Chelspalms

Hi Tom, I was coming to the end of my second working holiday visa when I applied. If immigration suspect you are planning to apply for another visa there is a very high chance you’ll be denied entry! Applying offshore may be easier and a quicker option for you, I believe offshore are being processed a lot quicker than onshore at the moment.

Hey! I used this site a lot throughout my application and the waiting game and always see people asking for info so thought I’d let people know of my experience and waiting time. I am a British citizen, had lived with my British citizen/Australian permanent resident partner for 1 year and 10 months when I applied and I applied onshore. I uploaded all relevant documents but did not send off police checks or arrange medical until asked to. October 11th 2017 - application submitted. Bridging visa A granted and medical examination requested immediately after. October 12th 2017 - submitted request for Bridging visa B to leave for a trip back to the UK. October 16th 2017 - Bridging visa B granted allowing me to leave the country from this date until the 3rd December 2017 (just under 7 weeks) until I had to be back in Australia. Approx early December 2017 - attended medical and within a few days my immi account was updated as medical successful. (I could of got a medical sooner but took my trip back home). 19th February 2018 - mine and my partners, Australian and UK police checks requested within 28 days. 20th March 2018 - uploaded all 4 police checks. (My partners UK police check hadn’t arrived by the 28 days, which was due the 19th March so I emailed them to let them know and they accepted and gave me additional time. It actually arrived the next day, 20th March and was uploaded with the rest). 23rd April 2018 - requested information. My UK police check stated ‘no live trace’ meaning I had a silly little reprimand when I was 13 years old but had been removed. So they asked for a detailed police check which detailed the event. 2nd June 2018 - uploaded detailed police check. This again didn’t arrive within the 28 days and was again given extra time. Please note, for each police check and the detailed check, we uploaded the receipt for each under ‘evidence to obtain’ so they knew we were waiting on them. 3rd August 2018 - partner visa 820 temp granted!! Eligible to apply for 801 in October 2019. Its a nerve wracking wait but it’s soooo worth it in the end, now I can finally leave the country me and my partner are looking forward to a well deserved holiday!! And I hope all your visas are granted soon!!

Ah I see. Seems a bit confusing regarding parent and contributory parent visas. Another link here but doesn’t actually give you a yes or no answer. Your best bet is to go into a Medicare office and ask! https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/enablers/who-can-get-medicare-card

I believe you are eligible for Medicare if you are awaiting a decision on a permanent visa if your bridging visa allows you to work. https://www.immiaustralia.com.au/are-you-eligible-for-medicare/ explains it a bit more here

I’m pretty sure on the checklist it stated 2 of each but when I was contacted last week they only asked me for one of applicant and sponsor.

Me and my partner are weeks away from lodging our subclass 820 visa but have stumbled upon a few issues... my partner is British and an oz permanent resident and I am also from the U.K. currently on my 2nd whv. 1. the checklist states I need to provide a certified copy of birth certificate with both parents names! My birth certificate only has my mothers name on as my father wasn't present at birth. Must it contain both names and do I need to re register with my fathers name in the certificate? 2. This ones a bit confusing.. my partners surname is different on his birth certificate and passport. His birth certificate states his legal surname which is his mothers surname and when his mother applied for his first passport she asked for it to state his fathers surname (passport office allowed this as his mother married his father after my partners birth). So his passport, PR visa, drivers licence and all other documents have the same surname as his passport. the application asks for his name as stated on passport and the checklist only says it requires a certified copy of MY birth certificate. (I thought they wanted certified copy's of both)? is this going to be an issue? Any advice appreciated