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4 minutes ago, Nikisha said:

Thanx @spangle 1. Did you get PR and Partner visa together?

No @Nikisha just the 820...I know previously some have got both together but as I said to @Angelpie I'm not complaining... this part came through much quicker than expected

26 minutes ago, Nikisha said:

Hi all just an update my partner visa was granted just 5months into the stipulated time frame of, currently it stands at, 21-28months. Good luck to all. Things have been moving steadily so just keep the hope alive. My time frame is as follows

PMV submitted of-shore April 2017 ((South africa)

Request for NOIM and updated police clearance as well as more info March 2018

PMV granted 14 March 2018

Enter Australia 22 March 2018

Married November 24th (Bali) & November 30th (Australia)

Submitted Stage 2 Partner visa 05 December 2018 (onshore)

Request for more info by CO 27th February 2019

Followup on requested Police clearance 22 May 2019

23th May 2019 Granted Partner visa (subclass 802)

Congratulations Nikisha!  Great news and hopefully you're right maybe things are starting to move again for everyone (I also got my partner 802 granted well before the published time) Good luck all 

@Angelpie  thanks again and I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too take care 

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guessing so (2 years to pr) the grant letter just says until notified that 801has been decided or the application is withdrawn.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 

Hey @Nikisha thanks and hopefully yours won't be far behind  

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.

@Angelpie I found that too! The relief of finally being here finalising the rest of the wedding plans (it was starting to feel like an episode of don't tell the bride ) settling into our new life and just enjoying the novelty of being together without time limit certainly made it difficult to  'knuckle down' to the paperwork again, definitely a real phew! moment when it was lodged. Now it's back to the waiting although without so much pressure this time (had a request for further info. new police checks a couple of weeks ago) take care yourself and best wishes too (haven't seen any updates from others on here for a while so hopefully it's working out for them all) xx

9 hours ago, Angelpie said:

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

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

Hi Nikisha, sorry I've only just seen your last post - yes it's the vevo site (again sorry it was late when I wrote that reply and couldn't remember what the site was called) hope you've got that sorted out now.

Hey Nikisha, no I didn't get an update my agent sent me the details for the bva when he lodged my application but like you my pmv hadn't expired then. I've used the personal visa status check site since my pmv expired to make sure the bva had activated (it has ) hope this helps

Hi Nikisha, I think we were given similar processing time for ours too, guess only time will tell but at least we're able to be in the same place while we wait this time...makes it so much easier.

Hi Nikisha and congratulations!  we had an Australian agent so I can only tell you (as I remember)what we sent him; basically no I didn't get anything else certified...sent lots of detail about the wedding with photos and receipts new form 888's some from friends and family who did them for the 300 and a few new ones all of them were also at the wedding. Our marriage certificate (obviously) and new updated relationship statement plus form 80.

Still doing great here

Best wishes

Ditto wishing good news soon for those still waiting, we've all been through a similar experience on here and are with you in the waiting.

5 hours ago, Noodlejaffa said:

Don't worry, you didn't sound smug in the slightest! I'm genuinely delighted to hear about folk getting movement on visa decisions  It gives the rest of us a boost, believe me. I know it'll all be worth the waiting... We're at the stage of needing a decision as our travelling back and forwards is costing us a fortune in time and money. This will be my fourth trip over this year and my OH's trip back to Scotland over Xmas/New Year has cost an arm and a leg. The things you do for love!! 

Phew! Thanks for that...likewise I've always enjoyed hearing others success etc on here too; you're absolutely right it does help. We spent over a year apart in the end because we couldn't afford the travel, it really helped to know we're weren't the only ones. I guess it's hard for anyone not in an ldr to understand.

2 hours ago, Noodlejaffa said:

Great to get an update from you - and I'm glad you've got your 820 lodged! We all seem to still be waiting for some kind of movement. There was a wee flurry of hope re 309s via London but still nothing really.

So jealous of you being married and in Oz! I fly out in a fortnight and can't wait - although during that trip we're going to have to make the decision as to whether or not to postpone our wedding in January  

I hope I didn't sound smug?because I really wouldn't want to ...I had the same issues and more last year! apart from having to move the wedding back we then had to get a new celebrant because ours couldn't move the date! Then my health check which was literally around Christmas week last year ended up being referred and I had to pay an extra £1000 for a CT scan! Before the New year!   I found it so hard to plan Christmas last year too. So, I really do sympathise with everyone still waiting- all I can say is that it's been so worth it, to finally be together in the same country without a time limit as such even if it's still temporary. I hope you have a great trip here and that everything works out for you soon too 

Hi Nikisha, yes I was given the bridging visa A when my application was lodged. Although it's not active until my 300 expires on 24th October. Otherwise things are going well thank you; still loving married life and that helps me feel settled too because I can still remember how hard it was to be apart. Good luck for December! 

