Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
#31
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Since subclass 600 visas are individually processed by a real live human being it will depend on your circumstances as to what your case officer deems appropriate but a British citizen is very likely to receive a multiple entry visa.
#32
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that tickled me - 'a real live human being'. As opposed to a fake dead one?
#34
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Hi guys, further to the initial question i asked, my prospective partner is now here in Australia on holiday. It has allowed us to spend some time together and i can happily report that it has been just as wonderful as we both expected it to be.
Yesterday we visited a migration agent who recommended the Prospective marriage visa, subclass 300.
My question regards whether it is worth paying an agent 4 grand to do the application for us, or is it pretty straight forward?
I am an Australian citizen and she will be divorced with no dependants.
We intend to marry as soon as we can.
Thanks a million in advance
McDoosh
Yesterday we visited a migration agent who recommended the Prospective marriage visa, subclass 300.
My question regards whether it is worth paying an agent 4 grand to do the application for us, or is it pretty straight forward?
I am an Australian citizen and she will be divorced with no dependants.
We intend to marry as soon as we can.
Thanks a million in advance
McDoosh
#35
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Hi guys, further to the initial question i asked, my prospective partner is now here in Australia on holiday. It has allowed us to spend some time together and i can happily report that it has been just as wonderful as we both expected it to be.
Yesterday we visited a migration agent who recommended the Prospective marriage visa, subclass 300.
My question regards whether it is worth paying an agent 4 grand to do the application for us, or is it pretty straight forward?
I am an Australian citizen and she will be divorced with no dependants.
We intend to marry as soon as we can.
Thanks a million in advance
McDoosh
Yesterday we visited a migration agent who recommended the Prospective marriage visa, subclass 300.
My question regards whether it is worth paying an agent 4 grand to do the application for us, or is it pretty straight forward?
I am an Australian citizen and she will be divorced with no dependants.
We intend to marry as soon as we can.
Thanks a million in advance
McDoosh
A subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa ($7000) has to be applied for from outside Australia, you only have nine months once the visa is granted to enter Australia, get married, obtain a registry issued marriage certificate and lodge a subclass 820/801 Partner visa (another $1170). Or your girlfriend can simply return to the UK, finalise her divorce, come back on a subclass 651 visa ($0) to get married in your own time. Once married she can apply for a subclass 820/801 Partner visa and stay.
#36
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
I'll do it for $2000. Seriously, unless one of you has serious criminal convictions or a poor immigration history, then there's absolutely no need to spend that kind of money on a migration agent, particularly not for a PMV.
A subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa ($7000) has to be applied for from outside Australia, you only have nine months once the visa is granted to enter Australia, get married, obtain a registry issued marriage certificate and lodge a subclass 820/801 Partner visa (another $1170). Or your girlfriend can simply return to the UK, finalise her divorce, come back on a subclass 651 visa ($0) to get married in your own time. Once married she can apply for a subclass 820/801 Partner visa and stay.
A subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa ($7000) has to be applied for from outside Australia, you only have nine months once the visa is granted to enter Australia, get married, obtain a registry issued marriage certificate and lodge a subclass 820/801 Partner visa (another $1170). Or your girlfriend can simply return to the UK, finalise her divorce, come back on a subclass 651 visa ($0) to get married in your own time. Once married she can apply for a subclass 820/801 Partner visa and stay.
If it needs to be applied for from outside Australia, how on earth would a migration agent do it for me???
The plan is for her to return to the UK shortly and await the divorce to come through. She'd come back to Oz as soon as she could once the divorce is finalised and she is allowed to stay..... What ever visa allows that to happen.
The agent recommended applying for the subclass 300 followed by the 820..... Is that a long winded route or one that incurs unnecessary expense??
Cheers
#37
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
The plan is for her to return to the UK shortly and await the divorce to come through. She'd come back to Oz as soon as she could once the divorce is finalised and she is allowed to stay..... What ever visa allows that to happen.
The agent recommended applying for the subclass 300 followed by the 820..... Is that a long winded route or one that incurs unnecessary expense??
Cheers
The agent recommended applying for the subclass 300 followed by the 820..... Is that a long winded route or one that incurs unnecessary expense??
Cheers
#38
Re: Girlfriend moving to Oz. is it possible
Both. There's no advantage to a subclass 300 Prospective Marriage visa if you are a British citizen unless you have a criminal convictions, health problems or a particularly poor Australian immigration history that prevents you from obtaining a subclass 651 eVisitor visa.
McDoosh
Last edited by moneypenny20; Sep 27th 2017 at 9:54 am. Reason: Fixed quote.
#40
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Is there a way she could come back on the 651, get married and then stay beyond the 3 months the 651 allows you?
Cheers
#41
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Was the migration agent who wanted $4k MARA registered?
#42
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Is there a way she could come back on the 651, get married and then stay beyond the 3 months the 651 allows you?
Cheers
Cheers
#44
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The agent told me that the 300 has lower evidentiary requirements than the 820 and she thought it a little safer to do it that way as we don't have a lot of relationship evidence other than text messages or facebook contact for 14 months.
Having said that, is it really worth 4 grand for her to take us down the route she suggests (subclass 300 followed by 820) or could we easily navigate it ourselves.
Thanks
McDoosh
Having said that, is it really worth 4 grand for her to take us down the route she suggests (subclass 300 followed by 820) or could we easily navigate it ourselves.
Thanks
McDoosh
#45
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That's the sort of shonky behaviour I'd expect from someone not MARA registered.