Jemvin

That’s for the info!!! Did your partner need a copy of birth certificate I’m worries  as mine doesn’t have one!  Did you apply online? 

Sorry I can’t help but could you please tell me how long the application took? Was it an easy process?? And do you have a time frame in which you have to enter the uk?? Would really appreciate it thanks! 

Hi how longs the processing times to apply for a spouse visa for the uk? We are wanting to come back as soon as possible and I am waiting for my citizenship ceremony in Aus which should be early next year. When should we apply for the visa?( eligible in savings)  Can we do this soon or should we wait? What’s the time frame once you get the visa that you need to enter the uk? 

Thanks 

Great thanks!! 

Question again regarding test interview it asks to bring 3 photo id's is his correct? I only have 2. 

For proof of arrival in Australia is an old passport allowed? 

Do you need documents for children or only if they are applicants? 

Do do I need to print and take out my original online application or only the signed declaration? Thanks 

How easy is the test? Do they cover everything in the booklet?? How many questions are there? Is it multiple choice??  How many do you have to get right in order to pass?? 

Question, if I have my test day next month and I am possibly wanting to travel overseas the following month will it all depend if I'm approved or not?? It I don't get approved on the day am I allowed to request to travel in the time I am waiting for a ceromony?? 

Application date online 1st November 17 Sydney.

acknowledgement email- 1st November 17

test day received today 28th May 18 ( test will be June 21st ) 

On 03/04/2018 at 16:29, whtzau said:

Hi coolmotu,

 

I lodged online application in the 2nd week of last November and I am currently living in Chatswood let's keep updated each other.

 Applied November 1st, online, Liverpool council, allocated parramatta office. Status still on recieved 

Do it! But don't fall in love!! I'm a brit living in aus and I find it so hard being away from family especially now I have a child of my own. I love Australia I love the sunshine, the lifestyle.... but it's so far the travel is so long and expensive after years of visits. I say London is great and a great experience if you were to move there. But if you love your family.... don't fall in love with English man!!! Hah good luck! 

You apply online then print the final form to sign and post. but you will need yours and your baby's birth certificate along with parents marriage certificate. I sent my application to my mum in the U.K. Who then sent it on with the document needed to the passport office. Revived all back with new passport 2 weeks later ( in 2016) 

Can I ask why people are asked nationality,  has someone noticed a pattern in favouring certain nationalities for faster processing times??? 

What is the deal with comments regarding cancelling overseas trips ? I applied this month and have a trip booked in may which I stated the dates on application. Is there any reason I should worry about this? 

Curious ....How is the test conducted ? On a computer ? Paper? 

Thanks for the info. My partner will need a visa. We are eligible with what savings we have. I thought we shouldn't apply yet as I was under the impression he then had a small time frame to enter the uk? So I thought I need to get my citizenship done first ? 

as for baby stuff goes I am only just starting to feel like maybe I could have another but I am still scared. I seeked some treatment to conceive but it was not ivf. So hopefully we wouldn't have to go down theta road... though you never know hey .... Also unfortunately ended up having a emergency csection so a home birth is out of the question for me. I do know what you mean about how I could still suffer in the uk. I just felt like as soon as I had my parents come and stay I felt like I was better. My mum has said she would come if I have another i am just naturally a idecisive and a real worrier about everything. I wanted to experience having a baby with my family and friends around but I have to think that maybe an ideal world isn't always that. 

1 hour ago, snifter said:

Does your partner need a spouse visa for the UK? Or does he hold UK citizenship already? If not, that is probably going to be the stumbling block and until you know you can secure the visa then I'd not be trying for another baby, not if you want to be back in the UK to have it. The other issue though is you are waiting on your Aus citizenship it seems and could be in for a long wait. Its not ideal whichever way you look at it really. 

I don't know what your fertility issues are but the NHS is pretty decent in most areas. However, where you live, it may vary in terms of what is available to you for your issues. In some areas, IVF is capped for example and after that you have to pay. Or if past a certain age its not offered, or if you already have a child or something like that. Giving birth on the NHS is a bit of a lottery. There are midwife shortages although some areas have better coverage than others. Some have good experiences, others not. There are consultant led units, midwife led units and home birth options. I didn't want to give birth in a hospital so opted for a home birth and had amazing midwife care. I lived in an area that had a very high rate of home births and had a midwife team in the community. 

TBH I tend to hold with if you really want another baby, you want one and you tend to go all out to make it happen if its in your power to. In your ideal world you'd be back in the UK but often that ideal world doesn't exist. So you have to just go with what you have and make the best of it. PND and anxiety are crippling and hard work. If you have some kind of support here and access to decent medical help etc then you could just go with it. You could suffer it back in the UK also and even with family to help and be around it would still probably be a really crappy time and hard going. There is no way of knowing or predicting. It will be what it will be. 

 

 

 

13 hours ago, Pixie77 said:

I'd start trying now if you've had issues, get citizenship and see where you're up to. We moved back in July with our 3&1 year old- family support has made a big difference! Goodluck x

Thanks. If you could Have would you have rather given birth in the uk? or did you find that knowing you were going to move back when bub was little that it made it easier mentally even though you were in aus ? 

Is there any way to fast track an application? Like when you need a passport and pay more ? 

11 hours ago, Pixie77 said:

I'd start trying now if you've had issues, get citizenship and see where you're up to. We moved back in July with our 3&1 year old- family support has made a big difference! Goodluck x

Thanks. If you could Have would you have rather given birth in the uk? or did you find that knowing you were going to move back when bub was little that it made it easier mentally even though you were in aus ? 

Thanks , waiting for my citizenship first , which could take up to 14 months 

Has anyone recently applied for citizenship ? 

wondering what the resent time frame has been like? 

My partner has worked for building company's in a show home as a sales man for 20 years. Commission based and earns between $100-$200k per great .  ( It's not the same as real estate.)   The uk's way of building : selling new homes etc seems very different over there and I doubt he could get a job doing what he does in aus. What would his options be ? Are the sales jobs in the uk that earn good money ? 

I am after some advice as to what to do. I live in Australia with my partner and 2 year old. We have a good job , house and life here but I miss my family dearly and I suffered extreme post natal anxiety and depression when my son was born. I have always said that if we was to have another child we would move back for the support that I would need. I don't know how to go about this. We will be eligible for a visa under savings. But do we try to have a baby here and then look at moving to the U.K. Or do we move and then try ( previous fertility issues ) It's so overwhelming. Any tips or experiences from anyone I would love to hear ... thanks 

Thank you !!

Hope me you are enjoying the uk!

Where did you have to pick it up from ?

For those that made the move back, do you need to get a uk licence ? Is it a simple transfer ? Or do you use Aus license ? Is getting insurance etc more costly ?

Hi all I was wondering once you had your spouse visas approved was there a time frame in which you had to enter the uk?? Did you nominate a date ? thanks