fishhooks Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Someone with more knowledge will answer about the "100 Visa" but I think it is PR without the need for two years temporary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 this is what a 100 visa allows you are permitted to enter or remain permanently in Australia with your spouse you are entitled to work and study in Australia you may enrol in Australia's medical benefits expenses and hospital care scheme, Medicare. See: Medicare you may be eligible to receive certain social security payments (as you are exempt from the two year Newly Arrived Residents Waiting Period) See: Centrelink you may be eligible to apply for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria) you are permitted to enter or remain in Australia with your spouse. It is the permanant visa.....next step....citizenship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKmoose Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 thanks for the information, still trying to plan everything but ideally we would like to split our time between Bangkok and Melbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludditetech Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Just wondering about giving the embassy in Bangkok a ring to check on the status of the spouse visa application, it has been three weeks since the interview and we are both a little anxious. I guess it is a pretty common feeling to be experiencing, and no doubt the embassy gets heaps of calls about what is happening with applications. I'm sure it is better to wait and not bother them... but I want to call them anyway Does anybody have any advice or feedback? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhooks Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Normally okay to call, particularly if the Case Officer has provided you with their direct office number. I was a tad anxious as well and waiting to book the air tickets, so I called and Wanida was fine and said we should have an answer in a few days, which we did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smacko Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 can someone confirm this.. thai national enters australia on a prospective marriage visa, a year later gets aproved a temp spouse visa, two years after gets approved a permanent spouse visa. after one year they can apply for Australian citizenship? (total of 4 years in australia, 3 on temp visa, 1 on perm spouse). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludditetech Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Waiting no more! Got the call today, and can you believe at the exact time I was calling the embassy in BKK to check on the progress, the case worker was calling my wife to say she has the visa! Thanks to all the old timers, newcomers and Thaivisa, couldn't have done it without your support. Marvelous. Hahahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lioness Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 The Australian government has recently upped it's quota for the issue of Visa in Thailand. The wait for a prospective marriage visa was 3 - 4 months but I have heard of one getting it in just over a month. To the chap who is getting married in Thailand in September you will need to notify the Australian embassy beforehand and fill in the necessary paperwork ,It will need to be an official marriage and not just a religious ceremony. Interesting once in Australia and married ( married within 9 months of arrival ) you then need to apply for permanent residency, costs much the same as the first application, so it's quite an expensive excercise. Once this permanent residency has been submitted they will give you a card which you can take to Medicare and they will issue you with a Medicare card. Permanent residency and citizenship are 2 seperate issues, you do not become an Australian citizen just because you have permanent residency. It seems to be that if all your paperwork is in order the application progresses quite quickly. If you need to know what is required to lodge with the application all the information is on the Australian government website, it is quite extensive so it is as well to have it all in order before you go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKmoose Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Ludditetech-Congratulations on your visa approval. Best of luck for the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburns57au Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Waiting no more! Got the call today, and can you believe at the exact time I was calling the embassy in BKK to check on the progress, the case worker was calling my wife to say she has the visa! Thanks to all the old timers, newcomers and Thaivisa, couldn't have done it without your support. Marvelous. Hahahahaha. Congrats and well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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