carahunter4
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Hi @Ozzie yes we did write and supply a statement each which we attached. It did seem odd that we then had to fill in a load of similar details though. To be honest I only wrote a short bit on the form and then wrote 'see statements'!! I hope all our info is ok but I'm sure if not they'll let us know.
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Hi all, Welcome @Ozzie and @benemar @ashabree, I thought the system was complicated to understand once I started to upload everything too. I've just decided that if they need anything else they'll ask and I've got plenty of back-up info I can provide. I am also focussing on Christmas now, I do love it :smile: I've been keeping an eye on other threads and it does seem like there is some kind of delay at the moment. Up until July time people were getting CO's or requesting medicals/police checks after a couple of months but it seems to have suddenly halted. Don't know if they are focussing on other visa's for a while or something and then perhaps they'll catch the partners back up - who knows! It's frustrating having people about a month ahead of me that still haven't heard but at least I know there's no chance of getting mine until after so not anticipating any contact any day soon! At least into the new year now. I'm just hoping to have my medicals and police checks requested before we want to put the house on the market in spring time because at least we know it's just a formality after that. @koalakate how are you doing?
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Thanks for the update. Congratulations and good luck with the move.
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@koalakate my husband has a skilled visa subclass 190 which is a permanent residence visa, we validated it on our honeymoon October 2015 (just within the one year timeframe). We really need to move before October 2017 to fulfil his 2 year resident return visa requirements (to carry on going in and out of the country freely after the initial 5 years of grant). However, we'd actually love to move out sooner if possible, any time from May. I've had a look on the high risk thread and they are saying that even with interviews they are getting their visa's through in about 8-9 months. So I think even if there's a bit of a backlog at the moment they should still come in quicker than that. A migration agent advised on another thread that 309's are being granted in about 6 months. Most people seem to get their visa's roughly about 2 months after they upload medicals & police checks so I think you're still on track at the moment. If they are concerned about anything or need more info then they will contact you so no news is good news. I'm sure you will be fine but if something needs dealing with then it will just take slightly longer to sort. Have you been checking your immi online account to see if there's any sign your account has been accessed? I'm curious as to whether it shows up if a case officer starts looking into our files.
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Hi, I had loads of social evidence prepared but I called Australia House for advice and they said not to send all that as we had enough evidence to prove we are a couple. I sent: Marriage certificate, joint mortgage statement, Joint account statement, statements from two friends describing how long they had known us (a friend each) and how they had watched our relationship blossom and they both came to our wedding and socialise with us etc), a statement each describing how we met, how our relationship developed, what our future plans are. We described some other bits like responsibilities in the home on the main form when applying. We added two photo's, one of us with all our family at our wedding and one with a group of friends. We sent the usual stuff, birth certificates, passports and passport photo's. I also had to include my decree nisi from my divorce. We met 3 years ago but I put down the 'official' date of being together as Dec 14 as that's when we moved in together. We got married September 2015. We are both born and bred British but my husband was just completing his visa when we got together so it was too late to think about adding me on then so that's why we have to do it this way. I really hope our application is OK. I also had to explain that I had a visa with my previous husband but it expired a couple of years ago because I broke it off with him and so didn't move over there. I didn't have my old passport or visa number but I'm hoping they will be able to find the info ok if needed. I'm a bit worried about this but others have suggested this could actually go in my favour if I've been accepted before. We couldn't find the number of my husbands visa either but Australia House advised that they would be able to look that up electronically without a problem. I'm just going to be glad when they ask me to submit my medicals and police checks so I know it's just a formality after that. But I've accepted that I'm unlikely to hear before Christmas. I'm sure you and @koalakate will hear soon ps we also added a copy of passports of the friends that gave statements as suggested by Australia House. They also advised us not to certify anything as we scanned in original copies of everything.
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@Alycat would you mind telling us what your circumstances are eg married, kids, how long you've been together etc Thanks
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That's fantastic news! How exciting, I'm really pleased for you :smile:
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Hi Oliver, Before I submitted my application I called Australia House in the UK and they were very helpful. I was advised if submitting the statements from the UK that Uk friends can write the statements and they do not need to be on Official stat decs. We just had them written like a formal letter and signed. We were also advised to provide copies of the passports of the people who wrote the statements. I was also advised that if sending in scanned original copies that they did not need to be certified. I haven't heard anything back yet but this is what the Australia High Commission in the UK advised me. They are very helpful, I would definitely give them a call - I called them a couple of times. There is thread on here where we are keeping an eye on the current timelines people are getting. It seems most people are getting them through about 6-8 months although some have got them approved in 5 months. I think it does seem to depend on how straight forward the case is eg Married for 10 years to an Australian citizen would probably go through quicker. There is another thread which also seems to be high risk people and they seem to be taking around a year or so as they get called in for interview. I am no expert in any way but this is the info I have picked up. Like Snifter said, prepare for the longer just in case. I hope that helps, if you decide to submit come and join us on http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/58449-summary-spouse-visa-processing-times-offshore-uk-please-add-your-stats.html. If you read back quite a few pages you can get some info. Cara
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Thanks for your reply Mark, So you front loaded your medical and police check then? I did think about doing that but I thought that wasn't advisable? I don't want to mess anything up. Also, if I wait for the CO to ask for them at least it gives me an idea of where my application is at!
