arham786

36 minutes ago, Lilly23 said:

Hi all,

I've gone through AHC Islamabad checklist for partner visa 309. I've few questions and will appreciate if somebody could reply to these.

I'm the sponsor and my wife is applicant. DOL: is 24 Feb 2018 via immiAccount. 

Checklist questions:

1) NADRA birth certificate issued by Union Council

Question: My wife does not have her birth certificate so as a proof of DOB we've provided her NIC and Passort. Is that enough or shall we try to get her NADRA birth certificate?

2) Current and valid polio vaccination certificate

Question: Where to do polio vaccination in Karachi? Is there any authorized centers by DIBP?

3) Written and signed relationship statement (how and when relationship started, how marriage ceremony was solemnized, describe how financially and emotionally supporting each other, how relationship developed after wedding and what are couple’s future plans) – there is no sample for this statement it can be provided on normal affidavit.
Question: We've already provided these in details when we uploaded 47SP(applicant) and 40SP(sponsor) forms via immiAccount. To be precise, we provided below details:

• A) financial aspects of the relationship
• B) nature of the household.
• C) social aspects of the relationship.
• D) nature of the commitment the applicant and the sponsor have to each other.
• E) development of the relationship between the applicant and the sponsor.

Do we need to provide again? If yes, then it must be handwritten or we can type on affidavit and sign it?"

4) Details of immigration history (if visited any countries or if applied for any country’s visa in past 10 years)

Question: My wife (applicant) never applied for immigration for any country before. Only she visited one country on visit visa for 14 days. We already mentioned this in her 47SP form. So do we provide again here?

5) Form 54 for family composition

Question: We already provided our family details in form 47SP and 40SP. Do we need to provide again in Form 54?

6) 2x statutory declaration forms from two declarants from Pakistan with copy of their CNIC or passport. (please note that English translation should be provided with Urdu CNIC)

Question: We provided this in form 888 from two Australian Citizens. Do we provide them again from two more references in Pakistan? 

7) Please makes sure that applicant has provided biometrics, if not please generate request from online IMMI account.
Question: Applicant has done Biometrics 3 months ago in VFS Gloabal Office in Karachi but the result is not reflected in immiAccount. Should we follow up with VFS Global on this?

8 Medicals
Question: We haven't done her medicals yet. Shall we do now or wait for Case Officer's request for medicals?

 

Kind regards.

 

 

 

Hi,

1) NIC and passport are not enough. The case officer will most probably ask you for an English birth certificate from NADRA. This is applied through the Union Council in your local area.

2) Polio Vaccinations can be done from any hospital or medical centres. From my knowledge, DIBP don't have specific authorised centres. 

3) From my experience, it would be better for your supporting evidence if you and your wife wrote individual letters/affidavits addressing each of those points in detail. Yes, it can be hand written and signed. Also in the letter address how and where you met. Make sure both yours and your spouse's letter match in details. Case office will read it and ask questions from the letters in the interview.

4) If you are filling out the digital versions of forms 47SP and 40SP you will still need to write everything as you have for the forms.

5) They will require evidence for your family composition. We provided Family Registration Certificate from NADRA for proof of family tree. This is more than enough.

6) Forms 888 are for Aussie residents/citizens. They require 2x separate witness statements these days from Pakistan.  Ask 2 people to fill out the forms who know both you and your partner, who know of the relationship (maybe attended the wedding) and make sure they write why they think your relationship is genuine. You can buy the statutory declaration forms from any printer/photocopier shops in Karachi. Get them to fill it out with the details and sign it. Then get it stamped and certified by one of the by a Judicial representative who usually sit outside these shops.

7) From what I remember, they don't upload much detail of the biometrics. They automatically send the data to DIBP once it's done. 

8)That is your decision. My wife did her medicals 3 weeks after application submission. Don't wait too long. Why wait for the Case Officer to request it which will delay your process for no reason. You would want to make sure that when the officer assess the application, they have all the documents ready, otherwise you will go back and forth for a while.

Hope that helped!!

Hi Guys,

Alhumdulillah finally got our spouse visa.

Timeline is as follows:

Date of Lodgement: 13th April 2017.

Date of Interview: 19th January 2018.

Additional Documents Requested: 19th January 2018. (same day as interview)

Visa Grant: 30th January 2018.

Wish you guys all the best and for those who are waiting, may Allah make it easy for you.

We also applied for spouse visa on 13th April and haven't received an interview call. I've contacted the department on a few occasions for any information or status update but they just give the standard response.

