LauraF

That's not fair. We've been together for 7 years this June so I'd say I'm incredibly 'low risk' for some sort of immigration conspiracy. I also have to put my career on hold as I can't study until I get it. I hope since we submitted before much of this happened, that they're overestimating the expected time just to be safe.

Any news yet, or from anyone here applying at a similar time? Success stories are in high demand! I'd really like to start studying (PR= still upfront payment and no hex loan but not the hiked up international student fees.) I am hanging on my emails every day - the official site now says 12-15 months is standard which is depressing since this is the third visa I've had the pleasure of applying for (PMV, then temporary and now PR.) We all deserve medals in patience and such big parties. Any one else encountered the "you're just English so it must be easy" type of conversation? #noteasyforapom

Does anyone please have a spreadsheet that includes wait times for those who hold a 820 temporary awaiting a 801 permanent?

Yes it's about a month and a half now until the 2 years are up. Oh I'm soooo happy to hear that Nemesis! I was getting so grizzly, what made me wonder that is that it wasn't sent just after I submitted my application, but about 12 hours later. I think they need to change the wording of the email then for those people like myself trying to get ahead of the game Thanks again my evening is now happier.

I'll say! Well I stayed up late last night scanning and submitting everything, thinking that was the last of it... Only to find an automatically generated email this morning telling me that "We require additional information or documents that cover your circumstances since you were granted the temporary partner visa." not citing anything specific and only providing general information I already know and the checklist I have already found and submitted everything in accordance to... Has anyone else had this happen? I guess all I can do now is call them up and wait in a long queue to know what's going on. Grizzle.

I was having trouble logging in - but I've now been able to access the online application and am currently scanning (slowly) all the documents in

Well I've been allowed to apply for the permanent stage as of mid this month (2 months shy of 2 years ago) and had no problem getting the police certificate, ordered and paid for onlne and it was sent out in the post the very next day! Now I've got all my papers ready and JP witnessed ready to be posted off - and this is a very little silly question but will it cause any problems if I sent it all off through registered post? It's going to a PO box so I don't know whether that means there will be nobody there to sign for it so that will just delay it... probably a silly question but after the hard work put into all these forms I want to make sure they arrive there safely! I will keep you all updated with any news of a (hopefully) grant once I hear anything. Not too much longer now....

Thanks guys I will get straight onto it as soon as it hits 2 months. Hopefully it won't take months to approve.

Thank you for the replies. The forms that you linked to, are they the ones that they should be sending out in the post soon? so if I don't have them at the 2 months prior stage I could just use the online forms and they are allowed to be submitted as early as the exact date of 2 months prior? And also... (damn that there is yet more evidence!) what sort of evidence are people using of a 'genuine and continued relationship' at this stage? and how long does the PR usually take to process and grant after the 2 years wait is up? This sure is a long, difficult process I'd hoped that this would be automatic. Hubby will be unemployed next month and at my casual job I am being given decreased hours. Not easy for a pom.

Hello all, Haven't been here in some time, been enjoying my life here in Adelaide for the past 2 and a half years with hubby and our two cats I've found conflicting information online and know this is the best place to come so I would like to ask about when to expect my visa to become permanent? I came over on a prospective marriage visa in 2012, we got married in August 2013 and sent off the papers that month which were approved with a temporary 820 by mid-September 2013. I know that after two years of marriage this is supposed to become permanent but is there something I should be doing right now or just wait for them, do we have to fill more forms in and is there a wait time? or should I just automatically receive the notification of a permanent residency after our two year anniversary? Thank you, Laura.

Thank you

Yes haha, don't think I've ever seen a mullet in the UK either, strange how it's still so popular over here in Oz though! and those poor little kids with 'rats tails'.

Hey guys. I've looked into this and it appears as though I can leave and re-enter Australia on my temporary 820 visa as long as my PR isn't granted while I'm away for 3 weeks in the UK? I just wanted to confirm whether anyone has done this and whether there were any problems getting back in? I tend to worry... a lot! and just want to make sure I won't be stuck back in the UK as that would be the worst possible thing that could happen! Cheers.

There has been no connection found as of yet between the airline and the unfortunate things that have happened to those planes. It's going to be really bad for the airline and unfair too but no, I won't fly with them (I probably wouldn't have anyway, as I prefer to use the ones I've experienced before.)

Since living in Aussieland, has anyone been told about any pom-isms you hadn't noticed you had before? Some I've been told about: - Apparently poms screw up our dollar notes in our purses/wallets rather than neatly tidy them away. - Poms from the north just can't say "nuts" or "bus" right no matter how hard we try. That sound is not in our alphabet! - We don't wash our bed sheets often enough. Plus it's not called a duvet it's a doon-ah, or something. - Sandshoes are just sneakers or trainers, apparently they need yet another word for them. - Aussies can't always tell when we're making a joke/being sarcastic. - We can sound English, Irish or Scottish depending on who you talk to - We automatically sound "proper" or posh even if we have a common-as-muck accent.