Spouse visa- can we wait?
 

Hi - does anyone know what happends after a spouse vias is given? how long does my husband have to enter the county and how long does he have to stay there? what if he wanted to go for a year and then come back? but still retain the right to re-enter? Thanks

Re: Spouse visa- can we wait?
 

Hi Laura and Ash, I am also emigrating on a spouse visa (I'm English and Cath is Australian). I have to enter by my inital entry date as shown on the visa (15.01.03) and then it is valid for 5 years. This date is the one year anniversay of my medical check but it could also be the one year anniversary of your police clearance check- it depends which you got first. My understanding is that I can come and go as often as I want during this period but if I am out of the country when my visa expires I am not allowed to re-enter Aus. I think that I have to obtain a further visa called a returned resident visa ot take Australian citizenship to get around thisprior to leaving. I hope I am right or I have just done a lot of one fingered typing for nothing!!!
Regards Pat

Re: Spouse visa- can we wait?
 

    >On Wed, 02 Oct 2002 18:34:09 +0000, Pat wrote:
    >Hi Laura and Ash, I am also emigrating on a spouse visa (I'm English and
    >Cath is Australian). I have to enter by my inital entry date as shown on
    >the visa (15.01.03) and then it is valid for 5 years.

If you look at your visa you'll find the 5 year period expires 5 years
from visa grant, not from the initial entry date.

You've obviously got the permanent spouse visa, people with the
temporary visa only get it for 30 months.


    > This date is the
    > one year anniversay of my medical check but it could also be the one
    > year anniversary of your police clearance check- it depends which you
    > got first. My understanding is that I can come and go as often as I want
    > during this period but if I am out of the country when my visa expires I
    > am not allowed to re-enter Aus.

Not using that visa, anyway.


    > I think that I have to obtain a further
    > visa called a returned resident visa ot take Australian citizenship to
    > get around thisprior to leaving.

Australian citizenship makes a lot more sense. Many British people
'never get around to it' and sometimes lose their PR later on as a
result.


Jeremy