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It seems common that alot of people who applied offshore come to oz on a tourist visa to alleviate the separation during processing and Immi seem to accept this so it shouldn't be a problem getting him here for the wedding.

I wouldn't mention the job hunting though. This definitely goes against the premise of a tourist visa. Just bear in mind that job hunting on a tourist visa can be very difficult as your partner will have no idea how long the processing of the defacto visa will take so it would be difficult for an employer to take him.

Also once the defacto is granted it also a bit hard getting a job because a lot of companies will only take people with permanent residency for permanent roles. It all depends what industry he is in.

 

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How long have you been with your husband? If 3 yrs or over you should qualify to go directly to permanent visa. If not he'll be granted a 2 yr temporary visa. He will get full work rights once that's granted.

 

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Full working rights mean he can work full time. My husband is on temporary spouse visa and he found it very difficult to get a job a permanent job in his field, business admin, because he is not a permanent resident. He has gone back to casual construction work. Most companies will only hire permanent residents for permanent positions. Some companies offer short term contracts which should be ok but again it depends on the companies policy if they hire temporary residents.