danielleferris

Hi Gprs, if you have a look at the 47sp partner visa application form and the last page that you signed, you will see you committed to telling the Department about any changes to your circumstances etc etc. If you look at the 40sp, the form your partner signed as sponsor, they agreed to certain things when they signed their form. Advising change of address of sponsor is not something mentioned on either of these forms, however, there is absolutely no harm in advising the case officer Department of Immigration. From your point of view keeping the Department of Immigration up to date with the postal and residential address in Australia is very important as that is where they will send all future paperwork including the paperwork for you to apply for your permanent visa in roughly 2 years time. thanks and regards, Danielle

Hi Marlou, 1. Employers should only need to check VEVO and see you have full work rights. If you want to tell them you are on a temporary visa but you have applied for a permanent visa, that's your choice. The application you make for a partner visa is applying for both the temp and permanent at same time, it's just you have to serve a waiting period for the permanent visa. and met the migration regulations, law & criteria when you apply for the permanent visa. 2. The banks would all be different in their lending criteria, usually having a temporary visa isn't an issue and interest rates are definitely not affected by what type of resident you are. 3. The Department of Immigration are assessing you and your partner are a "genuine and continuing " relationship. They look at four broad categories, financial aspects, social aspects, nature of household, nature of commitment. Financial aspects is just one piece of the puzzle and a joint bank account is just one form of evidence you can provide, as long as you have other evidence for financial aspects then they can be satisifed you meet this category. 4. An Australian Citizen by Birth is anyone born in Australia, citizen by grant is someone who has obtained australian citizenship. Wishing you all the best. If you choose to use a registered migration agent, we could be thrilled to assist you. With All Australian Visas, I have 100% success rate with partner visa applications and I have many happy customer recommendations on my website. Please take this post as information only, it is not intended to take the form of migration advice. For professional and thorough migration advice, please contact us. thanks and regards, Danielle

Hi James, have a look at the blog on my website just posted today about onshore visa processing times. In my experience in lodging offshore partner visa applications all around the world, it is not actually the case a case officer is assigned straight away, it can sometimes take months depending on which Embassy I am dealing with. In regards to onshore partner visas if you lodge an "assessment ready" application you have more chance of your visa taking less than the 13 months and there are some compelling and compassionate provisions for having your visa prioritised. I lodged an onshore spouse visa for a client just before Christmas which I thought would take quite a while due to all the public holidays, because it was "assessment ready" we received an answer within 4 weeks. This is general information only and not to be taken as migration advice and assistance. If you require professional migration advice and assistance, please contact us directly. thanks and regards, Danielle

Hi Maxime, When gathering your evidence for a partner visa you need to ensure you understand the migration law and what legal criteria you actually need to meet. In the case of partner visa, one of the main criteria you have to demonstrate you are in a genuine and continuing relationship and the Department assesses this in 4 broad categories: financial aspects, social aspects, nature of commitment, nature of household. The written statement you are referring to is sometimes called a relationship statement, I recommend typing it as you want to be sure the case officer can read it. Some Embassies allow you to organise your medicals before visa lodged and without their request letter, other Embassies have to send you the request letter before you can go to panel doctor. Love letters themselves are not really useful, the Department is not interested in private content but rather proof of receipt/sending items by post, by email, phone calls etc to evidence your communication especially in times of separation. Any evidence should always show your name and your partners name (where possible) and the address and dates of lease etc. We have a range of efact sheets available for purchase that provide instructions, tips and guidelines about gathering evidence and writing relationship statements. Please contact me for info as they have not been released to the public as yet. This is general information only and not to be taken as migration advice. If you require professional migration advice and assistance you can contact me directly. Thanks and regards, Danielle

Hi babakay45, I suggest you look into the Recognised Graduate Visa and find out if you are eligible for this as well as possibly looking for an employer sponsor for a 457, Employer Nomination Scheme or Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa, however, without experience these visas could be hard. The RGV allows you to get working experience in Australia and could lead to you qualifying for a permanent visa down the track. We can assist with your application if you require a registered migration agent. Look at the blog on our website as we have written a blog about the RGV. thanks and regards,

