Have you got your visa yet?
As long as you have a visa, you can come to this country any time as the visa is valid from the day it is isssued to its Valid Until date.

Thanks, John. You've been really helpful.

I know it will be risky, but it seems I've been left no alternatives. It's true that life could be a killer sometimes.

Anyway, it feels good to be able to discuss with people.

I was teaching English at a college back in my home country-China. I'm sure everybody can do a better job than me in this country when it comes to teaching English. While my husband does have the skills this country needs as he was majoring in embeded system software and stuff, his chance to get a w...

Thanks, Jeff, John and Mhunjn. I'm really grateful. The reason for refusing my husband's visa extension is that he hasn't made satisfactory progress in his Ph.D study as he failed in his oral-defence and hence lost his degree. As far as I know, he has no chance to switch to any other categories exce...

Hi, everyone, I'm a new member and like many of you, I joined to seek advice. My situation is roughly as follows: I am a dependant on my husband's student visa. At the end of last December, he made an in-time visa extension application and was refused. Then he went on appeal which was rejected and t...