Angelpie

48 minutes ago, Zea said:

Already tried that few times they said they can't help us with timeline. They can only guid us for general queries and not any specific case.

My fiancee is in Australia and i am in Ireland, She tried from onshore and i also tried global contact number.

When I spoke to the call centre they kindly emailed my co because for some reason my emails weren't getting through and on a few occasions the email address they provided didn't work and the emails kept pinging back , I explained and they simply emailed my co with my phone number and a request to call me as we were having technical issues , which she did several times and was very lovely 

this time around we've had info requests off two separate people and no news since we updated all the new into required 

3 hours ago, Invicala said:

But the pmv allows multiple entries into Australia? 

After we got married we lodged for next stage , so the bridging visa we have took over when the pmv ran out , the bridging visa we are now on doesn't allow for us to return to Australia if we leave without getting the appropriate bridging visa that allows us to leave and return 

4 hours ago, Invicala said:

Thanks! Just I’m worried that I’ll have to wait months and months rather than weeks. We brought it forward to October which could be a problem if it’s months and not weeks   

did they also give you a deadline to submit everything by? Did you hear a week later?

I think they give you deadlines for everything, we got our pmv visa and a date we had to enter Australia by ( we cannot leave unless we apply for bridging visa b I think it is and have special grounds, otherwise if we leave we cannot re-enter Australia) we just prepared everything and were pretty much ready to go within the timeframe given, our co was so nice and told us our visa would be approved assuming the police check was all good and even told me the entry date 

2 hours ago, Invicala said:

Hi everyone! 

 

Just a wuick update and hoping i could get some advice, 

we recieved news that we finally got a case officer. They asked for an updated police check and asked for our NOIM to be brought forward. They gave us a deadline of 18th June to do this by, however we have submitted it today. Anyone have any experience of how long after this I will be expecting to wait for possible approval? Feel like I have months more to wait now 0.o 

We didn't have to change our noim but were waiting on my oh new police check as he got the wrong one initially almost as soon as we submitted it our visas were approved and we had a date we had to be in Australia by it was very quick , that was through the London office though 

hope you hear soon

2 minutes ago, spangle 1 said:

Hello @Angelpie  and thanks, yes I'm guessing so (2 years to pr) the grant letter just says until notified that 801has been decided or the application is withdrawn. I think one person on here said they got both together but I'm really not complaining I got this one a lot quicker than expected 

It's fab news , really pleased for you , keeping my fingers crossed mine comes through quick once his police check comes through Xx

1 hour ago, spangle 1 said:

Hey everyone,

Quick update I just had my onshore partner 820 granted yesterday  (lodged in Oct 18 via an Australian agent) sending good luck wishes  to everyone else I've met so far on this journey.who is still waiting. My timeline; PMV 300 (lodged via Australian agent) Aug 2017, request for further info. (med and police check) med. failed referred then accepted visa granted Jan 2018 married onshore June 2018 Partner 820 lodged (via Australian agent) Oct 2018 granted May 2019.

Congratulations Just waiting for my husbands police check to come through ( apparently the one we got for our pmv visa wasn't the correct one for this visa ) 

is it still a 2 year wait for pr? 

Congrats again

11 hours ago, spangle 1 said:

Congratulations on your wedding! @Angelpie great to hear how you're doing! I'm on the bridging visa too (lodged application in Oct) hope you're getting through the paperwork, I found it much harder to stay focussed second time around xx

Thanks spangle1 you're not kidding on the staying focused part With everything else that there still is to do around the house n normal life etc whilst there's not much difference in all the other stuff I have to do from doing it the first time around I'm still drained from that and moving getting married schools etc! It's relentless but all will be good in the end Got our bridging visa in January Good luck with everything Xx

Our pmv took almost 4 months applied Dec 2017 granted march 2018 ( due to my now husband getting the wrong police check ) or it would of been through sooner!! Our co was very nice as I had trouble uploading things etc so she would call me - such a lovely and helpful lady took the stress right out of things at the end! now on the bridging visa and being driven crazy with paperwork again xx

I'm changing my name after it all goes through it just seems a huge hassle and added stress to do it before , plus ideally I'll be on my way to going for citizenship aswell by then so hopefully do it in one fowl swoop

On 18/05/2018 at 21:37, spangle 1 said:

If it's any consolation Angelpie, my oh didn't have a clue half of the time what he was doing either I'm sure it was more by luck than judgement he got some of it right lol xx

Haha snap!! Definitely more luck than judgement with my oh God only knows what goes off in his head I get more comprehension out of the dog sometimes lol xx

14 hours ago, TheWayOfThePony said:

Yes definitely federal! My partner only applied for the state police check at first and our agent told us that was not good enough. Has to be federal.

Our CO requested his police check at the same time as mine, so I assume it's a standard thing now and sponsors have to go through the police check as well (which makes sense in a partner visa).

I have no idea what my partner applied for he swears it was federal but they sent back state check So he had to apply again for the federal , he probably wasn't paying attention to my nagging lol xx

1 hour ago, can1983 said:

register them as an assistance dog and take it on the plane with you

I really wish I could but she's rubbish at doing the washing great at cuddling into tho no sense of personal space lol xx

3 minutes ago, SUPERSTARDJ01 said:

If it includes quarantine then yes its a good price.

