1. Who's going to do the butturance of Support? You need two years tax returns with eligible income to do this.
2. Does he have the points for 138? If so, it will be advisable to go for this visa instead.
3. This new temporary visa will be similar to the SIR visa. Until you get PR: - you may not automatically be enbreastled to Medicare - you may have to pay school fees, depending on the state - you will have to pay overseas uni fees - no right to sponsor relatives for residence - FIRB restrictions on buying real estate - children born in Australia will not be citizens by birth (they won't get citizenship until naturalised, or unless they live in Australia until age 10). - you will have restrictions on where you can live and work - no right to any Centrelink benefits (and for those with a waiting period, that doesn't start until you get PR).
There will be other restrictions too. A permanent visa is much better - go for 138 if you can. Just because sponsor lives in a designated area doesn't mean they *have* to sponsor for 139, as long as they are eligible to sponsor for 138 (cousins can't, for example) and you have the points.
138 or 139 visa Sender: sprite_greenThanks again for your input. Had thought that the 139 would somehow be more straightforward (no points test - perhaps quicker to grant; currently working for myself...
Jeremy
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