Student Visa to 189 via 485 with spouse on shore on a visit visa

[hammad155]

Hi All
I have very tricky situation here. My current student visa is about to expire on 30 Aug 2015 and therefore I am planning to lodge a 485 post study work visa. I have got my skills assessed from IPA and have 70 points to lodge EOI , but the next invitation round is on 7th September 2015. By then i will be on a bridging visa A for my 485 application. If i get the invitation to apply for PR on 7th Sep 2015, I plan to include my wife on my application as my dependent who is currently staying here with me on a visit visa. She does not have any "No Further Stay condition" on her current visit visa, which is a one year visa with multiple entries ( up to 3 months stay on each visit).
Now my question is whether it is a good idea to include her in application while she is on a visit visa. Secondly, once we lodge the PR application after the invitation, will she go on a bridging visa A once she has stayed for 3 months on her current visit to Australia, even though her Visit visa expires in March 2016. Thanks

[nvoorst]

Originally Posted by hammad155

Hi All
I have very tricky situation here. My current student visa is about to expire on 30 Aug 2015 and therefore I am planning to lodge a 485 post study work visa. I have got my skills assessed from IPA and have 70 points to lodge EOI , but the next invitation round is on 7th September 2015. By then i will be on a bridging visa A for my 485 application. If i get the invitation to apply for PR on 7th Sep 2015, I plan to include my wife on my application as my dependent who is currently staying here with me on a visit visa. She does not have any "No Further Stay condition" on her current visit visa, which is a one year visa with multiple entries ( up to 3 months stay on each visit).
Now my question is whether it is a good idea to include her in application while she is on a visit visa. Secondly, once we lodge the PR application after the invitation, will she go on a bridging visa A once she has stayed for 3 months on her current visit to Australia, even though her Visit visa expires in March 2016. Thanks

You could include your wife in your sc. 485 visa or add her afterwards.

Your wife can also be included in your sc. 189 visa application as a secondary applicant while on a visitor visa without condition 8503.

Her bridging visa A will come into effect if she does not depart Australia after the 3 month period of her tourist visa has expired. The bridging visa would have the same conditions as her tourist visa.