Late RRV Renewal & Partner De facto Advice 533

I am looking for the following advice on the following and the *-bestway to providepresent my paperworkproof-* before applying andfilling out any forms, or renewing an expired Resident Return Visa, andPartner De Facto visa application. Any advice much appreciated above andbeyond the embbutty responses below.

SCENARIO 1 VISA RENEWAL Is their still a possibility of renewing this migrant visa even at thisstage, as I still have business and financial interest in Australia andwould like to return to live and work.

Further to the above, I have been to and lived in Australia havingstayed their for almost a year on a full five year migrant visa, in thelast five years *(sub clbutt 126, multiple travel, permitted to remain inAustralia indefinitely, not to arrive after April 2005)* but had toreturn to the UK December 2004, due to family commitments and myrelationship with my current Australian female partner. *-I have beenin the UK since; this visa was issued April 2000 and expired in April28th 2005 -* . My details follow below:

Age: 39 Years old Nationality: UK Citizen Residing: In the UK Status: Single on application of visa.

Current Partnership, de facto 7 years to a Female Australian Citizen,due to get engaged. Pure coincidence!

Previous Visa: Subclbutt 126, 5 year residency visa multiple travel,allowed to stay in Australia indefinitely. Issued 28-05 2000, Expired28-05 2005

Australian residency Dates: 10-1-2001 ö 4-7-2001 & 23-9-2004 ö21-12-2004

buttessment of Skills: Management Consultant ASCO 2249-11, Code LHMeeting standard in June 1995.

CONNECTION SUPPORT DETAILSAustralian Address: Friends accommodation, Australian Citizen, I amregistered currently with Medicare, Tax File and Bank Account sinceJanuary 2000 at an address in Perth.

Tax file number: issued 9-01-2001 never used or claimed through. Bank Account: Commonwealth Bank of Australia since Feb 2001, currentlyholding over $ 40 ö 45,000 for 6 years. Medicare card: Valid to 122007

Business Connections: Do have Australian colleaguesfriends whooperate a management consultancy training business, where I couldprobably provide through them some sort of contractconnection(backdated), to work for them from the UK and Australia, to coverpossible reasons further to relationship, why I am currently in the UK?Suggestions?

Education: Degree in Business & Finance, Postgraduate in Management Employment Background: Management Consultant providing financialadvice, debt and credit counseling, planning and strategic businesssupport services to companies and individuals.

EMBbuttY RESPONSE FROM LONDON, 28TH JUNE 2006-BTHANK YOU FOR YOURENQUIRY.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RESIDENT RETURN VISA(RRV). PLEASE READ THE ATTACHMENT AND COMPLETE FORM 1085. THE FEE IS55 GBP AND THE AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME IS 10 WORKING DAYS.

*SCENARIO 2 PARTNER DE FACTOENGAGED, MARRYING AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN *

I AM CURRENTLY LIVING WITH MY FEMALE PARTNER DE FACTO OF 7 YEARS WHOLIVES IN THE UK (SHE BEING AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN) AND ARE LOOKING ATBECOMING ENGAGED SOON (MYSELF BEING A UK CITIZEN). SHE HAS LIVED ANDWORKED IN THE UK SINCE 1996, HAVING RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA SEVERALTIMES ON HOLIDAY SINCE THEN. WE ARE LOOKING AT RETURNING TO AUSTRALIATO LIVE AND WORK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WHERE DO I STAND ABOUT AND HOW DO I GO ABOUT APPLYING FOR AUSTRALIANCITIZENSHIP ONCE MARRIED, AND ARE THEIR ANY TIME CONSTRAINTS ONAPPLYINGGETTING CITIZENSHIP FROM MARRIAGE, IF IN THE UK.

BEMBbuttY RESPONSE FROM LONDON, 28TH JUNE 2006 DIMA website: www.immi.gov.au London website: www.australia.org.uk If you are not eligible for a RRV then you should consider PartnerMigration. If you have been living together in a de facto relationship(joint cohabitation in a spouse-like relationship) for a minimum of 12months then you may be eligible. If you have been in a de factorelationship for a minimum of 5 years (or 2 years if you have a childtogether) then you can apply to have the 2 year wait to permanentresidency waived.

The fee for lodging a spouse application at the London office is 585GBP, and the average processing time is 3 - 10 weeks. I've attachedsome information.

CONCLUSION What interests me on the above is the highlighted response, this seemsto suggest that I can now at this stage go for residency on a de factorelationship of 7 years, even though we are not married or engaged justyet, while still living in the UK? What are your thoughts on this and the visa renewal? Obviously if I cango down the route of residency quickly, then the de facto relationshiproute, even in the UK, would seem the best option.