Having a baby in oz on SIR visa again! Sender: Alan Collett

Hello Jo. I think we may have exchanged postings on this subject in the past ...

Here's an extract from an email I received from a case officer at the ASPC when I enquired regarding this matter a couple of months ago:

"Thank you for your enquiry.

{Case officer} has asked me to respond in her absence, in regards to the situation where a child is born in Australia to parents who are SIR Visa (UX 495) holders. By operation of law - under section 78 of the Act - the child takes on the visa status of the parents. Therefore we only require a new 47SK (to have the details to be able to create the clients profile on our system - not as an application for a SIR Visa as such), the child's birth certificate and pbuttport-travel document. These documents would be required to be presented at your closest DIMA office."

Suggest you might therefore send an email to your case officer along

"I have taken some advice and understand that section 78 of the Migration Act 1958 applies where a child is born to a temporary visaholder. Section 78 does not require the lodgement of a medical examination - can you therefore confirm I simply have to provide you with a certified copy of baby's birth certificate and the ID page from baby's pbuttport, together with confirmation of baby's residential address?"

Hope this helps. Send me an email if you'd like some further buttistance.

Best regards.

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