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I disagree on the Agents part, we used an agent and my wife in 5 months got a Permanent resident visa straight off, no interim visa.I am in complete sympathy for all the brave souls undertaking this route to visa given how difficult it seems;
I appreciate the hyperlinks provided earlier on the topic thanks mr simple1
My situation- I am Australian, married to a Thai and we have a 6month old child-we would like
to bring our daughter to Aus to be with my extended family in Adelaide and to educate our girl, but of course to regularly come back to Thailand to keep the cultural connection intact.
Here are just some of the so many questions I would like help on
1. Should I have my child made an Aus citizen and get her an Aus passport first? (She has a Thai passport in the pipeline).
2. Should I apply for a 600 visa-ie a vistor/tourist visa for them or should I go straight for the partner visa? We want to be in Aus around October
3. If I go for the partner visa first, can we still get a visa for her to come and live with me in aus albeit for a temporary 12 months?
4.What is the usual waiting time for them to be granted a visa to allow them into Australia?
5. Can I apply for the partner visa from Australia?
6.Is October this year a realistic goal? (I live up country in the NE and access to BKK is limited)
7.What are the benefits of using an agent-or arent there any?
I would be grateful for any informed and experienced advice
thankyou everyone
agents are just a further complication (which you have to pay for) ... I started this process about a year ago and was fortunate enough to talk with a Lady who had worked in Immigration (in Australia) for eleven years; she confided that they change the forms and rules regularly, so nobody has the 'experience' ... all documentation has to go to VFS first, and when they compile it, on-send it to immigration .... its best you have everything done, as each time you add stuff, they charge a fee
You must be up Ubon way ...
I've never heard of anyone going straight to permanent before. What's the deal with that?
Temporary or permanent seems to be almost the same anyway. I can't think of any difference.
Anyway I'm not sure the agent played much in getting her to permanent in 5 months. I got a partner visa through myself in under 1 month.
Yes it does happens. It is based on the strength of your relationship and other factors. Temporary Visa is for 2 years, by which a further assessment is made before granting permanent visa which last 5 years.
Ahh ok it's a 5 year permanent visa as opposed to the standard 2 year permanent.
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I disagree on the Agents part, we used an agent and my wife in 5 months got a Permanent resident visa straight off, no interim visa.I am in complete sympathy for all the brave souls undertaking this route to visa given how difficult it seems;
I appreciate the hyperlinks provided earlier on the topic thanks mr simple1
My situation- I am Australian, married to a Thai and we have a 6month old child-we would like
to bring our daughter to Aus to be with my extended family in Adelaide and to educate our girl, but of course to regularly come back to Thailand to keep the cultural connection intact.
Here are just some of the so many questions I would like help on
1. Should I have my child made an Aus citizen and get her an Aus passport first? (She has a Thai passport in the pipeline).
2. Should I apply for a 600 visa-ie a vistor/tourist visa for them or should I go straight for the partner visa? We want to be in Aus around October
3. If I go for the partner visa first, can we still get a visa for her to come and live with me in aus albeit for a temporary 12 months?
4.What is the usual waiting time for them to be granted a visa to allow them into Australia?
5. Can I apply for the partner visa from Australia?
6.Is October this year a realistic goal? (I live up country in the NE and access to BKK is limited)
7.What are the benefits of using an agent-or arent there any?
I would be grateful for any informed and experienced advice
thankyou everyone
agents are just a further complication (which you have to pay for) ... I started this process about a year ago and was fortunate enough to talk with a Lady who had worked in Immigration (in Australia) for eleven years; she confided that they change the forms and rules regularly, so nobody has the 'experience' ... all documentation has to go to VFS first, and when they compile it, on-send it to immigration .... its best you have everything done, as each time you add stuff, they charge a fee
You must be up Ubon way ...
I've never heard of anyone going straight to permanent before. What's the deal with that?
