TillyG

Hi guys
Sorry I've not been on here much recently but I need to pick your collective brains for a minute, if that's ok.

We (DH, DD & I) are over here on a 457 visa. *IF* I was to have another baby, would it be covered by this visa or would it get deported Just want to check before I ditch my "pill" and throw caution to the wind LOL

Thanks in advance

TillyG

stevemich

Tilly
No worries - you just have to sort out a new visa label for the bub.
It cost my work about $400 as they got their immigration agent to sort it out.
BTW - cannot be done until bub gets its own passport...

Steve

Happy pill throwing!

TillyG

Great - thanks Steve Passport-wise - did you get your new one a British passport from the Embassy (or whatever) here? Or did you have to send all the gumpf off to the UK?

stevemich

Got it through the British High Comission here in Oz
Cost a bit more than normal I think (cannot remember how much at the moment), and we could only get it for 1 year!
This was because we did not have anyone here who knew us for 2 years (part of the declaration) we could only have the passport for 1 year. After that time (if we are still in Oz) we will have to do it all again so the people who signed it this time will have known us for in excess of 2 years... Daft if you ask me!

Sorry if that is not very clear!!

RNS hospital (public bit) was very good btw!

TillyG

Thanks (and thanks for the good report of RNS too ) (that's something, we've got private cover - does that mean we HAVE to go private? As I've not heard good things re RNS private LOL)


Fortunately, J (DH's boss) has known DH for years and years so hopefully he'd be able to sign for us. That said, by the time this prospective bub is born, we'll have been here over 20months so almost long enough

stevemich

No worries - glad to help.

I am sure Mich can give you all the info you need. She'll drop you a line about meeting up in a few weeks as my parents will be out of my (thinning) hair by then!!

Steve

TillyG

Okey dokey - thanks a million

Alan Collett

- You should be able to secure a 457 visa for baby by simply sending a certified copy of:

1. The existing main applicant's visa label ,

2. Baby's birth certificate, and

3. The ID page from baby's UK passport

to your local DIMA office

- UK passports for those in Australia can be applied using the form at this webpage:
http://bhc.britaus.net/Passports/pas...ault.asp?id=46

Best regards.

TillyG

Great, thanks

Birth Cert - I'd register it at the embassy wouldn't I? Seeing as it would be British and not Aussie (because of the visa)?

Sorry, getting way ahead of myself here, we've not even started trying yet LOL

Alan Collett

I think you'd have an Australian birth certificate given to you if baby was born in Australia. That would (or should) suffice for the purpose of a 457 visa.

Not sure as to whether registering baby's birth with the British High Commission is required or desirable - I defer to others on this issue.

Over to you to do what you have to do!

Best regards.

TillyG

Thanks Alan

Hopefully Steve/Mich will be back on and can let me know what they did re birth certs when their little one was born earlier this year. I know that any future kids won't be classed as Aussie because of our Visa status, so we shall see.

Ah, I would go and get some practice in but the critical component has scored free tickets to see U2 tonight - sucks!

JAJ

British consular birth registration is not available in Australia. It is in most countries but there are a few exceptions, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

In cases where child is not British automatically, it can be registered in some instances with the Home Office as a British citizen but that is a different process and doesn't apply to most.

TillyG

Bugger... so how do I register the child then? It would need to be registered as British to get a British passport wouldn't it?

JAJ

It does not need to be registered as British if it acquires British citizenship automatically (read what I said again).

Just apply for a passport.

TillyG

Ah OK. So it would be British automatically because me & DH are? Sorry - it's very late and I'm feeling a bit blonde (long day with a 3yr old at the zoo... I'm frazzled!)