(Genuine) Visitor Visa wanted...

Hi all,

I am new to Australian immigration, so I'd need some help.

I am Belgian, my wife is Lebanese.

We live in Ireland and will stop our work here at the end of September.

I have a new job in Switzerland, which I'll start in January. We want to spend 2 of the 3 gap-months in Australia.

I already have an ETA.

For my wife I guess we need a subclass 676 visitor-visa?

Is there anything special I should know about the procedure?

I am planning to send

• visa-application
• addresses of Australian friends
• bank-statement
• travel-Insurance
• contract of new work

Will this be granted?

Biggest problem I see is that my wife will, on return to Switzerland, not work, but rather take German courses for the beginning...

..any advice welcome

I dont want to disappoint you my friend but it could be very hard for a non Western Person to gain access into Australia as a Visitor. Australia is very hard and quite difficult to get into if your not a Westerner or hold a Western Passport like an EU, or US etc. You could try and more likely she will have a better change cause she is married to a European. Does she have a European Passport? Or still a Lebanese one?

Also if you follow the instructions exactly and pay on time and be organised with the Visa Application for your wife than it will increase your chances of getting the Visa as they will often percieve the applicant as being reliable and willing to follow the laws of Australia. An absolute must is that both of you meet the requirements of Good Character, so if you treat life well then you should have no problem with the character requirement. I myself is from the EU and I have had no problem using the eVisitor Service perhaps cause its Im a Westerner holding a Western Passport = EU??

Cheers