Temporary or permanent seems to be almost the same anyway. I can't think of any difference.
Anyway I'm not sure the agent played much in getting her to permanent in 5 months. I got a partner visa through myself in under 1 month.
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I am in complete sympathy for all the brave souls undertaking this route to visa given how difficult it seems;
I appreciate the hyperlinks provided earlier on the topic thanks mr simple1
My situation- I am Australian, married to a Thai and we have a 6month old child-we would like
to bring our daughter to Aus to be with my extended family in Adelaide and to educate our girl, but of course to regularly come back to Thailand to keep the cultural connection intact.
Here are just some of the so many questions I would like help on
1. Should I have my child made an Aus citizen and get her an Aus passport first? (She has a Thai passport in the pipeline).
2. Should I apply for a 600 visa-ie a vistor/tourist visa for them or should I go straight for the partner visa? We want to be in Aus around October
3. If I go for the partner visa first, can we still get a visa for her to come and live with me in aus albeit for a temporary 12 months?
4.What is the usual waiting time for them to be granted a visa to allow them into Australia?
5. Can I apply for the partner visa from Australia?
6.Is October this year a realistic goal? (I live up country in the NE and access to BKK is limited)
7.What are the benefits of using an agent-or arent there any?
I would be grateful for any informed and experienced advice
thankyou everyone
Honestly there's nothing really difficult about applying for a partner visa, or any visa I can think of. Its all self explanatory stuff, clearly set out on the application forms.
Its more about taking your time and getting it as correct as you can. It's certainly not rocket science.
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Starkey - I can certainly relate to all of this having gone through the process 3 years ago. I am similar age to you, my wife is 33 we have 2 children.
You must remember the Partner Visa can be approved in 2 ways. The first part is that you get approved initially for an interim visa which is for 2 years. As Larz2013 alluded too, you wife would need to spend the majority of her time in Oz in order to get the 'Permanent" visa which last for 5 years.
Depending on your situation and background, you may be granted Permanent residency straight off and not have an interim visa. This is what had happened to my wife. From the time of her lodgement of application to approval was 5 months. But as simple1 stated times can range from 9-13 months . Remember if you have to go back to Oz, you wife cant until she gets her Partner Visa.
So you may want to consider that if you do go back to Oz, should you apply for Partner Visa in TH first then, apply for long term visitor visa here in TH or vice versa. That may allow your wife to go Oz with you.
Alternatively do you get a long term visitor visa for you wife here in TH first then go to Oz, then apply for Partner Visa whilst in Oz. Now you would to check these scenarios carefully on the process, as I could not remember of the scenarios which one was more difficult to do or which one is still permissible or not.
But as you said your work situation could drop off then easily pick up again, is it really worth going back to OZ, why not stay in TH in between jobs, far cheaper. Or do you apply for a long term visitor visa for your wife if you temporarily go back to OZ.
In my situation , we only spent 18 months in Sydney and then headed back here to TH, we didn't feel like OZ was home, couldn't to relate to country any more. Well for myself that was the case after living overseas for 10 years. My wife who has lived in HK, SG and BKK and travelled extensively and even though made a lot of friends in Oz, never really felt settle there. Even our kids who are very much westernised as they are Asian didnt seem to adjust to OZ, maybe that's just us.
But one thing for sure Oz is expensive, especially Sydney, Melb and Bris. Hard to believe it is cheaper to live in HK or Tky than Sydney. Rather ironic I buy Oz wine or beef cheaper in HK than I do in Sydney!
Just to add, last year I assisted a Thai / Oz citizen to transfer his Thai wife (they have a Thai / Oz dual citizen baby) from a three month tourist visa to 801 visa whist she was in Oz. A bridging visa was granted within 24 hours of the application, no work permitted & 801 was issued after 13 months. If I recall correctly she would have had to apply for another bridging visa, prior to departure, if she wanted to exit & return to Oz for a short period whilst waiting for the 801.
