Hi Guys,

I have been reading through topics on this and have p.m. a few members but am non the wiser.

My Thai wife is still in Thailand I am in Australia, I'm filling out her 1419 visitor visa but am not sure if her 13 yr old daughter needs a separate one. There is a space on the application for family travelling with her but I suspect she needs a separate application.

The intention is to get them here on a visitors visa while going through the process of a spouse visa so they can stay here.

Thanks

I have already answered your question on the other post, what don't you understand or want to know? PM me if you want.

You would be lucky if the timeframes over lapped like that. I don't see it anyway.

Ring diac if you're none the wiser.

I do know you will need a national police clearance with a child involved.

I have already answered your question on the other post, what don't you understand or want to know? PM me if you want.

Thanks Surin, for your answer on the other thread, now I'm thinking I will forget about the visitor visa because I have to wait until school hols in March for them to come for 3 months and go back again.

I might as well start the partner visa application now and be ready to wait at least 10 months for it to come through.

I have already answered your question on the other post, what don't you understand or want to know? PM me if you want.

Thanks Surin, for your answer on the other thread, now I'm thinking I will forget about the visitor visa because I have to wait until school hols in March for them to come for 3 months and go back again.

I might as well start the partner visa application now and be ready to wait at least 10 months for it to come through.

Steve, may I give some friendly advice?

Tell to butt out if it's none of my business.

Assuming your wife has never been to Australia before, it might be prudent to have her come here just on a Visitor/Tourist Visa first.

While we may love it, Australia, you may be surprised at the number of Thai people who don't.

Maybe even leave her son in Thailand also under the good care of some close relatives while she is in Oz on the Tourist Visa

Don't under estimate the Culture Shock of a Thai person adjusting to living in the West.

As for the Partner Visas ... they go up in price next year and hints that the processing time will extend well beyond the current 9 - 12 months. A Tourist Visa isn't a silly step along the Partner Visa process. Not a requirement though.

Just trying to help with a reality check.

Not trying to tell you your business.

Thanks David, I do appreciate your advice as I am very confused as to what to do.

Maybe you're right and they should come here first for a couple of months. I'm working 7 days a week to try and get a decent place to live and enough money for air fares.

As you will know it's so hard being separated, I just want them here now.

I'm worried that if they come here on a visitors visa the daughter can't go to school and my wife can't work so they'll be bored silly while I'm working all day. Unless I get them into a language school but that's expensive. O/k just thinking out loud here.

Thanks mate.

Steve, you need to have a think about what you want long term, as partner visa's can take a long time to process as David has said.

If they haven't been out to Australia before a Tourist visa would be a good start for the them both, they can be allowed to study on a Tourist visa for up to 3 months, just make sure you tell the Embassy that you want too so they don't put a condition not to study on the visa, but its up to the officer assessing the visa application to decide if they will allow it or not.

If you know for sure they want to move and live in Australia on a permanent basis, a partner visa with a tourist visa submitted at the same time would be a good choice and a faster option then going the Tourist visa first then a partner visa, but its still a long haul.

^^ Great advice.

When Steve mentioned 'studying ... I thought it had a hint of his wife's child enrolling in a Public School.

Which, on a tourist Visa is not allowed to my knowledge.

The child can attend public schools in most states for the 12 week study period the visa allows, but attending public schools may include the payment of international student tuition fees.

Links to some states to confirm my statement, Steve can search for what state applies to him.

https://www.eqi.com.au/programs/tourist-visa-students.html

http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/international_students/temporary_residents_and_dependents

http://www.decinternational.nsw.edu.au/study/schools/temporary-residents

Thanks to you both there is some good information there for me to think about