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Hi all, I've been following this since applying for my visa but have never posted. I got my 309 and 100 visa grants today though so thought I'd share my info/timelines as it helped me so much when others did: ---------------------------------------- Background: My wife is my sponsor. She's a dual UK/Aus citizen. Together 16yrs, married nearly 12 years - 2 kids (9 and 13yrs) with Aus Citizenship by descent Moving to Adelaide - probably around Christmas/NY time Timeline: Applied (No agent) from Scotland so I assume it's processed in London - 7th May 2019 (took about another 3 or 4 weeks to upload everything) RFI for Medical and Police checks (didn't do these in advance as we're not under any time pressures) - 30th Jan 2020 UK Police ACRO check submitted - 4th Feb 2020 Medical done in Glasgow - 11th Feb 2020 (showed up as passed on the Immi site on the 17/18th of Feb 2020) Grant of both 309 and 100 Visa - 5th Mar 2020 (First entry by 5th Mar 2021) Additional Comments: I didn't fill in a form 80 - it didn't seem relevant to me as all of my info was already in the application and a bit of research (mainly on this forum) made me decide it wasn't required for me. I completed 2 form 888 declarations I tried to keep the uploads to a minimum to make it easier for the person processing the application (35 uploads including RFI) Proof of relationship photos - I put the photos onto A4 pages with date and captions below it. 3 PDF files of photos spanning our relationship Our marriage certificate had already had an "Apostille" certificate verified by Australia house when my wife had to change her name on her Australian passport a year or so ago before our last visit to Australia. This may have helped things. Not sure. We added my wife's sponsor application under the same Immi login (mine) as my partner visa application and linked them. I've read people suggesting it has to be a different Immi account - this doesn't seem to be the case. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hope that info is useful for someone! Delighted that my wait is finally over. We can start planning now - although a wee celebration is in order first Cheers!