Mrsguvs
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Thanks very much! Thank god I found this forum, I don't know how I would have got through all the waiting without it! Hope it's not so long for you guys
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finally got the best news of my life got granted the 100 today!!! 9 months and 4 weeks. Cannot wait to see my husband, planning on the big move mid November, just got to give my notice at work eeeeekkkkk feels real now!
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that's awesome! So exciting to be there just in time for Christmas! I shouldn't be too far behind you hopefully
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congratulations! I think we all need a medal for our patience during this process! Did they give any further indication of what these 'it issues' were?!
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Hi, I am the uk applicant and was requested by my co to do both a uk and Aus police check as I had lived there in the past 10 years. If your co hasn't specifically asked for it, I don't see the point in paying for the extra Aus one just in case.
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hi, welcome to the forum! You just click on 'settings' and then 'edit signature'
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finally! Ah brilliant news for you! Do you think it helped emailing your CO to give them a nudge?
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we applied on 28/11/14 and still waiting too. It gets worse the closer it gets, especially when you see that some visas were processed at 8 months 2 weeks!
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apparently your co will email you to say you will get your grant and if you are in Aus you have to leave the country for 3 working days and then come back in to activate it. On here alot of people seem to go to Bali and New Zealand
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This list is awesome, quite exciting when you move up the ladder a bit more!
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Have you been to Australia before? You may want to try a working holiday visa, think it's 18-30 but someone correct me if I'm wrong on the age bracket
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Hi I would recommend a backpackers to start with, usually no need to book but if you can do it before hand even better. Most backpackers also offer reduced rates for staying a week at a time. In the city I stayed at Kings street backpackers, which is really near the train station and I also stayed at coffee palace in St kilda- must have liked that one as I stayed for a month and a half! Both were really good value and great way to meet other backpackers
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Hi, I think you may find it hard to collect all the documents required for the partner visa if you haven't got evidence of living together 12 months prior to lodging your application. I was in a similar situation to you in 2011 and I applied for the partner visa but it got rejected after waiting a year processing time because I couldn't provide the evidence required. If you do plan to get married the pmv is your best bet and whilst your waiting you could go to Aus on a visitor visa, although you wouldn't be able to work. It's a lot of money to lose if your not 100% confident you meet the criteria
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Hi, I think you may find it hard to collect all the documents required for the partner visa if you haven't got evidence of living together 12 months prior to lodging your application. I was in a similar situation to you in 2011 and I applied for the partner visa but it got rejected after waiting a year processing time because I couldn't provide the evidence required. If you do plan to get married the pmv is your best bet and whilst your waiting you could go to Aus on a visitor visa, although you wouldn't be able to work. It's a lot of money to lose if your not 100% confident you meet the criteria
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Hi, has anyone else received their visa approval? ( maybe from the London office)? I'm almost at the 8 month waiting mark and I'm already getting really impatient and checking this forum more times than I care to admit! I heard on here that immi may have granted a batch of visas following the 1st July so I was hoping to read some good news on here! If you have got your visas please share on here and give the rest of us some hope....waiting is seriously a killer!!! Helps a bit to see others in similar situation
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Yessss made the list! Thanks Pookie72 that's really helpful!
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Agree with bungo below, you won't need to take a skills assessment if you already have a working holiday visa sorted. If you are looking to stay and work after your whv I would suggest the best thing to do is aim to gain sponsorship from an employer before you leave Aus. It all gets very complicated once you leave and try and get back again!
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Hiya, when we met each other in Aus I was on a working holiday visa and moved into my now husbands house. The problem was that I didn't have my name put onto the bills and they were all in his name even though I gave money towards them. However I had no evidence to provide of this. We also had a joint account in Aus but it had only been set up for 6 months when we applied for the first visa and our CO deemed there was not enough activity in the account itself- to show bills being paid, money transferred etc. to be fair to our CO we were given the opportunity to provide further evidence before the final decision was made but I just didn't have any. If I could have gone back in time and ensured both our names were on the bills I woul have! As I was on a whv at the time and it was his house I didn't seem it necessary to have my name added as I wasn't aware of the visa requirements at that time.
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The application was both 309 temporary and 100 permenant together in one form so I assume it rests with the decision of the case officer if he/she thinks we qualify for a permanent visa as we have been in a relationship for 5.5 years - the application form States at least 3 years. This is actually the second visa we have applied for as in 2011 we were rejected for a de facto visa based on the fact we couldn't provide enough financial evidence. We lost our application fee and was a very difficult time in our relationship - when you have planned your life together and something stops you in your tracks where you can't live your life in the same country with the one you love is devastating. However 4 years we are stronger than ever and now married so we are hopeful this time will be a new chapter I can't stress enough to others starting the process how important IT is to check you meet the criteria for the visa before you pay the charge - we learnt the hard way!
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This thread has been so useful in my initial application stages so this is my first post after a few months of reading through. I applied for an offshore partner (spouse) visa on 28.11.14 (CF) with medical check and police checks requested for June 15. Confirmation letter stated there is at least a 10-14 month wait but in have seen 9 months from either posts so I'm hopeful it will come through so my husband and I can start our married life a fresh before christmas this year. We have been together for 5.5 years and married for 7months. Almost 5 months processing so far so just the long wait ahead now.........