Ben P

@Chris 2020 oz @bicek well done, pleased for you both. Another hurdle over for you all. Excellent news 

@Chris 2020 oz I got an email today with some September dates, three to be precise (1 Hobart and 2 Darwin).

Was around 10am UK time. I never booked any as I’m travelling later in the year. 

Thanks @BeauVinyl , it’s no use worrying but it can’t be helped I guess! I had flights cancelled in June 2020 and July 2021 so I hope it’s 3rd time lucky for us. I’m hoping our late December flight means Australia’s road to vaccination and subsequent border openings will be well and truly in the latter stages by then!

@Craig Colas I feel your worry! There are obviously people flying but it’s the horror stories of the bumps and cancellations that stick in your mind. I think the DEFRA flights might be the best solution sometimes but they again can’t be easy to book not to mention budget for as you’ve already paid for the commercial flights 

Congratulations @BeauVinyl bet your over the moon! I hear Singapore are the ones to go with! We are not with them unfortunately but I hope to arrive all the same! Thanks for the update @Jon the Hat

Oh sorry mate. Well good luck, fingers crossed and all that. Mind are not until December but already anxious. Looking at the DFAT possibilities to go before that now. 

@BeauVinyl @Jon the Hat did you both make it onto your scheduled flights?

10 hours ago, Marisawright said:

Worth nothing?

*noting 

Better?

It took about 80-90 days which was the guided processing time on the immi website. 
 

Also worth nothing I got a RRV that is valid for 1 year as I my travel facility was expiring in May this year. 
 

This also took a while to process. 

In the end I applied for a subclass 600 and I made it clear in the application my intention was to apply for a subclass 802 onshore. They subsequently granted my youngest a 12 month subclass600.

in reiterated the fact myself and wife and eldest son all hold PR’ visas. 
 

Hope this helps 

We received the visa grant (subclass600) today for my son, it only took 2 days to process. He already had exemption and I used this to form part of my evidence/attachments to bolster my application (screenshot of exemption email). 

Backstory: My son had previously received exemption last year in April I THEN applied for a visa of subclass600 which ran from August to August. However we didn’t travel as planned. We re-applied for a subclass600 to replace his current one to suit our updated travel plans. He was granted a 12 month visa which runs from March to March. 

It’s worth noting his parents (myself and wife) and his older brother all recently received RRV’s for 12 months (entry by March ‘22, offshore application which processed in 3 months).

Hope this helps someone 

Hi all.

Just to here to provide an update on my RRV process which may be of interest to some people.

P Resident in Australia 2016-2017 (12months give or take)

Travel Facility on current PR visa (189) Expires in May 2021

Applied for own RRV on 21st December 2020

Applied for wife and son (also PR holders) on 28th Feb as part of same ‘family stream’

12 month RRV’s granted 25th March for all of us.

My evidence for sufficient ties were:

- Job Offer for Jan 2020 which I couldn’t take up due to travel complications owing to COVID (Job offer was dated October 2020)

- Letter of support from previous Aussie employer stating my suitability for future roles in said industry 

- Proof of Australian bank accounts

I hope this is of help to someone 

On 06/07/2012 at 20:44, walker2012 said:

hi Neil, we are in the same situation so any info would be great,

thanks lee

How did your situation turn out?

On 16/06/2014 at 07:45, flomelb said:

Hello neilharrison_253!

We are exactly in the same situation as you were! Can you please tell me how did you solved your problem with tourist visa and child visa?

Can you shed some light on how your story turned out?

On 07/07/2019 at 21:15, basil said:

Hi Ben,

I sorted my daughter on a child visa in the UK before leaving. From memory they processed it very fast.

It was a bit time consuming, sorting a passport etc first but I don’t recall any big delay in the process, I think I did it all within 6 months.

Thanks Basil. Do you mean you applied for the 101 visa offshore and it got processed in 6 months?