My wife also applied for visitor visa on 23rd October but still havent received any interview call for this visa as well.

Not sure what has happened to immigration. It never used to be this bad before. It just gets worse and worse every year.

Hi everyone,

Just a quick question. Approximately what time does AHC call for an interview? Is there a certain time period during the day? like mornings?

14 hours ago, Hiba said:

Hi everyone

We got our grant today!!?

Timeline as follows:

Applied: 20 March 2017

Interview + Further Docs requested: 14 Nov 17

Visa granted: 5 December 2017

 

Good luck to the rest of you. Hopefully you all get the grants soon. ?

Congrats Hiba. Very happy to hear that. Hopefully the rest of us waiting anxiously get our visa's soon as well

15 hours ago, dr.maria said:

@panda286 I HVE LODGE MY APPLICATION THRU  AGENT ON 28-04-17. ALL DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

 MEANWHILE,

 VISIT VISA HAS BEEN REFUSED AFTER 3 MONTH OF  VISIT VISA  APPLICATION.

 

 

Why did they refuse you visit visa after making you wait for that long? Did they give you an explanation?

12 hours ago, dr.maria said:

i think when we call to high commission for the query . they  delay the case purposely. as in my case i hve called them twice for the update they said the decision has been done and will be  shared soon. but this soon has not been finished yet. its been 2.5 month of application

 no email as yet..

 date of interview  for visit visa; 19th oct

1st call received 1st nov to confirm documentation

 same day i had done  a query call.

 

 on 6th nov i have called again and they said he decision has been done and will be  shared soon.

 but no email .

 

 

 pathetic response  

What visa did they say they have made the decision for? Did they tell you anything about visit as well?

WIsh you all the best. Hopefully you get it very soon.

3 hours ago, dr.maria said:

how long do the commission take to grant a via 600(tourist) after having an interview and confirmation of all documents receiving.

 do they work on Friday?

I dont think they work on Fridays. They work monday-thursday. What did they ask during interview?

10 minutes ago, dr.maria said:

hi!

 well i hve applied my visit visa on 28-aug-17

 acknowledgment email received on 19-sep-17.

 bio metric is mandatory and done within 2 days after application logged.

 

 still waiting for the approval .

 what type of visa is applied by ur wife.. visit or partner????

She has applied for partner visa already and done all the biometric requirements. She has applied for visit visa last week. So she has to do the biometrics again for visit when she has already done it for the partner visa?

Hi Maria,

My wife applied on 13 April 2017 and we still haven't heard a peep from immigration. No contact whatsoever.

When you applied for visit visa, did they ask you to do biometrics again? Did you redo it?

16 minutes ago, Saad Ali Kayani said:

My only concern by looking at the Excel sheet that we all maintain is that i think they Grant Visas in certain months like January, March, July and Sep/Oct. But on the other side the average time is 10 months so Fingers Crossed

We are planning to have our baby here so that we do not have to apply for Child Visa. I will attach a letter from hospital to see if that can soften Case Officer's Heart 

Yeah man i realised that as well. I think there are certain time periods and grant limits with immigration. Some people are lucky to get it early. It all depends on the case officer as well. I hope everyone in this forum waiting gets their visa very soon. 

Immigration has caused enough mental torture on everyone 

5 hours ago, Saad Ali Kayani said:

Hello Everyone

 

Below is the timeline for our Spouse Visa

Date of Lodgement: 10th January 2017

PCC and Medical: 18th January 2017

 

3 months Family Sponsored Tourist Visa Granted

 

Travel dates: 12 May 2017 to 5th August 2017

 

6 months Family Sponsored Tourist Visa Applied: 11th September 2017

Interview Date for Spouse Visa: 12th September 2017

 

Additional Document: My Australian Police check as i am the sponsor. 2 Statuary Declarations from people in Pakistan

Documents Submitted: 18th September 2017

 

Tourist Visa Refused on 12th October: Reason wife will not go back. Stupid decision as she already came and went back on time. It was a Family Sponsored visa and he should have asked for a Bond. Also applicant has to leave country any ways if on tourist visa ( if spouse visa is finalized)

Update on Spouse Visa: 10th October

Case Officer: Muhammad

Actively working on the case

 

Our first baby is due in February and I will try to push them to Grant it within next 6 weeks. My wife will not be able to travel after mid-Dec as it is not safe. Hopefully we will get our Spouse Visa because Child Visa is another 8-10 months wait

 

Will keep Everyone Posted

 

Hope Everyone gets their visa soon

Hi Saad,

When did you apply for the 3 months visit visa? And after how long was it granted? Did they ask for bond as well for the first visa?

