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Posted by terri-n 12 years ago.

Can my boyfriend leave the country if he's been to jail twice?

My boyfriend and I are planning to move to australia to work but he has criminal convictions, which include d.i.c 3rd and subsequent, assult on a police officer, and caught with marijuana smoking pipe, he has been to jail 2 times but both sentences under 6 months? Help!! cannot find the information elsewhere!

1 reply on 21 February 2012.
Reply from graciedeska 12 years ago.

Hi Terri,

Every situation like this is decided case-by-case. There is still a reasonable chance your boyfriend will be accepted into Australia, but to find out, you'll need to apply to the Australian High Commission, Auckland, for permission to enter Australia. You can download the consent form here: http://www.australia.org.nz/wltn/VisaFAQ.html#criminal

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