Westly
I know that you wrote this tongue in cheek, but I have a couple of questions, please, which I hope that you, JAJ and the other experts might be kind enough to answer.
I don't really understand the technical stuff in the debate between you, George and Alan about Condition 8503, but no matter.
As I understand it, Jna's parents are in Australia at present, on a tourist visa. Jna does not say whether the tourist visa is an ETA one or one like my Mum's, where you have to send a postal application and so forth. I know nothing about ETA's - Mum has never had one because she has wanted to spend more than 3 unbroken months out there.
However, I gather from reading British Expats that Condition 8503 cannot be imposed on an ETA visa. Is this right, please, and if so, would that help Jna? Would it be a quick, easy way to circumvent the doubts about the workings of Condition 8503?
Secondly, in the event that a Parent (regardless of which type of Parent visa they want) tries the above or something like it. what are the chances of DIMIA arguing that they went to Australia for the sole purpose of making an application for a permanent visa from onshore, with the intention of applying for a bridging visa and so forth, DIMIA concluding that the purpose of the visit was not genuinely for tourism and booting them out of Australia?
I don't know. I'm asking you guys, to try to see whether a bit of lateral thinking might help Jna.
Thanks all of you
Gill
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