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| Spouse visa granted (subclass 309), now what? | |
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| Topic Started: May 26 2010, 09:12:47 AM (1,363 Views) | |
| gmk | May 26 2010, 09:12:47 AM Post #1 |
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Hello all, I was granted a label-free Spouse (provisional-subclass 309) visa for Australia (Jan '10) and have made my initial entry (May '10). This forum was helpful, thanks for the answers to my questions. I was surprised that immigration just put a normal stamp in passport and let me in, I was expecting to have to answer some questions and maybe get a new sticker (visa) in my passport, none of that happened. Anyway, I'm now a temporary-permanent resident but not living within Australia, work has led us elsewhere for the time being. I know that in ~2 years time I'll have to complete some additional paperwork/application materials to make the spouse visa become permanent. Aside from these items, is there anything else I should do (such as registering for medical care, tax ID, etc...) if I'm NOT living or working in Australia? Cheers, GMK |
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| TerritorianTori | May 26 2010, 11:26:00 AM Post #2 |
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Hmmm... no, I can't think of anything you absolutely must do now that you've got a resident visa (other than enter Australia, but you've already done that  ). You won't be eligible for Medicare or a TFN until you actually move here.You might want to go ahead an get the visa evidenced in your passport. The Immigration officers at the border wouldn't do that sort of thing; usually you have to bring your passport to a DIAC (Dept of Immigration and Citizenship) office. But seeing as you're outside the States, I guess you could contact the Embassy for advice? You should know that you *may* have some difficulty with your 2nd stage permanent residence visa if you've been living outside Australia the entire time. You may be asked to show compelling reasons for not living in Australia. Just a heads-up. 
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| gmk | May 28 2010, 07:51:37 AM Post #3 |
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Tori - Thanks for the heads-up on the 2nd-stage processing and info. I checked with the Australian Embassy in the US and they said my visa is 100% electronic, tied to passport number, and they don't evidence visas any more. Cheers
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