Tellyaddict

My husband may have finally found a sponser in Brisbane on a temporary visa. I have heard that your children are classed as international students and that you have to pay about $5,000 per year per child.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me please. My two boys are at primary school - don't know if this makes a difference.

Thanks

Nikky

Babycatcher

I read that this is correct on the Australian Government website - can't remember where. But I found it when I googled Australian immigration and then when through the visa options. Someone may have a better place to look though....

zimkeith

I'm sure I read on BE somewhere that this isn't true for QLD but am not 100% sure. I too am interested in the answer to this as we are in the same situation.

>Trigger<

Not true...

applies in NSW tho'

Sandra

457 visas do not have a charge for the visa holders children in Queensland

Other visas may have a charge for the visa holders children's schooling like the student visa.

quoll

The policy document for Queensland actually specified a free mainstream schooling but I cant find what happens if you happen to have a child with special needs. That may be free too but it doesnt seem to specify that anywhere.

NSW charges! As does ACT and someone also mentioned that Tas also charges for 457 holders.

Nerine

You do not have to pay fees to have your kids educated at a state school in QLD if you and they are on a 457 visa.

Other states may be different but that's the situation in Queensland

JAJ

Having a child with special needs could mean that whole family is ineligible for permanent residence - be careful.

sprug

Hi
We live in Brisbane and we do not have to pay school fees on a 457 visa but we do have to pay kindy fees which are about 1800$ per year.
Hope this helps
Shelley

quoll

That is an excellent point! I have encountered people who have arrived on temporary visas only to have their PR refused because of a child's medical condition. It seems that they are less stringent about medical issues for temporary sponsored visas. Let us hope that this is irrelevent to the OP and that we are just talking mainstream education.

jayr

I know someone in a simialr position. Got in on 457 but some years later failed to get PR due to child's medical condition. Returned to the UK in the end.

Tellyaddict

Thank you all for replying and solving my query.

Good luck to all of you whether you are in the traffic jam of paperwork or whether you are already there.