tim75

Hi all,

Wondering if someone might be able to offer some advice.

My mum is from the UK but is a naturalised Australian, and she's currently living in the UK with her partner (a UK national). She's wondering what the likelihood of him being able to come across here permanently. He's 91 but in very good health. She has a house over here but is retired.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Tim

stuie83

I have a great aunt and uncle who emigrated from the UK to Australia in their early-mid 80s. They came on a contributory parent visa (their only child lives in Australia). Despite their advanced years they both passed the medical, my uncle had to get a specialist opinion before passing (he had a history of heart trouble) but my aunt sailed through!

I don't believe there is any age restriction on partner visas (subclasses 820 and 801) however it is a 2 stage process in which a temporary subclass 820 is issued before progressing to a permanent subclass 801 visa. If your mother's relationship meets the 'de facto' criteria this could be an option. I would guess (but I don't know) that applicants need to be able to pass a medical at the time of progressing to the permanent visa, so if any health problems came up it could prevent progression to the permanent visa.

Also until your mum's partner had a permanent visa he's probably only eligible for medical care by the reciprocal medical agreement with the UK (assuming he's both a citizen and resident of the UK). It's worth finding out exactly what this covers as it's supposed to be emergency medical problems only. The sensible thing would be to take out a private health insurance policy until permanent residency (and full medicare eligibility) is granted. Annual policies for younger adults can be costly so may be worth getting some quotes.

Hope that's helpful, no doubt more knowledgable people will be along soon.

rammygirl

Depending how long they have been together the PR visa may be granted straight away, the temp visa is granted for couples who have only been together for less than three years I think. The full info is on the gov website.

Main issue would be medical but health waivers can be saught for this visa.

Financial issues are what often prevent people moving in retirement as their income is based in another currency and the U.K. a state pension will be frozen with no further increments.

Pollyana

To go straight to PR its 2 years with children and three years without

If he has to go on the temp visa first its very unusual to be asked for a second medical at the PR stage.

Grant times at present are around 9-10 months though they are apparently likely to drop as less people are applying offshore since the last price hike

TeeTMI

As above an Australian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor a spouse / de facto partner. As with all visas there are health requirements to be met and these often become an issue as people age. The partner visa is one of the visa options that does provide the ability for a health waiver to be considered if required where it is justified under certain circumstances.

BritInParis

The health assessment would be the only possible stumbling block although if he is healthy it shouldn't be a problem. If the current application rate remains the same then a subclass 309/100 partner visa application lodged in London now will only take 7-8 months to be processed.