An Odd Requirement For Aust. Residency.

[bdenner]

A friend is applying for Australian Residency for his TW and natural son. Apart from the normal Medical and Police checks etc. they have been told to get a blood test done on her 5yo son from another relationship (why, they will not say!!). This boy is not on the application and is in the care of the fathers parents, she has not had contact with him for 3 years. A very hard request to fulfil.

Has anyone had to go through or had experience with this requirement? If so how did you handle it?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

That's a new one. No idea at all. Sorry.

[DavieA]

Can't tell you why, but if you don't do it, you won't get a visa. Sounds like you have no choice.

Gee.....I can't wait till I have go through the residency visa process for my TGF sometime in the not to distant future.....NOT!

[Mighty Mouse]

It has always been a requirement of the Immigration Dept. with all permanent visa applications, for the children of the applicant to be medically examined, irrespective of whether those children are co-applicants or not.

The medical examinations in the past were confined to eyes, throat and heart. The blood test requirement is something new...unless there was something in the application that pointed to a prior medical condition.

Although the reason for these requirements had never been explained, I can summise that if a permanent visa is granted and the child in Thailand becomes seriously ill, then maybe the Australian Govt. would be obliged to assist financially. (particularly if the Thai Govt. gets involved through the Australian Govt.)

If that's not the reason, then they may be just checking to see if the applicant is from a healthy family. The Govt. wouldn't want to issue a Medicare card to someone who's family has a history of medical problems.

In this particular case, the fact that the applicant has not had contact with her child for three years will cause complications, even though the child is remaining in Thailand.

Obviously the applicant stated in her visa application that she is the mother of a child. If she also stated that the whereabouts of the child were unknown, then the Immigration Dept. would want to know why and want to know who is caring for the child financially.

The Immigration Dept. have proven to be very stubborn in many cases and what may seem illogical and unreasonable to us, is important to them.

I'm sure there would be some way of overcoming the problem once all avenues of tracking down the whereabouts of the child have been exhausted. No doubt it will result in more paperwork, more expense and long delays in the granting of the visa. Failure to do so may well mean that the visa application will be refused.

I'd be interested in knowing the final result. Please keep us informed.

[bdenner]

Thanks to all for your input. My TW and her daughters residency was granted some 3 years ago but I can't remember any mention of children not listed on the application so it's new to me also.

[Mighty Mouse]

If a medical examination of the child in Thailand revealed a serious medical problem, that would make the Australian Govt. think that any children born to the mother in Australia,(following the granting of a permanent visa) may have a similar medical condition and could therefore become a burdon on social securities.

I don't know if this is how they are thinking but it sounds reasonable.

[bdenner]

If a medical examination of the child in Thailand revealed a serious medical problem, that would make the Australian Govt. think that any children born to the mother in Australia,(following the granting of a permanent visa)  may have a similar medical condition and could therefore become a burdon on social securities.

I don't know if this is how they are thinking but it sounds reasonable.

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I have just printed the TOPIC and will get it to the guy. Will let you know what happens ----- could be some time though!

[Aussie_guy]

A friend is applying for Australian Residency for his TW and natural son. Apart from the normal Medical and Police checks etc. they have been told to get a blood test done on her 5yo son from another relationship (why, they will not say!!). This boy is not on the application and is in the care of the fathers parents, she has not had contact with him for 3 years. A very hard request to fulfil.

Has anyone had to go through or had experience with this requirement? If so how did you handle it?

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Similar thing happened with my fiancee,she had to prove her son was her own except he was included in the visa application.She had to get a Lawyer to process papers through the court to prove custody also.

The way I would be looking at your problem is that if your wife migrates to Australia and decided later she wanted to bring her son to Australia which could be logical,one of the problems would of been passed already if a visa application was submitted.I wish you good luck.