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 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