Hope you get the spouse visa soon

13 hours ago, dr.maria said:

hello!

 i need to get an update i have applied for partner visa(australia) on 28-April 2017 and as per immiacount the status is in assessment process. please tell me how long will it take for pakistan.. all documents are updated online. 

 

plus how long it take to respond for tourist visa as i have submited the application on 28-Aug-17

 on 19-sep-17

 i got an email that my application is under consideration . but no response after that. i am still waiting for the news ...

 the guidelines will be highly appriciated

Hi Maria,

Did you submit your tourist/visit visa online on immiaccount? Like you did with the partner visa?

I was informed by immigration office in Sydney that it usually takes about 4-6 weeks for visit visa from Pakistan to be processed, so fingers crossed you get a response very soon. However, if you have applied for partner visa at the same time, they can decline/hold the process for visit visa if the decision to be made for partner visa is very close. In saying that, they will give you a response for partner first before the visit. 

My wife also applied on 14 April 2017 and by the looks of the long processing time period for partner visa, i might apply for visit so she can come here.

Hi guys,

Congratulations to all who have received their visa's. Hope you all have a happy life in Australia.

Can you all please update the timeline tracker (including all newcomers). Click on the link below.

Thank you all 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11QnNEZI57n1kMHc8z2P2FdZ781TtEukT7-JGWiQEqu8/edit#gid=1442502201

2 minutes ago, irggy said:

@arham786 No offense, i am confused, as whom should we believe what they tell on call or the website,  As per website, one should be outside Australia

FYR  http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/309-

 

 

Yes, like i said you have to be offshore to get the grant. But my point was that being onshore does not affect the spouse visa decision. If you are onshore for a visit they will tell you to leave the country first before giving the grant

10 hours ago, irggy said:

well @ayesha visit visa takes around 48-63 days.

keep in mind that decision on your partner visa is affected, as visa 309/300 is offshore.

I contacted the department of immigration in Sydney few weeks ago and they informed me that visit visa has nothing to do with spouse visa. It will definitely not effect the decision. However, when it comes time for the spouse visa decision to be made and if the applicant is onshore for visit, it depends on how the offshore immigration inform you. The process varies from country to country. I have seen in forums that when the applicant comes here on visit, AHC usually sends a letter to get offshore and sends the grant in a couple of days.. They cannot reject the spouse visa mainly because you are onshore.

I wish a happy and blessed eid to everyone and their familes  

11 hours ago, Buyer71 said:

We applied for my Wife's visa in June 2016 and it was issued in January this year. That includes us delaying the medical due to a 3 week holiday being taken. We did it ourselves and found the process painless and simple, provided you complete the forms properly and have all the supporting information needed it is a very easy process. The only problems were receiving a response to emails when we were wanting to get updates.

 

Where did you apply from? Grant in 7 months is pretty quick 

On 2017-6-2 at 00:09, Butterfly said:

Hi Arhan,

Both the partner visa and the visitor visa are mutually exclusive where one visa does not affect the other. However I have read of cases where the applicant was in Australia during the last few months of the processing period, and the finalization of the partner visa was delayed until the applicant left Australia.

This may be the only risk for you since by the time your wife enters Australia in January, 9 months would already have passed since lodgement. So answering your question, if she is in Oz at the time of the decision, they will not reject it. They will just notify your wife to go offshore.

Thank you Butterfly

Guys i have a question. My wife recently applied for spouse visa mid April last month. I will go Pakistan in December this year and i want to bring her back with me mid January next year on visit visa. Im not sure if this will affect the spouse visa decision if it hasnt been processed already. If she is here at the time of their decision will they reject it or send a letter to go offshore? Not sure if its a major risk or not and if its worth taking.

Any inputs will be greatly appreciated. Thank you  

8 hours ago, Syed007 said:

*Sponsor status changed to "Approved" on Immi and link to attach documents disappeared: 3rd May, 2017

 

Hi butterfly

Thanks for sharing your timeline. The same thing happened to my sponsor status as well which says now approved... Please do share your visa update with us here. I live in Australia as a citizen now but my wife is in Pakistan.

Hi Syed,

When was your application date? Also other dates such as medical and biometric if they have been completed

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to ask a question. Does rukhsati matter for the approval of visa application? i have heard recently that immigration is declining/delaying applications because the applicants haven't done rukhsati. I always thought this was never a problem until now.