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Thanks for this. Even though my wife has signed transfer of custody, the 1229 form will still be signed. Her daughter's father will declare end of relationship and that will be certified as will my wife. Do you know of any regulations with regards to those serving in the military (I'm a reservist so my conditions of service are significantly different to a regular soldier)? I wouldn't have thought that serving in a nation's armed forces would be a bar to application. I have completely good character, no military offences or civilian ever committed.

Hi all, My 189 visa application appeared to be going well but I keep hitting this snag of military service records/discharge etc. I have been requested to provide a discharge certificate. I'm currently serving as a reserve soldier and have not discharged from the British Army Reserve and was not expecting to do so until I received my visa and a job offer in Australia. Has anybody else been in a similar situation either as a reservist or serving soldier in the British Army with no intention to leave until receiving visas? The other issue I have is with regard to my wife, she's constantly being asked to provide evidence of end of relationship with her daughter's father where they were never de facto partners. There is no document to demonstrate this. Was anybody else in a similar situation and subsequently what document did they provide? Many thanks for your help.

Hi all, Was wondering whether I could get some advice of whether anybody has been in a similar situation to me ... I've submitted my application for a 189 visa and an initial assessment response has comeback to me requesting further documents. It is of a surprise to me as I have submitted the documents to the best of my knowledge and followed the guidance. In the case officer's letter to me it was mentioned that I should call them, there was no telephone number and I haven't had a response to my email. A phone call would be invaluable to really understand what it is that's missing as quite simply I really don't know what more I can do. I don't want to be in a position where my visa has been refused on a technicality. Therefore; Does anybody have the contact number for GSM in Adelaide?

Sounds great! I was hoping the process would be a bit quicker than 4 months but that’s life. My last question is who’s writing your reference? Is it a commissioned officer? I would rather not go to the PSAO and would prefer my SPSI writes a eference for me. Well, it looks like it’s not long for you to go and wish you all the best. I’m assuming you’ve had your medicals, if not, do them in Malta as it’s half the price of the U.K. and you get holiday or if it. :).

Hi Cerys, Thanks for your reply. I’m in the process of getting a character reference from my PSAO. I’m surprised you haven’t got a certificate of service as I got mine from the admin clerk at my unit, it’s a straightforward download from JPA. On another note, when did you apply and how long was it before you got the reply today? Did you also apply for a 189? Thanks

Hi all, I'm currently in the process of applying for a 189 visa as Mechanical Engineer. Everything has been good so far, I have 80 points for my application. To get an EOI at 80 points I had to declare work experience relevant to my skilled occupation. I sent the details of my work experience to Engineers Australia who confirmed that I had over 8 years of work experience, which backs-up my work experience claims with the DIBP. My medicals are complete too, all seems to be well there and my invitation closes on 9th September. I am currently a serving member of the British Army Reserve. Does anybody here have any experience of applying for a 189 visa (or any other visa) while serving as members of the British Armed Forces (or serving in another nation's reserve/full-time force) and what documents they presented to their case officer as part of their application? Currently the message I have received from my chain of command is that their is no mechanism to demonstrate my current terms of service with the Army Reserve even though discharging from the Army Reserve is a 15 minute process. I wouldn't like to give up my military service in the Army Reserve until I have the visa in hand as there is always the possibility that I won't get a visa approval. Many thanks