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my boyfriend and i have been together for 3 years and living together for 2 years. we have not married yet, as we feel we are still too young at the moment, and have all our plans of marrige set out for when we are older, as we both believe that it is better to get married later on in life.
we currently share ownership of a car, share all the bills and support eachother financially whenever the need occures without question. we dont currently have any joint accounts, but we are both on the lease agreement. all our material possessions where purched by us as a couple, and we have traveld many times as a couple.
I was just wondering if this could classify us as de facto, and if not, what can we do?
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From the information you have told us you my have enough supporting evidence for a de facto visa to what country?
A de facto relationship is where persons have lived together for more than 12 months and can prove it with written evidence.
OE Visas provide you with a representation service. You can compare our service to your accountant dealing with the taxman on your behalf. We are of course dealing with the Department of Immigration so essentially we represent you and deal with ALL paperwork, queries from the government; in short, all aspects relevant to the migration process.
For a further assessment please follow the steps below,
1/ Initially we offer a free 5 minute chat on the phone. Do you qualify? Is it worth considering? Are there any viable alternatives; - different routes in etc, etc?
2/ Assuming it is worth your while we will invite you to a consultation either at our offices or pre-arranged phone consultation to establish your eligibility and to formulate a strategy to get you there"". There is a fee for this stage - £70 for a consultation in person or £45 for consultation by phone. This fee is deductible if you decide to proceed with our services in ""get you there"" during the consultation.
As registered Migration Agents (see http://www.themara.com.au) we do not take your application on board if we think you are not eligible. If there are areas of concern or risk we will make these known during the consultation and before we proceed with an application.
During this stage we will also address issues such as employment, schools, housing, cost of living, wages, pets, shipping, pensions, bank accounts, foreign exchange, visa categories, medical and dental costs, criminal records, previous bankruptcies, tax planning, business set-up, etc.
For step 1 either see www.overseas-emigration.co.uk or telephone me directly on 0131 625 6924.
Kind Regards
Dana Beckmann
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Proving de-facto relationship
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My partner and myself are looking to move to Oz. We have contacted 4 agents so far to talk to and get quotes as our circumstances are not straightforward and we feel we need the advice they can provide. We are currently waiting on two of them to come back to us with their feedback and costs before deciding on which one to go with.
Having spoken to two already one thing seems to be coming up as a possible stumbling block - proving our relationship.
We have been living together for just over two years now. The mortgage is in my partners name as it was his house I moved into ad he's been here for 15 years. Obviously I don't pay rent as such to him, but I think we do what most couples do ie he pays the mortgage and some bills and I pay some of the other bills and buy the food, so overall it works out about even.
We do not have joint bank accounts - something I've never done in any of my relationships and most bills, other than council tax, are in his name. Again because it was his house before I came along and there seemed no reason to add my name two years ago - hindsight, it's a wonderful thing!
What we do have is two phone lines into the house, each in our own names. I have him as a nominated rider on my motorcycle policy. As I am self-employed and run my own business he has a company Visa card in his name, although he is not an employee of the company. We can also provide proof that in the last couple of years we have travelled together on holiday with one or the other of us buying the tickets for each of us and the other generally paying for food etc while on holiday on Visa cards.
Can anyone shed any light on whether this would be enough to prove the relationship having been in a similar situation? Exactly what things are they looking for? I know they like to see joint back accounts so would it be advisable to open one now and start paying money into it together, or given the date it was opened being just before we started the application process would they view it as slightly fishy? Is there anything else we could do now that would help prove the relationship?
Any advice greatfully received.
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I wouldnt describe your defacto as you outline it as a stumbling block.
More of a hurdle you need to make sure you dont trip over.
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I was married to this girl for 2 years, in those to years I had gotten my temporary residency. Then I found she was cheating on me and I divorced her. Since then I have remarried and my wife is pregnant which now worries me because now if anything were to ever happen to me I would be leaving my wife and baby. My residency ends in June 11 2005 what can I do?
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If you where still a temporary resident and your partner was the main applicant you are obliged to notify DIMIA of any changes in your circumstance whilst still on your temporary visa. To accurately answer your enquiry I will need to know which type of temporary visa you hold, which country you currently live in and who was the main applicant?
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My partner and I are looking to migrate to Australia. Our children and myself have Australian citizenship but my partner doesn't. On this basis we are applying on 47SP and 40SP with me being the sponsor. However, we both live/ work in the UK and questions seem directed as though the sponsor is already in Australia. Are we using the correct route for my partners application? Are thre other ways in which she should apply? Do the children and myself need to be included in her application as applicants? any assistance/ advise appreciated
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Yes you are filling in the correct forms. The children are mentioned on the application but not included as part as they should hold Australian Citizenship and Aussie passports. You are sponsoring your wife and hence have to complete the sponsorship forms. |
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