gordstruth
7/18/2016 03:25 EST
Are there any Australians living in Vietnam who are trying for a permanent stay visa for Australia
for there de facto wife or wife ...the cost around $8600au and a 12 month wait.
A lot of money
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stocksniffer007
7/19/2016 07:51 EST
Cambodia right next door is much cheaper cost of living. The one year business visa can be obtained with no red tape.
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gordstruth
7/19/2016 19:34 EST
Sorry you missunderstand...I want an Australian Visa for my Vietnamese girlfriend and baby
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ralphnhatrang
7/19/2016 22:22 EST
I assume you are and Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia. I went through the process some years ago, firstly for my wife's migration visa, then to have my daughter born in VN registered as an Australian citizen. The entire process was designed to be slow and the locally employed VN staff succeeded in making it as hard as dealing with VN government departments. The cost of applying has recently gone up and is now astronomical.
Price starts from AUD 6,865.00 for your wife. I didn't chase up the cost of registering your child as an Oz citizen, but the process is just as drawn out as applying for a migration visa.
If you want your child to go to school in VN, I suggest you keep VN citizenship for him/her. Otherwise, you should register him/her as an Australian citizen while still in VN and lodge a migration sponsorship for your partner. If you and your partner have been together for over two years (this may increased to three years now [?]), you should apply for a Permanent Visa for your partner, which means permanent residence for her on arrival in Oz.
See info http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/309-
If you do not live in or near either Saigon or Hanoi, I suggest you get some one in either of these two cities to represent you so that you do not have to pay travel and hotel bills whenever you need to lodge documents with the Consulate-General in Saigon or with the Embassy in Hanoi. You must lodge many documents in person and must pick up your visas in person, unless you have a representative. You still probably have to go for an interviews and medicals.
In another twist, the Oz C-G or Oz Embassy no longer does the visa processing, but rather subcontracts it out. I don't have any feedback on what how efficient or otherwise the current contractor is.
Immigration used to supply a list of the basic documentation you need to supply with your application. This may be on their website or may now be supplied by their processing agents.
Good luck.
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gordstruth
7/19/2016 23:42 EST
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT INFO.i WOULD BE DOING IT ALL ONLINE BUT THE COST IS TO MUCH.MOTHER AND BABY $8600..and i ASSUME THERE IS NO REFUND IF THE VISA IS NOT APPROVED....i MAY HAVE TO OPT FOR A NUMBER OF 6 MONTH TOURIST VISAS COST $135.
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ralphnhatrang
7/20/2016 05:47 EST
Unless you can provide compelling evidence to show you intend to return to VN, Oz Immigration will not issue your family with tourist visas.
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ralphnhatrang
7/20/2016 05:47 EST
Unless you can provide compelling evidence to show you intend to return to VN, Oz Immigration will not issue your family with tourist visas.
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