Bill Adams
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Sounds like you're really close to the grant, that visa grant email can't be far off. Good luck!
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themod53, the case officer I was assigned introduced herself by her full name and the correspondence was from her direct email address; assuming we don't mention CO names here? From the experiences others have had, the approach and communication from each CO is quite different. Still, the end result justifies the means!
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Absolutely, I was very lucky - it was far quicker than expected and as a result I was contracted in London to a job until the end of August. I believe around that time was quieter than usual, but unfortunately I know many others who waited until October to receive their grants. The amount of preparation involved before posting the application was enormous. Our application was 240 pages, including evidence of a continuing and genuine relationship; all signed by various JPs.
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We also applied without the use of a migration agent or lawyer. I'd be happy to help others out with any questions regarding their 100/309 visa applications or wait times. Cheers!
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Hello! I forget to put my visa processing update on this thread (from way back on page 450!) My girlfriend (Australian) and I (British, London born and bred) were together 3 years and 6 months on date of application. I had been in Australia since 2006. Went back to the UK to apply as waiting times are a lot shorter. We lived together for 2 years 6 months before that in Sydney. I was on a 457 business sponsored visa and a 416 Working Holiday Visa (x2, I did fruit picking for the extra year in Bundaberg!) before that. Applied: 07/01/2013 Location: Australia House, London Payment Taken: 09/01/2013 Case Officer Assigned: 21/01/2013 Police Check: 28/03/2013 (United Kingdom Police Check and Australian Federal Police Check) Medical: 30/04/2013 Visa 100 (Permanent Residency) Granted: 31/05/2013 Total Time: four months, three weeks Advice Maintain contact with your case officer. Be nice, we chatted about the weather, good pubs in London and life in Sydney (my CO was female) Don't front load your application. It gets stuck in piles of other applications. Get your police checks and medicals in separately. Ask your case officer to confirm they received it. Don't panic about not hearing anything.
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Got an email this afternoon regarding a case officer being assigned. Seems there is a light on in Australia House! Applied - 8th January 2013 Case Officer Assigned - 21st January 2013.
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Hey all! This forum has been a wealth of fantastic information for myself and my Australian girlfriend so I just wanted to add our experiences so far. I lived in Sydney for six years (WHM then 457) and met my Aussie girlfriend there in April 2009, living together since Jan 2010. The company I worked for on my 457 was acquired by a larger company just as they were preparing my residency application in August 2012, most of the staff were made redundant and ending the residency application process (much to my frustration) due to the dissolving of our existing HR and new company policy of no people on visas. This forced me to head back to London in November at the end of my 457. My girlfriend is now over here with me and we decided that the 100/309 visa process is much better for us than going for the long wait on independent residency (I'm an IT Systems Engineer) so we applied on 7th January 2013. Payment was taken on 10th January 2013, so we're just waiting to hear back on any further information. I'm employed at an IT company in London, supporting us both, so it's just a wait on how long they decide to process the application for... with six years of living in Australia already before application and a monster amount of relationship proof, we hope it won't take too long to grant!