Belfastchild

how many stat decs did you do for this part? I did 6 last time but feel bad asking people again, they're a pain in the ass for people. 

Thanks for the info.

HI KitCat, did you go through the same process for this stage or is there a shorter way to get it done? I am about to start my 100 but it looks like they want all evidence similar to the first part.

Hi guys,

So I can apply for the second stage PR 801/100. I have logged in and it looks like I have to do the same process as stage 1. Surely this stage doesnt have to be as difficult as the first part. The thought of going through all that again will drive me insane. Does anybody know what exactly is required for the second stage?

Thanks in advance.

8 hours ago, mppc said:

@Belfastchild we used 7 seas and they were fantastic! We could track all the way and we got straight through customs no bother. Door to door service and everything intact sent from NI. Good luck with the move! 

Super. Il check them out. 

Hi guys, the move is a month away and I need to get about 100kg of stuff sent over. Can anyone recommend a shipping company. I’ll be sending from Northern Ireland.

Thanks.

3 hours ago, AK2910 said:

I am now 9 months post lodgement! Everyday hoping that the golden email has come through! 

I also hope @roomummy is right in that once you receive an RFI you are put into a new RFI pile and not to that back of ALL applications. 

I'm trying to stay as positive as I can but it is extremely challenging, as most of you know! But try think of it as, every day gone by is one day closer to receiving that golden email! 

Keep positive everyone and please post if you receive any kind of communication from immigration! I know seeing others receive emails keeps me going! 

I wonder what the hold up is. I lodged mine a week before you and got my grant more or less exactly 6 months later. I kept updating information throughout the 6 months if that made a difference. 

1 hour ago, KFR said:

Wow that’s so exciting!! Did you book your ticket whilst still waiting for your approval? 

I got my grant in April. Just couldn’t decide when to leave but it’s all confirmed now. 

How’s your everyone getting on? 

Just booked my one way ticket for the beginning of October. Excited and nervous all in one. 

On 01/05/2019 at 14:17, KitCat said:

We officially had a grant today! Applied on 31 October/ RFI in early April for sponsors foreign birth certificate. 

Good luck to everyone else still waiting! 

Congrats!! Another one down. When do you have to be in by and where you off to? 

2 hours ago, CattyB said:

Congratulations to everyone who has received their grants this week! That makes me both hopeful but also worried as I applied on 16/10/18 but haven’t received an RFI or anything yet

Is anyone else having a similar experience? 

Did you go heavy on the documents? I uploaded 70 at the beginning and that increased to 90 when I got the RFI

4 hours ago, KitCat said:

Congratulations @Belfastchild! We are on roughly the same timeframes (applied 31/10, RFI on 02/04), so am hopeful for a grant soon!

Judging by my timeline your grant is imminent more than likely end of this week or early next week 

5 hours ago, samie97 said:

Congrats Belfast. I know you had an RFI for nature of household and length of defacto, what did you actually include in the RFI?

Thanks

I literally typed an 1 page document and bank statements. A paragraph explaining the household duties like dinner and cleaning etc. Rest was explaining each payment in our bank accounts and referencing to the highlighted bank statements for the year previous to submission date. So rent money transferred to my sister and money to my folks for bills would be a colour. Money for groceries different colour. Other stuff different colour and just explain it. I couldn’t think of anything else but it seemed to be enough. I think they just want to see that everything is equally shared. I uploaded the exact same bank statements into length of de facto also. 

11 minutes ago, LCRF said:

Congratulations! That’s great news!  

what was your timeline? Submitted, RFI? 

DOL - 22nd October 2018

RFI - 27th March 2019

Grant - 23rd April 2019

i had some complications with mine due to minor offences but thankfully it all got sorted. What’s your DOL? 

Just got my grant letter!!!

 Beyond relieved and excited. Entry by 8th November. Good luck to everyone else still waiting we all know how stressful it is.

Thanks for all the help. You all have helped calm my stress levels ever so slightly. I’ll still check in and see how everyone is getting on.

16 minutes ago, samie97 said:

Yeah we had actually done that, highlighted where we bought groceries and Netflix subscriptions etc it we will do it again and go into a bit more detail along with a statement.

how long after you uploaded did you get the grant? 

I am still waiting on the decision so just hope its enough.

Just now, samie97 said:

We are actually saving up in the UK for when we are back in the Australia so we are staying at my parents to save money so we don’t have a lease or joint bills in our name. 

We did however get my father to write a statement that we have been living with them and that we pay him rent each month.

We have a joint account but not any bills that come out as my parents pay for all the electrics/ water. 

