which visa is best
 

Hi, im not too sure what visas my sons can come to Australia on, i know there is an eta visa, but thats just for a three month duration. I would like them to come here for anytime up to one year (dont want them having to travel out of oz after the three months is up)

If they want to stay for good then i know i have to apply for a PR for them.

Im currently searching for the flights for my sons. Can any1 please tell me if its cheaper to buy them here in Australia or go with a UK site (still paying with Aussie $$$)


Sorry for all the questions, hope someone can help

Cheers Kim

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You can't book flights for other people from the UK whilst in Australia. Flying out of UK needs to be booked in the UK. Flights are more expensive from Australia.

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are they old enough to apply for a 1 year working holiday visa ? if not, then the eta is probably the only option if a PR visa is not an option for them right now. may be wrong on that, but thats my understanding if it helps

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You can apply for a 6 or 12 month holiday visa (676) for them. May have to show funds that they can survive here (depending on age). If they are under 16 do they have permission to leave UK from their other parent/guradian? If they are adults the WHV is ideal.

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Hi, sorry ment to say, my sons ages are 17 and 16.

Hopefully i can apply for a 12 month visa then :fingerscrossed:

I didnt know i couldnt pay for a flight out of the UK whist in oz, wtf am i going to do now :sneaky:

Kim

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When my son came over, I had to transfer the cash to him and he paid for it. I used www.tranzfers.com.au :)

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Moneypenny, im on a UK website just now, they are letting me book flights with my visa. How come? I dont understand why?

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Neither do I. :D Especially as you're not travelling either.

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I didnt book, just trying to find the cheapest flights.

Im a bit suss now about all this :unsure:

Will have to ask more questions i suppose :confused:

Kim

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Be careful, I know when I tried to book with Singapore Air it said the card holder must travel or present their card....at Singapore :eek:

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Oh ok. I'm sure if you'd have gone to book properly, it would have stopped you at some point. Don't know of anyone who's managed to do it but this probably means that a dozen people will now pop up saying they did it :lol:

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Actually with Singapore Airlines you can book a third party paid ticket without presenting your credit card providing you are a Krisflyer member and the ticket is for one of the up to five people you add as a redemption nominee. The eticket then shows :

CREDIT CARD VERIFICATION AND LETTER OF INDEMNITY
You are not required to present the Credit/Debit Card used for this booking for verification nor submit a Letter of Indemnity.

I have just done exactly this and paid for my sister in law to fly LHR to SIN on my Australian American Express.

Different airlines have different rules, but its quite possible to pay for a flight for a third party and pay in GBP on your AUD credit card. Just look at the rules of the website you are using (if an agent such as expedia) or check with the airlines fine print. Actually, I've previously done this with Emirates as well as using ebookers.

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Also in relation to your initial visa question, you can apply for a tourist visa for up to one year, not just an ETA as mentioned above. The full gory details here :

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/676/

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Booked and paid for a Singapore Airlines flight for somone else on my credit card last March. Their Customer Services told me I should give him a photocopy of the car, and a letter saying I was happy for him to be on a flight I had paid for, but in the end no-one in Brisbane queried it, and nor did anyone in Singapore.

Never have a problem with Qantas, they don't care who pays as long as someone does!

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Excellent. Obviously they need some rules in place to prevent fraud but it makes life so much easier if you can do stuff like that. First Born and some friends are booking to go to Melbourne after Graduation but having issues with using a parents credit card when the parents aren't going as well. :frown:

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Anyone can book flights from anywhere to anywhere else. You might not be able to do it online easily - but a travel agent can definitely organise it for you.

You don't have to live in Timbuktu to book a flight from Timbuktu to Katmandu - same as you don't have to live in the UK to book a flight from the UK to Australia.

How would it be possible to cruise to the UK and fly back to Australia, or travel by Eurostar from London to Paris and fly back, if that was the case?:)

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Just saying, in case they're not allowed on the plane, I didn't want to take the chance (I am not a member of the Kris Flyer club, so never even looked into that) :)

http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_U...al/booking.jsp

4.6 For Electronic Ticket, you must present the credit card that was used to purchase the Ticket and your passport at check-in. If you fail to produce the purchasing credit card for verification, SIA reserves the right to deny the ticket holder(s) from boarding.
4.7 The credit card holder must be in the travelling party.

When I e-mailed and asked about booking for my son, they told me I would be able to providing I presented my card in Singapore.

It's great if it lets you, and all goes well though :thumbup:

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If you are considering a permanent migration that would be a foolish choice. In order to get a child migration visa without proving financial dependency, then child must be aged under 18.

Of course, you have to be an Australian citizen/PR to sponsor for that.

Also, were they declared on your initial migration application? If no, you've a problem and a lot of explanation to do.

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Hi, the both of my sons wish to come here for a holiday and then see if they like it enough to stay for good.

When i came here they got asked many many times but chose not to move. Now they have changed there minds (which im more than happy about).

No they weren't declared on on my initial application.

So my problem is which visa do i apply for is it a 676 to start off with, then apply for another one IF they like it here.

Many thanks Kim

Oh im currently waiting on citizenship

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If you didn't declare them AT ALL on your visa application - then you may well need a migration agent's assistance with any future PR application for your kids.

If you declared them as 'non-migrating' dependents (which is what you should have declared them as) then it will hopefully be straightforward for you.

The 676 is the correct visa for a 6 month/12 month holiday.

If the boys are both out of school then you must apply for the PR visa for them before the oldest turns 18 - or he is no longer dependent.

I hope they enjoy their holiday!

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Hi, yes i did declare them.

I've seen two types of visas 676 and 679. I'm not too sure which one is for the best. I dont want them having to leave Australia after three months to go to eg NZ which would allow a further three months.

Kim

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Hi,

Go to: http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/676/

Read and make sure you can provide all the info they ask for. They will usually grant the visa for the length of time you request (usually 6 or 12 months).

It should be straightforward enough - they're just coming to see their Mum after all!

Once they're here and have an idea about staying or not - may be worth having a quick word with an agent to see how simple it is/isn't to get child visas onshore - especially important to sort out before your eldest turns 18!

PS. The 679 - is a family sponsored visa - may be appropriate - not often discussed on here.

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I've always booked and paid for flights to Oz for my in-laws as well, hubby then goes into Singapore airlines office in Melbourne with CC and they give him a letter which we send to his mum and dad, but to my knowledge they've never been asked for it. We've never had a problem doing it this way. :thumbsup:

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I did it! I did it!:p

We booked flights UK to OZ with Singapore in 2008 for MIL. OH had to go and show them his CC in their offices in Melbourne and sign a piece of paper that said that if his mum did a runner, he'd still pay for the flight... We were Krisflyer members though so I'm not sure whether that made a difference.

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You type faster than I do :p
I don't remember sending the letter to MIL. And she wasn't asked for anything either