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My 300 PMV was granted last week and I entered Aus yesterday So that was just over 8 1/2 months. Have been in Aus for the last couple of months on a tourist visa and case officer (WP) was very helpful arranging grant whilst I left the country for a few days. 3 months until our wedding then start over with the application for the 820/801 Good luck to those waiting...

Hi DownUnderGirl, Any idea what triggered the email? Have you just submitted medical and police checks?

Hi Coxy, My application went in 6 weeks ago. My CO was assigned a couple of weeks ago. My ImmiAccount shows "Applicant - Processing" & "Sponsor - Approved" So I think this is usual (based only on my application!) and don't think this holds any significance in terms of timeline. Based on all the posts I have seen you shouldn't expect anything until the grant email (expect November) unless you have said you are onshore when they will email to arrange for you to go offshore for the grant.

Wish I had the "problem" of being at 8 months! I am 3 weeks in and just been allocated my CO. She's clearly read some if my documents as she has commented on the details of some of them. So do we know when a decision is made? Has it already been made (subject to medical & police) and it just has to wait to get to the top of the pile in 8ish months? Anyone have a feel of what stage of the process those who get a No are told?

Just popping in to say Hi! Have applied online for a PMV (300) via the London office. Currently uploading evidence and settling in for the wait... How do you get advised once a CO is allocated - email or just check my IMMIAccount? And how long is London currently taking to allocate a CO? Thanks.

There is confusion on this issue - including at the European Service Centre (ESC). The definitive answer is as follows: The PMV allows you to marry anywhere in the world, within 9 months, once you have entered Australia to activate it (Partner Migration Booklet p32). A letter from a UK registrar confirming a booking (with date & place) meets the evidence requirement (Partner Migration Booklet p31) An NOIM is only required if planning wedding in Australia (Partner Migration Booklet p32). My question was whether there was any specific local requirement for a UK wedding confirmation. There is not. A letter as per the partner migration booklet is sufficient (email from European Call Centre). Hope that helps someone else in the future!

We're applying for a PMV in London. I live in the UK, my fiance is already in Sydney on a PR. We want to marry in the UK. The Partner Migration book says a letter from a marriage celebrant is required. I'm assuming a letter from a registrar also meets the criteria? Has anyone experience of providing this letter from a UK celebrant/registrar? Was it easy to get? Was it sufficient for your CO? etc etc Thanks...

I think that not living together is going to make a defacto visa very hard to get. I think a PMV might work best for us. We had already planned getting married but don't really like the idea of having our timescales forced Do you think the PMV is right for us given our not living together? Thanks.

vickyplum - Thanks, yes I've read factsheet 35. In fact that is whats causing me to ask for help. It is far from clear! The requirement is that there has to be a defacto relationship for one year. Factsheet 35 specifies defacto as "live together or do not live separately and apart on a permanent basis" The timescale can be waived by the registration of a relationship (which we have). We have over 2 years "committed / to the exclusion of.." so the registration isn't really beneficial as a waiver is it? But does registration help overcome the live together requirement? Or does it in this case, just add weight to the overall picture we are giving? The factsheet then goes on to say "provided the separation is temporary and the couple had, at some point since commencement of the relationship lived together, their relationship might still satisfy the requirements of a defacto relationship" (we lived together for about 3 months before C moved to Aus). So you can see why I need some help! Further thoughts???

lebourvelellec - Thanks for pointing out the dates - they've now been corrected! Applying offshore in the UK so it's a 309/100 No I'm not on her lease - we don't live together! There is nothing that we could use to say we do.

Hi all, Nice to join you! My partner is in Aus having moved there after we met with the intention of me following to join. I'm just trying to put my partner visa (defacto) application together and the only thing that I'm worried about is that we have only lived together for a few months. We're both Brits. Here's the timeline: Jan 2011 - She © applied for skilled migrant visa 175 Apr 2011 - We met and start dating Aug 2011 - C's visa granted with entry by Aug 2012 Oct 2011 ish - We commit to each other with the plan that she'll stay in the UK as long as poss and I'll move out after her as I have long term work commitment (self employed property developer with property I have to fix up and sell) May 2012 - I move in with C for a couple of months until she leaves as I have sold my own house as part of my "winding down" in the UK. Aug 2012 - C moves to Aus, I move into my project house. Dec 2012 - I go to Aus for 6 weeks. Apr 2013 - We have 2 week holiday together in SE Asia Jun 2013 - We have 2 week holiday together in SE Asia Sep 2013 - We have 2 week holiday together in SE Asia Oct 2013 - Relationship registered in NSW Dec 2013 - C comes to UK for 6 weeks She is a teacher, hence the holidays, but it does mean we have managed to spend 3 months together in the last year! So we've been in a committed relationship for over 2 years and have registered our relationship 4 months ago to give strength to our application and but the question is: Assuming the rest of the evidence is ok, do I have to worry about the fact that we don't live together at the moment. I'd value your opinions and experience. Thanks...