Deb G

10 hours ago, Quoll said:

Apply right now and cross your fingers. If his visa comes through then you win. If it doesn't, then you have a choice - either you go and he waits for his visa to arrive then he joins you or you tell your CO that he will be applying for a tourist visa and he goes with you as a tourist then nips over to NZ or wherever when it is due to be issued. If he goes on a tourist visa and lies about his intention to be a tourist then he runs the risk of being turned around at the border and even if he is allowed in, as has been said, he could struggle to find work in a bridging visa and on shore applications are taking longer than off shore ones.

What does CO stand for?

I am a dual british and Australian citizen. I have lived in the UK with my (now) husband for 3 years, and have been married for just over 1 year. I still own my house in Australia and have been offered a very good job over there which I will need to be back in Australia by March next. We have looked at spouse visas (309/100) which we would need to apply whilst not in Australia but the timeframe for these are 12 months and we have 6 months to get there.

Any ideas on how this can work out?

thanks

Deb