So a little bit stuck as to what do to. Can certainly write another statement regarding our living arrangements but not sure what else to do? Any suggestions? 

we are the same living at my parents. just highlight your grocery shopping etc

41 minutes ago, samie97 said:

Hey guys! 

So today we got an RFI for prof of length of de facto relationship and nature of household! (Not too sure why because we went into so much detail about how/when we met, also proof that we have been living together since the start of our relationship and how we distribute chores around the house)

However that is what they have asked for. Has anyone been asked for this kind of RFI before and what did you do to provide further information? 

Also, what information did everyone write for their nature of household. We thought we went into so much detail writing a 7 page written statement about this but they have asked for more.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! 

I got asked the same just a few paragraphs statement and marked bank statements of us paying bills jointly.

Does anyone know if you get an email when it goes to further assessment? Could save me checking my immi account every 5 mins like a maniac. 

14 hours ago, SmileyD said:

Hi all,

nice to see some grants. 

I am getting a bit confused about where I should/shouldn’t have submitted my sponsor application. 

My partner (applicant) has his own immi account and we lodged both the applicant AND sponsor through his immi .

is this what others have done and if so does your sponsor application still say submitted? 

 

 My partner did hers through mine. It connects them up. Had an RFI for police checks for myself but all good on sponsor front so guessing it’s fine.

52 minutes ago, KitCat said:

I meant the grey button at the bottom of the attach documents page that said 'I confirm I have provided information as requested'.

After I uploaded the docs and pressed the button, the application status changed to 'further assessment' and the button is now greyed out. Hoping that means it has processed and when they next pick up the application, there is an immediate grant!

Strange mine didn’t have that...

On 04/04/2019 at 15:10, KitCat said:

@Belfastchild- that's what I've done- have uploaded my birth certificate in the identity section and pressed the grey button to submit. Now worried that wasn't the correct thing to do!

When you say the submit button is that the 'attach' button then the uploaded documents have a green tick beside them? I am seriously confused with this whole process.

4 hours ago, KitCat said:

@Jo P- not sure if this is applicable to you from Canada, but I've found the best exchange rate from GBP to AUD is using a Revolut card and occasionally Transferwise. 

On another note, for all of you with RFIs, did you only upload the relevant evidence in the application and click on the grey box at the bottom? Wanted to make sure I didn't need to email the department or anything else. Thanks!

I haven’t uploaded mine yet as I don’t know where to upload it. It still shows the same drop downs. So do I upload my police check again to the character part and the stuff for nature of the household in evidence of life living together? 

18 hours ago, W2O said:

I was about to reply and say that we hadn’t submitted a form 80 or 1221 and that we’d have to wait and see if they were requested. Then, at lunchtime, I received the golden e-mails...both the 309 and the 100 (within a minute of each other). I am beyond excited and can finally breathe a sigh of relief. In the grand scheme of things it hasn’t been a long process (a few days over 5 months), but it’s still been stressful!

Anyway, here’s our timeline:

Applied from London 28th October 2018

Medical completed 8th November 2018

Sponsor application completed (online only) 18th November 2018

UK Police checks for me (applicant) and Australian & UK for my husband (sponsor) all front loaded

All evidence uploaded within a month of the application

One update to the application this year to inform them that my husband had already made the move to Australia, and to provide evidence we were in regular contact.

No form 80 or 1221 submitted or requested and no agent used. We’ve been married 12 years and have 3 children (with aussie citizenship).

No RFI - we just went from lodgement to grant and there was no change on my immi account until after it was granted. It now says Finalised for my application and Submitted for my husband’s application (Approved next to his name when you go to ‘view application’)

Good luck to everyone else waiting - it really looks as though they’re moving through the London applications quite swiftly now.

 

 

Congrats!  Yours was a lot smoother than mine. I’m waiting on my third police check. What date did they give you to be in Australia? 

12 minutes ago, Ausgirl42 said:

@Belfastchild if I was you I would prepare a concise statement (just a typed word document) clearly responding to each of their queries/explaining the situation (ie: was only in Malaysia for 3 days), and sign and date it, with any relevant supporting docs attached to it.... the upload it as a pdf to your immi account.  You could even put a line in if relevant stating you have given them all the possible info you can think of to support their request and to please advise if there is anything additional they specifically require. We did this for our RFI where they asked for more evidence proving our relationship. After what we had given I was not sure what else we could possibly give (I even trawled through 7 years of social media and screenshot every picture or post of us together) so my partner,  the applicant, basically did a statement explaining the nature of our relationship (repeating info they already had) and signed it. Then we got our Visa.  At least you know someone is going to read it if you upload it as a document! 

Super thanks for your help. My visa status hasn’t changed on my immi account do you I just load the documents up under additional info or under their category? 

Thanks again.