Hi

I just came across these forums while searching for info on visas to Australia so am very happy. There's loads of great info here.

My tricky situation is this: my husband and I currently live in the Netherlands. He's Dutch and I'm Australian. Since living here (about 2 years) he has been the main money maker while I have been studying for my MA and working mainly freelance / part time . We want to move to Australia so we need to apply for a spouse visa. As I am the Australian and therefore the sponsor, I have to prove I can support him for two years. I have a checklist which says I need to provide one of the following for the past two years: overseas tax info; payslips; a letter from employer stating annual salary and length of employment; business documents or a letter from an accountant (the last I def don't have). As I said, my work here hasn't been full time so my earnings are definitely not enough to prove I can support us both in Australia. On top of that, I am on my 3rd job in 2 years. If I go further back into my work history, I earned good money - but the Aus. govt. only wants proof from the last 2 years.

We have quite a chunk of savings thanks to many years of saving. Could we use these savings instead of or in addition to my paltry work info? Also, what does the govt regard as a liveable income for 2 people? I'm wondering if we do go down the savings path, do we have enough in the eyes of the govt.?

Does anyone have any advice? Any is much appreciated.

Mei