This what we experienced when I apllied for a visa for Australia:
An 8503 condition was imposed on my visa. This means that there is a
'No Further Stay'
clause. My wife (Australian citizen), my daughter (Australian citizen)
and myself then
HAVE to leave when my visa expires. I am not allowed to apply for any
substantive visa while
I am in Australia.
I am a Norwegian man (33 years old) who is married to an Australian
woman (5.5 years marriage + 5 years of living together before the
wedding)
and we have an 8 month-old daughter together who's got Australian
citizenship (and Norwegian).
With the visa I'm on now (extended tourist visa) the 8503 condition has
been imposed.
Just to clarify matters; I have NO criminal record.
I am an Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics and Petroleum
Sciences, and
this expertise is classified as 'highly demanded' by DIMIA.
So, after I sent all the necessary information to the immigration
officer (confirmation that we're married and all that, birth
sertificate
for our daughter, confirmation that I have a full salary from my
employer
in Norway while I am on paternity
leave, confirmation that I have a PhD in Applied Mathematics,
and hold an Associate Professorship in Applied Mathematics/Petroleum
Engineering), my immigration officer thought it was necessary, at his
discression, to impose the 'no further stay' condition.
The 8503 condition really messes up a lot of things. It is practically
impossible to
apply for employment from Australian employers because of the tedious
and uncertain
process it is to get PR/working rights. This can at the earliest be
applied for when we
return to Norway, and DIMIA suggests 4-9 months for processing an
application
(this was the info we got before coming here)
My wife is also highly skilled (in the Health Sector) but she has now
started looking for
employment in Norway instead. (Yes, she does have permanent residency
in Norway; it was never a
problem getting it).
So, now Australia misses out on 2 highly skilled individuals (according
to DIMIA's own skills classification).
But I guess you think this is fair enough - no worries?
Geir
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