bencooke86

Thanks man, appreciate the input.

Thanks! Though if you add additional information/documents without him asking, would he take that into account. As I say, doesn't the case officer only get to it months and months down the track anyway?

Hi guys, Couple of things regarding the partner visa application, if someone doesn't mind helping me. First, is the sponsor considered an applicant? When it asks "Have any of the applicants visited any countries for less than 12 months in the past 10 years?", plural 'applicants', do I as the sponsor have to fill in the countries I've been to? Or is it just for the foreigner half of the relationship, along with any children or parents or whatever she or he is bringing along? Also, can one change the application once it is submitted and paid for, as new information/evidence comes into being? We want to submit it now, before the new law comes into effect, even though we haven't got all our evidentiary documents sorted. I understand a case officer will only look at it months and months down the track, and that you only submit documents after you submit and pay for the application anyway. But can you edit the application itself? Finally, has anyone had experience of whether you can apply for and get a working holiday visa while you're waiting for the first stage of an offshore partner visa to be processed? Most forums only allude to it being possible for the partner to come on a tourist visa once the 309 application is in, but I've asked two migration agents and they say it's absolutely fine to come in on a WHV, as long as you pop out when the decision is ready to be made. Confirm or deny? Cheers all, Ben.

March and June? Haha, that's quite a spread. Which do you think was more trustworthy?

Do we have any notion of when it will be implemented? I was planning on having my Spanish partner apply onshore in July.... And can I as a sponsor get my application done now, in advance of that?

Hey guys, Does anyone know what the current processing times are for a 309 as per experience (not as per the Immigration Website estimate of 13-19 months)? My Spanish partner is coming in July, with any luck, and wondering whether we should risk her applying off shore. We'd like to given that the 309/100 is faster than the 820/800 in general. Particularly given that I've heard new legislation is coming into place which means I, as the sponsor, would need to have my sponsorship application approved (with an unknown processing time for that) before the partner visa application can be lodged, rather than doing them both simultaneously. Any help would be really appreciated! Cheers, Ben.

Yup, what he asked. I think there's new legislation coming into effect soon, but not sure when, that requires exactly this.

Can you elaborate on this please? It's altogether rather confusing.