the snospmis

Would A Drink driving conviction need to be declared before migrating on a permanent residency visa? ( Visa Already Granted)

Jen1977ni

Did it happen before or after visa grant? When you submitted all of your paperwork for the visa, had this conviction already happened, or was it afterwards?

Dorothy

Yes. Any change in your circumstances must be declared to DIAC, including criminal convictions (and I believe DUI is a criminal conviction, is it not?).

comet555

I'll repeat the other posters questions and ask if the DUI happened before or after your visa grant.

Has your visa been validated already? Did it happen before or after validation? I did a quick search through your profile and it seems like it might have been validated back in May.

If it was before your visa was granted then it most definitely has to be declared. If it was after grand and before the validation then it would also need to be declared.

Where I get confused though is what happens if you've already been granted your PR and validated it and then get the DUI? Not sure in that scenario....

ozhappy981

In that case: No need to inform anybody of anything.

comet555

Yes, that's what I was thinking. In that scenario you've got and validated your PR so I don't see how they could take it back (unless you lied on your application).

wpfmv

Lay off the Duff and avoid Chief Wiggum and you won't need an answer to this question. D'OH!

VanAxel

DUI = Criminal conviction... might not affect your current PR status but will affect when you do decide to apply for citizenship.

the snospmis

This Involves My Daft 20year old son. Caught morning after night before 5mcgs / per 100mls over the limit. Judge sympathetic , but mandatory ban, minimum fine and no points!!!!!! very recent. Visa granted to all family members last May. He is planning on travelling before us, just doesn't want to buy ticket until sure of position. Thanks for your comments. Will p contact DIAC to be Completely sure.

Pollyana

Highly unlikely to affect his visa, but DIAC should be informed. For one thing when he enters the country he will need to tick YES on the passenger card when it asks about convictions - if this doesn't match with what immigration have on file he could be in for a long grilling before they let him through. Also if he is planning on travelling before you, make sure the visas don't include the usual clause that the main visa applicant must enter Australia first......

comet555

If the visas were granted last May (2008) then they would have been validated already. They should be free to enter in whatever order they want. I thought the main applicant clause was just for validation not for any later trips.

If they were only granted this May (2009) then they either haven't validated... in which case they need to declare it and the main applicant may/may not need to enter first, or... they have validated and it shouldn't matter what order.

Pollyana

I was reading it as the visas being granted in May 2009......sorry if that was wrong.

comet555

Well, they haven't actually said when it was granted... at least not on this post.

I initially had a look as you couldn't really answer the question without knowing. It appears as thought the visa was granted Feb 2008.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...60#post6195160

So presumably the visas would have had to have been validated by now.

the snospmis

Thank you for your comments. Our Visas have all been validated. we now have all the usual obstacles..Work Pensions House to sell, Oh and of course this Headache, before we can all settle down to a life in Oz!!