please help me!
Jan 7th 2007, 7:33 am
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please help me!
hi everyone! i'm currently in Australia on a working holiday visa and have been with my boyfriend(who is Australian) living together for 8 months now and we have decided that we really want to make our life here together.
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
Jan 7th 2007, 8:32 am
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Re: please help me!
hi everyone! i'm currently in Australia on a working holiday visa and have been with my boyfriend(who is Australian) living together for 8 months now and we have decided that we really want to make our life here together.
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
not sure if you can apply for residency onshore as i know we had to do it in my home country for some reson. above all, keep all paperwork. everything with both your names including invites to parties,xmas cards etc. and get a joint bank account pronto. are both your names on your lease? make sure they are. not tryin to tell you how to suck eggs but all these things will help whether you apply onshore or off.
i wish you luck and dont worry too much. if you are genuine you will get there eventually.
Jan 7th 2007, 10:13 pm
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Re: please help me!
hi everyone! i'm currently in Australia on a working holiday visa and have been with my boyfriend(who is Australian) living together for 8 months now and we have decided that we really want to make our life here together.
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
Consult a registered migration agent.
Jan 7th 2007, 10:30 pm
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Re: please help me!
hi everyone! i'm currently in Australia on a working holiday visa and have been with my boyfriend(who is Australian) living together for 8 months now and we have decided that we really want to make our life here together.
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
The problem is that to apply for a defacto visa, you must have lived together for 12 months at least.
So my question is this, is there any way that i would be able to extend my visa or apply for a bridging visa so that we would have lived together for 12 months before we apply for the defacto visa?
At the moment, the only option i've been told is possible is to return to the UK for a few weeks, then return to Australia on an ETA tourist visa for 3-6 months and apply for the defacto visa whilst here. this just seems like such a strange way for us to have to go about being together and stressful.
Any advice you can give me would be great!
A working holiday visa can be extended; equally, you would have other visa options available to you to extend your stay, so I'm surprised at the advice you've been given. Call IARC in Sydney on 02-92811619 to obtain details of community-based migration advice near you, or find an agent. Best to do that quickly, since your WHV extension rights may be lost if you don't move quickly.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
