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blissnotist
4/18/2011 20:55 EST

I'm looking to migrate to Australia to live with my girlfriend of 8 years...we've been doing the back/forth thing i.e. her to here and now we want to be there. I'm 58 (age seems to matter in the visa arena).

any advice on how to proceed would be much appreciated. She is already in Australia. We're hoping to make the move by end of this year.

thanks

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AntoniaA
4/22/2011 01:54 EST

Is your girlfriend Australian? In that case you'd just need a partner visa for yourself.

If not, what sort of job skills do either of you have?

Just trying to get an idea of your specific situation as there are many different kinds of visas, and the first thing to do is figure out what kind is the best fit for you.

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Antonia
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Delicia
3/6/2012 15:33 EST

It seems anyone aged over 45 is a "no want" person. I myself am 58. But I'm smart and able to work. But there again I do not have a Bachelors degree despite specializing in the health care field for 25 plus years. I'd like to get my hands on a job driving a bus. I have worked as a manager for hotels and resorts as well.
However, I have gotten to know a gent in Oz for the past 3 plus years....but there again, not physically.
So it appears the only way I could move to Oz is to have $500,000 {Aus} plus in my pocket to invest on the retirement visa. Guess what? I don't have half of a million dollars.
The strictures of immigration's are really stiff in Oz. Some I can understand, others I do not.
You have to physically be with your girlfriend for a year with no more than 3 months apart and I wouldn't advise even that much. You must show proof such as bills with both names, bank accounts, dated pictures, have people who can vouch for your relationship, dated pictures,and when apart {for up to 3 months} ...letters and the like. Anything that shows and proves you actually live together. Now I must admit I do not know if you are required to marry after a certain period of time.
I found all this out from searching myself when it seemed likely that my "friend" and I would be together.
Now, what you may be able to do is visit her for lengthy stays of up to 6 months...leave because its the law} for a bit then come back for another 6 months. In that time collect all the proof you can...legal proof. Then file for defacto status and hope it works. That's all I can advise.

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