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Hello,

Just wanted to share I received the golden email 2 days ago. Please see details in signature. 

Best wishes to everyone and as I read many times, just wait in there as it'll come. 

Cheers.

1 hour ago, Suusz said:

There are a few High risk occupations that they investigate more because there has been a lot of false information in the past. (FYI im a restaurant manager).

i applied with an MA for DE.

what about you! What occupation? And where are you and your partner from?

I've just added the info on my signature. 

I also applied through an MA but 457-186 TRN. My occupation is ICT Sales Representative. We are from USA and Germany, so both LR countries. Hopefully what I was informed is incorrect and the department of immigration process the applications as they are received, rather than segregating them based on certain information. 

16 hours ago, Suusz said:

Yes I applied with my defacto partner, met in Australia and have been together for 5 years. We are not married tho and have passport of 2 different continents. I have been waiting almost 18 months. But then again my occupation is a risk too. 

Thanks for your answer. What do you mean your occupation is a risk occupation? Also, did you apply with a MO and is it direct entry or transition? 

Thanks in advance @Suusz

Hello all, 

Silent reader for the last two months. Always great to see people getting the golden email and best wishes to all who keep waiting (like me). 

Over the holidays I met someone who worked for the department of immigration and after telling him about my case and how long I had been waiting (which is within the timeframe), he advised I'd be waiting longer due to my situation. It is for this reason I am hoping to get some feedback, particularly from those who have applied with a partner (de-facto) and who have gotten PR. 

In my case, I've applied with my partner who i've been together with for over 3 years now. This is the same person I received 457 with and we've provided enough evidence to show our relationship. I was advised however, because we both have different passports and are not married (both LR countries), we are automatically placed into a category which the department has to further assess the validity of our relationship. He advised it's solely because our passports are different. If our passports would be from the same country, it would look more legitimate. Although I am not concerned as I have more then enough evidence to proof our relationship (lease, bank, etc), I do worry because of this simple fact our application takes much longer than expected. I've applied with MA through transition 186 and all documents (including Form 80) was submitted early March 2018. 

Therefore, anyone here applying with a de-facto from different country? Did you experience any longer waits than normal or did you experience any issues?

Thank you in advance.