RichieH

5 hours ago, deanblb said:

Hi

My queue date for last remaining relative visa was 9 May 2011. I received the visa on the 9 May 2018, 7 years to the day, now preparing to move to Australia next year.

Thanks Deanblb. That's helpful info

On 22/11/2018 at 00:53, Tulip1 said:

Does your spouse live in Oz then? Just being married doesn’t get you a visa. If your spouse is in the uk surely you wouldn’t qualify for last remaining visa?  I’m sure queue for that visa runs into decades 

I live in Aus with my Australian wife. I'm on a bridging visa, which only has a few limitations, but enough limitations to make life a little more annoying. The queue is only decades if you apply now I applied 7 years ago. I've heard rumours they're currently processing applications that were lodged 8 years ago, but I want to hear it from someone in the know

On 22/11/2018 at 07:06, Raul Senise said:

You need to make sure that your marriage hasn't compromised your eligibility for the Remaining Relative Visas. Satisfying the definition of "remaining relative" is a time of application and time of decision criteria.

All fully satisfied. 

On 21/11/2018 at 22:45, Nemesis said:

I thought the processing time for the Remaining Relative was still 40-50 years? If so, a spouse visa is at least 40 years faster!

That's if you apply today. I got my application in 7 years ago so I'm a lot further ahead in the queue. It wasn't a long queue back then, but they've since shrunk the number that they give out each year, which has pushed the processing dates massively into the future

Hi all,

What year of applicants are getting their Remaining Relative Visas at the moment?

I applied in January 2010 and got my queueing date 20/05/13. I have no idea whether they're close to processing that year of applications (or queueing dates?) or not. if not, I should pursue the spousal visa route after getting married last year. Spousal visa is more expensive, but has a clearer timeline.

I'm not a carer, not under 18 and not over 65.