Dear Star Sailor, The Department of Immigration on the partner visa application form 47sp advise applicants they need to advise the Department of Immigration about certain changes within a certain timeframe, and the applicant has to sign this to confirm they are aware of this. Have a look at your 47sp for more details on this. In regards to a tourist visa, I have assisted my clients obtain tourist visas while waiting for a tourist visa to be processed, however, I have always done it with the approval of the Department as tourist visas are for people who genuinely intend to visit Australia and then leave for tourist purposes. Thanks and regards

Hi everyone, I know that timelines for processing visas is one of the most popular topics and the one most people are interested in as you just want to have your visa in your hand and start your new life with your partner in Australia! There are so many factors that come into the mix when we talk about processing times for partner or prospective marriage visas. The best place to start is to look at the Department of Immigration website as they advertise their client service charter there and within that document there are processing time service standards. Partner visas lodged offshore and onshore have different processing times, whether the visa applicant is from a high-risk or low-risk country affects processing times, second-stage spouse visas also have varying processing times. In my experience most of my prospective marriage and marriage visas are finalised in 6-7 months, however, we have had just recently an onshore first-stage spouse visa lodged just before Christmas finalised in about 4 weeks! Each case is unique, the trick is to have a fully front-loaded application with all of the evidence easily presented and explained and to tell your story and back it up with sufficient evidence. If you can provide strong evidence that you meet the migration law, regulations and policy for the grant of a spouse visa application that is what you need to focus on pulling together and telling your story to the Department of Immigration backed up with the evidence to prove it. Essentially, the Department of Immigration are assessing whether or not you and your partner have a 'genuine and continuing relationship' and they look at four broad categories: financial aspects;the nature of the household; social context of the relationship; and the nature of your commitment to each other. If you can provide solid evidence in all these four categories, the fact you had a 'secret registry marriage' should not hinder you. Please do not take my post as professional migration advice, purely information for you to consider. Y You can look at the Department of Immigration website for further information or contact a registered migration agent like myself to get professional migratiion advice and asssistance from a suitably qualified and experienced immigration law specialist. All the best to you and your partner for your big day and the visa process. I would love to help if you wish to PM me. thanks and regards, Danielle Ferris All Australian Visas Registered Migration Registration Number: 0955608

Dear fspear1983, I am not sure if you have applied for a visa yet, so just in case you haven't I would suggest you have two choices a prospective marriage or a partner visa - spouse. You would only be able to apply for a partner visa as de facto if you have lived minimum of 12 months as a de facto couple and you meet the migration law, regulations and policy for the definition of a de facto couple and you have the evidence to back this up. There are cases where couples can have short separations and still meet the de facto 12 month requirement, there are also some cases where a couple can obtain a relationship registration and apply after living de facto for 6 months. All cases are individual and unique. I am a migration agent who specialises in partner/de facto/fiance (prospective marriage visas) and I am happy to help if you wish to PM me. thanks and regards, Danielle Ferris Registered Migration Agent - All Australian Visas Migration Agent Registration Number: 0955608

Hi Little Kitty, I personally believe it your personal choice as to how and when you get married. In your case you do have to consider your visa application, however, the Department of Immigration are not going to look at the fact you had a 'secret registry marriage' as the only deciding factor in assessing your case, they will always look at the big picture and at all of the evidence combined. If you can provide strong evidence that you meet the migration law, regulations and policy for the grant of a spouse visa application that is what you need to focus on pulling together and telling your story to the Department of Immigration backed up with the evidence to prove it. Essentially, the Department of Immigration are assessing whether or not you and your partner have a 'genuine and continuing relationship' and they look at four broad categories: financial aspects;the nature of the household; social context of the relationship; and the nature of your commitment to each other. If you can provide solid evidence in all these four categories, the fact you had a 'secret registry marriage' should not hinder you. Please do not take my post as professional migration advice, purely information for you to consider. You can look at the Department of Immigration website for further information or contact a registered migration agent like myself to get professional migratiion advice and asssistance from a suitably qualified and experienced immigration law specialist. All the best to you and your partner for your big day and the visa process. I would love to help if you wish to PM me. thanks and regards, Danielle Ferris All Australian Visas Registered Migration Registration Number: 0955608