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| Topic Started: 28 Aug 2008, 09:05 PM (418 Views) | |
| captin5 | 28 Aug 2008, 09:05 PM Post #1 |
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hi everyone hope you can help, i have a perm resident visa and moved to melbourne in may this year... my daughter is 19 and in the uk and at uni, she is living with my ex wife and was concidered not dependant when my visa was issued last nov... my ex wife is moving to spain in sept and leaving my daughter homeless, well she can stay with my mum if she wishes, she has asked me if she can move over to live with me and continue her studies here in melbourne which i said yes, which would be my best course of action the student visa but has restrictions or is it possible to some how get her in via my visa...any thoughts |
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| RobN | 30 Aug 2008, 03:46 PM Post #2 |
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I would suspect she would need to apply for a student visa. However checking with a (MARA registered) migration agent may be an idea, the initial consultation is normally free. |
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| captin5 | 2 Sep 2008, 07:39 PM Post #3 |
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thanks robn spoke to agent today and the student visa option looks like the route to take..regards john |
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| Maggie | 2 Sep 2008, 07:49 PM Post #4 |
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We moved over 4 1/2 years ago. The 3 younger children came with us (then aged 17, 15, and 6). The 17 year old came to validate in March and then completed his school year at boarding school in UK. Our eldest had got a place at Uni in UK and was adamant that she was not going to join us. We figured if we brought her out on our visa she would change her mind and stay with us. At that stage she was over 18. Visa was approved for all of us and then a few hours later the case officer noticed that Sarah was over 18. We then had to prove that Sarah was financially dependent on us (which she was despite a job) and that she was going to move with us. We made the necessary declarations in the true belief that she would come over and stay with us. In fact she went back to England, graduated Uni last July and is here with us now, working and will qualify for citizenship in November, so will be Aussie like the rest of us. If you can prove that she is homeless and dependent on you, you may be able to get her attached to your permanent visa or something similar. I think that is superior than being on a student visa, but not sure. If you are supporting her financially and can prove it that would probably help. As a foreign student she will pay greater HECS fees than a home student. PM me if I can be of more assistance. Maggie |
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