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It's anyone you have had a defacto relationship with (i.e., were living with) or were married to.
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If you have only applied for your 309 and it has not been granted yet, yes, your 309 would be declined if your relationship was no longer standing. If you already hold a 309, if your relationship breaks down before you receive your PR, yes, your 309 would be cancelled and you'd have 28 days (I believe) to leave Australia. There are very few compelling and compassionate circumstances that will allow you to remain in the country and get PR even if the relationship ends. They're things like having a child together, and being a victim of domestic violence. Do keep in mind that when you apply for the 309 you declare to Immi that you will notify them within (I think) 28 days of the breakdown of your relationship. If you do not, there can be serious consequences.
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Onshore you're looking at supposedly 12-18 months, though on another forum we've seen several six-month grants recently. They could be flukes, though.
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"Combined application" means your previous application. When you apply for the 309, you are actually applying for and paying for the 100 at the same time. Thus they call it a "combined application." When it's time for your PR, they'll "reassess" you for it by getting updated evidence from you that your relationship is still together - but it's not considered a new application.
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Yes, that's correct. It's two years from when you apply for either the 309 or the 820.
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Absolutely... and the above reasons are also how many AMERICANS see the US right now, my husband and myself included. That's why we got as far away as possible! America has a long way to go in taking care of its sick and its poor, enforcing separation of church and state, and getting rid of gun violence before hubby and I would consider moving back (and frankly, we love Aus, so I don't see it happening then, either!).
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If you look through the Partner Visa Offshore thread on this forum, it looks like 6-8 weeks for a CO at the moment.
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The application for the 309 and the 100 are the exact same application. There's no difference in the way you apply. Whether or not to grant the 100 is up to the CO, but they're supposed to grant it (per their own regulations) if a couple is married/de facto 3 years or longer, OR 2 years or longer and has a child together. It doesn't hurt to include a note in the application asking nicely to be considered to go straight to the 100 if you qualify, as COs are human, and once in a blue moon forget to push someone straight through to PR who qualifies.
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You must have been living in Australia for four years, at least one as a permanent resident, before you can apply for citizenship. You can't have been outside of Australia for more than 12 months during those four years, and for no more than 3 months the year before you apply.
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Quite simply - quotas. Each embassy is given a certain allotment of visas they're allowed to hand out each fiscal year in each category. So they have yearly quotas, and then monthly quotas on top of that. When they have more applicants than spots in a given month, the applicants have to wait for approval.. and when there are way more applicants, they get pushed back for approval for quite a while.
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Application to grant in the UK is pretty regularly 8-9 months, though occasionally some people get it in 7 months.
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This isn't about me but just wondered what the outcome would be
CollegeGirl replied to jack13's topic in Visa Chat
You would need to know if they applied for a spouse visa or some other type of visa. The most likely scenario is they married and then applied for a spouse visa (before the WHV was up). That would mean that two years after *applying* for the spouse visa, they were eligible for PR, and would have gotten it no more than a few months thereafter. So... highly likely they already have PR. Once PR is obtained (assuming no fraud when it was applied for and the couple was still together), it doesn't matter if the relationship ends - PR is still valid. -
It cracked me up, Lynne - When the quarantine place gave me her folder of info, it had "VERY SKIDDISH (sp). AFRAID OF HIS OWN SHADOW" written on the front in big bold letters. Yep, that's my girl!
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It actually only took about a month. My panel doctor took several weeks to send the results on (no idea why). How many TIMES did they refer it? Only once. But when I went to see my panel doctor, thanks to George's advice I knew what to take with me... letters from my specialists that had very specific information on them like date of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, anticipated costs, etc. Thanks to George I was well-prepared so that when I saw the panel doc they didn't have to ask me for ANY follow-up information. Having a good agent's input really is invaluable. My two cents.
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Before I brought over my girl, I had the same concerns. She is a youngish (5 years old) but very chunky cat, and she is terrified of her own shadow. I was so afraid the stress would scare her to death. And then I had people telling me "Oh, she won't even remember you after three months apart!" [we had complications with our transport company and had to leave her with my parents for three months before she could come over]. I didn't want to believe them, but I just wasn't sure... I figured the second I let her out of her crate at our new house that she would run and hide under the nearest available bed and not come out for a few days, and that I'd have to take her food and water in there and slowly ingratiate myself to her again. But instead, the second I opened that crate, she didn't care what strange environs she was in or what was going on, she immediately threaded herself around my ankles and started meowing at me until I picked her up. She normally doesn't like to be held for very long, but she was purring and headbutting me and giving me kisses and would not let me put her down for a solid 10 minutes! Animals know, folks. They love just the way we do and get just as attached. I'm sure 10 days in quarantine here wasn't fun for her, but she made it through unscathed, and there's no doubt in my mind now that I did the right thing. I would never, ever contemplate leaving her with even the best of people ever again.
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They increase prices so often/regularly I would be surprised if it DIDN'T go up.
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Yes. I hired George Lombard myself when I was still in the US. He and his people are very adept at working with people in other countries. It wasn't an issue.
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The one exception would be if there was anything fraudulent on her behalf during the application process... and unless you have evidence it might be difficult to prove.
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The 175 visa is a permanent residency visa. Once the visa is granted, it is no longer dependent on your relationship being together. You can't invalidate her visa. She's free to live in Australia as long as she wishes.
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WHV To get There - Apply For De Facto While There?
CollegeGirl replied to dissolvedgirl's topic in Visa Chat
Yep, I was just going to suggest a tourist visa instead of a WHV if you plan to apply onshore for this exact reason. Most tourist visas these days are 12-month visas but only allow three-month stays... that means at the end of your first three month-stay, as long as you'd already applied for your Partner Visa, your Bridging Visa A would kick in and you'd have full work rights much sooner than if you came over on a WHV. -
So you applied onshore for an 820? What visa were you on when you left? If you were on a Bridging Visa A, you should have gotten a Bridging Visa B before you left, which has an expiration date. Ignoring the visa to get back into the country issue right now since I don't know your current visa status - If your visa is granted while you are overseas, it's nullified, you lose your application fee and have to start all over. But they *generally* check to make sure you're onshore before granting. If I were you, though, I'd cover your bases, and send your CO (or just the general embassy email) a message saying you're out of the country and when you plan to return, and ask them (nicely) not to decide your visa until you get back since you understand you have to be onshore.
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Probably a stupid question, but you did make a trip down to activate your visa originally, right? Just making sure.
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Alan, I'm wondering what your take is on the planning levels shown here. Are these not accurate or outdated? http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/statistical-info/visa-grants/migrant.htm
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I really doubt there will be any lead time at all, Vixen. My guess is this will probably be rolled out for the new financial year, which starts 1 July. Of course, I'm not an agent, so that's only a guess.
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I think your CO misunderstood your question. She's saying you'll have a minimum of three months from grant to initial entry date (which is typical). I don't think she understood you were asking how long you'd have to get offshore once she notified you she was ready to decide. I imagine most people want to do it fairly quickly so it's probably not a question they get asked too often.