Validating a Visa
 

If you cant sell your house in time, can you nip over to Australia and get your visa validated then return until your house sells?

My visa will be a Skilled Sponsored 138

Thanks

Re: Validating a Visa
 

simple answer is yes!! you have a year to validate (or in some cases 6 months) but that doesnt mean you have to live there, a lot of people go for a holiday then come - less stressful!

good luck

vb2

Re: Validating a Visa
 

So that means once you have validated your visa then there is no timeframe for you to actually have to live there permanently?

That takes the pressure off.

I remember watching that program, 'No going Back' and a couple called the Elliots left Sydney to go back because the wife was home sick: Anyway the narator on the program said that as long as they returned within 5 years they would be okay?

Re: Validating a Visa
 

When you get your visa it is valid for about 4/5 years. However if you don;t go on to get citizenship you would need to get a resident return visa if leaving Australia on holiday. They usually require you to have been resident for 2 years to get one and prove that you are intent on settling in Australia. i.e. if you only go finally on the 4/5 year mark you will struggle to get a resident return visa if you needed to come back to the uk for any reason.

Re: Validating a Visa
 

take a look!
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297172 :D

Re: Validating a Visa
 

Thanks everyone. Just noticed the 'sticky' on this at the top of the forum.

Duh! :o

Re: Validating a Visa
 

Hi Stephen

We are doing exactly this next Thursday(flying to Sydney to validate), although we have sold now and will return to Australia in late Feb/early March.

Good Luck
Neil