Migrating To Australia With Thai Wife And Unborn Child?

[Warrioroo]

Hi all,

I'm an Aussie National and I have an opportunity to relocate back to Australia in the coming months.

I'd need a visa for my thai wife (this has been covered enough here so i wont repeat questions), but the added point is that my wife is currently 4 months pregnant.

Are visas granted also for pregnant thai spouses or would we need to wait until the baby is born?

Cheers in advance.

[bridge]

Hi all,

I'm an Aussie National and I have an opportunity to relocate back to Australia in the coming months.

I'd need a visa for my thai wife (this has been covered enough here so i wont repeat questions), but the added point is that my wife is currently 4 months pregnant.

Are visas granted also for pregnant thai spouses or would we need to wait until the baby is born?

Cheers in advance.

Warrioroo

A newborn child is deemed to be included in the visa application of its parent if the child is born after the application is made but before it is decided. Migration Regulations 1994 - Reg 2.08.

Regards

bridge

[Warrioroo]

Thanks for that.

But if we make an application right now and aim move in 2-3 months (when wife will be 6 months pregnant), is it likely that the application will be successful? i.e. can we still obtain the visa for her to move there while she is pregnant? The child would then be born in Australia...

Possible?

Or do we need to wait until the baby is born here and then move?

[bridge]

Thanks for that.

But if we make an application right now and aim move in 2-3 months (when wife will be 6 months pregnant), is it likely that the application will be successful? i.e. can we still obtain the visa for her to move there while she is pregnant? The child would then be born in Australia...

Possible?

Or do we need to wait until the baby is born here and then move?

No problem at all. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

Your wife being pregnant is not an impediment to her applying and being granted a spouse visa

If your child is born in Australia, then he or she will automatically be an Australian citizen by virtue of Section 12 of the Australian Citizenship Act.

If your child is born outside Australia, then an application for Australian citizenship by descent can be made.

Regards

bridge

[Aussietraveller]

From personal experience, one issue that you may have is the medical for her Visa.

When applying for a spouse Visa, your wife will need a chest X Ray.

The advice that we received from our doctors was not to get the X Ray done while my wife was pregnant, unless it was life threatening.

Sorry to throw a spanner in the works.

[Warrioroo]

Thanks for the info aussietraveller - certainly something we needed to know and i had not considered that yet... hmmm, hopefully i can find a way around that...

[HowardB]

Thanks for that.

But if we make an application right now and aim move in 2-3 months (when wife will be 6 months pregnant), is it likely that the application will be successful? i.e. can we still obtain the visa for her to move there while she is pregnant? The child would then be born in Australia...

Possible?

Or do we need to wait until the baby is born here and then move?

No problem at all. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

Your wife being pregnant is not an impediment to her applying and being granted a spouse visa

If your child is born in Australia, then he or she will automatically be an Australian citizen by virtue of Section 12 of the Australian Citizenship Act.

If your child is born outside Australia, then an application for Australian citizenship by descent can be made.

Regards

bridge

The only problem you may encounter is that she will need to undergo a medical for the spouse visa which consists of xrays. At what stage of pregnancy they allow xrays im not sure. If they allow xrays at the later stage of pregnancy, you then have the problem that some airlines will not allow pregnant ladies on the plane after a certain term.

Difficult situation

[bridge]

I hope this clears up any confusion.

The Australian Government does not recommend the taking of x-rays during pregnancy. Consequently if a pregnant visa applicant is prepared to undergo the chest x-ray while pregnant, it is recommended that she first consult her doctor and that special precautions are taken (for example, a positive lead shield and waiting until the second trimester).

Pregnant offshore applicants who are required to undertake a chest x-ray and choose not to do so are generally expected to defer the health examination and chest x-ray - therefore finalisation of the visa application - until after the child's birth.

There are very limited exceptions where an applicant can be granted a visa without having had an x-ray. The visa applicant must be from a low or medium risk country (Thailand is classed as a very high risk country - Form 1163i), and they must establish that compelling circumstances exist why finalisation of the visa application should not be delayed until after the child's birth.

bridge

[PAK]

I hope this clears up any confusion.

The Australian Government does not recommend the taking of x-rays during pregnancy. Consequently if a pregnant visa applicant is prepared to undergo the chest x-ray while pregnant, it is recommended that she first consult her doctor and that special precautions are taken (for example, a positive lead shield and waiting until the second trimester).

Pregnant offshore applicants who are required to undertake a chest x-ray and choose not to do so are generally expected to defer the health examination and chest x-ray - therefore finalisation of the visa application - until after the child's birth.

There are very limited exceptions where an applicant can be granted a visa without having had an x-ray. The visa applicant must be from a low or medium risk country (Thailand is classed as a very high risk country - Form 1163i), and they must establish that compelling circumstances exist why finalisation of the visa application should not be delayed until after the child's birth.

bridge

Hi all long time no post.

My Thai wife was pregnant when we applied for an OZ onshore spouse visa.

The question was raised at the time regarding the chest x-ray and Immigration was happy to defer the chest x-ray until after the birth of our child.

The date came for our interview with immigration to submit our application and supporting documents, etc. My wife was about 6 months pregnant at the time. To my surprise and delight the visa was approved on the day despite not having done the chest x-ray. Yes the visa label was applied to my wife’s passport. They did request a chest x-ray to be performed but this was not stipulated as a condition for the Visa approval.

We have just past the second hurdle which was for permanent residency of which I am happy to advise that we passed with flying colors.

The Oz immigration website has a wealth of information available with all the required forms and checklists that should assist you with this process. I followed the information available on the immigration website to the letter and we most certainly had no hassles getting both the first and second stage of our application processed and approved without delay.

I wish you all the best.

[Warrioroo]

Cheers PAK, good information. It sounds like you were in Australia when you submitted the application though? Is that correct?

Yes we've gone to the immigration sites and downloaded all the necessary forms. Really useful site with a wealth of info.

I have done some reading and most pregnancy sites do say that a chest x-ray (with a lead shield over the belly) is harmless to the baby as the amount of exposure is approx 1% of a 'rad' (unit of measurement), when 5 full rads or above is deemed dangerous... so we should be ok there.

Cheers for the wishes of good luck.