Taking Thai GF back to Australia possible?

[Kenny202]

12 hours ago, bbi1 said:

They don't seem to be that much truth that they all love mixed race Western/Asians kids/people here. Or are you only referring to half Thai?

My son is half Thai half Aussie and if you say that I assume you don't live in Thailand. Isaan particularly. Little <deleted> is like a celebrity where I live. Do you watch TV? 95% if the actors are Leuk Kreung mixed race people. I don't know why they think like that? I think Thais in general are a very good looking race of people. But that's how it is here

[Kenny202]

2 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Has your GF ever been to OZ ? my mate spent a small fortune getting his GF a visa + airfare, in view to get married after 3 weeks she missed Thailand and came back and i think to her Thai man, who had been in the background all along. Has your GF ever been married ? and is she actually divorced ? tread very carefully and do some independent back ground checks.

Thanks for the advice but I'm the last person you need to tell, maybe I was that mate because I have that exact story before...and worse lol. I have been with my current girl 2 years and 100% aware of her background and history. She is about as good as it gets but even then wont be considering this unless I am 100% sure and have a plan A B and C. To be honest I am more worried that I won't be happy there than her

[Kenny202]

1 hour ago, emptypockets said:

Couple of things for the OP to consider. 

If your intention is the prospective spouse visa you may have a little problem.  One of the criteria is to show you are in a genuine and ongoing relationship. Might be problematic since you are still legally married to someone else. 

Some people say getting a divorce is easy,  and it is.  However there will still need to be a financial settlement done.  Depending on assets, age and future earning potential this can be very expensive.  I know of one bloke who was 64 years old with a wife of 59. Her lawyer was going for 100% of the assets as she had been a stay at home mum with very little other skills to earn an income and he was a quite successful business owner who still had the potential to earn. 

One last thing,  if you had any kids from your marriage and were supposed to,  but did not pay the child support payments,  you will be in a world of hurt. May as well throw your passport away when you land in Oz as you won't be travelling overseas until every last cent is paid back. You may even be seen as a high risk of doing a runner even after this if the kids are still of an age where support was supposed to be paid. 

 

A lot of things to consider. 

There is no missed child support and a binding property settlement was done at the time we separated. There will be no issues there. The property settlement records the day we officially separated etc. I could always claim it is against my Catholic religion ????

[meechai]

On 9/25/2019 at 8:38 PM, Kenny202 said:

1-I really don't want to marry again here or in Australia.

2-Other thing is I am still legally married in Australia

Really do you need to know anything more than this?

 

If you do then you first need to clean up the existing marriage

As soon as any country see's your already married & now trying to bring in a girlfriend/other woman (with child) what ever how do you think it will play out?

 

Save your time,money & your girlfriends feelings

 

[tifino]

7 minutes ago, meechai said:

Really do you need to know anything more than this?

 

If you do then you first need to clean up the existing marriage

As soon as any country see's your already married & now trying to bring in a girlfriend/other woman (with child) what ever how do you think it will play out?

 

Save your time,money & your girlfriends feelings

 

that would probably be more so,

if the existing wife 'also' were an Importee 

 

 

ahhh!! gonna dump her old-model 'n'git another! 

[Kenny202]

Thanks everyone for the info. Got plenty of positive info to work on. Going away for a few days and getting far too many emails so unsubscribing for now.

[Khon Kaen Jeff]

15 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

Hear you 100%. Done a similar thing with my first girl here 5 years ago, just couldn't settle as most can't. Turned out there were more sinister reasons which I didn't know at the time but am aware of all the pitfalls...missing their food, family, friends...even a Thai voice. Some take to it like a fish to water but would say 90% wouldn't. Probably would collate with the reality that 90% come to Australia were probably met in bars and these relationships wont work in Australia or Thailand. Mate went through a horrible ordeal with his. Started off ok until she got in with the wrong crowd, other ex bar girls all ended up the Casino every day and god knows what else. It depends on the person. I guess most of us have gotten on the front foot here living in Thailand and learnt where to source things, special foods....you adapt. I bent over backwards to make mine feel at home, track down everything she needed re food, temples, Thai TV...even communities and friends but at the end of the day if they wont get off their A$$ and make some effort themselves it's doomed. Problem is they think going to a foreign country is like going to Disneyland and as they have no imagination generally it is very hard to get them to look at the reality of it all before making a decision. Same with most of these relationships....The girl had no skin in the game and nothing to lose and everything "up to her".  Most of them don't even like living in a western style house let alone a western country. So they promise you the world and they end up giving you an atlas. Spend a fortune getting them back home, visas etc. The girl I have now is dare I say it "different" lol. She is educated and no history in the bars. Her mum and dad are both dead...no other very close relatives or friends for that matter. She is pretty adaptable. I would say she would more than likely fit in. Very long shot though, only weighing things up currently.