Bridges are granted once the paperwork is received. Nothing complicated about them.
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Have you tried ringing wu and your bank?
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92 square metre condo is a big condo.
Penthouse?
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lol u laught at me xd
im serious i want to go to the jungle for a few months probably maybe 1 or 2 years at most, im scared of tigers, cats in general (not cats, big cats like jaguars) and venom insects
Dont be shy, just say you don't like ''Pussy''.... , nothing to be ashamed about...,Dont beat about the BUSH.. , sorry 'Jungle''.... i forgot you dont like ''BUSH''..
lol what?, i didn't fully understood sadly as my english is not perfect yet
Ignore him, he's busy trolling anyone he can.
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You missed it all.....Thailand was the best back then!!!
I remember BKK having no traffic, girls who didn't see Westerners for weeks, and pollution was non-existent...and the phrase 'sex tourists' wasn't said every five seconds....
now there are 10 million more people, bad air, every girl with AIDS, expats going crazy, selfies with elephants that are tortured, and it's a concrete jungle.....
Just find a place like Thailand 20-years ago and go there now!!!!
for only 23,923 baht I can give you the name of this special place
Umm aids was around in 1995.
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Who are "they" and do "they" say that always ... ? Stupid comment ...They always say it was better back then.
Dont listen to him, he dosent even live in Thailand ... hahaha
And how would you know?
You don't know me, are you one of those forum stalkers?
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Spot on. Whether, for example, it was Bali 40 yr ago, or my city of birth (enjoyable when I was growing up), they are not the same. However if one doesn't have a 'yard-stick' to go by, then I know nothing else but the 5 years I have enjoyed Thailand. Okay for me. Better at this time in my life than aforementioned Bali and my place of birth.
And in another 20 years they'll be saying the same.They always say it was better back then.
because it was
still pretty good though
I tell you what was much better back then, the music. Not that repetitive thumping Crap they play these days. Enough to make a man's ears bleed.
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They always say it was better back then.
because it was
still pretty good though
And in another 20 years they'll be saying the same.
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Looks delicious. Be honest, how much did you get through?
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They always say it was better back then.
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The prison guards would have raised their glasses.
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Good pic Simon!
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Fascinating story about a guy who knows too much.
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Thin skin on finger tips.
Pain on finger tips after chopping Chilli.
Treat this as a Chemical Burn - Google !
http://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-remedies-for-hot-pepper-hands-tips-from-the-kitchn-208527
Nowhere does it say the 2 are related Richard.
To Google medical conditions would be naive and best left to a real doctor, not a forum.
You can Google that to get a better understanding for your sake though.
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Try to use some toothpaste. Works well for my bottom after eating to spicy.
With which end of toothbrush?
Let me guess. The bottom end?
I'll give 2 cents for humour
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You apply tooth paste to your sphincter,I don't mean to be anal but that's odd.Try to use some toothpaste. Works well for my bottom after eating to spicy.
I love your humour. Originality.
Anal, I get it. You deserve a few likes for that.
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It was just Soutpeel on his way home.
Use caution, he'll come up from underneath and rip your canastas clean off.
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So Jingting.
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Wedges are a huge issue in Thailand.
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Krisb somehow I never find the right forum and end up in general one every time
You've been moved to motoring already.
Anyway on a serious note buying a quality car seat is important and although you can save, make sure you get something that has some type of recognized safety stickers on it. In Australia you can buy cheapies, but they're still Australian standards which is high. The main differences I saw was usually just betting cushioning and patterned material.
Anyway good luck and congratulations on becoming a dad!
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You can buy my car seat and I'll throw in the kid for free.
Wrong forum btw.
Spouse Visa Australia - Dilemma
in Visas and migration to other countries
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Already been there done that. Was a 2 year permanent visa. You can also apply for full citizenship at any stage, so long as she's been in Australia for a total of 48 months, including on tourist visas.