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| ETA or Visitor type visa ?; just wondering | |
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| Topic Started: May 5 2008, 04:37:13 AM (1,873 Views) | |
| LookingDown(Under) | May 5 2008, 08:11:03 PM Post #21 |
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To the Lonnies, You're going to have to have a visa. You can't even enter Australia without one; when you book your flight your airline will probably take care of it for you. And when you get to customs they will defintily go through that process. And if you have no visa, they will deport you and you wont be allowed back in for a minimium of two years, and possibly not at all. I recommend an ETA or a working holiday visas as those are long term visas. Either way, keep massive records- receipts from dates, log your IMs, write down your webcam confrences, keep letters and boxes you've sent to each other, know what items were sent, have pictures- lots and lots of pictures. And anything else you can think of. You'll need to prove your relationship is real if you're questioned by Aussie authorities or if you plan on living in Australia. Check the DIMI website for further info: www.immi.gov.au |
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| SuperMindy | May 5 2008, 09:45:40 PM Post #22 |
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I would suggest applying for the prospective marriage visa. It would cover him for 9 months here and you just have to get married within that 9 months. He would also be able to work here as well. Then you can apply for the spouse visa once you're married |
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| lonniegsgirl | May 5 2008, 09:55:11 PM Post #23 |
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wow thanks everyone we are now on the right track it got a little muddled but i think we are starting to get somewhere now thankyou so much it means a lot you are all so helpful have a great day/night everyone
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| lonniegsgirl | May 5 2008, 09:59:12 PM Post #24 |
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oh melissa in regards to what you said thanks already covered that i think the visa people will die when they see how much stuff we have but thanks again your all great
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| lonnieg | May 6 2008, 12:45:24 AM Post #25 |
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yeah i'm 28 and have a rather good resume with some government work with the air force on there and also been a mechanic since age 16 so as for a working visa i could get some business to sponsor me or something but then it goes right back to the money situation. seems it takes money to make money from where i'm looking. |
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| lonnieg | May 6 2008, 12:51:00 AM Post #26 |
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Oh' hey and Melissa just to clarify. I'm in the US southern as it gets. lol. Georgia. And she is in South Australia. i'm gonna' get there . just not soon enough ya' know |
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| canaussie | May 6 2008, 04:32:06 AM Post #27 |
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This is the point...everything takes time and takes money. whats the saying? Good things come to those that wait? I went to OZ to meet my now dh. I spent a month there with him, we talked about me moving to Australia to be with him. I could have applied to go on a skilled workers visa (I'm a nurse) but we decided to go with the perspective spouse visa. I came home and did all the paperwork and medicals that were required and I applied. It was 6 months between meeting him online and actually meeting him in person. It was then another 7 months between me leaving OZ to come home and me actually moving there. So we've spent time apart, no its not easy...but its what you do! Yes it cost me money to get there for that 1 month and yes it cost me money to go back once the visa was approved, plus the cost of the visa. NOTHING is cheap! What is? But it was all done on the up and up and legally and I entered with the peace of mind knowing that it was all done right and that the government wouldn't be able to toss me out on my arse. You guys have practically 'just met' ... online. Things are always wonderful in the beginning, everything is so fresh and new and we're all 'in love'. My husband and I always joked that my month there with him was a test drive. I could have NEVER went over on the intention of marrying him without actually meeting him and being with him etc. I already had family thinking I was crazy for moving half way around the world...I'm sure they would have had me committed to a psych ward if I went over to marry him without actually 'meeting' him in person! Bottom line...whats the rush? Do what you need to do to do this right! |
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| lonniegsgirl | May 6 2008, 09:24:04 AM Post #28 |
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point taken and i see what your saying and ok this is what our plan has been all along just so everyone knows whats going on and all ok when when we meet in three months we would we would have been together for 10 months and i will stay there for as long as i can and if we still feel the same way which we will im sure then we will get married at some stage and we now know since joining here the right way to do it and that has been our plan for a while just only thought about what way to do eg me go there to usa or him come here to au so now we know how to do it thats great and we want to do it the right way so there ya go just so everyone knows what we want to do just we read so much stuff and went to so many forums and got a lot of mixed messages about the whole visa thing thats why we joined here so we could get some advice and it was the best thing i ever did so thanks again everyone :ta: |
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| JenbeTas | May 6 2008, 09:58:24 AM Post #29 |
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As far as I know, it's not going to matter how much stuff you have until you have met face to face. Everything before that will not hold much water....but that's what I've been told. |
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| (kolohe) | May 6 2008, 10:26:42 AM Post #30 |
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I wish you two the best of luck whatever you decide to do.
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| lonniegsgirl | May 6 2008, 05:36:37 PM Post #31 |
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thankyou and thanks for your help |
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| Mxeraussie | May 16 2008, 03:00:22 AM Post #32 |
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I personally think that you should probably get a work holiday visa becuase that way you can do casual work and still see the country and it allows a stay up to 12 months!!! and you can reeneter as many times as you want! |
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