midge04

If you have been made bankcrupt could this affect your application for emigration, and do you have to declare this bankcruptcy on your application form.

owieb

As I understand it a bankruptcy is a civil proceeding (unless criminal charges were made against you) and therefore will not show up on police records.

The application forms don't ask you if you have ever been made bankrupt (at least they didn't the last time I looked!), they only ask for criminal offences. So I would assume that you don't need to declare it, unless criminal charges were laid.

I guess it could have a bearing on your "character", but seeing as many people go bankrupt due to no fault of their own I think it would be very unfair for DIMIA to judge someones character on it.

I don't know the definitive answer to this; maybe someone like JAJ or Alan Collett will be able to advise you.

Hels

My Hubby, who applied for the Spouse visa never had to declare it. He is a "Personal Bankrupt", not a business one though. He wont be discharged from his Bankruptcy until August 2005, but he has his visa already.

fraze1987

Have a mate who declared himself bankrupt a few years ago and was granted a 136 visa last year

Jacko1

The only time I would think dificulties would arise is if Fraud was involved then it would appear on police checks etc

midge04

Cheers for the replys, very helpful. And no nothing fraudulent just lack of work, hopefully it will pick up so it doesnt have to come to this.

Jacko1

Well, if you are not bankrupt yet, don't panic. Something will come along.

Good Luck

PJ

jayr

With the upmost respect to your situation, don't assume you will fix these problems by emmigrating to Australia, you may make them worse