Originally Posted by ausi dream

Do you know how they would prove they had been living with each other for 12 months previously as my son virtually does at the moment.

Originally Posted by Baby75

As far as i know they would have to be living together for the 12 months check out the link it explains it all
http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sh...lationship.htm

Originally Posted by Nerine

Me and my husband were that age when we first met, this 'girl' could be your daughter-in-law one day and the mother of your grandchildren .

Are you sure that his desire to move to Oz is as strong as yours and could this be a time just to start letting go? - no matter how hard it is.

If he's dead set on staying because his girlfriend can't/won't move would you be prepared to stay to support him? if the answer is no could you, in all honesty, really ask him to give up someone very important to him allow you to move back to Australia?

Hope that she will be able to make the move over here, perhaps she has some pull from her own family preventing her from making the decision?

Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz

Sorry not read the whole thread, but does his girlfriend want to come? Don't forget she would be leaving all she knows behind too. Have they been together long?

He is 19 and capable of making his own decisions. I know it's a toughy, but you must carry on with your plans, if they don't work out in the UK for him, then he will join you i guess.

Originally Posted by ausi dream

Hi Nu-Shooz,They have been together for quite a while and the relationship has grown, it was not serious at first that is why we thought nothing of it, but just before Xmas my son did mention marriage.
I don't know if his girlfriend would go because we have not got that far down the line yet, and plus she lives at home with her mother and i don't know if she would want to leave her mum.
We have just mentioned to our son that if he came, then perhaps it could be an option she could come over too so they can stay together.

Originally Posted by Baby75

Ill do my best my brother is on the working holiday visa in Australia now very easy to get and comes back very quick as well here is a link explaining all about it and application form.
http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/work.../417/index.htm

the harvest trail basically you spend 3 months working on farms fruit picking veg picking , sheep etc you don't have to do the 3 months all together in one go they just have to be completed before the first whv is up here is a link showing what types you can do and were http://jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail...aspx?State=QLD
you have to have a form completed as proof you have completed the work
my brother is doing this to stay the extra year as far as i know it is hard work and better to do in the cooler weather you wont get rich on the pay but free accommodation and usually make great friends

another option would be finding work and the employer sponsoring her to work for them then she would be able to stay in Australia and as far as i know then eventually apply for pr some one else will know more on that

or a spouse visa here is a link explaining it http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/part...01/index.htm#a
from what i can see with this visa your son would be the sponsor but he has to be an # Australian citizen # an Australian permanent resident
to be able to do this here is the link explaining the eligibility
http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/part...ty-defacto.htm
your son and his girlfriend have to be in a relationship for 12 months before applying for visa
I hope that help Niamh

Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz

My daughter didn't want to leave her boyfriend either, but she did and now she is back in UK again. At least she tried. But i suppose loves young dream will prevail.

Originally Posted by ausi dream

Baby75, my son is an Australian permanent resident and i should think that they have been together for just coming up 12 months very soon, so perhaps this would be another option for us.

Originally Posted by Baby75

Yep as long as they have been living together for the 12 months and have proof of attending weddings for example bills and all that stuff to make sure you can go down that road it might be better for her to get the whv for the first year then apply for the defacto so in that time they could have the same address may be a joint bank account makes things easier and may be have a bill coming out of it
here is a link to another thread about that type of visa http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=524393

hope im not confusing you with all the links

Originally Posted by ausi dream

If you don't mind me asking how old was your daughter then? and going by things i take it you are still in Au's.
Did your daughter not contemplate bringing her boyfriend over to Au's?

Originally Posted by asher

Hi we are leaving my 19 year old son he has a long term girlfriend he was quite angry with us for a while but I pointed out to him that he has the choice to come he chose to stay therefore he must support himself.
when he was an apprentice we agreed to continue to support him from oz but he gave that up so has been told at 19 he's a grownup and if he needs us we are on msn and skype.

He is happier now but we have emphasised it is his choice and we love him we are not leaving him he is leaving home!!

he is adamant he wont come to Oz even for a holiday but i'm hoping he will change his mind at some point

Originally Posted by Nu-Shooz

God, she was only 14...she stayed 18 months then went bk to UK...she is now 16 and still with the same guy!

He never had any intentions of coming to OZ. He is 18 and goes to Uni in Leeds and also plays for Bradford Bulls rugby team, so wasn't going to give that up. Hope they both do well. Yes we are still in Perth, but are planning to go back to UK this year.