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  1. Visas and immigration
    We are a family of 4, 2 parents with PR and RRV expiring May 2024. We decided to move back beginning of 2023, got all the paperwork and translations for the kids together and finally lodged 2 visa 101 applications for our children (one each) on 2/5/2023. Our kids will be 2.5 and 1 yo old when we...
  2. Visas and immigration
    Me (resident of Australia) and my partner from the USA have looked online to extend her stay in Australia after staying on a year long 600 subclass. And have about a mont before her visa expires. Is it possible the tourist stream visa would help with this? We do not want to commit to a partner...
  3. Visas and immigration
    Help! I'm losing my mind here. Background I'm currently on an active Tourist Visa (1 year multiple entries), with an inactive BVA attached that will kick in after the tourist visa expire. I was told by various parties that I can still travel as my Tourist Visa is still valid and my BVA (which...
  4. Visas and immigration
    Hi all, I am currently on an eVisitor (651) visa and will be applying for 820 soon... my current visa will expire 19th of April. I was wondering if I can cancel the tourist visa so my bridging visa comes into effect sooner than April? Did anyone try? is it even possible? On my Immi Account...
  5. Visas and immigration
    Hello everyone, I applied for 600 tourist stream visa last week. I got a work leave approval letter from my company and attached it to the visa application. Unfortunately, something happened bad with my work and I can not keep working there anymore. But now bcs of visa application , I feel...
  6. Visas and immigration
    I applied for tourist visa. I stated that I will spend time in Asutralia for 2 weeks but as you know, if they will grant me, it will be at least 3 months period. Is it appropriate if I stay in Australia for 3 months then I leave Australia before the expiry date? Would it be a big problem for...
  7. Visas and immigration
    Hello everyone, Is it possible to see the average 600 tourist stream processing times from Turkey? Thanks.
  8. Visas and immigration
    I am an Australian Permanent resident and my wife is an Indian Citizen. Timeline: Married on 09 Jan 2022 Applied for wife's partner visa (subclass 309): 19 April 2022 ; Done medical : 18th May 2022 My wife was working till Dec 2021, she left her job on 1st Jan 2022 due to our marriage...
  9. Visas and immigration
    Has anyone here married someone on an ETA / tourist visa before? If so, how does it differ from a 'typical' marriage (two Australian citizens marrying eachother)? I'm looking for information online and maybe I'm not looking hard enough, but I don't see a lot of information about it. I've...
  10. Visas and immigration
    Hi All, We have applied for my wife's Spouse Visa (309). I'm planning to apply for her Sponsored Tourist Visa (600). The issue is to show her incentive to return as she recently finished her degree and doesn't have a job. Could someone please advise how to go about this? Thanks.
  11. Visas and immigration
    Hi all, Just lodged the PMV and now we are in the process of my fiance to visit me in Australia by applying a visitor 600 visa. I will be his Sponsor and I was just wondering, if submitting these are sufficient? -Proof of Balance from my bank accounts -Copies of my payslips -Transactions of...
  12. Visas and immigration
    Hi guys! I am new to this forum, and I hope you can help me with this tricky shipping/ visa question! :) I'm a Dane on my way to join my Australian partner in Sydney in 2 weeks time on a tourist visa. We've lived together in Denmark for 1,5 years, and he had to return to Aus for work Sep 2017...
  13. Immigration Timelines
    Hi All Im Aussie, my husband is US / Colombian. We need to move to Australia asap with our two kids as my mum is not well. We have submitted visa 309/100 but only last month, and now want to 'visit' Australia in a couple months with a view to staying permanently rather than waiting for the visas...
  14. Visas and immigration
    Hello, my partner and I want to spend New Year in Sydney and then we would like to book a 9 nights Cruise to South Pacific Islands (Royal Caribbean) departing from and arriving to Sydney. After this, we have plans to leave Australia, with exit ticket flying to New Zealand. The thing is that my...
  15. Visas and immigration
    I recently had my tourist visa accepted, and comments said that may have set my relationship date back to day 0. But in my application, It was stated in both cover letter and my boyfriend's invitation letter and even when informing who I would be visiting I put my boyfriend down as "other" and...
  16. Visas and immigration
    Hello! I'm an American and am weighing my options.... I risk being refused entry to France because I lost my French residency card (complicated situation...I'm working on it...). I was told that when applying for an Australian partner visa, this refusal can be justified, proved and should not...
  17. Visas and immigration
    Hi All, Firstly, sorry about the long question. I am in urgent need of advise here. Thanks a lot for your help and time, really appreciate that!! We applied for tourist visa (subclass 600) for my parents as they want to visit us for 6 months. One of them is suffering from CML (blood cancer)...
  18. Visas and immigration
    Hi everyone! Long time reader but only made an account today to ask this. I would like to thank everyone here as the long wait for 820/801 was made much easier by reading about other peoples experiences. I was granted PR (801) a few months ago. My parents would like tov isist me for a few...
  19. Visas and immigration
    Hi, I am living in Australia on a PR visa. My wife is outside Australia and has applied for partner visa-subclass(309) about a month ago. Now she wants to come to Australia on a tourist visa. My question is are there any restrictions on applying for a tourist visa while partner visa...
  20. Visas and immigration
    Hello you guys, This place has been amazing the last few months in helping me with my partner visa application which I filed from the UK in August. I have an issue and feel utterly alone with it and could really do with some advice. I applied this Monday 27th November for an eVisitor 651 visa...
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