Thanks 

On 20/08/2018 at 02:05, brock79 said:

Hi, I believe this is the email address we used, I can't say whether it's still valid or not though: familymigrationlondon@dfat.gov.au

Good to hear that you're moving over soon.  Our daughter is in Settlers Hills Primary which seems a good school.  We didn't like the look of Makybe Rise but that was only from the outside when driving past so I can't really say how the school is. Obviously with Mother Teresa and Tranby you need to pay for those schools, Tranby is next door to Settlers Hills Primary and seems to have better reviews than Mother Teresa, but that's only what I have read online.

The school sizes are certainly different over here, our daughters primary school in the UK had about 180 kids in it, the schools over here seem to have about 700-900 pupils!

Had it all been good for you since your return? We are in a similar boat: we lived in Aus for a year with PR visas along with our son and less than two years from arriving back in the UK we are weighing up a return!

On 16/02/2019 at 21:40, natandkev24 said:

We submitted 101 visa in November 2018, still waiting to be assigned case officer. I've rang the Canberra office for more info but the only thing they can say is the processing time can be up to 14 months

Hi. Very similar situation to you: myself, wife and eldest have PR’s and we are currently back in the UK after living in Australia for a year. We want to go back and need a visa for our youngest who was born here. How long did your 101 take in the end? 

Did you consider a visitor visa then applying for the 802 onshore? I know this is not the conventional route but I’m yet to find a thread where this way WASNT successful.

Any advice is welcomed 

Neil - I know this thread is years old but can you shed light on what the outcome was? My situation is me, wife and eldest son have PR’s (189) and we lived in Australia for 1 year before returning home. Since being home we have had a 2nd child and are trying to see if your route was successful in going for a visitor visa followed by an 802 on shore. I can’t fathom how any child could be in Australia to apply for an 802 OTHER than entering on a visitor visa like you said all them years ago. 

cheers

Hi all, I AM NOT HERE TO GLOAT/BRAG/MAKE ANYONE FEEL ANXIOUS, simply to shed some light and answer any questions about my process. My story so far is...

I applied on 31st March and the visa got granted today.

Even though it only took 7 weeks, I think its true that all cases are different and there it no predictability as to when things may or may not happen. As you all know the application is the easy bit, the effort that goes into collecting and preparing all evidence is the biggest ask. 7 weeks from submission to approval sounds good but it has been 2 years in the making collecting all the credentials.

Good luck to all those who trawl these threads looking for positive reinforcement or answers to those questions that pop into your head at 2am in the morning, I know as I have been using these forums for two years to guide and support me through the process. It will happen when it is time, unfortunately no matter how many times you refresh your emails or log into your immi account it is simply in someone else's hands. Have faith and be well.

Hi all,

I applied on 31st March so have just sneaked on this thread! Visa got granted today!

I'm delighted it only took 7 weeks, I think its true that all cases are different and there it no predictability as to when things may or may not happen. As you all know the application is the easy bit, the effort that goes into collecting and preparing all evidence is the biggest ask.

7 weeks from submission to approval but 2 years in the making. Had I front loaded meds, form 80 and PCC dare I say it would have taken 4 weeks! I cant grumble, I feel blessed. Good luck to all those who trawl these threads looking for positive reinforcement or answers to those questions that pop into your head a 2am in the morning, I know as I have been using these forums for two years to guide and support me through the process.

Thanks

Wow! Congratulations, very encouraging, I'm waiting by the refresh button from here on out.... All good things and all that! Great news, have fun, enjoy it.

Ah yes, it's going to be a pain living in the sunshine state, I'm sure he'll thank me one day.... Even if the grandparents don't!

Wow sounds like you have an exciting few months ahead!

Me, wife and baby will be going over in September, we have everything in place as it were... Apart from the visa ha ha

i have a job lined up in Queensland which starts in October, so anytime before then would be great, hopefully we will grab a couple of weeks on the sunny coast/gold coast before I start work.