hi there.

my thai GF of 18 months has been to AUST twice on turist visas (3 & 6 months) and is finding it hard to feel as though she is contributing to our life, financially.

So she is very keen to work, so i look up the requirements of a working visa and it said she needs to have a deploma or a degree of some sort. Which she has not, she has only finished junior high school and worked in factories since.

Is it possable to be granted the visa regardless?

if so could i have some info on the prosses.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Sean

hi there.

my thai GF of 18 months has been to AUST twice on turist visas (3 & 6 months) and is finding it hard to feel as though she is contributing to our life, financially.

So she is very keen to work, so i look up the requirements of a working visa and it said she needs to have a deploma or a degree of some sort. Which she has not, she has only finished junior high school and worked in factories since.

Is it possable to be granted the visa regardless?

if so could i have some info on the prosses.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Sean

You could contact DIAC and make enquiries on the 457 visa, qualifications are/may be required and she will require sponsorship by an employer.

Outside of that her current chances of employment are zero on a current tourist visa.

Have you considered applying for a financee visa or a spouse visa in the future for your TGF?

You could contact DIAC and make enquiries on the 457 visa, qualifications are/may be required and she will require sponsorship by an employer.

Outside of that her current chances of employment are zero on a current tourist visa.

Have you considered applying for a financee visa or a spouse visa in the future for your TGF?

i have thought about a fiancee visa but have heard they are hard to get with a lengthy application time.

is that true?

could she work on the fiancee visa?

but i will contact the DIAC to find out more, thanks!

Hi Seanfranc,

I am much the same situation as you. My girlfriend returns on Monday after being here 3 months. She also want to be able to return and work but only finished high school, so is unable to get a work visa.

I have decide that our only option is to get a fiancée visa. This allows her to return to Australia and work on the condition we get married before the end of 9 months. I guess the 9 months will give us enough time to decide whether we gat married or not. Let me just say that the paperwork is a pain compared to the tourist visa, but will be worth the effort. Plus a non refundable $1390 application fee so I guess you want to get it right the first time

http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/partners/s...9-100/index.htm

Good Luck

Marry her . Problem solved!

Hi Seanfranc,

I am much the same situation as you. My girlfriend returns on Monday after being here 3 months. She also want to be able to return and work but only finished high school, so is unable to get a work visa.

I have decide that our only option is to get a fiancée visa. This allows her to return to Australia and work on the condition we get married before the end of 9 months. I guess the 9 months will give us enough time to decide whether we gat married or not. Let me just say that the paperwork is a pain compared to the tourist visa, but will be worth the effort. Plus a non refundable $1390 application fee so I guess you want to get it right the first time

http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/partners/s...9-100/index.htm

Good Luck

thanks condo,

i will look in to it.

hi there.

my thai GF of 18 months has been to AUST twice on turist visas (3 & 6 months) and is finding it hard to feel as though she is contributing to our life, financially.

So she is very keen to work, so i look up the requirements of a working visa and it said she needs to have a deploma or a degree of some sort. Which she has not, she has only finished junior high school and worked in factories since.

Is it possable to be granted the visa regardless?

if so could i have some info on the prosses.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Sean

What kind of work will she do? Perhaps have her attend the Thai massage course at Wat Po then she will have "professional certificates" that may even help her get a very good paying job in Australia? Some countries require the "professional" course but others will accept the basic and advanced courses which total about 3 weeks long and are not very expensive.

Is it possable to be granted the visa regardless?

Sean

Short answer is no.....she doesnt meet the criteria.