Let's be honest..you won't do it will you.

[johnnycthedog]

The Dept. of Human Services Website is very good and will answer all your questions.

You will need to lodge all documents online through the Human Services Visa Application site (the name escapes me for the moment).  Be prepared to complete many documents on paper and scan them onto a flash drive for easy transfer.

NB:- IT MAY BE DENIED IF YOU ARE STILL LEGALLY MARRIED - as you have indicated in your post. There is no refund on a denied application.

Hereunder are a few points.

 

1.  You have to be offshore (from Aust) to apply for spouse, fiancé or partner visa.  If it's a partner visa it's the 309/100 visa application you do.

2.  You have to be offshore when the decision is made.  Once the decision is made in your favour you will have to enter Aust. by a given date, normally about 2 months after the visa grant.  This date cannot be changed!!!

3.  As you currently reside in Thailand I guess the offshore requirement is taken care of.

4.  In general it will take anything from 12 to 24 months after you have lodged all documents required.  Expect to prepare more than 50 documents on behalf of the applicant and yourself as her sponsor. They may continue to ask for more documents even when you think you have lodged them all.

5.  A temporary residency is granted first ("TR").  The permanent residency ("PR") can be granted at the same time or within the following 24 months.

6.  They are allowed to work and study whilst on a TR and get a Medicare Card.

7.  Any documents in thai like a birth certificate or house registration will need to be translated to English by an official registered translator.

8.  There's health checks, police clearances for your lady and yourself to obtain.

9.  It is very expensive.  The application fee is currently over $7,000 Aust. Then there's the added costs of translations, health checks, police clearances.  Maybe you will need to visit Bangkok to get some documents processed eg police clearances.

10.  Her child will need written approval from the father to leave Thailand.  I do not know if adding a thai child to the application increases the cost or not.  Again the website will have the answer to that.

11.  You will need to have documents to show you are legally divorced.

12.  Expect to outlay roughly $9,000.  The application fee seems to increase greatly every year.

13.  Only do this if you are really serious about bringing them to Aust.  The process is long, frustrating, tedious and very expensive.

 

I am sure there's other points I've left out which other posters may have already covered.

Edited September 29, 2019 by johnnycthedog
Additional point.

[Salerno]

21 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said:

Mate, I have always done my own applications, the next will be number 4, however the same BS has to be admitted every time and a trip to Bangkok for BIO's, what a money scam, cost of trip to Bangkok, fees, etc. Only in Thailand BS prevails.

Nice rant but it's an Aussie requirement not Thai 

Edited September 29, 2019 by Salerno

[hatewaitin]

On 9/26/2019 at 4:37 PM, madmen said:

Damn nearly 8k !  I wonder how many men are stuck unable to meet the 800k and can't pay the spouse visa. An agent to stay here is the best answer

My wife and I are doing it now. You have seen the primary costs. By the time you finish with the primary applicant it will be 10k her child will be about 2k more.

[Tomahawk21]

On 9/28/2019 at 6:06 PM, White Christmas13 said:

Absolutely nonsense my Thai wife lives here in OZ for about 15 years she is

Australian citizen does not miss Thai food and Thailand at all my nephew 

is here on a student visa for about 7 years he is a nurse now currently in

Thailand and can't wait to go back to Australia how does that strike you

I have many Thai friends here all live here for many years and none of them

want's to go back to Thailand

its a shame the ozzy immigration isn't a bit more like the Thai system here, see how she would like it their then !

[DUNROAMIN]

On 9/29/2019 at 8:24 PM, Salerno said:

Nice rant but it's an Aussie requirement not Thai 

Noted. However, bois done on the same person every year is total BS.

[NOWHERE]

On a side note, just talked to my cousin who was intending on sponsoring a third overseas wife. Immigration told him, only two bites at the cherry Sunshine. 

[Will27]

1 hour ago, NOWHERE said:

On a side note, just talked to my cousin who was intending on sponsoring a third overseas wife. Immigration told him, only two bites at the cherry Sunshine. 

You can be approved if there are compelling circumstances.

 

With today's prices though, it's an expensive gamble.

[hatewaitin]

On 10/6/2019 at 8:54 AM, NOWHERE said:

On a side note, just talked to my cousin who was intending on sponsoring a third overseas wife. Immigration told him, only two bites at the cherry Sunshine. 

Not long ago (less than a year) some bloke was on a current affair program after he was told only 1 bite at the cherry.. I think it depends on how much money you have and who your mates are.

Pretty sure a Polly would have no issue

[Will27]

1 hour ago, hatewaitin said:

Not long ago (less than a year) some bloke was on a current affair program after he was told only 1 bite at the cherry.. I think it depends on how much money you have and who your mates are.

Pretty sure a Polly would have no issue

Yeah, nah.

 

It's always been 2 sponsorships with an option for more with compelling circumstances.