School whilst waiting for Visa
Jan 22nd 2010, 6:08 am
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School whilst waiting for Visa
Does anybody know if children are allowed to attend school whilst awaiting for their Visa? Thanks.
Jan 22nd 2010, 7:19 am
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Re: School whilst waiting for Visa
How are you here now? What sort of visa? Temp Visa holders can be enrolled in schools but you pay full fees. If on a visitor visa then no you can't join school.
Jan 22nd 2010, 9:16 am
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Jan 22nd 2010, 10:25 am
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Re: School whilst waiting for Visa
I think if you are here on a visitors visa you can actually enrol a child for 12 weeks in some states but you pay full international fees http://www.detinternational.nsw.edu...._enrol_vis.pdf that link has the details and also the form you need to complete
Jan 22nd 2010, 1:59 pm
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Re: School whilst waiting for Visa
Thanks, the link didn't work, but I imagine it is quite a lot of $$$$$.
My son will be on a Visit Visa, but is entitled to an Australian passport. Does anybody know how long this might take, please?
Thank you.
My son will be on a Visit Visa, but is entitled to an Australian passport. Does anybody know how long this might take, please?
Thank you.
Jan 22nd 2010, 5:08 pm
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Re: School whilst waiting for Visa
http://www.detinternational.nsw.edu...._residents.htm Try that one - the other was a link to a pdf and they can be weird, sorry.
If your son is entitled to an Australian passport then he should enter Australia on it, Australians cannot enter on a visa and another country's passport. If he has his Aus passport then education is free otherwise it is approx $300 per week (all depends on his age)
If your son is entitled to an Australian passport then he should enter Australia on it, Australians cannot enter on a visa and another country's passport. If he has his Aus passport then education is free otherwise it is approx $300 per week (all depends on his age)
Jan 22nd 2010, 6:50 pm
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Re: School whilst waiting for Visa
http://www.detinternational.nsw.edu...._residents.htm Try that one - the other was a link to a pdf and they can be weird, sorry.
If your son is entitled to an Australian passport then he should enter Australia on it, Australians cannot enter on a visa and another country's passport. If he has his Aus passport then education is free otherwise it is approx $300 per week (all depends on his age)
If your son is entitled to an Australian passport then he should enter Australia on it, Australians cannot enter on a visa and another country's passport. If he has his Aus passport then education is free otherwise it is approx $300 per week (all depends on his age)
I had intended to apply for our Visas during that time. Do you think we would have them by the end of the 12 weeks? Alternatively, we could apply for an Australian passport for him (my husband is Australian). Any idea how long this would take?*
Thanks.
*Apologies if my questions are of the 'how-long-is-a-piece-of-string' variety.
Jan 23rd 2010, 6:38 am
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Re: School whilst waiting for Visa
Thanks. That's really helpful. So, it's $230-odd a week, for a maximum of 12 weeks.
I had intended to apply for our Visas during that time. Do you think we would have them by the end of the 12 weeks? Alternatively, we could apply for an Australian passport for him (my husband is Australian). Any idea how long this would take?*
Thanks.
*Apologies if my questions are of the 'how-long-is-a-piece-of-string' variety.
I had intended to apply for our Visas during that time. Do you think we would have them by the end of the 12 weeks? Alternatively, we could apply for an Australian passport for him (my husband is Australian). Any idea how long this would take?*
Thanks.
*Apologies if my questions are of the 'how-long-is-a-piece-of-string' variety.
As you son is Australian he cannot apply for a visa as Aussie citizens can't hold Aussie visa's so he will have to have an Aussie passport before travelling there and will not have any visa to wait for.
