Perminent residency help!

Old Apr 25th 2016, 12:40 pm
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Hi all!

I am in a long term relationship with my partner- he is an Australian citizen, I am a British citizen and we are currently living in the UK with our daughter. We would like to move to his home in Adelaide and I would like to study a masters in social work in Oz. My question is- what is the best way to go about this- obviously I would like to avoid paying the ridiculously high international students fees if possible- is there any way for me to gain perminant residence so I can pay the domestic students fees? Would it help anything if we got married?!

I'm so lost about where to start!

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Old Apr 25th 2016, 12:47 pm
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Hi all!

I am in a long term relationship with my partner- he is an Australian citizen, I am a British citizen and we are currently living in the UK with our daughter. We would like to move to his home in Adelaide and I would like to study a masters in social work in Oz. My question is- what is the best way to go about this- obviously I would like to avoid paying the ridiculously high international students fees if possible- is there any way for me to gain perminant residence so I can pay the domestic students fees? Would it help anything if we got married?!

I'm so lost about where to start!

Any help appreciated 😊
You would apply for a partner visa and if you have been together as a defacto couple for over two years then you would get the permanent partner visa straight away.
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Welcome. Per above. Partnership visa would be best most likely in your situation - info here https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/801-

However, bear in mind the cost for this is currently AUD $6,865.00

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Welcome. Per above. Partnership visa would be best most likely in your situation - info here https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/801-

However, bear in mind the cost for this is currently AUD $6,865.00

Still cheaper than a student visa

If the OP is in the UK, they need to apply for a 309/100 Spouse Visa offshore.
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Still cheaper than a student visa
good point!
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Thanks for all your help.

I think we are going to leave it for a few years- for some reason I really didn't anticipate it costing that much money!
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Thanks for all your help.

I think we are going to leave it for a few years- for some reason I really didn't anticipate it costing that much money!
A few years ago, it cost maybe a couple of thousand $. So just worth noting these costs can rise steeply.
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Originally Posted by Lkegg
Thanks for all your help.

I think we are going to leave it for a few years- for some reason I really didn't anticipate it costing that much money!
Don't have kids in the meantime.
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The fee will almost certainly rise again steeply on 1 July. It's not going to get any cheaper and you'll have five years once the visa is issued to make a permanent move to Australia. I regret not applying last year; I won't be making the same mistake again this year.
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The fee will almost certainly rise again steeply on 1 July. It's not going to get any cheaper and you'll have five years once the visa is issued to make a permanent move to Australia. I regret not applying last year; I won't be making the same mistake again this year.
Better get a move on, July is getting nearer....

Lets just hope that they shake the system up sufficiently to bring down the waiting times!
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Originally Posted by Pollyana
Better get a move on, July is getting nearer....

Lets just hope that they shake the system up sufficiently to bring down the waiting times!
Haha, just need to find the cash! Offshore waiting times have plummeted. I'll be looking at applying in June and validating it at Easter.
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Haha, just need to find the cash! Offshore waiting times have plummeted. I'll be looking at applying in June and validating it at Easter.
Just need the onshore and PR times to do the same -I read today that onshore might now be outsourced to offshore High Commisions as they can't cope with the massive increase on onshore applications!
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Just need the onshore and PR times to do the same -I read today that onshore might now be outsourced to offshore High Commisions as they can't cope with the massive increase on onshore applications!
Yeah, that's happening already. Not enough applications being made offshore as there's no cost advantage any more. Interesting to see whether that'll be reversed in July.
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Originally Posted by BritInParis
Haha, just need to find the cash! Offshore waiting times have plummeted. I'll be looking at applying in June and validating it at Easter.
what are they at currently?

Do you think the partner visa cost will increase hugely for both onshore and offshore (if they change the price for both)?
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what are they at currently?
Depends where you're applying from but it's now six months or less via London.

Do you think the partner visa cost will increase hugely for both onshore and offshore (if they change the price for both)?
Remains to be seen but I wouldn't be surprised given that they are undercharging compared to the UK who they seem to be aping at the moment. I think it will end up around the $10,000 mark by 2020.
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