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  1. CollegeGirl
    From the first page on the WHV on the Immigration site: So it looks like you can apply until you turn 31.
  2. CollegeGirl

    permanent visa

    CollegeGirl replied to chas's topic in Visa Chat

    George Lombard and Peter Bollard come highly recommended around here for visas where medical issues are a concern (George Lombard is my agent, too).
  3. CollegeGirl
    Other hilarious questions asked by immigration during partner visa interviews, as reported on the other immigration forum I frequent: "Are you in the habit of giving your phone number out to strangers?" (Asked of the sponsor, because in their relationship history statements they'd described how she gave him her phone number the first time they met.) "When did you first [do the horizontal tango] with your partner?" (Officer who asked this one was actually fired for it, the poster said.) "Where did you have dinner after your wedding?" "What brand of underwear does your husband wear?" "Why can't you find someone closer to home to marry?" "Why does your fiance love you?" "What color are the curtains in your bedroom?"
  4. CollegeGirl
    [EDIT: Was typing at the same time as Rupert, who already answered the question. ]
  5. CollegeGirl
    I can actually understand #4. I've heard of Aus immigration asking it as well, in an interview with a spouse visa applicant to help determine if they were really married. Still hilarious, though.
  6. CollegeGirl
    Something like this might not be an issue if it had happened long ago, but since it JUST happened... I think you're right to be concerned. I would shoot George Lombard an e-mail. His office usually responds very quickly, in my experience (I have health issues as well, and he's my agent). He's pretty much the best of the best when it comes to being able to tell you if you have a chance or not. http://www.austimmigration.com.au/site/
  7. CollegeGirl
    Coming on a tourist visa with the intention of applying for a PR visa means technically you are breaching the terms of your tourist visa because you weren't really a genuine tourist. I couldn't even tell you now which forum I read this on (I actually think it might have been this one), but I've seen it advised that applying for a PR visa right away on arrival makes it that much more obvious that you were not a "genuine tourist." I've read that if you wait less than two months before applying for a PR visa, it can cause issues. But it's been a while since I've read that, and I can't remember exactly where, so can't say for sure that it's 100% accurate.
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    Medicals

    CollegeGirl replied to Vikingandy's topic in Visa Chat

    And even if it does grade your medicals B, it's not going to get you denied the visa - just get your medicals referred. People larger than you get their visas all the time. You may have to wait a little longer, but you'll get it. Don't listen to the scaremongers.
  9. CollegeGirl

    Medicals

    CollegeGirl replied to Vikingandy's topic in Visa Chat

    Seriously... that few kilos that you'd lose from trying to kill yourself dieting/exercising between now and then is not going to make a difference. Being modestly overweight like that is not going to be an issue. (And yes, I know that was a tongue-in-cheek comment, Rupert. Just saying this in case the OP really is considering it! )
  10. CollegeGirl
    Unfortunately, South Australia is a state in which you cannot register your relationship, or I'd suggest that as it could help you with the 12-month requirement. Since that's not an option, though, you are almost definitely going to need to wait until a year after you started living together, so June of next year. I'd suggest going over on a WHV, as snifter suggested, to get you through until you can apply in June. Make sure you collect plenty of evidence while you wait, and start putting together your application together a few months in advance - it takes more time than you think. Keep in mind that WHVs can sometimes come with Condition 8503 which would prevent further onshore applications (like the 820). I'm not sure how likely WHVs for UK folks are to come with that condition attached - hopefully someone else here knows and will comment.
  11. CollegeGirl
    No, you can't just arbitrarily remove him after the fact. Either he IS dependent on you, in which case he has to be on your application, or he isn't, in which case he shouldn't have been on there to begin with. Unfortunately Australia has a "one fail, all fail" policy in regards to the health requirement. You may want to seek out a MARA-registered migration agent to see if there's anything to be done at this point. George Lombard or Peter Bollard both have significant experience with the medical requirement and would both be a good choice.
  12. CollegeGirl
    Ah, see on this forum you specified you'd been *living together* five years. That being the case, I don't see how you wouldn't go straight to the 100. Congrats.
  13. CollegeGirl
    Quinkla's advice above is stellar... I would heed it and just go on about your business.
  14. CollegeGirl
    I think going to immigration to call attention to it would be a big mistake. If you're after an official answer/advice, a consult with a migration (many do free/low-cost initial consults) would be a much better avenue.
  15. CollegeGirl
    I would go ahead and send your original police clearance to them. Include your case/file number, whatever you were sent when they acknowledged your application. The police clearances and medicals aren't cheap, of course, but they shouldn't have cost anything close to $5k? Unless you're counting the whole cost of the visa in that? In which case you're not going to have to pay all of that again... just the medicals and police checks.
  16. CollegeGirl
    Yes, the immi.gov.au processing times page hasn't been updated in at least a year. I don't understand the point of it when there are almost no embassies right now anywhere (high risk OR low risk) processing applications that quickly anymore.
  17. CollegeGirl
    Either way, though "make sure you're not overweight" is not really helpful advice, IMO. If someone is such a tiny amount overweight that they can fix that before they're medical, they're unlikely to be obese enough to warrant failing the medical.
  18. CollegeGirl
    Mmm, in certain circumstances with certain accompanying conditions (heart disease, diabetes, hypertensions), from my understanding. But for visas with a health waiver provision, most people without accompanying health conditions are not going to be denied, from what I understand.
  19. CollegeGirl
    Curious why you said this?
  20. CollegeGirl
    Sorry for your loss, Pointyhats, but congrats on your visa.
  21. CollegeGirl
    Being added to your husband's visa does not mean you're applying for a partner visa. You're just being added to your husband's 457. The rules are different for that, as is the wait time, so asking spouse/partner visa applicants is probably not going to give you a whole lot of insight, in my opinion.
  22. CollegeGirl
    BIG congrats, Tulip!!!
  23. CollegeGirl
    Type them on the computer to make sure they're legible. COs aren't bothered if they're typed or not, but they ARE bothered if they can't read it.
  24. CollegeGirl
    Why only female applicants?
  25. CollegeGirl
    My fiance applied in the beginning of August, DRC, Parramatta. He just received his visa grant letter about a week ago. Good luck to the rest of you still waiting!
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