Guest weekenddreamers Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi there We applied for a Partner Visa for me (I'm British), my husband is Australian last October, we emailed our C/O to see if they had any updates for us as we'd not heard anything at all, we were sent an email basically saying that there was no further information needed and they would contact us either if they need further information or when our application has been finalised, which 'could' be mid March given the current average procesing times.. My question is What exactly does 'Finalising' mean?, is this good or bad?, Does 'finalising' basically mean the Decision will be made at that time as to Approval or Rejection / Yes or No OR etc or does it mean an Approval? So stressed, been waiting so long & so if anyone can shed any light on the above accurately we would be really grateful. Thanks :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrightonBoys Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi If it helps... I applied for my partner visa on 19 October and I got it on 1st March! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrightonBoys Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 ps... from what I understand if they tell us they have the evidence then it means we havent been rejected!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I'm pretty certain that finalised means you've passed the evidence, background and medical checks and are now sat in the pile waiting to be approved (the longest wait of them all!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weekenddreamers Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks for the replies, do hope you'e right..we applied for ours 1st week of October so surely it can't be that much longer?, I don't think we have what would be classed as a complex case, just myself & my husband, no children & been together over 12 years, am disappointed & stressed that it's taking this long, it's really exhausting living life in suspense as am sure everyone in this situ can understand...never mind, fingers crossed eh?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Why not phone up your CO and ask if he or she has a date when they expect to grant your visa? (These days, they same to have an idea months in advance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weekenddreamers Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hiya, thanks for the reply there.. I only emailed o the 21st & then had the reply back from them on the 28th Fe about the 'finalising' thing which to me doesn't mean anything, if finalizing is not actually granting or approving then does it mean I may have to wait weeks more for 'approval'?, Other Forums I have been on catagorically state that you should Not phone your Case Office as it makes no difference whatsoever but how true this is am not sure. Am really concerned that if the visa doesn't come thru soon (and it is almost 5 months now) that we'll be struggling to find available flights before my Health/Police Checks expire..so fed up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Phoning your CO doesn't make any difference to when your visa gets approved.. I hassled mine to the end of the earth :wink: But she was prepared to tell me when it was likely to be granted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weekenddreamers Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 thanks for the reply, will try to hold myself back from calling but the suspense is really wearing me out, I'll probably weaken & phone by the end of the month if we still don't hear, it's crazy that for such a simple non complex case with such a long history together it takes this long... I understand caseloads & quotas are involved but part of the understanding is also to do with how complex or not the case is, would've thought we would have had a decision eefore now, never mind, need to keep working on that Patience skill!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I don't think complexity comes into it that much. I've been with my partner over a decade, two kids and a mortgage - still took over 5 months.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weekenddreamers Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 fingers, toes & everything crossed for a positive result soon then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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