Wendy

> Thanks SO MUCH Dondotone,
>
> Fortunately my partner has got in touch with his ex wife and she has
> been quite cooperative. She has explained the situation to his
> daughter but apparently the girl is not interested in moving to
> austrlia at all. So we will just have to do the stat dec then.
>
> Thanks so much again. You have made my evening!
>
> Ling&Buzz

Does she maybe think that if she doesn't have the medical then he won't
be able to go?. Maybe she is feeling like she is being abandoned by him.
Sorry I'm not being horrible honest, just trying to help I keep
reading it back and it sounds really judgemental but it's not intended
that way. I've left a son back in the UK so know just what they and you
go through especially in the early stages.

Joho

> Does she maybe think that if she doesn't have the medical then he
> won't be able to go?. Maybe she is feeling like she is being abandoned
> by him. Sorry I'm not being horrible honest, just trying to help I
> keep reading it back and it sounds really judgemental but it's not
> intended that way. I've left a son back in the UK so know just what
> they and you go through especially in the early stages.

Maybe she wants to come too. If not perhaps you can do a stat dec from
her saying that she doesnt want to do the medical, or from your ex.

Jo

Ling&Buzz

> Maybe she wants to come too. If not perhaps you can do a stat dec
> from her saying that she doesnt want to do the medical, or from
> your ex.
>
> Jo

Thanks for all your advices and support.

We certainly hope the girl would like to do the medicals and then she
will have the option coming to australia when she needs/wants. But it is
just impossible for my partner to get in touch with her. We dont really
know what she is really thinking, however we have tried and we just hope
she will understand us when she grow up.

Ling&Buzz

> The rules about what is "unreasonable" are assessed case by case.
> Most experienced agents should know these quite well.
>
> What your agent says is pretty much correct. It complicates a case
> but as long as it's properly explained, things normally work.
>
>
>
> Technically she's not of such an age, but clearly it's not really
> possible to "force" her to undertake a medical.
>
>
>
>
> Unlike in Canada, there is no formal bar on unexamined dependents
> being subsequently sponsored. HOWEVER, DIMA would take a dim view of
> any sponsorship application in the near future if she didn't do
> medicals, as it might indicate visa fraud and trigger cancellation
> provisions.
>
> Of couse, in an unexpected situation like the other parent dying or
> becoming incapacitated, it would be possible to sponsor the child
> provided the rules for a child visa were met. Note that under current
> rules (which could always change) it gets much harder to sponsor once
> child turns 18.

Thanks JAJ,

We shall discuss this with our agency further. Hope we can work this
out.