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Yes, you can type your statements

Hi Aussiebird, Yes, your Australian stat decs need to be certified and a photocopy of passport also needs to be certified. The same person certifying the forms can also certify the passport photocopy For the two from the UK they don’t need to use form 888, instead they can just write a stat dec that is legal in the UK. There are lots of examples on the internet of what one in the UK should look like. Ensure they put contact details of a phone or email on the stat dec. Yes, a certified copy of their passport is probably needed. We had a few people tell us that 6-8 is a good number of form 888/stat decs to have, are you able to have a few more written? Also yes, applicant and partner need to upload passport photos, I would think they need to be proper passport style and not just photo booth ones. Have you considered using an agent? We did and it took a lot of stress out of the whole application. Sure it adds to the cost but the thought of not getting a visa by missing something silly ourselves seemed cheaper in the long run!

Hi, I’m not an agent so someone may have a better idea.... I was told by a few sources that you want to have your form 888 writers to say things like ‘I know they’re in a genuine and continuing marriage (or relationship)’. It’s best to use the words that define the relationship, whether that’s de facto or marriage. I guess it could also depend on the context of what your friends have written? But remember the immi person looking at your application is a person with no knowledge of your relationship so it’s best to make it all as clear as possible. Can you have your form 888s rewritten? Perhaps the people only need to redo the first page and you can keep the second certified page as is? If you’re having doubts about the forms I would say have them re done, you don’t want something silly and easily fixed to affect your application.

That’s a tricky question to answer as it depends on a huge amount of factors - have you created an Immi account yet and started looking at all the sections? You can look the whole way through the applicants part without submitting

Hi, I searched around for a while before settling on an agent to use for our partner visa application this year. Mainly for the reason you’re wanting one, to alleviate the stress. It felt like the right choice for us as even though the visa itself is really expensive plus the agent cost the alternative of being rejected for something simple we missed and having to pay more for an appeal was worse. The cost for the agent was an investment as we saw it. I’m unsure of any agents that do free consultations but I would be wary of any that charge significantly less than others out there. Definitely use registered agent and do your research about the agent you use before hand. Is there something in particular you’re wanting to ask the agent? Good luck in your application!