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Yes, you'll need a visa. Assuming you are a UK / EU national, the eVisitor visa would be the one for you. It's free and allows you to stay in Australia for 3 months at a time within a 12 month period to visit friends & family etc. http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/651.aspx Edit: This visa is also almost instantaneous. Last time I visited Australia I had mine granted within a day. (you apply online)
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Not that much choice, I'm afraid, as vickyplum said. In London there's really only Knightsbridge Doctors (I went to their Basil Mansions practice in Knightsbridge, they've got another one in Soho). I was very happy with them, all very friendly and professional. I also considered the one in Essex (Brentwood, Spire Hartswood Hospital) but I think they were more expensive and not as easy to reach for me. Also keep in mind that they usually only allow medicals to be booked up to 1 month in advance. I tried booking mine 2-3 months in advance but was told that wasn't possible. No problem getting an appointment though in the end. Here is the official list of panel doctors in the UK: http://www.immi.gov.au/Help/Locations/Pages/United-Kingdom.aspx
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Haha, true. They're really quick doing that. We had the mail tracking first, then on the second day the money was taken out.
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No email for me. The only way we knew the application had been received was because we sent it via tracked mail (and I obsessively checked that). We had no communication at all until the CO email after about 6 weeks.
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309/100 partner visa offshore - October applicants
rheia replied to rheia's topic in Family / Partner Visas
We've started moving money to Australia as well (my partner's savings account - the exchange is/was quite good at the moment). I'll open a NAB account once the visa comes through (while still in London, just to make things a bit easier once we're over there). And of course I've got endless lists of things that need doing once the visa comes through. I've suddenly realised how many contracts there are to cancel, addresses to update etc. -
309/100 partner visa offshore - October applicants
rheia replied to rheia's topic in Family / Partner Visas
Oh poor you... At least my partner is here in London with me which makes the wait sooo much easier. Are you planning on flying out as soon as the visa comes through? Or will it take a while to tie everything up here? -
Hello lovely people, Couldn't find a thread dedicated to us October 2013 applicants, so thought I'd start one... If there already happens to be one, please let me know Great to see the late-August applicants getting their visas coming through. Not long to go now for us! See my stats below. I'm all set up to get things organised once the visa comes through - told work, shipping researched etc. Looking forward to hearing from people in similar situations!
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Difficult. It's a balance between tying things up neatly well in advance & risking being homeless & jobless if there is an issue with the visa. In my case, I told my boss months ago and my company is looking into employing me remotely (I am the applicant). Telling them early was a courtesy based on our great working relationship and because my leaving will have an impact on expansion plans. They were grateful for this advance notice. (And if I stay my job will still be here for me.) If I was in a different position job-wise I would not let them know any earlier than absolutely necessary. They will know your heart might not be in your current job 100% anymore, you're probably organising things for Australia during your working hours etc. It also means you might not benefit from any bonuses, salary increases or education opportunities. (Why invest money into someone who's leaving?) We are renting, so no property to sell. But again, we are leaving it till the last minute to give our landlord notice (well, within the time frame our lease agreement dictates). I don't want to be left without anywhere to live should things go pear shaped...
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Hi there, We applied on October 21st last year - for the 309/100 visa as well. See my signature for the other important dates. No further evidence was requested & I have since had no contact with my case officer. From the visa processing time thread on this forum I gather that most partner visas get pretty much approved at exactly the 8 months mark, so still a bit to go... Good luck with your application! Fingers crossed it will be our time soon. P.S.: we are planning on leaving for Oz end of September
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It is basically the same referral letter but now with the photo that was taken at the medical and a section "Health Case Status" that gives the date the medical was submitted to DIBP, as well as listing the "Examinations required for this visa application", their Exam status (completed) & the clinic where I took the medical.
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Not much help I'm afraid, but for me it still only requires name, HAP ID & date of birth when I click on your link (which is the same one I was sent). I had my medical earlier this year & can still access the system.
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To quote the FAQs:
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Question to the OP: You mentioned you provided the results from the medical with the application - did you provide the police checks as well? Even if you have, the information provided in the email from my CO would have probably been of interest to you as well, i.e. FAQs about the process and travelling while your visa is being processed, privacy etc.
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You have had no communication at all from them? I applied for a defacto visa in October as well and heard back from my CO after about 5-6 weeks. Although I did not supply the medical with the application (I did not think you were "allowed" to do that), I would assume they should have gotten into contact with you by now, to give you a date for the police checks if nothing else. Maybe get in contact with the embassy and enquire about your application? (london.cc @ dfat.gov.au) I agree with the previous poster that June is probably pushing it a bit. We are hoping for a decision by June / July and are looking at the end of September as our moving date. Edit: Ah, your post crossed paths with mine there If I were you, I'd be trying to get an answer from them. October is a long time to not have heard anything, imho.
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I just had a quick standard eye test with my glasses on - i.e. covering one eye and reading letters off a chart. Nothing exciting, really... And passed the medical without any issues
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That's the correct website. If I remember correctly that's exactly what it looked like for me, but when I re-generated the information sheet it now had my photo and the information about the medicals checks on there, including the date everything was forwarded to DIPB.
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My medical was submitted within 5 days (including the weekend). No extra tests required.
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I agree with MovingtoTasmania, we also put in my partner's Australian passport details rather than his UK ones. Just one of the many confusing elements of the whole process... But I guess if you don't have an Australian passport and are sponsoring your partner you'd put in your "other" passport (i.e. if your an Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen)
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Very interesting - we applied for the same Visa in London just a month before you & my partner also has dual citizenship but wasn't asked to provide any additional information about his EU passport...
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I was told that immediately after my medical that everything looked fine and that they would definitely contact me within 2 days if there was anything wrong with the tests. No news == good news? That's what I'm going with at least.. Edit: Oh, and as I will be sending the police checks to my CO soon I will take that as an opportunity to ask whether the medical results have reached them as well.
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Ah, now feel stupid for never thinking of checking the emedical website! Yup, there it was, all processed and forwarded to DIPB. Thanks for the hint.
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Do you have anyone in the UK you can use as a temporary recipient of your correspondence? ie parents, friends etc? As far as I'm aware after the visa grant you will only be contacted once the 2nd stage partner visa is being processed, which is around 2 years after submitting your application, so that gives you plenty of time to settle in Australia. As soon as you have somewhere sorted in Australia you can then let Immi know via Form 929 (Change of address and/or passport details).
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No problem at all with getting my document copies certified. I went to see a local solicitor (in London) with my original documents (passport, birth certificate, university degree etc.) and they took copies then & there and stamped and signed them to confirm they were genuine copies. They also witnessed our statutory declarations. Don't know about notaries/lawyers... But none of the many solicitors I contacted to compare prices had any issues with certifying copies.
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Thanks for your report! I've got my medical on Thursday... I'm actually quite looking forward to it - finally I can do something again! Not just waiting around...
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Well, costs have certainly gone up... I'm looking at around £ 2200.- (309/100 visa charge, police checks, medical check)