Pradip jung

Hi everyone, sorry could not update you about my wife's visa status. Applied Offshore, my wife was in Nepal Lodged on march 8, 2019 CO contacted after 10 days march 18, 2019, asked for health assessment conducted health assessment march 22, 2019 Visa Grant on April 16, 2019 Luckily, It took less then 1.5 months, i think it is totally a luck of whose file is opened first, provided documents and reopened first again. My advice to everyone here will be, gather all documents, as many as you can, and upload it at once while lodging the visa. I was planning to apply for tourist visa, but the 489 subsequent visa came just 1 hour before the i lodged the tourist visa. I used to read all these posts and to be frank it really helps. I will suggest you to read as many document as you can but don't believe everything, call and ask immigration, go to immigration office and ask about the confusions. I am not a migration agent, nor an expert but i know how hard it is to wait for your loved ones.....so i am sharing what i have uploaded as relationship evidence Relationship proof of 489 family subsequent, i uploaded following things 1. photographs of Marriage day (paste photos on word file and write small details below the photo) 2. Photographs of Reception day (paste photos on word file and write small details below the photo) 3. Photographs of my and my wife, make a photo story (paste photos on word file and write small details below the photo) 4. Photographs of my wife with my family and relatives (paste photos on word file and write small details below the photo) 5. Marriage Certificate from government 6. Relationship proof with your family from government 7. Travel tickets for honeymoon (flight tickets with boarding pass) and hotel booking for honeymoon 8. Joint bank account (Open new one in the name of couple, do some transactions and scan the statement showing both names) 9. all social media chats(facebook, whats app, viber, instagram, emails and skype video chat) screenshots (paste photos on word file and write small details below the photo) 10. proof that you have send money to your wife account or joint account provide details as you can, first make all documents ready and then apply and upload at a same time, and take a health assessment date after applying quickly. Visitor visa is 50 percent chance at any cost. worth taking a risk. if you are rejected for visitor visa you have to go to the form again and tick previous visa rejected section somewhere and update it. just be aware that if 489 is decided first and then visitor visa is decided second then visitor visa will be valid, 489 will get cancelled. Hope it helps everyone i am not much active in this group now, but will see the post once a week or so My Wife is here now and we have applied 887 on June 27, 2019. is there forum or group for 887 ??? All the Best Everyone Thanks, Pradip

Hello Everyone, I recently completed the criteria for 887 and applied the visa on 27th Of June 2019. Does anyone here know how much time does it take for case officer to see the files. Like tentative timeline ?? I know this is going to be a long wait. Thanks

This is really a frustrating situation, i was thinking of applying for tourist visa, but i will be waiting till July with hope of another visa. I am not a pro or neither i have experience in these things, but i have read a lot about these things........If you don't have other option and if it is really hard for you guys to be away then you can always apply for visitor visa. but make sure you provide the strong evidence of him getting back after short time. Make a genuine reason saying you guys need to be together for example may be in the occasion of birthday celebration, may be anniversary etc, provide his official leave approval (employment is key factor of his return), His assets, relationship proof genuine, Joint bank accounts, your letter of support, your bank transactions, your payslips, his payslips, his bank details (if applicable) and book some hotel to celebrate that or something like that (may be your agent knows it better), again visitor visa is always 50/50 but it is worth applying, coz it will cost 142 aud and 19 working days. if visa is granted that will be good, if not you have to go to your immi account and tick the previous visa rejected box, and write tourist visa. also note that if your spouse visa comes before tourist visa, then you have to cancel your tourist visa otherwise your granted tourist visa might be in effect and spouse visa will be cancelled. so these are the things which i know. But i think you will get your visa soon coz generally immigration provides more visa at the end of financial year so lets hope for the best. and also we may write a letter with all your conditions and your intentions and upload it to the Immi account, may be they will read that and search for your file soon. i dont know, no one knows how the system works inside. Good Luck

I am not sure, the main thing is proof of return, it should be strong. i haven't applied it yet, did you apply ??

