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hi thewriter did visit Australia while waiting for the fiancé visa to be processed? Thanks

Hi - has anyone on here applied for the fiancé visa outside of Australia and then visited Australia on a tourist visa? If so, which tourist visa did you apply for? Thanks!

Hi, I'm not sure how to start a thread, but do you or anyone on here know whether I get a 600 or 651 visa if I want to visit my fiancé and stay on while I wait for my fiancé visa to be processed.... Both seem to be the same but there must be a difference?! Many thanks!

Hello, they contact you to say they've received it and who your CO is, I got a letter with processing times and asking for a letter from the celebrant. (I had just put a NOIM in there which isn't sufficient apparently!) I had my police check and medical already in there, but like Chloe says, medicals are only valid for a year so I'd wait until they request them from you. Good luck! Hopefully you will hear something soon!

Oh lovely. Yeah I met someone who's marriage visa only took two weeks! so that would be fab! Congrats I'm just starting to plan mine now.

Thanks! Yeah I have gotten most of my information from the lovely lot on here. Migration experts all have conflicting advice! Moving back to perth, you? I can't wait. So nice being home with my family And all but I miss the heat ! (And my fiancé! ) once approved we have working rights on the fiancé visa don't we? I'll need a job to pay for my wedding!! (Having an oz and uk one!) when's your wedding?

Thanks Chloe! That's a weight off my mind! It's v worrying not hearing anything but I guess no news is good news and all that! Yeah the time goes quite quickly I guess, it's been about 4 months since I've applied so not quite half way through yet! Waaaah!! thanks again, keep me updated! Best of luck

Hi Chloe, im not sure how to send you a msg or start a thread, I'm new on here and I seem to be in the same boat as you, my fiancé is australian and I lived there for 3 years (I met him on my second week there) and was told that the fiancé visa was our only option, (we didn't live together) so we geared up for 5 months apart, (Aus.gov web site stated 5 months) only to be told when I applied back in uk that it's 8-9 months!! This takes me up until march next year. I was wondering if you knew if 1. I can go back early on a tourist visa 2. Who your CO is (mine is KP) and 3. If you need to buy a return ticket. (I'm hoping to go back in jan and wait for fiancé visa to come through hopefully mid feb/early march. I haven't used a migration expert (!) so I'm a bit in the dark with things. My heart drops every time I hear anything about visas because I am so nervous that something will go wrong! I haven't heard anything back from my CO since he contacted me in June when I applied! Is this normal? Sorry for going on! thanks