mattm555

Sorry, you’re right she emailed or wrote them a letter saying the relationship has ended. I asked her not to rush into doing it as things might change and we get back together. But that’s not going to happen now that she’s done that.

Newjez and Tulip1 it’s the account I created under my name on the IMMI website. It’s a joint application so I don’t know if that makes any difference. When I left I left the iPad there and the password is saved. I’m guessing she only got the Visa application number as she told me she wrote a letter to the Immigration department.

Hi guys, I’ve only posted in here a couple of times. Me and my girlfriend had been together for 4.5 years. She’s Australian and I’m English. She moved to the UK in 2015. Things were great and we decided to apply for a Visa. The application process happened extremely quickly, we were granted the Visa after 6 weeks. This meant our plans to move were happening a lot sooner than we expected. We left the UK in April 2018. I didn’t really think to much about the move, I didn’t have any leaving party, didn’t see friends before I left. I only cried when I got to the airport and said goodbye to my parents. Things became real. But we were travelling around Asia for 7 weeks which took my mind off it. Towards the end of our holiday I started to get nervous. We arrived in Melbourne at the end of May. Winter was there which didn’t help my mood. We moved in with my partners Grandma which was fine but we both needed our own space. So we quickly started to look for an apartment. However, we were struggling to find something suitable which would fit our furniture which was being shipped. This caused lots of issues between us and we started to argue. We both found jobs within a few weeks. I felt like I was being rushed into getting a job and ended up taking something which I felt was a big step back in my career, but the money was good so I took it. We finally found an apartment in St Kilda, luckily this was a quiet part of the suburb but we quickly realised it wasn’t the safest area. We bought a brand new car and this got broken into 2 weeks later, then our mailbox was being opened every night by someone and letters stolen. Again all of these problems were causing issues in our relationship. I started to really dislike Melbourne. Fast forward to March this year and I was finally starting to feel settled. I realised that I was homesick for the past 10 months. However, this and all the other issues had caused the relationship to change. Anyway, we’re now at the end of March and we had a huge argument and decided to break up. My parents were visiting at the time of this, so we all moved into an AirBnB until my mum and Dad were leaving. I left the country and went to stay with a friend in Kuala Lumpur until things settled down. I was trying to make contact during this time but she wouldn’t talk to me. Then I got a notification that someone had logged into my IMMI account. I asked her what she was doing and she said she had cancelled my Visa. Ive now has confirmation that the Visa has been cancelled and I’ve got 28 days to respond. But reading the letter I can’t respond if there’s no kids involved (which there isn’t) and no violence. Do you guys know if there is anything else I can do? I’m back in the UK at the moment and all my belongings are in Melbourne, the car I bought (however it’s in her name). Sorry for rambling. Thanks

Hi JJ, We're going with Anglo Pacific - we're shipping all our furniture including sofa etc. So a bit different to you We had quotes from PSS, John Mason, Crown and Britannia. No real reason why we went for them, just that my girlfriend had a good feeling about them. I'll keep you updated how it goes (moving end of March).

Thanks guys, I'll look into getting independent insurance. I've contacted LP for a quote.

Hi everyone, Got my partner visa sorted so now we're looking at shipping our household items over to Melbourne from the UK. I've had 3 quotes from different companies all coming out around the same price. What's the best thing to do with insurance, go with the company's own policy or use a 3rd party? Any plus points or negatives for either? Thanks

Thanks everyone, all of your responses have been really helpful especially Snifter. She has quite a few bills in her name i.e Mobile phone, car finance so that should be fine. I'm off to have a read of the partner Visa thread. Thanks again

We've had a joint bank account for almost a year. We've also got a mortgage in both of our names. However, all the house hold bills (Electric/Gas/Water etc) are in my name. Im guessing this should be enough? Or do you suggest I change the bills into both our names?

Perfect! Thanks so much for your help!

Hi guys, Newbie here, sorry I've I'm asking questions that have been asked a million times before. Hoping you can point me in the right direction? I'm from London and my girlfriend is from Melbourne but holds a British Passport due to her Dad being born in the UK. We met on holiday in Thailand in September 2014. We continued to talk once we both got back home and realised there were feelings there. She decided to quit her job and move to London in January 2015. She moved into my house straight away and we started a relationship. Now we're just over 2 years down the line, we'd like to move to Melbourne together. I need to apply for a partner Visa but I'm unsure what subclass I'd fall into. Would you recommend using an agent or doing it ourselves? Thanks, Matt