That's what I thought 

6 minutes ago, SUPERSTARDJ01 said:

Holly molly, I'm shipping 2 cats for £1000 less, is it a big dog? Ask them if you can get your deposit back

Hi she's not particularly big - she's not a Labrador size dog but she is quite long ,the quote did include quarantine so it bought the price in  line with other companies just took the hassle out of me dealing with that side of things- who are you shipping your cats with? X

37 minutes ago, SUPERSTARDJ01 said:

But you paid a deposit based on that quote and signed a contract based on that quote, so surely they either honour the quote or give you a full refund? How much was the original quote?

The origional quote was £3038 and a few pence plus an extra £20 if I wanted her delivered to my house during the week or £340 at weekends , I paid £800 deposit with the balance due 14 or 21 days before she flew , I'm just trying to navigate the internet with limited success to see if I have any rights on this 

So I had a quote from a very nice lady at a pet shipping firm to send my dog to Australia- have spoken to her a couple of times over the last couple of months everything was sorted paid my deposit now I've had an email saying so sorry we got the quote wrong it's going to be an extra £1000 , so frustrated I could cry , the only saving grace is that they will happily give me my deposit back

On 07/05/2018 at 13:52, SusieRoo said:

Fantastic to find such a well-written and detailed post.

I just have a couple of questions.

1. Was transport from Melbourne airport to Mickleham included in the quarantine/kennel part? Or did you have to arrange this yourself?

2. When you talk about a having a government-approved vet, is this a UK vet who is Australian government approved? I guess there will be a register for approved vets somewhere online.

Thank you in advance.

I've decided to go with transfur , I have a great coordinator Sophie, all my fees apart from vets fees are included, even quarantine and delivery to the Gold Coast , they will deliver her crate so she can get use to it then collect her from home to the airport ready to fly and give me a schedule for the vets stuff I still need to do nearer the time, everything I need is in my pacakage , my qualified vet is  a vets for pets vet, he has the qualifications that Australia requires so he can complete paperwork etc xx

10 hours ago, Marisawright said:

If you love your furniture, bite the bullet and ship it.  Just think - you're going to arrive in Queensland with nothing, and you're going to have to replace all that furniture.  Aside from the fact it'll cost you more than shipping, you're not going to have time to go traipsing round the shops to find exactly what you want, then when you do find a nice lounge (for instance), you'll find they don't keep anything in stock and it's going to take six weeks to be made.  So you'll end up with a load of cr@p furniture you had to buy in  a hurry.

Yes, you'll have to wait for your own furniture to arrive, but at least you know you'll have some nice stuff once it arrives.  You could also look at sending your stuff off before you - it may be easier to "camp out" in your current home for a few weeks, with borrowed stuff from family and friends, than camp out in your new home in Brisbane.  

I'd suggest not shipping beds, so you've got something to sleep on before you go, and you can buy new fairly quickly when you arrive.  

Yes, there are lots of fees to be paid once a container arrives at port - and not all shippers include them in their prices, so if you do get quotes for a shared container, check their small print (or ask them outright if all port and customs charges are included).   I used to ship stuff for work and there are several extra charges on top of the shipping, and they can be very expensive. Even when you ship boxes, there are extra port charges to pay.

I don't mind being without over here, like u say we can borrow stuff etc it was more for Australia, I guess I'm just very frustrated that as much as I try I can't seem to get a straight answer from any company or online ,I don't mind the fees I just don't want to think I've got xxx amount for this fee plus a little extra incase and it actually turn out to be xxxxxxx amount  think I've been banging my head against a brick wall for three years with one thing and another  lol xx

3 hours ago, The Pom Queen said:

@Angelpie I can get you a breakdown of what’s usually included but not until Monday. 

‘Can you not ask your shipper to deliver door to door. Another option for you is a shared container which would be cheaper, but always add on an extra 4 weeks shipping time from what they tell you as they usually give you the time once it’s at sea, not the number of weeks sat on the dock side waiting to be filled.

I'm waiting for her to get back to me with a door to door quote , I did look at the shared container but was concerned with having no stuff for my kids and the indefinite arrival times of a shared container xx

1 hour ago, ali said:

It seems that as you are doing it yourself you will be charged a lot of the fees that a shipper would ordinarily include in their price.  We used a company but also paid some fees in aus prior to our shipment being released.

What fees did you pay oz side xx

I can't even see these fees online if anyone can point me in the right direction? I am rubbish on a computer tho ? The container is not through a 'mate' it's a shipping firm that does self ship or is that essentially the same thing? Xx

I can't even see these fees online if anyone can point me in the right direction? I am rubbish on a computer tho ?Xx

Thanks for that info, I'm beginning to think it's just not worth it whether using a firm or private it's just to much hassle , I love my furniture and it took a lot to save for it after my divorce aswell as my kids stuff - very deflated right now 

thanks for your help tho - even the self shipping firm haven't said anything about the extra fees nor the firms that have given me quotes and breakdowns I was just told I need to pay about $500 when it arrives at the port which is why I keep thinking of them as port fees lol xx

2 minutes ago, The Pom Queen said:

That’s true Cal and makes more sense. 

@Angelpie is pick up from quarantine ?

I assumed it would be pick up after it's been through quarantine? I have no idea where it is is it at the port? Xx

4 minutes ago, calNgary said:

Did you privately ship a container to Brisbane from overseas that hasnt yet cleared customs, been examined etc and you want it delivering to Labrador ???  Im thinking thats what this company may think?

 Cal x

Hi cal I will be privately shipping a container to Brisbane , I've had shipping quotes from uk to oz at no point has anyone mentioned any of these other fees apart from 2 , I simply asked the firm for a quote on how much to get from port to home ( which I still don't know) so I'm not sure what all the other fees are 

as the email reads to me it's a given that I will have to pay all these fees? 

Cheers xx