kmarees1986

3.5 months, we're in Oz too. We've still got a long wait for my husband to be able to work.

So you didn't have any problem with a one way air fare? I am taking all my papers and LG's email so that if any questions asked I can explain, I will also have a credit card just in case!! :-)

Hey pointyhats - I see you have/had LG - I am gathering from your signature you got an approval in July?

My partner visa has been granted today! Got the 100 subclass as expected (together about 10 years, married for 6 years, have a child together).

 

Chuffed:jiggy:

 

 

Timeline for it for those that are curious -

 

 

* Application lodged - Jan 21 2013 - Couple of minor pieces of evidence requested shortly after and I provided them without any problems.

 

* Medical taken - April 25 2013 - Referred afterwards (was told about a 3 month referral timeframe). Medical had been given an A grade rating so was not unduly worried.

 

* Police check - Early April 2013 - All good.

 

* Visa grant - July 30 2013

 

We were already booked on a flight out to Aus for the start of October so this makes life a bit easier.

Snifter - congrats. I can't see you on the Visa S/Sheet - Who was your CO?

Has anybody had any approvals from LG lately?

Hi,

 

I'm rather new to this forum and I'm just looking for a little help.

 

About 2 years ago me (English) and my wife (Australian) decided to move to the UK to make a fresh start, however, it has been so hard to let go of our Australian roots, the life style and the culture we are now looking to move back.

 

We have been married for 3 years, come November, and been together for around 5 years, so proving that we're in a continuing and genuine relationship is not an issue. The help I was wondering, from all users, is what financial evidence would the Australian government be looking to see from us? what would be a suitable amount of savings to have?

 

Any advice would be grate?

 

Thank you for your time and congrats to all those who have had their visa grated!

 

Kind Regards,

 

Bigboy01

Hi Bigboy,

There is no financial requirement for the partner visa. All they ask for is 2 years of earnings (I provided a letter from the HMRC as I did alot of temping, my husband provided 2 years of self emplyed tax returns). Even people on benefits or students have been successful - not quite sure of the purpose of providing this but I wouldn't be too concerned. The point is you don't need to have x amount of money in the bank. You will if you were to try and enter on a tourist visa however, roughly £1000 per month (give or take...its a very rough guide).

Also, when you apply, include 3 years proof of living together and in a cover letter ask to be considered for the subclass 100 as you are actually eligible to skip the 2yr 309.

Hope that helps.

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When you call the AHC in London, you actually get transferred to the EPC (European Processing Centre) so you are not technically talking to CO's at Australia House. They are essentially just call centre staff who filter out the important from the unimportant.

Yes please Sandy :biggrin:

You generally will only hear if there was a problem.

There is a spreadsheet many in this thread use and have added themselves to. Perhaps if you've not done so you might want to? Its here

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aopvk3Y5mD7HdGp5V2hESFluN3V0QWNBTDg2TWJoLVE#gid=0

 

Work on the 8-9 month timescale. Don't plan it will be granted sooner but if it is, bonus. Just don't bank on it even if someone else gets granted earlier. They are quite firm in telling you its 8-9 months so go out from that, not what people post on here.

 

I applied in Jan and have a lovely CO. They have still told me to work to the 8-9 month time frame but are happy I go over on a tourist visa before this if I wish to. But that obviously they are working to the 8-9 months specified.

Hello there!

Love the spreadsheet idea but it seems to be out of whack. Can you have a look specifically at the column titles and fix them?

Hi ya we have just been through exactly the same thing I am an Aussie resident and I came to Oz in Nov 6 months pregnant, my fiancé is British and has a criminal record he applied for a tourist visa so he could be here for the birth we applied for his residency in November and as it was going to take 9 months he had to apply for tv in the mean time.

It was taking so long for the tv and getting near my due date I got the hospital to write a visa letter to say I needed him here for support as soon as they received the letter they granted him the tv and then whilst on a trip back to the uk as his 3 months were up we had an email from our agent to say his 300 was going to be granted on the 7 month mark,I was so worried because of his record but its all turned out lovely and we are very happy in Melbourne with our beautiful baby girl. All the best and for the birth I'm sure it will be fine

Oh Loubear you just gave me a glimmer of hope!! The TV has gone from being processed in 7working days to us being told it could take up to a month and due to some complications with my pregnancy I am at risk of early labour - i'm 36 weeks this week and can literally go anytime. I will definitly get a letter from the hospital, that is a great idea.

And to snifter - unfortunatly my experience in the UK was not totally a pleasant one and as soon as I found out we were pregnant, the only sensible option forus was to get to Australia. My husband has no real family in the UK apart from his elderly mother, whereas I have a massive family unit here is Australia and I felt we need the extra support and love. Plus, I have been terribly homesick for a long time. We thought we would get out 309/100 visa submitted about 2 months earlier than what we did - raising the cash for the fee and our migration agent fees proved challenging and also collabroating character statements from my husbands clost friends took a seriously long time. Then we applied for a Sponsored Family Tourist Visa which was rejected based on my ineligibility to be a sponsor (poor advice recieved and misinterpretation fo the guidlines for sponsors). So now we are down to the wire - its touch and go and my fingers are still tightly crossed, but hope is fading thats for sure.

Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your application. Sounds tricky but hopefully your migration agent will be able to assist it along.

 

I don't know he'll get a tourist visa if he has a substantial record. I'm not sure what the criteria are or if you have to declare convictions when applying etc. It may be he is only given a 3 month one and no further leave to remain or some such on it also. Here is hoping for you it all goes smoothly and he can head over.

Becuase he has the criminal record we couldn't apply for the eVisitor, we had to lodge a paper application with evidence under the subclass 600 Visitor Visa - Tourist Stream. So with that we included similar evidence as to what we provided with our main application to substantiate his character. I know there is a big risk it could be denied based on the criminal stuff, but if you don't try you'll never know. Hopefully our CO can see missing the birth of his child is a severe punishment, so we'll see. I want him to be able to come for as long as possible but if we can only get the shorter term one I will take whatever we can get! I'll let you know as I am sure there will be more people in this situation.

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum, thought I would share my details. Im the Aussie, my husband is British. We have a complicated application as my husband has a substantial criminal record. We are currently apart as I have come home to have our baby hoping to get him over ASAP on a tourist visa which was lodged 18/06:

Application Lodged by our Migration Agent, front loaded with criminal conviction documentation and character references: 01 May 2013

CO Assigned and additional year of relationship plus medical request to be done by 11 June 2013: 14 May 2013

Medical completed: 03 June 2013

No more updates as yet but i'm not expecting to hear back now for months. We are expecting the S501 Notice of Intention to Refuse at some point which we will deal with the help of our migration agent.

We were also told 8-9 months by our CO but being a complicated application I am preparing for it to take longer.