raja008

Hi all,

My name is Raja, and i have recently finished my masters in professional accounting and have achieved 8 bands in PTE, and would like to apply for 189 for direct PR visa. I know that medical and pcc are usually done when the case officer asks for, but i have no idea when the case officer can turn around? and my wife is pregnant and is due for her delivery in mid December.

I am worried because i heard from someone that her medical won't be done if she is pregnant and until then i'll not receive decision, and if i wait till the delivery then the bub has to be added in the application.

Please advise, what could be done? in order to get the things my way.

Best Regards,
Raja.

Pollyana

If your wife is pregnant she should think about whether she is willing to have the Xrays done, or whether she wants to wait. I gather they can now be done safely but I don't know all the details on this. If she chooses to wait then your visas will not be granted until after the baby is born. The baby can then also be added to the application.

However if she chooses to have the medical during pregnancy and the baby is born after the visas are granted, and before you move to Australia, then you will need to apply for a 101 visa for the child.

if she waits, the visas are granted and the baby is born after you move, then the baby will be an Australian citizen from birth and will not need a visa.

raja008

thanks a ton pollyana, we are in australia already, i completed my studies in sydney on a student visa, and am still on student visa, next week i'll get my transcripts and course completion letter, so i'll lodge EOI and then wait for the invitation letter, but the issue still stays because i can't have medicals before the baby's birth, and then i'll also have to add the baby to our application, so am still confused...

Pollyana

Then you need to put in your application once invited, and wait fro the request to do the medicals. If your wife chooses to wait then your application goes on hold until the birth of the baby. You then add the baby to the application by supplying the birth certificate, the baby has a very quick medical and all of you get visas at the same time.
Does that make it clearer?

raja008

yes, a lot clearer now, thanks a ton again...

Pollyana

No problem
And don't stress about it, Case Officers are used to requests to hold medicals due to pregnancy, it'll be fine.