Thomas Griffiths

17 hours ago, elbow271 said:

Hi guys

Thanks for reading - currently applying for a partner visa and my wife is an Aussie in the UK and i'm the pom. She has been here 11 years (i know!) and we are unsure whether to submit a police report for her (time in the UK) with the initial application or wait until it is requested by a case officer. It appears from what i have read this is not always needed? 
As it costs nearly £50 to get one, i'm reluctant to spend the money unless necessary. What do you guys think? MASSIVE thanks in advance for any guidance 

Better to have it ready as soon as possible but it is not required at the time of initial application.

8 hours ago, elbow271 said:

Hi guys - im looking to apply for a partner visa to move to OZ - my wife is Australian and Im English. Obviously we will want to use an agency to help us complete the application but i have done a little reading and have a question - I have seen this section regarding character requirements and wanted to know if my application would get turned down - ** you have a substantial criminal record, meaning you have been sentenced to 12 months or more in prison, or multiple sentences that add up to more than 12 months in prison. A suspended sentence is considered a prison sentence**.

 

My police report says that i had a postponed sentence in 2010 for battery - the disposal states i did a community order and 24 months supervision and a £70 fine. Previous to that i had a caution for ABH. In 2015 i committed an offence of theft by an employee but the only disposal was a fine of £500

It says i wont pass the character test if i fail the above criteria marked ** - Therefore i'm a little fuzzy over what they deem as a suspended sentence and my 'postponed' sentence - if i apply, will i get turned down because of this?

 

Hello 

From what you have written you were never sentenced to prison nor were you given a suspended sentence. A suspended sentence is a prison term but it is 'suspended' ie you don't have to actually go to prison unless you commit another offence in a certain timeframe (think of it as a 'last chance' they give you). Based on your information, you should pass the character test.

On 3/25/2018 at 22:16, Scoote said:

Hi, I'm completing my 189 visa where I am only claiming points for me. However, my application also includes my partner on it so it also asks for his employment history over last 10 years and his education. Unfortunately my partner can't remember the exact start and finish dates for some of his employers and his education in terms of exact days started and finished.

My query is do these dates need to be absolutely correct even though I'm not claiming points for him as we are struggling to confirm the dates? Will it affect my application if we get the day wrong? 

I'd be grateful for advice from someone's who's in a similar position and received a successful visa.

Cheers, Sarah 

Hello Sarah

You don't need to put the exact day down, we often put just the month/year for those types of things. As someone else suggested you could look at academic calendars etc for the general start/finish dates. Graduation certificates and similar often have completion dates which you can use. You could also look to past bank statements and see when you got the last payment of salary/wages and estimate within 2 weeks, or look at tax documents.