wedrifid comments on Optimal Employment - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 16 April 2013 12:08:08PM 2 points [-]

The de facto visa also gives you the right to live, work and study in Australia for two years, after which if the de facto relationship is still stable, exclusive, etc. you're then eligible for permanent residency.

Well damn. That's inconvenient. How about "still stable, exclusive and any time we have sex with others it is because we are Bad People and cheating"? ie. It would be a shame if polyamorous people in stable primary relationships were penalized for using different moral vocabulary.

Comment author: private_messaging 16 April 2013 01:15:25PM 1 point [-]

Well, they aren't exactly going to be checking who you have sex with. I'd guess the exclusive clause is to prevent one person from inviting several in such a manner. That being said, migration law is absolutely despicable in general; i can understand the pragmatic point of operating the developed countries as a rich gated community to keep the proles away, but that doesn't explain why US/Australia/EU migration would need to be encumbered.

Comment author: Kawoomba 16 April 2013 03:47:37PM 2 points [-]

I'm not exactly up to date on these things, but don't you need a conviction to be sent to Australia?