Hi Mhk, Any Updates on your visitor visa application ??

yeah, the need of being onshore or offshore posted on immi website is quite confusing, but i have read few posts saying, they will check where you are before visa is granted and if someone is onshore the department will inform you about this and once you go out of country (anywhere), then the visa will be granted. Thanks

Thank you MHK

Hi Mhk, It generally takes 19 bussiness days for most cases, it should be there in a month doesn't take much of time. Just make sure the visitor visa comes first and 489 second, as your latest visa will be validated i am also planning to apply for visitor visa for my wife, what documents did you submit can you share the checklists ?? Thanks, Pradip

Hi Santo, I too had a same thinking untill i had a chat with a guy from immigration helpline, he read the following " You can be in or outside Australia when we decide your visa application We will let you know our decision in writing " which is from the immi website's step by step thing, little confusing

Yup Indrasena, you can always apply for your wife's visitor visa, but make sure tourist visa is decided first than only 489 visa as latest visa will be valid always, i am planning to do that soon (however it is always 50 percent chances for tourist visa, so make sure your spouse is mentally prepared for that), but it is worth risk taking the visa fee is 140 AUD and processing time is 19 business days. if visa is not granted you have to go back to your immi account and edit the part which says previously visa refused. I think the best way to do was apply for tourist visa first and then apply onshore, but we are too late for that. Thanks, Pradip

Hi santo, It is cleared now, now it seems like a long wait is it ?? so santo you have applied 6 months ago and case officer hasn't shown yet ? may be he/she is investigating already will be a direct visa for you i wish you all the best for you. seeing a long wait i think i should apply for a wife's tourist visa. thanks, Pradip

Hi Indrasena and Avneet, as we all are in a same boat, just wanted to share my status till date. i applied for my wife's susbequent family entrant visa (offshore) on 8th march, CO replied with health assessment required on 22nd march, assessment completed on 24th march 2019, Department replies with "Health requirement – examinations ready for assessment The required health examinations have been completed and submitted by the panel clinic to the department. This person's case will be processed or referred to the department's migration medical services provider, Bupa Medical Visa Services, for further assessment" i have no idea how things will work after this, may be further medicals, lets see Thanks, Pradip

Hi santo, i applied for my wife's susbequent family entrant visa on 8th march, CO replied with health assessment required on 22nd march, assessment completed on 24th march 2019, Department replies with "Health requirement – examinations ready for assessment The required health examinations have been completed and submitted by the panel clinic to the department. This person's case will be processed or referred to the department's migration medical services provider, Bupa Medical Visa Services, for further assessment" i have no idea how things will work after this, lets see Thanks, Pradip

Hi avneet, You can provide 1. birth certificate, passport, citizenship, schoolleaving cetrificate etc where date of birth is mentioned, provide whatever you have or provide all at least one should be uploaded 2. in Character evidence provide police clearance certificate and form 80 3. in family unit, provide relationship certificate with your wife and your family, and photos in a social events with your family, provide the evidence that she is a part of your family, it could be anything Thanks, Pradip

Hi Avneet, Nice to hear from you, yes i applied for my wife's Visa on 8th of march. i applied by myself (i.e., providing as much as evidence i can think of), i will write the process of what i did which are as follows: Firstly, i am immature as you, in these visa things, the more your read the more you will get an idea and my visa is not granted yet but still i am writing what i did so that it wil be guideline for you. 1. Decide whether, you are applying inshore or offshore, i have seen inshore application granted in 4 months and offshore in around 9 months, at this moment, my application shows 7 to 8 months processing time as i applied offshore, as i am not 100% confident on tourist visa as i have got 489 and i have lived here for 1.5 years only. 2. Create an immi account for your wife and fill the form that is approx 15 pages or more, fill the form 80 for character evidence side by side (you can get help in youtubes and other links to fill it) 3. Once you complete the form, prepare the document and keep it in the separate folder ( they will ask for documents to upload like travel document, character evidence, relationship proof, part of family proof, ielts, passport photo, form 80 etc (i have attached the required files), each document should be 5mb or less in size and maxm 60 proof can be uploaded. 4. after you give the required documents (at least one), you can go to next page and pay the fee, it is approx 3755 aud for offshore if paying through credit card it will cost 50 aud more Remember, you can upload files after you pay the fee as well, but i prefer prepare the documents first. 5. once they will send you the received confirmation, organize the health assessment on the bottom of the application thread. you can find links to " how to organize the health assessment". now it is a long wait (mine says 7 to 8 months), you can always apply for her tourist visa which i am going to apply soon, but i am struggling to find the exact format for applying with 489 visa of mine, confusing it is so need a help on that Hope it helps Thanks and all the best Pradip