alison

thanks Alan

Hi does anyone know if it is possible to contact the Australian immigration to get an extension on a bvb visa.Ive been in the UK for 5 months trying to sort out my 84 year old father who has dementia and mine runs out on 2nd November.My husband was here with me for 3 months and flew back to Melbourne on 9th September and i was meant to go shortly after,however 3 weeks ago my dad fell and broke his hip,they have since discovered a tumour in his hip and following a biopsy it may now take another 3 weeks to get the result.He is unable to go home and i am now trying to empty his house on my own and sell it as well as desperately trying to find out what will happen to him after surgery.I have 3 weeks left on my bridging visa and time is running out,is my only option to fly back to Melbourne and apply for another bridging visa to fly straight back or would they extend on compassionate grounds?.Im dads only family and there is literaly no one else to help,i am on the verge of a nervous breakdown over this as is my husband.

thanks i hope so!

Me and my Australian husband are currently in the UK sorting out my 84 year old father who has dementia and is frail,we put in for my partner visa online in April this year and i applied and was granted a 6 month bridging visa b to return home to deal with my dad.I have to be back in Australia by November 2nd but i am really anxious as the onshore is now 12-18 months,does anyone know if its possible to obtain another bridging visa b incase my dad gets worse or dies in the meantime?,i also have my horse back in the UK which i intend to bring to Australia but darent until our visa is processed.I feel like im in limbo!!

LOL no thanks i struggle as it is!!:eek:

I think as long as you produce your marriage cert it should all be straight forward,ive just got my medicare card,drivers license in maiden name but they said just bring along our marriage cert and they will send out new cards in my married name,also bank just wants proof.It seems silly getting married and then keeping your maiden name,if i wasnt going away next week i would change the passport now but i just dont want the worry if anything wrong,i"ll do it all in one hit when i get back.

Thanks for your help guys,I"ll do it from here when i get back i think its probably safer!!....its stressful enough without any hiccups! : ))))

Im going over on a 6 months bridging visa B valid till November,its a lot cheaper to do the passport at home rather than here.just dont want to complicate things but i dont think they will have even looked at the application before i get back!!

Hi,yes thats what i thought too,everything else is fairly straight forward,i guess i need to fill in form 929 change of passport as soon as i get new uk passport,just worried incase they don let me back in!!!

Hi,I applied for my partner visa in April a month after I got married and everything is in my maiden name,however I really want to start using my married name.We are travelling to the UK for 3 months next week to sort my things out at home and i would like to get a new passport in my husbands name but im worried it will complicate everything,has anyone got any advise?,would it be better to apply for one from here when we get back?,thanks!

Thanks for replying,i will go in on Tuesday and see what they say i read somewhere else that they no longer did them online,its so bloody confusing!!

Hi could anyone give some advise about obtaining a BVB,I have been granted a BVA while my partner visa is processing and that kicks in on the 10th May,i really need to return to the UK soon as i need to help my elderly father sell his house along with organising renting mine out,i got married last month and my husband is joining me so he can meet my family and we can have our honeymoon in Italy too.I understand it is usual to be granted 3 months but can you ask for 6 months as i think it might take a bit longer to sort everything out,also can you apply in person in Melbourne and how long does it take to be granted,i havent booked a flight home ye as im not sure what to do first!!,many thanks!

Thank you very much,have managed to submit mine,doing hubbys and booked health check...getting there slowly,you need a degree to get through it all!!

ok great thanks,can i also ask if our sponser form sp40 can be done on my immiaccount or do we have to open another account,ive been told both!!.sorry for being a pest!

Hi im just about to finally submit my online partner visa application but when and how do you pay,does payment come up after you have submitted it!!,thanks!!

Thats great thanks,i"ll take them all with us!:smile:

Hi we are getting married this Friday and will be taking our witnesses(4) who are all also providing form 888 statements with us,we are getting the celebrant to sign them for us,i have scanned everyone"s passports in colour but im not sure if we have to take their passports as well to be certified,can anyone give me advise.thanks!

thanks:smile:

hi im on an eta which is valid until 1st july however my 90 days expire on 10th may,we are getting married next week and applying for a partner visa straight away,im going to use go matildas to help us,many thanks for replying

Hi i want to transfer money from my halifax account in the UK to my newly set up Australian bank account is this possible as paypal want to charge £68 and if i withdraw from an atm it will be even more.thanks

Hi can anyone tell me if it is better to create an immi account to get the hap id health check done before submitting the visa application,also ive just seen the onshore partner visa time frame is 12 months plus,i have to to back to the UK this summer as i have to sort out my horse can you ask for a bridging visa b or do i have to stay here till the application is processed?,its so confusing!!! thanks for any advise

:smile: ok!!

hi thanks for your reply.i am going to use an agent to help us,ive read on here that Go Matilda is good... all the forms are so complicated i dont dare try to do them myself!!

Hi,im currently in Australia on an eta visa my Australia partner and i are getting married next month and are applying for a partner visa,we have been an item for nearly a year and i spent 3 months with him in october before returning home then coming back here 2 weeks ago,we knew each other 20 years ago.When i got the forms through yesterday my heart sank when i saw they asked about any overstays,23 years ago in 1993 i stupidly overstayed a whv by 18 months,its so long ago i cant remember exactly the dates but i went to immigration was granted a bridging visa for around 2 months and went home,i was excluded for year and was allowed straight back after,i returned to see friends then went home and never returned until last october.at the time i was in a relationship and didnt want t leave my boyfriend,a stupid thing to do but i was young and once i had overstayed i buried my head in the sand and hoped it would go away.I never dreamt 20 years down the line i would fall in love with an Aussie and that the overstay would have serious reprocussions.Can anyone give me some advise as to whether this will mean i fail the character test when we apply for our visa im worried sick,thanks