fleabo
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Excellent news! Congratulations...enjoy the planning and organisation.:wubclub:
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In the name of the wee man, get your application sorted and submitted or you'll be waiting forever.:wubclub:
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Tried that too!
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I tried the job tack but it had no influence on my CO.
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Its this type of Australia House nonesense that gets my shackles up no end! (I'm going to rant a little here, please excuse me!) They explicilty tell you NOT to make any irreversible decisions like selling your home, resigning from your job, booking flights. Then when I phoned in March, my CO told me that she would grant my visa in May, and that I should go ahead and make whatever arrangements, etc. assuming that will happen. I then read the acknowledgement letter again - "don't make any irreversible decisions like selling your home, resigning from your job, booking flights until you have written confirmation from us." Hmmm. What should I do? Make some irreversible decisions on the basis of a phone call to my CO, or do as they say in the letter? So I waited some more... Then, you read posts where folks have booked flight tickets and their CO has rolled over to have their tummy tickled and have almost immediately granted the visa. Fair play, I am glad folks are getting their visas in a timely fashion, the wait is a nightmare. But you think, my first engagement with an Australian Government Agency is to be told one thing by them, but then they do the opposite. You do as you are told only to see different rules being applied to others. Doesn't make a good impression on me. (Rant over). Ultimately, I got the visa. I wasn't impressed with the decision making process or the consistency by which they seemed to be applying their 'rules'. At the end of the day, I only have to do it once. I guess in hindsight they have you between a rock and a hard place. I ended up sending my passport in and asked them if they could please put a stamp in it. I got it back that week.:wubclub:
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Yes - I got my passport with visa on Friday. I believe that Lindawob had flights booked and had let the CO know...and Lindawob's visa was granted in 2 months. The moral to the story is book some flights, even though they tell you not to! Cheers.
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Probably depends on your CO somewhat. I have to work 3 months notice before taking up a new role in Australia (and sell a house etc.), but my CO was not remotely interested that type of personal circumstance other than if I had booked flights. So we ended up in a chicken-egg situation after 4 months where the CO seemingly wasn't prepared to grant the visa until I had definite travel plans but I couldn't commit to definite travel plans until I had the visa ! It all got a bit bizarre and confused really. If you want, PM me your CO initials and we can compare notes. Cheers.
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Sydney for us - or to be more precise, the Northern Suburbs. Looking like it will be August . We have a house buyer (fingers crossed) who wants to be in by end of July. The Great Ocean Road is just that. The 12 Apostles, Bells Beach, Cape Otway - wonderful. Good luck!
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· Marriage Certificate · Written Statements from us · Selected Photographs · Statutory Declarations (x2 from Australians) · Joint Mortgage Statements - one from each year · Joint Bank Account Statements - one per year · Council Tax Bills - one per year · Joint Credit Card Bills - one from each year · Wills · Christmas Cards and Envelopes
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Whoppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Subclass 100 granted today, 12 May!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :v_SPIN: Submitted 7/1/10 (front loaded with meds, police and Form 80) Initial case officer email 15/1/10 Some (not all) documents and passport photos (minus 1) returned 16/1/10
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and provide examples (or all) of any joint liabilities, insurances, memberships etc. that you might have, that are paid from that account. (You've probably thought of that already!)
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Has anyone mentioned copies of Wills?
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...excellent news - enjoy your wine!:laugh:
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Peach - I think they are just stress testing our cardio-vascular systems before letting us in!:rolleyes: Making sure we are of stern stuff and all that. Congratulations to those who have just got their visas! I am not at all bitter...enjoy the bubbly or other celebratory drink of choice!:wubclub:
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I am not bitter at all....but CONGRATULATIONS!:biglaugh: Crack the bubbly open!
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Hey Peach - that sounds a bit like the conversation I had with her the other week!:arghh: Congratulations!
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<p>The basic stain glass skills are cutting the glass and soldering - a bit of practice, and some patience, is all that is needed. (And some plasters!!)</p>
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<p>Photography sounds good - what type would you like to do?</p>
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<p>Hi - thanks for asking - I did a stained glass course as we wanted to leadlight one of the windows in our house (the two-paned window in the photo album). It was good fun and I ended up doing another couple of windows in our house, plus some Christmas decorations and other bits and bobs. I would recommend trying stain glass if you have not already had a go. How about yourself?</p>
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If you applied in January that seems to be the case. Whether the process will speed up or slow down for applications submitted now is anyones guess.:huh:
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Just to second what Peach has said. My CO has told me a May approval beckons. I have the same CO and same application date as Peach (early Jan), with similar circumstances (11 years married, 3 kids, front-loaded with the works). I too was asked if I had a flight booked... Good luck and get cracking on the application!
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<p>Glad to hear you enjoyed it! You have got some of the required kit I seem to remember. I guess now you just experiment for a while with some more test pieces? Then work out how much you can charge and get going! Thanks for getting back to me - I would be interested in seeing some of your recent work from the course.</p>
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<p>I was asked a couple of times by friends/colleagues if I would take on a 'commission'. To be honest, when I priced a piece then considered the time and effort involved, it just wasn't worth my while compared to other consultancy stuff I can do in my spare time. Likewise with the Christmas decs - I sold 60 for £1.50 a pop, but spent the best part of a month making them in the evening. It has a tendency to zap my interest and enjoyment! I will forward the photos in due course.</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
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Congratulations Shel and Proud Pom. Great to hear postive news on the Partner Visa front. Peach, I sense ours just round the corner...
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It is not a direct answer to your questions I know but... We have been married for 11 years. When we asked, via email, before applying for a 309/100, we were told "The case officer will decide to whether you will be granted a temporary or permanent visa". I don't know whether it a simple rule-based decision, or on a case-by-case basis (I suspect the latter) - others here probably understand the process better than I. You seem to have been in the system for a while - have you had any communications recently?
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Subclass 309/100 Submitted 7/1/10 (front loaded with meds, police and Form 80) Initial case officer email 15/1/10 Pre-paid Special Delivery envelope returned with some (not all) documents and passport photos (minus 1) 16/1/10