cbarbuto

Hi everyone. Any advice or knowledge regarding not being able to get into Australia within the 12 months time period of the granting of a partner visa?  We planned on resigning and having liquidated assets here in the US and getting on a plane to Australia once and for all just 2 weeks from the expiration of the 12 month period but now seeing all kinds of press about passengers being denied their flights, Australians not being able to get a flight home and cancelled flights. We have out tickets on Nov 22 from LA to Sydney via Fiji. The 12 month since the visa grant is Dec 7. If our flight is cancelled and cant get on one is it all down the toilet and start again?

Chris

13 minutes ago, cbarbuto said:

Hey Marisa, I should have been more detailed in my post. Yes we provided miles of proof, bank accounts, gym, phone, utilities that date back years as well as a couple of dozen love Dovie pics that go back 10 years so we are confused why they asked for this since we carefully provided this as attachments inside our immi

I took our utilities, phone, insurance and bank dating back over 5 years are added it again to the bottom "other documents" maybe the case worker will see them there.

13 minutes ago, Ausvisitor said:

As Marisawright mentions you need to write back with screenshots of things like:

Rental agreement with both names on it

Utility bills with both names on (or different utility bills for the same address and period one with your name on one with your partner) - note power/water bill not phone (as those are portable)

Bank statements for a joint account

 

Other things that normal couples have as proof of living together, pictures with both cars in the drive and copies of registration documents showing them both registered to the same address you say you both live at

 

Loads of examples, if you really are living together as a normal couple for 8 years there will be a massive paper trail that proves this. They want to see some of that

Thanks for commenting and yes we provided all of this, bank, utilities, gym memberships that date back years so we are confused why they are asking since we provided it already...

18 hours ago, Marisawright said:

Did you attach proof that you jointly own or rent your home?  Did you attach proof of shared finances?  They will not just take your word for it.

Hey Marisa, I should have been more detailed in my post. Yes we provided miles of proof, bank accounts, gym, phone, utilities that date back years as well as a couple of dozen love Dovie pics that go back 10 years so we are confused why they asked for this since we carefully provided this as attachments inside our immi

Hi guys, this morning after nearly 8 months of waiting we received an email from Australian Immigration. They have asked for additional information which we are working on (State of Texas police check and I did not know that I had to submit a sponsor application which I just did)

Additionally the case worker has asked for "your living arrangements" and "any sharing of responsibility for housework"

I feel as though inside of our initial application we were very clear about this and explained we are a traditional common couple that shares 100% of all aspects of housework, financial and live together in a shared bedroom for the last 8 years"

Can you guys give any tips on how to answer this to their satisfaction and where to put it inside the attachments section:) 

2 hours ago, Marisawright said:

Yes

Thanks so much for your pointers 

1 hour ago, Marisawright said:

I'm not suggesting you apply onshore.   She can visit Australia as often as she likes (on a visitor visa) while you're waiting for the offshore 309 to be approved.   If she happens to be onshore when it gets approved, she would just need to hop out of the country for a week or so,  so it can be awarded.

Ahhh I see. We did the medical and police so we could go to Aus and when it’s approved (is this done all through the Immi portal?) could she pop over to NZ potentially or Hawaii would be closer than Texas. Thanks so much 

22 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

You could come to Australia now and your partner can come on a visitor visa. She'll need to apply for an exemption on the basis that she's your partner.  

Obviously, she won't be able to work on a visitor visa, so that is a downside - but then you'll be able to work, so maybe that's swings and roundabouts?  

 

Yes that is a option we may do if it keeps dragging on for 2 years but we already paid for the off shore and we understand it’s not transferable to onshore so I allegedly we would have to pay the 8k again. 

On 19/09/2020 at 22:09, wrussell said:

With the current travel restrictions, immigration are understandably finalising onshore applications. I have had many granted recently, but no movement on much older overseas applications.

Yes ok. Can you give any suggestions or should we just wait? 

On 19/09/2020 at 17:49, Marisawright said:

When they say "18 to 26 months", it just means that's the average time applications are taking to be processed, from submission to approval. It doesn't mean your application will take another 18 to 26 months.  It means your application will take somewhere between 18 and 26 months in total, from the date you applied.

You are more likely to be 18 months than 26 months, because those figures include applications from all over the world - and applications from "high risk" countries (like the Middle East) take a long time because of extra security checks. 

I suggest talking to a migration agent, because there might be a loophole you could exploit to get to Australia sooner, but you will need an agent to make sure you approach it just right. Talk to SunCoast Migration or Pinoy Australia and see what they say.

 

Ok thanks Marissa

Hi everyone, making this post in hoped of some reassurance. I am Aussie and applied for my wife's residency (offshore 309) back in March this year from the United States. The processing times have varied going down to 11 to 14 months back in April then it went up back down and now it's back up to 18 to 26 months making it a possible 32 months from the date we originally submitted the application. I am out of work here in the US, my wife is ok work wise however we are desperate to get to Australia as my parents are old and really need us there. My father is Type 1 diabetic and has a tough time driving to his check ups and there is no way he has 2 or 3 more years of driving in him while we are here waiting. If we knew it would be close to 3 years we would have applied on shore and stayed in Australia the last time we were there back in February. Can any one give reassurance, advice or tips about this or do we just keep waiting endlessly and not sure if we will ever get there. Thanks