hello Jigish remember me from the ICT recent grad thread last year ? I got married last year and my wife applied for the 309 visa on 24/01/2012, she got the visa on 27/04/2012- just 3 months and 3 days. I recommend going straight for the partner visa rather than wasting time and money on a tourist visa. The 6-9 months on the high commission website is only a worst case scenario IMHO... Just make sure you have all the paperwork ready and you should be alright...