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    40k Baht Lifestyle

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    Thanks. Partner is a qualified NNEB nanny. Any opportuniy for her?

    maybe some of the rich local farangs would be interested in a British nanny... but then you run into the problem of work permit unless your doing it for cash and everyone keeps quiet.. you need to do some networking once you get there, see what you can work out... but you wouldn't want to factor any income like that into your budget but just some extra pocket change.

    Prospective Marriage Visa For Australia

    in Visas and migration to other countries

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    From what we have been able to work out here and this is not iron clad...the time for entry into Oz is 12 months from the lodgement date...if it takes 3 months for approval then you have 9 months left for her to come here from the date of grant.

    okay. so i guess i need to be setup and ready for her arrival at the time the visa is granted as the 9month clock is ticking.. okay.. so we'll apply for the visa about 3months before i'm ready for her to land.. sounds about right going what everyone has said.

    thanks again

    Prospective Marriage Visa For Australia

    in Visas and migration to other countries

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    pgs:

    as i'm going for a prospective marriage visa, i'm planning on marrying in australia. if i have to be married either way, then it may aswell be after 9months in australia so we at least have SOME time to live to together and see how it all works.

    my gf is from just outside of bkk, about 15mins past Don Mueang on the expressway.

    thanks for all the tips

    i dont have old boarding passes, but for the TS i just got all the pages in my passport with stamps photostac. which i will do again and mention in my letter.

    btw, She will be applying from BKK and i'll be in Melbourne during the process.. i dont plan to visit thailand again before she has the visa granted.

    gburns57au:

    Maybe at some point we will be returning to thailand.. so i would like her to have the option to buy property in her own country (maybe we might retire there who knows?)

    So do i have this correct;

    if she gets PR and retain her thai passport she can still buy property?

    if she gets aus citizenship, she will loose her thai citizenship??

    Thanks for the heads up on the possible time frames...

    I guess i need to have a good think about whens the right time to put in the application.. after she holidays here, i will need about 6months to get ready for her return.. plan to rent my apartment and find somewhere else for us to live, and maybe return to my folks place for a few months between to help save some extra dollars.

    Does anyone know for sure, how long after the visa is granted, she will be required to enter australia? i guess i will need to contact the embassy about that..

    For all the additional info do provide in the application (cert copies of this and that, proof of relationship.. what the best way to present it... for the TS i just made cover pages that explained what the info was. for. i think thats a good enough way??

    thanks guys.

    Prospective Marriage Visa For Australia

    in Visas and migration to other countries

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    Hi guys,

    Being 23 most of my friends are single and partying, or with their high school gf's.... so i dont really have anyone else to relate to whos going through this type of relationship and life change... i just wanta get our future together started and be as happy as we both think we will be. So thanks for taking the time to read this and my last post.

    My girlfriend was granted a TS (12month ME) and will be arriving for a 2 week holiday in march. (would be good if she could stay longer, but needs to return to her job (which at this point with both want her to keep). Anyways the trip will be to meet my family and friends and see what life is like in Melbourne and for her to try and decide if she could live here (gona be pretty hard to decide in such a short time, but i guess its better then nothing).

    Anyways, our next step is to go for a Prospective Marriage Visa, as we have thought it through and there really isn't another option (she doesn't want to holiday here (either to i) for 12months ME, then apply for de-facto, and i dont want her working illegally).

    We have talked about marriage and it is something with both want, only due to the visa options this will happen sooner then we planned.

    We will have all we need to submit a strong application (as our relationship is very genuine, we talk on the phone for at least an 1hr a day) but i'm just got a few questions and need some advice.

    1. Prospective Marriage Visa has to be applied for while she is in BKK correct? (shame she can't some here for 3months first and have it approved here).

    2. I would like my gf to arrive (with PMV) in about 8months time, i've read the process takes 4-6months, once the visa is granted does she need to arrive in AUS within a certain time frame?

    3. Should she have any documents translated (eg id card, passport, birth cert etc) in BKK, then we can get them certed by my local JP. just thinking of things we can do while she's here, so they has less to do at her end once she returns. Or can you just photocopy id and passport and JP them, and only need to translate birth cert?

    4. Can we open a joint bank account with her on a TS? (will call my bank today) would this be something worth doing for the application?

    5. Now the letter about how we met, how much detail needs to go into that? i wrote a stat dec for the TS stating we were introduced to by a mutual friend and the date. (do i need to state the area and place that we met?). Unfortunately we are both no longer friends with this person so we wont be asking her for a letter. I'm not sure if that will effect the application.. we will have stat decs from my family/friends/work colleges/my doctor and friends/family on her side.

    6. Can her friends/family just write letters and sign them? or do they need to be certed like the stat decs i'll get?

    7. Can my gf write a stat dec about our relationship and have it JP'd here instead of in thailand (even though we will be applying some months later?)

    8. Do i need to refer to my gf as my fiancée when i write about her? i haven't got down on my knee and asked her to marry me, but we have talked about it to great lengths and if everything goes well with obviously be married within the 9months period.

    9. Can anyone think of any other paper work we should prepare while she is in OZ to help the process?

    10. Any other hints or advice you can give to help with the application?

    Thanks again guys

    Aus Tourist Visa

    in Visas and migration to other countries

    Posted · Edited by smacko

    my gf was just granted a 12month multiple entry visa. Her application letter stated she was to visit for a 2week holiday with a letter from her employer stating she was due back to work in 2weeks.

    so i reckon you'll be right.. i put forward the strongest application possible, with A LOT more information then would be required, so just flood them with evidence and i'm sure you'll be right mate..

    if only there was 12month TS visas (so you could go for a spouse after) instead of wasting money on re-entry flights and having to be apart during that 12months... oh well :o

    Which Visa?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    do any of the UK consulates take passports for visa via mail?

    eg i have friend living in the UK.. i could send my passport to him, and then get him to mail it to the consulate (so it will appear i'm in the UK)..

    ??

    I hope you like prison food. :o:D

    hahaha... i was only asking.. didn't think it would be a good idea... just want get this visa next year is all..

    Which Visa?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    well i will aim for a non imm o visa and beg and plead with the bris consulate to grant me one...

    thanks for all the replies guys

    Give them a copy of your gf's ID card when you apply.

    Okay, when i apply for the visa i will write a stat dec letter explaining my intentions (moving to for 12months to develop my relationship with my girlfriend, and to then return to australia together).

    hopefully the aussie consulate will so some heart and grant the visa.

    Which Visa?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    so what are all the visa runners that aren't married and aren't over 50 doing now? doing visa runs and applying for tourist visas? is there a set limit of the consecutive tourist visa you will be granted?

    only problem with the visa runs is the cost involed, i'll be on a pretty limited budget and they will really eat into them.. i guess i should be able to borrow someone from my girlfriend family car (on lpg) and drive myself to the broader.

    Which Visa?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    Hi,

    I'm planning on moving to Thailand for 12months next year, to live with my girlfriend and hopefully if everything goes well we will return to Australia after the 12months (and her visa is approved).

    Anyways I'm trying to work out which visa I can apply for, I'm 23 and I don't plan of working during the 12months.

    Is it possible for me to be granted a NON IMM 0 visa?

    thanks

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