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Hi Daryn, Just wondering what your eventual outcome was? Were you granted your visa before your last day in the military, or did you have to wait until you were officially discharged from military service and had a certificate to prove that? If the latter, how long did it take between your discharge date and receiving the visa? I signed off earlier this year to leave the British Army in Aug 2021 and submitted my application for a spousal visa back in Feb 2020. Pretty soon after submitting the application in Mar 2020 we received a message on my immi account stating that we met all of the criteria for a visa, but asked for confirmation of my discharge date, and that they would need to see my final discharge papers. I have subsequently uploaded (Nov 2020) a JPA screenshot confirming my discharge date (19 Aug 2021) but have heard nothing back. As I'm currently deployed overseas, my wife is really struggling back in the UK with no family support (hers are in Australia, mine are in the US longterm for work) and so we are hoping to move to Australia as soon as I finish my service next year. Therefore I am trying to ascertain whether it is possible for the visa to be granted prior to my discharge date (or possibly to become active on that date?), and if not, how long we might have to wait for a visa once I have served my last day? For background: my wife is Australian and we have been together in the UK since 2012; married in Australia last year; and now have a six month old son together. Any advice or just an outline of your own outcome very much appreciated. Callum