lepea

Congratulations @Anais_V that is fantastic news! 
@ainzlondon79 It’s been a long old wait that’s for sure

@Poppysunday congratulations! 

@Anais_V I have everything crossed for you and any else still waiting! So very excited to transfer my drivers licence tomorrow and then find a job  

Visa grant on shore (1/3/21) 

Applied from London but it was processed at the Australian Embassy Belgrade. 

Visa grant - 309 and 100!! The email came through at 5.50pm Brisbane time. The processing office was the Australian Embassy Belgrade. 

Just checking in on those in Australia still waiting for a visa. Anyone else hoping we all get grants after the 27th? 

Good news for those in Australia - from 27th Feb there will no requirement to be offshore for the 309/100 to be granted
 

https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid-19-visa-concessions?fbclid=IwAR2pxgb8dDDj_x0UEMwggKBHs0lIYVAZXe56O-y_ZuARdazXDiOITjj4n5Q

@ainzlondon79

it’s great to hear that your visa is processing quickly but please don’t tell people to ignore the time frame! There are many people who submitted in 2019 and are still waiting!  

@Almat

congratulations! Can I ask what address or email address you used to write to the London embassy? I think I need to get writing to them - 14 months and I’ve no heard anything yet. 

You can apply for a visa but you’d also need a travel exemption with the visa.
We recently returned to Australia with our kids British passport and their citizenship by descent documents and no issues with them entering Australia. Just Incase the citizenship doc comes through sooner. 

On 14/09/2020 at 17:03, paulhand said:

Yes ... but what is the question?

My question is does anyone have any personal experience of this. 
 

Obviously I’ll speak with a registered migration agent. 

On 15/09/2020 at 08:43, wrussell said:

2B or not 2B, that is the question.

Bridging visa B

On 15/09/2020 at 11:56, Almat said:

@lepea oh wow that’s amazing!!!! I’ve booked my flight for New Year’s Eve - eeek!!! Travelling with the children solo and hubbie to follow in March. Also to Brisbane. Where are you moving to?. How exciting for you. So pleased you made it! Xx

The government have said they are going to increase the caps so I hope that’s good news for your flight. 
Pack lots of toys/activities for quarantine - do you have family in Brisbane that drop stuff off? 
We are going to be living in Redcliffe for a while until we decide where we want to live permanently. 

@Almat

we did! Currently in quarantine at the Marriott in Brisbane! 12 days to go! 
 

@Bjv002 huge congratulations! 

Hi, 

I arrived in Australia yesterday on a 12 month visitor visa. I have also applied for a partner visa. 
I’ve just logged into my immi account and under my partner visa there is an option to apply for a  bridging visa for working rights or to travel overseas. 
I’ve added a photo of the menu in my application. 
Does anyone have any experience of this? 

@Almat I’m so pleased to hear you have your visa. 
We are due to fly on Saturday - Singapore airlines requested my visa and exemption so they could verify I was able to fly. Hope we don’t get bumped off our flight . 

Hi @Almat

our situation was similar. We’d been planning the move for 18 months, wanted to get the kid’s schools sorted for January, have given notice on our jobs and our landlord has put our house on the market so we have notice to leave our rental. Attached marriage certificate, kids birth certificates, tenancy agreement, proof of booked travel. 

On 16/08/2020 at 12:50, Bjv002 said:

Hi guys quick question, when applying for an exemption to travel, do you have to apply for the 600 visa prior to applying? And when you fill out the exemption request when it asks you to reference the visa in question would you reference your 309/100 as well as the 600 in hopes that it may get expedited and so that they can view all the required evidence that’s already been uploaded onto your existing application or so you need to resubmit all your evidence at the time of applying for the exemption? Thanks

Hi, I applied for one exemption and referenced my partner visa, 4 weeks later I got an email saying they were not able to expedite my visa at this time. 
Then applied for the 600 and exemption at the same time and both were approved in 3 days. 
You can attach 5 documents for evidence on the exemption. 

@moominfillyjonk

I did put my partner visa down for my first exemption request and had a reply to say that all the legal requirements hadn’t been met and it couldn’t be process at this time. 
Applied for a second exemption and 600, they were both granted in 3 days. 
It seems there is a huge backlog of partner visas waiting to be processed - one media report said 90,000! I think the global processing time will be remain lengthy.  

I have already done my medical for the 309 and so I attached the HAP-ID number for it. I don’t think you need to have a medical but I guess it could be requested if something flagged in your application when you answer the health questions. 

@TruthSeeking I applied for 12 months. 

there is a section to attach document about why you want a 12 month stay - I attached my children’s citizenship by decent approval and their UK birth certificates. 

I’d consider applying for the visitor visa 600 and see what you’re granted then decide whether to lodge your parent visa on or off shore.

As a parent of Australian citizens you are likely to be given a 12 month stay without a no further stay condition. 
I applied for mine on the 26th July and it was granted 4 days later - 12 month visa and no ‘no further stay’. I applied for my 309 last September but various reasons mean we need to get to Australia ASAP. 
Hindsight being a wonderful thing we should have gone down the 600 then onshore application but who knew the world would lockdown

Hi @TruthSeeking, 

I’ve just read your other post. I’m not a migration agent but I would consider applying for the visitor visa with Australian citizen children you’re likely to be granted a 12 month Visitor visa without no further stay conditions. Once in Australia apply for an on shore partner visa. 
You then won’t have to worry about leaving the country to activate an off shore partner visa. 

Hi @Cowact, 

Just wanted to update you as we’re in a similar situation. On Monday I applied for another travel exemption and the visitor visa 600 out of desperation as we’re hoping to travel in September. Both were granted last night. 

On 29/07/2020 at 13:30, taraken said:

No, it’s been really straightforward most of the time - it’s just the inability to work and also the worry about what happens when his 390 is approved and he has to leave the country to activate it. The $3k fee for compulsory quarantine is extortionate under those circumstances...

Fingers crossed for your 600!

Hi, 

I applied for a new travel exemption and the 600 on Monday evening, both were granted last night. A 12 month stay and no ‘no further stay’ either. 
 

I agree, I’ll now worry about having to leave the country and activate my partner visa. Hopefully travel with New Zealand can resume at some point

Thank you @taraken !