Katrina123450

This happened to me too! Ministerial intervention is absolutely not the right thing to do! I lodged a formal complaint and within 48 hours they rectified it all and apologised! They told me that there was a 'glitch' in the system! Lodge a complaint and attach all your visa confirmations, that's what i did!

its been a month now since i submitted for evidence... how long until I can ask for an update you think?

Its been a month now since I sent off more evidence... how long until I can ask for an update?

Yea you are damn right, thanks for responding to me though! I am hopeful that 'processing stage' is a good thing now

Well thats a good thing in itself! I hate the not knowing part of it! any ideas how long?

I got an email from my CO to advise my application is the processing stage - any ideas if thats good or bad?

ah i thought people meant that you progress in to the next stage of your 820 process. As in it gets to a higher person or something... man i must be reading into things too much

A few people have mention now progressing to the next stage? Does anyone what stages there are etc? I think im going to go insane if i get past this stage and end up back in a waiting pile for months on end

well thats it folks - second batch of evidence just submitted, and now we wait again!

I see your point now, ah we'll I guess I'm guinea pig!

Yea, perhaps I'm in a maybe pile, like you say I too think I woulda been declined by now if it was a clear cut no! I will get researching thanks

Living together is regarded as a common element in most on-going relationships. It is recognised that, for various reasons, couples may sometimes have to live apart. Provided the separation is temporary and the couple had, at some point since commencement of the relationship lived together, their relationship might still satisfy the requirements of a de facto relationship. For this reason, the one year relationship criterion does not require the couple to have physically lived together for the entire 12 months, but rather to have been in a de facto relationship for that period. Partners who are currently not living together may be required to provide additional evidence that they are not living separately and apart on a permanent basis in order to satisfy the requirements of a de facto relationship. any tips you have for evidence will be wildly appreciated!

You dont have to be living together for 12 months to be in a De facto relationship, we looked and looked and looked until the cows came home before applying. We have submitted reasons as to why we werent, i guess its just a case of hoping its good enough! its so hard to research what happens if it is declined though, I think i may go see a migration expert if it does!

They were really vague, I asked for clarification as well and basically got a link to the evidence booklet! I have provided them with joint bank accounts, rental agreements, joint bills, stat decs photos, everything really lol! yea thats whats scaring me, do you know what options are avialable shoudl they decline it? Panick is setting in!