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6 minutes ago, dr.maria said:

applied on 28-04-17 for partner visa..

 visit visa application logged on 28-08-17

Hi Maria,

I applied on 16-03-2017 and haven't received any interview call or any communication at all from the CO, so I'd say not to worry. Whenever I've emailed the Islamabad embassy I've been quoted the standard reply of being within the standard processing times. Just telling you so that you don't worry too much - we should all hopefully be getting our visas on due time InShaAllah  

Hey guys,

Two questions for those who have applied for a visit visa through ImmiAccount while waiting for a partner visa:

1) What are the chances of rejection? For those who have had visit visas approved while waiting on partner visas, what documents did you submit that helped make your case for a visit visa stronger?

2) I want to submit a detailed cover letter for my visit visa application providing details of when and why I'm visiting and reasons to come back and not overstay in Australia until my partner visa is granted. Where on ImmiAccount can I upload the cover letter?

Thanks!

Hey guys.. needed your opinion on a few things.

I applied for my visa online from Karachi in March 2017. I have recently moved to Singapore for work and am currently indefinitely here (or at least until my Australian visa comes  ). I have updated my address and phone number details on ImmiAccount. Should I be expecting a response to that? No case officer assigned yet (or at least I haven't heard from any CO yet) so I don't know who else to email.

Secondly, considering I am currently on an employment visa in Singapore what would be the chances of being granted a visit visa if I apply from here? I didn't apply for it from Pakistan because I didn't want to take the risk of visa rejection, but maybe I should give it a try from here. Anyone on this forum who's done something like this?

Also, just adding, I keep sending repeated emails to the Islamabad embassy and have gotten standard responses; I usually write in the email that I haven't had communication with the department yet and was told off today in a reply for saying that. Basically was told that the department has been replying to me every time I email  

All the best to everyone waiting; I hope all of us get our visas soon!

Your timeline doesn't sound long tbh. You could be waiting longer. Your application is lodged. I don't see why you did your medical so early as it could be you'll have to end up re doing it if it expires. Looking at this thread some have waited a lot longer than you before they heard anything further as in undertaking their medical etc. 

Am I the only one who has had radio silence so far?  I lodged my application online on 16th March; received two automated emails immediately - one acknowledgement email and one biometrics email. Complete silence since then. No request for medical (got it done myself in May) and no request for any additional documentation. No interview call yet.

I may just be getting frustrated but this silence is somewhat starting to worry me now

On 8/14/2017 at 23:03, Rida fouad said:

Hi!

is there anyone waiting for Australian partner visa 309 from this year February 2017?

im very frustrated now, it's been more than six months now and I haven't heard anything from AHC, no interview call yet. My husband is an Australian Citizen and we lodged our visa application on 8th February 2017

need someone's assistance?

Totally understand your frustration. I applied in March 2017 and still waiting. Got my medical done myself since I was travelling and still zero communication. No interview call, no emails asking for anything additional - just one automated email for biometrics. I could either think positive that we've submitted everything or be negative and think that there's no progress yet. All we do now is keep updating the details showing constant communication. Have done that recently 

All the best to you. Hope we all get our visas soon!

@AsimMalik I don't think I made it clear all the evidence that I did submit. Yes, we uploaded statements outlining all the dates from 'baat pakki' to engagement to all the wedding functions. The statement also mentions what each of us is doing currently (hence highlighting all my work details) and what our future plans are based on that. Have also given all evidence of his travel to Pakistan since it coincides with all the dates we gave in the statements.

For social aspects, we have given pictures from all our events (engagement, nikah, mehndi, rukhsati, valima) plus wedding cards from both sides, as well as a bunch of miscellaneous pictures which are just the two of us plus us with friends and family. They're not a lot since most family and friends pictures are from the wedding functions only but they go as far back as 2014 even. We don't have a lot of Facebook activity. We gave a screenshot of our Facebook history and the Facebook messages we sent but also mentioned that we only use Messenger to communicate in case Whatsapp isn't working. Our families are pretty big on 'nazar lagna' so to speak so we don't upload a lot on social media as such. We have given very few things from friends and family on Facebook, like our families uploaded our engagement pictures and a few wedding pictures, or tagged us collectively in some family activity. Not a lot to be honest but we thought we were covered with the remaining evidence that we gave. Have also given additional things like the marriage registration certificate and a copy of the English nikahnama.

For financial, we can't have a joint account now since both of us need to be present here. All I have since I uploaded my last documents are some shopping bills on his credit card plus a receipt from Western Union showing money transfer. I am hoping that this may help since all receipts clearly show all his details as the sender and all my details as the receiver.

Our nikkah was just 5 days before our rukhsati so I have mentioned my updated address. My passport and NIC both show husband's name on it and my NIC shows an updated address. 

I think proof of communication is something I'm not too worried about, since we mentioned that our primary mode of communication is Whatsapp messages and calls, and then normal phone calls. I have a LOT of those (when I export it to Word it goes up to 10,000+ pages so I'm going to assume that's a lot ) so that's the part where I believe I'm covered well. Of course we don't have any proof of him coming to Pakistan since the wedding because he hasn't come back since the wedding so I'm hoping that won't be an issue.

Thanks for your help. I appreciate someone judging the evidence I've given so critically since it helps me identify if there's anything missing. I guess it's just a stressful waiting game now

6 hours ago, AsimMalik said:

@fahad402 & @panda286 normally on average people from Pakistan get their case officer assigned and interviews taken between 150 days (5 months) to 180 days (six months). So hang in there, like us all.

we applied our visa online on 22nd Feb 2017, its been 128 days and still no response yet. 

@panda286 if you have shown yurself to be yur husband's dependent than financial evidence would be required, like receipts of monthly remitance to your joint account. Also, every three months, upload money transfer receipts and your call log screenshots to prove you are still in contact while waiting on your visa and heis supporting you financially..

wish you all the best,

@AsimMalik yes we have uploaded some financial evidence. Forgot to mention it previously. We don't have a joint account so I uploaded the receipts of when he had sent me money through Western Union and invoices from when I had shopped on his credit card. The problem is that some of the money transfer receipts are from before the wedding (wedding was in December and I also have receipts from September and October) since his family wasn't here so he sent some of the wedding funds to me. Plus since I'm working as well we don't have as much money transfer as would be expected perhaps. Also a lot of the money that I got was cash in hand in December so I don't really have any proof of that to upload. We didn't think this was too much of a problem when we prepared all these documents because this is how it is and we had answers as to why it is like this. I think the only reason we've started worrying a little is because we have had zero communication whatsoever so far. The only email we've received was for my biometrics and that too was an automated email the moment we submitted the application.

I feel like I should work a little bit more on the financial aspect in the next few months and upload that evidence in the coming months. I don't know if this will be taken into consideration that we don't have a lot of financials to show because I am also working so I don't need him to send me money regularly. I don't even have any receipts post March because I didn't need the money. Only have two bills from last month where I shopped for Eid clothes on his card. This uncertainty of whether we've submitted enough is really getting to me I think.

I submitted all my documents by the end of March but I'm going to update the call logs and Whatsapp conversations to date and upload those. I feel like I'll pass the 60 documents limit this way only in all the waiting