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The information that your husband has been provided with is correct. Unless you are permanently separated his visa will be refused due to the one fail all fail rule. Even if you are listed on his application as a non-migrating dependent you will still require a medical which will mean the whole application will fail. Non-migration dependants require medicals due to the health waivers that are in place for partner (&child visas), people were putting family members as non-migrating to get round them failing the medical then sponsoring them, this is the reason non-migrating family members require medicals. You are in a very grey area if you provide this letter if not 100% true as if in the future he then sponsors you for Partner visa and this is questioned about the solicitors letter his visa may be cancelled if it is investigated that it was not true. You need good professional advice on the best way to proceed, George Lombad and Peter Bollard are the agent that are best recommended to deal with medical issues with visas. Proceed with caution if you do provide this solicitor letter if it is not true.

4th and 18th December, you prob just missed the 4th.

Supprised you didn't get an invitation in this round, as the last visa effective date from the 6th Nov invitations was 11 Sept. Results not out for current invitation round. I would query with your agent the exact EOI date.

No do not include the children as non-migrating dependents. Non-migrating dependets require medicals. There should be other family members section you can include the children and wife with listing them as Australian citizens.

Other points to consider is that you will not be entitled to full Medicare until you are PR, and have to rely on reciprocal Medicare if from UK, which is generally for emergency cover. Also so you will not be entitled to any child benefits you might be able to reveive as a PR. There re are a number of threads on PIO just now about people on 489 visas now re-applying for 189 paying the whole visa applications again.

If the 489 is the family sponsored one you will be able to live and work in the city it is only the state nominated that requires to work regionally. But it I would still wait for the 189. Another thing to consider is once you meet the requirements for the 887 and apply you can be waiting up to 6 months for the PR to be granted.

How many points do you have. Is it the 489 family sponsored you have been invited for? Personally I wouldn't go for the 489 if you had enough points for 189, 489 would be last resort visa if required the extra points. Family processing can be slower, it may be harder to get a job as not a PR, don't have the same flexibility with the move as you need to meet the requirements for the 887 before the 489 expires. Few things 489 is a provisional visa and no school fees required (school fees only for 457 visas), don't think being on 489 would stop you from buying a house. Cost of applying for 887 is currently $370 for main applicant $185 secondary, but you will need new police checks and possibly new medicals when apply for 887.

As long as you can show you have booked the medical within the 28 days but uploading letter from Hospital with booking details. Does Shawfair Park not do medicals at the weekend?

From the current partner booklet.https://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents/1127.pdf Permanent Partner visa (subclasses 100 and 801) For the grant of the permanent Partner visa (subclass 100 or 801), you can be either in or outsideAustralia. This is the case whether you lodged your original application in or outside Australia. In most cases, permanent residence cannot be granted less than 2 years from when you lodge yourapplication. You may, however, be granted a permanent visa without having to fulfil the usual two-yearwaiting period if: at the time you apply, you have been in a partner relationship with your partner for 3 years or more, or 2 years or more if you and your partner have a dependent child of yourrelationship; or your partner holds or held a permanent humanitarian visa and you were in the relationship beforethe visa was granted and this relationship was declared to the department at the time (applies tosubclass 100 visas only).

Yes will likely be your best option. Skilled migration would be cheaper but by the time you factor in English tests and skills assessments it could work out to be about the same. As you have been married for 8 years and have 2 children your wife should be granted permanent residency straight away. If you are not planning on moving for another year it would be better to apply offshore as there are usually price increases on these visas on 1 Jan so lodge sooner rather than later.

You will need to fill in form 1023 incorrect information with the correct dates.

New UK passport and a resident return visa for your spouse visa so you can re-enter Australia. https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/155-

Do you not just include the information regarding expired passports in form 80. They do not need to be uploaded only current passports.

28 days to organise them, one of my police checks was not back within the 28 days and I uploaded evidence that I had sent for it and they emailed to say to upload it once it was received. All this information will be in the request from your CO.

Until CO requests them.