Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
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Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
My OH (& Sponsor) has a student debt from 10 years ago from going to university in Australia - It was called HECS now called HELP (Higher Education Learning Payments)
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
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Re: Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
My OH (& Sponsor) has a student debt from 10 years ago from going to university in Australia - It was called HECS now called HELP (Higher Education Learning Payments)
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
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Re: Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
My OH (& Sponsor) has a student debt from 10 years ago from going to university in Australia - It was called HECS now called HELP (Higher Education Learning Payments)
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
HECS (Now HELP) is different to a Centrelink debt. With a Centrelink debt, you are forced to repay it. However, your OH has done nothing wrong in not paying the money back - he only has to repay the money back when he earns over 35k AUD. Having a HECS 'debt' is treated differently - It won't effect your application.
However, Remember as soon as he earns over the 35K amount in AUD, he will have to start paying it back. (He pays it back through the tax system)
Last edited by googy; Apr 13th 2007 at 11:47 am. Reason: ...
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Re: Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
My OH (& Sponsor) has a student debt from 10 years ago from going to university in Australia - It was called HECS now called HELP (Higher Education Learning Payments)
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
We have made some payments to the debt but there is still a fairly large amount outstanding. Does anyone know if this will affect our application?
[Spouse Visa Applied for - OH is Aus Citizen - We live in UK at moment]
We havent submitted the forms yet but I read somewhere if you have a debt to the Australian Government then they will refuse the visa app
Is your spouse interested in becoming a British citizen?
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Re: Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
We dont want to have to get citizenship as she has a full residency to the UK and we plan to move, live and settle in Australia.
If there is a chance that the HECS debt will be a problem on her sponsor form for me then I imagine the best thing to do is to pay it off now and then we dont have to declare it.
Not my preference as we have to increase our UK debt before we leave.
If there is an alternative to paying it then I would be pleased!
Thanks for the advice
If there is a chance that the HECS debt will be a problem on her sponsor form for me then I imagine the best thing to do is to pay it off now and then we dont have to declare it.
Not my preference as we have to increase our UK debt before we leave.
If there is an alternative to paying it then I would be pleased!
Thanks for the advice
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Re: Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
We dont want to have to get citizenship as she has a full residency to the UK and we plan to move, live and settle in Australia.
If there is a chance that the HECS debt will be a problem on her sponsor form for me then I imagine the best thing to do is to pay it off now and then we dont have to declare it.
Not my preference as we have to increase our UK debt before we leave.
If there is an alternative to paying it then I would be pleased!
Thanks for the advice
If there is a chance that the HECS debt will be a problem on her sponsor form for me then I imagine the best thing to do is to pay it off now and then we dont have to declare it.
Not my preference as we have to increase our UK debt before we leave.
If there is an alternative to paying it then I would be pleased!
Thanks for the advice
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Re: Student Debt in Australia (HECS)
You never know - she might want to come back some day.