden, would be applying for a completely different visa and telling a different story to the one I told to get my tourist visa.
Thankfully, we had been living together for 23 months and my partner visa went through without any issues.
Best of luck.
#24
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
No work is permitted as a visitor. A subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa doesn't require you to cohabit for 12 months as you will be applying for a partner visa based on your marriage, not de facto relationship. It's not an option however until the divorce is finalised as you would both need to be free to marry.
#25
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Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Sorry to throw cold water on this McDoosh, but is she committed? Finalising the divorce would be an excellent way for her to demonstrate that.
If she isn't willing to divorce the husband, watch out. You are not asking for problems, you are begging for them.
If she isn't willing to divorce the husband, watch out. You are not asking for problems, you are begging for them.
#26
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
The lady is commited as far as anyone can be moving to a new country. None of us really know how we will cope until we try it. But at least she'll have my support and thats more than i had when i arrived with no job, no home and a ten year old boy under my wing.
She wouldn't move here until the divorce was finalised, i'm just kinda trying to work out exactly what things need to be done for when the time comes.
Thanks a million
McDoosh
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Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
It might have been mentioned, but my presbyopic eyes might have missed it - but does your girlfriend-who-is-in-the-midst-of-finalizing-her-divorce have children? Would that somehow complicate things? Gotta take that into consideration too - you wouldn't want the
soon-to-be-ex-husband filing a court claim to get his kids back from Australia....
soon-to-be-ex-husband filing a court claim to get his kids back from Australia....
#28
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
She has two boys but they aren't his. They are from a first husband who passed away.
And they are early 20's so they would stay in the UK anyway.
Cheers
And they are early 20's so they would stay in the UK anyway.
Cheers
#30
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
I think it must do. One of my cousins is currently on one of these, spending about 8 months in Aus this year, but zipped over to New Zealand a couple of months ago, and returned into Aus again.
Even the lowly (free) E-Visitor visa (subclass 651) allows multiple entries. I am on my second one. Lasts one year. Stay period: 3 month(s) from the date of each arrival. Travel Facility: Multiple.
Even the lowly (free) E-Visitor visa (subclass 651) allows multiple entries. I am on my second one. Lasts one year. Stay period: 3 month(s) from the date of each arrival. Travel Facility: Multiple.