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Thanks for the advice snifter it's much appreciated. That's fine by me because at least we would know the case is being worked on and I'm assuming if it gets to that point and they don't ask for anything else then they are happy with the rest of the paperwork. If they start working on our case though, wouldn't it show up on our online Immi account? - I log on and check it every now and again to see if our paperwork has been accessed and the dates changed.
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Thanks for the advice. Surely we will need to hear from a CO before visa grant time if we haven't done the medicals & police check though? I'm not too worried about the waiting times at the moment because we don't want to put our house on the market until spring time anyway. However, it's just the peace of mind to know I will be granted the visa! I would say I'm somewhere in between straight forward and complicated!
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Thanks for posting @ashabree, yours does definitely sound straight forward so I'm sure yours will get dealt with quickly once you have a CO. At least you know you're not alone now @koalakate - good luck to both of you, I hope you hear very soon. I was really hoping to hear back before Christmas but I think that's looking unlikely now as I'm only 7 weeks in. We're lucky we got in when we did though as I would imagine the waiting will get worse after the US election. Apparently both the Canadian and Australian migration sites crashed!! If either of you chase up again perhaps ask roughly how long it is taking to get allocated a case officer to manage your expectations? They might tell you. Lets all stay in touch :hug:
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Oh @koalakate - when I saw your message pop up I was so hoping to hear good news! :frown: Have you tried chasing them up again? Is there anyone else out there that is waiting for a CO or has recently been assigned one so we can get an idea of timescales please?
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@snifter thank you for the info that's really helpful :smile: So it seems that once the medicals and police checks are submitted it's just a formality and a case of waiting. @koalakate - hopefully if they filled the quota in October and stopped processing then you will get your CO early November, this week! Fingers crossed we get in Novembers quota too! @Jordan01 that's fab news, congratulations!
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I can see why you got granted quickly as yours was a pretty straight forward case. Congratulations again and good luck in your new life :-)
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That's wonderful news!! :-) I'm so pleased for you. :smile: So it is possible to get a visa in about 5 months, I guess it depends on each individual case and how busy they are at the time. May I ask what your situation is?
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Great, thank you. I was pretty sure that was the one but there were others advertised - I think they are companies offering to do it for you like the migration agents.
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Hi all, I thought I'd get prepared while I'm waiting so I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to get my police check please? There seems to be more than one way and I want to go through the official route which I'm sure is the quickest & cheapest.............. Thanks
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I'm glad you've been reassured, I'm sure you'll hear soon.
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Thanks for the info, well most people on here that are low risk seem to be getting their visa's 6-8 months so fingers crossed it's not longer than that. I've seen a high risk thread where they are having interviews and they seem to be taking around 12 months. It does say that low risk is higher priority and it doesn't differentiate them on the UK website so perhaps that's why a lot are coming through quicker. The most frustrating thing is not being able to plan when we can go! Well I'm at the beginning of the journey, only a month in so I need to just keep busy and not get too carried away with it all! Not easy though as we're so excited about going! It's great to have the support on here and I'm looking forward to hearing peoples updates. Good luck everyone!
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It could just be taking them a little longer to process your application if it's a bit complicated, try not to worry (easier said than done I know) - it wouldn't hurt to call them though. I really hope you hear some good news this week. Where and when are you moving to Aus?
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We want to move to Brisbane but not sure where yet until we start looking for work but it's a bit son for that as only lodged my visa 1 month ago and we'll have to sell the house. We're just slowly starting to do a bit of organising to be prepared as possible when the time comes. The dog has had her rabies jab (can't travel for at least 7 months after) and we're getting shipping quotes. So exciting but I'm trying chill about it all at least until I hear from our case officer. We absolutely loved Queensland when we went out last year but only had a week there as went to Melbourne & Sydney too.
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Low risk partner visa's are priority 1 out of 4 categories. http://www.border.gov.au/about/access-accountability/service-standards/family-visa-processing-times
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Fingers crossed it shouldn't be too long for you now, it's great that you've got family to stay with to get you started. We didn't have tome to go to the sunshine coast when we went there last year but we've heard it's amazing. We just can't wait to explore the whole area more :-)
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