Hi everyone!

Myself (uk resident) and my husband (Australian citizen) have been living in australia for 3 years. Currently applying for a partner visa for myself in Australia, it's pending at present so I am currently on a bridging visa. We are hoping to come to the uk late next year, and have been looking at visa options.

My husband is under 30 years old and we have a daughter together. My understanding is you can't have any dependents if applying for a working holiday visa for the uk. If I claim our daughter as my dependent for visa purposes would this allow my husband to apply for a working holiday visa, rather than a spouse visa?

This would be dramatically cheaper and a much faster process for us. We only want to visit the uk for 1-2 years and then return to Australia permanently, so is the working holiday visa an option?

Thanks all for any advice!

Jo-Ann