Beffers
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Well, you shouldn't need to come back to UK after 3 months. Don't those visas last for a year in 3 month blocks, so you could fly to Bari/NZ then fly back again? There's another bloke on here who does that. The call centre recommended to me that I apply for the e600 tourist visa that lasts 12 months with no need to fly offshore. It's more pricey tho, about £180 I think. She also told me you can fly on ETA and apply for e600 onshore too.
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Yeah most do go to the 100. Good thing too! Lol re "news" - I'm sure by the time I'm 4-5 months in, I'll be chomping at the bit!!!! Good luck!
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Then he may be able to get the Returning Residents Visa (RRV), worth checking out.
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As far as I know there is no age limit, per se, but I know that if you were nearing retirement, you'd need to have proof of funds to support your partner so that you wouldn't claim benefits straight away, so to speak. In terms of having been granted one before, you would need to submit a new application as he is currently without valid visa due to expiration, but no doubt it would be linked to your previous one (as you'd need to declare he was granted a visa before). You would also still need to go for a medical and do the police checks, as these are only valid for 12 months anyway, and things could have changed between then (your old visa grant) and your new one. And yes, no doubt you will need to pay the fee again, think it's currently AUD 6865 or something in that region, and probably will go up again on 1st July this year if it's in the Aussie Budget. Would suggest that once granted this time, go to Australia to validate the Visa, to stop the same thing happening in the future, just to be on safe side! Good luck!
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Yes and it's about 300 Euros or so. You can email them and ask about prices etc.
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Having meds done in Dublin - booked it by email on Thurs. That's what's been recommended on phone to me rather than flying to GB.
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Awww well done, that's great news!!!
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I think they do work in date order roughly, but I think it also depends on what your situation is. I'm assuming the 3 month grant was a very straight forward case. I'll say this tho, there appears to be no rhyme or reason that is logical!!
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It's a tough one, that's for sure. I've lived away from my family for 14+ years and so I'm used to the separation. I'm gagging to get started in our new life! It's been a dream for a very long time!!!!
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Well up until last week, I would've said Melbourne (husband is from Sydney originally) but there's been a few interesting jobs in WA come up and so I've put in applications and we will see what happens! You will have a lovely reunion with all your folks I'm sure!
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I know what you mean re kids! That's what I want to do as well so my daughter gets the last term (at least) of Foundation to settle in! So stressful, that's true! And it's never to early for wine!!!!!
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Fingers crossed! I'm sure you're gagging to get going!!!!
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I think you're onto something there Jacqui (I assume?) - they appear to be asking for meds and then granting soon after (like Ashabree, or something similar to that name without me scrolling to look). Most are coming in between the 4-5 month mark I think, and so I would think you're not much longer waiting. We did this all round the wrong way as we managed to secure a buyer last October for our house and didn't want to lose them so just sold it, and currently in rented, and trying to offload belongings (aka crap we've built up over the years) in an attempt to cut down on shipping requirements!!!!
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Jon - I vote you're next!
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It was just this week, we only put our application in last Friday, which is why I thought there must be some kind of Triage as I wasn't expecting contact until April/May judging by other posts, although SimplyRhi's quick grant makes me think they are working through some fairly quickly. They have given us 8 weeks though, so they are clearly not expecting to 'process' our application until mid April at the earliest. I don't know how they work. I'm expecting if we are going to be 'processed' April/May, that it will still be around the 4-5 month from start to finish, which is not unlike some of the others on here.
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3 February 2017!!!
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Well done! That's really good news for you! Whoop Whoop!
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Case Officers do work on other types of Visa. I'm completely new to the application process (although been following this site off n on for a few years) but recently I've been led to believe that there must be a kind of Triage, as I only applied recently and was asked to submit my medical and police checks within 8 weeks, and my medical referral letter was marked 100 (which the panel doctor with whom I've booked my medical said that means they're putting me through as a 100 rather than a 309). When I rang and spoke with European Call Centre to query about panel doctors (we live in Northern Ireland and there are none here, so I'd have to travel to GB, or would they accept an Irish panel doctor from Dublin which is obviously outside UK jurisdiction), the Call Centre asked when we were definitely travelling to Australia (as we are planning a reccie and I had put this in my application documents), I said hopefully late May/early June 2017, and she asked me to ensure that I let them know as that would be around the time that my partner visa was due to be granted (if it wasn't granted before that), and I would need to be out of the country for granting, but she said if I was in Oz, I could just fly to New Zealand for a few days so they could grant the visa, and that this was quite common, people going across on tourist visas to sit it out. She also told me not to expect contact from the office until visa grant and not to worry, as that was quite normal due to caseworkers' extensive workloads. So, like everyone else, it's a waiting game!!! Our application is straight forward in terms of together 14 years, defacto for 12.5 of that, and married for 11 years, with one daughter who's an aussie citizen, Australian marriage certificate, Australian bank account held jointly for 4+ years and 12+ years of joint financial evidence.
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I would add that nothing is ever as easy as it seems!!!
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This is a general reply with some thoughts - nothing is directed at all at the original poster, who makes valid points in her post which are all relative to her own personal story and circumstances on which nobody can comment. Generally, I think there is always more to consider with 'mixed marriages' especially when one of you leaves your home country to move elsewhere. I think it's up to you as an individual to weigh up all the pros and cons of moving your children, that is your responsibility. Watching programmes like Wanted Down Under does not give you a realistic view of what life is really like in Australia, and there are so many variables within emigration, like whether you do emigrate with working rights and/or whether you have the right personality to deal with whatever life throws at you and to remain positive. Also everyone's circumstances are different and there is no one size fits all emigration story. I also think the HC is a fantastic piece of legislation, and places the child at the centre of the process which is undeniably the most important thing. I understand about the whole potential for the parent who remains abroad to abduct the child, but taking a child back to the UK from a life that has been established abroad is pretty much the same thing. Australian Law is actually quite clear on this, and if the child is established and settled within Australia, then the UK parent does not have an automatic right to simply up sticks and take the child back to the UK. Children are not chattels and for this reason, emigration needs to be carefully considered. We are all adults, and we need to all take responsibility for our decisions, that ultimately affect our children. This would be the same if we moved from London to Edinburgh, let alone to the other side of the world. I think open and honest dialogue with your partner is also crucial in these circumstances. Timings are also crucial - you cannot move to a new country and expect everything to be hunky dory in a few months. I know people who have gone to Australia and given themselves two years to settle, and then making a decision whether to remain at that point. Many I know have said anything less than two years is simply not enough to give a new life a chance. Starting from scratch somewhere will always be difficult and I think any emigrant partners need to be aware of these challenges and be up for them. Any emigration is a risk but it's how you prepare yourself for those risks and attempt to take actions to mitigate the risks which ultimately will dictate how successful (or otherwise) your emigration will be.
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That's what I thought!
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Well that's just confusing, as the lady at Australia house in London told me this morning (when I rang to query something else) that if I apply before 30 June, it will be £3390 and if I apply after 1st July, it will be £3855!! Maybe she got it wrong then?!
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Just in case you hadn't heard, I checked with Australia House today and Visa fee going up to £3855 from Friday 1st July.
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Some may already know and I may have missed an existing thread, but visa cost for 309/100 spouse visa when applying from London is going up from £3390 to £3855 from Friday 1st July 2016 - this has been confirmed to me today by Australia House. So an increase of £465 this year. Could have been worse I expect!!
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UK State Pension & Employer Pension Schemes in UK - moving down under?
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