Been a while since anyone posted here so, fingers crossed  everyone is doing ok. Quick update from me; finally lodged my 820 application this week and got my bridging visa (for anyone wondering you are issued with bridging visa A once you apply but have to apply for a bridging visa B if you need to leave Australia) for now it's back to the waiting.

On 03/08/2018 at 20:27, Chelspalms said:

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!! 

 

Congrats! I've literally just applied for my 820 from a pmv 300 also British citizen very impressed with your timeline, so keeping fingers crossed for mine and others who are waiting.

5 minutes ago, CEP said:

@spangle 1it’s more the notice I have to give in work. To stay on track I need to hand it in at the end of this month. Unfortunately having looked at my buyers lender, this delaying tactic has been used over and over until they go “no sorry, we can’t finance the purchase”. Ironically an Australian company too.

meanwhile I live in hope that the PMV queue will magically start to move....

I do sympathise; I ended up taking a much lower offer on mine in the end because my buyer played a great game  and I couldn't ever see an end to it probably not my finest hour or decision but at the time it was the best I could do and of course everything looks different with hindsight. All I can say is that all of the heartache does count in the end because you and your partner know how much you've been tested...something people in conventional relationships hardly ever face little consolation I know

1 hour ago, CEP said:

So my plans to get out there for November have kind of been stopped dead in their tracks. Accepted an offer on my house July 10th and today I had to put it back on the market as the lender is messing around too much.  It may still work out but my planned date to fly out for 3rd November is looking unlikely

gutted

That's bad news Cep, but you still have a bit of time fingers crossed and you never know things can move really quickly once they get underway 

I'm not sure that I can offer anything really helpful here...have you considered getting some specific advice from an agent? I know it's an extra cost but might be worth it if it puts your mind at rest 

1 minute ago, HibiscusDreams said:

Yeah, I think it's hard to find anything to do with immi "motivating" - still 5 months is incredible. Hoping some of your luck rubs off on me!

Hoping so too, fingers crossed for everyone waiting. As for the stage 2 I'm sure it's just not having that same sense of urgency that does for it really 

22 minutes ago, Nikisha said:

@spangle 1wow 5months...you are definitely 1 of the lucky ones.

Has your stage 2 been complete? Is your current PMV visa still valid or did you get the BVA?

Still on my pmv at the moment and trying to stay motivated with the stage 2 forms but finding it tough going 

On 04/09/2018 at 06:29, Noodlejaffa said:

My immigration agent told me last week that if my PMV is granted it would cancel out my current eVisitor visa (presumably upon entry so as to activate).

HibiscusDreams you sound super organised with everything! We’re due to marry in January 2019 and it’s dawned on me it’s not that far away  Just can’t bring myself to plan til we know about PMV.

Just reading your post Noodlejaffa, and everyone who is still waiting, and I feel your pain! I'm sure it will be little consolation but I was in exactly the same position as you this time last year...in fact we had already had to change our wedding date early on as the processing times changed dramatically just before we applied. Really I guess I wanted to say...hang in there! it does happen...my pmv 300 was granted in UK in January; 5 months and 10 days after lodging and we were finally married on 16th June in a lovely ceremony which (like you) I couldn't even bear to plan for until the last minute, because I thought I might jinx the outcome! 

Take heart everyone my thoughts are with you all - don't forget to keep posting the updates it's good to hear how everyone is managing  xx

TheWayOfThePony, thanks for the hints and tips!  I hadn't thought about using receipts from the wedding itself as evidence so that's brilliant! Our celebrant was really on the ball and we got our certificate a few days after the wedding so all ok there...interesting about the visa processing times, I'd actually noticed that from posts on here too hopefully ours will go through as quick 

I must admit it is harder this time to stay motivated and focus on the next part, because essentially we have what we wanted and are still just enjoying the novelty of ordinary domestic life together instead of being literally half a world apart! I'm also very aware that the time is ticking away on the pmv though so I need to get serious with it now.