barbaragilloran

Congratulations! Enjoy every minute. We have been in Melbourne for a week now with our family. Worth all the stress.

It's so stressful. We just got my husbands visa on Sunday night after a 5 and a half week wait. Our daughter in law contacted her MP in Melbourne about the delay and his office subsequently contacted immigration. This may have moved things along. Worth a try?

Hurrah! Enjoy!

We just got my husband"s visa through - the relief is immense! That was 5 and a half weeks. Can now start to look forward to seeing the family in a few weeks. Will never know whether contacting the MP made any difference or not. Good luck to everyone.

We're still waiting for my husband's visa. That's 5 weeks now. My daughter in law has now written to her MP and his office said they would contact Home Affairs. No idea whether this will make any difference or not. Can certainly relate to all the stress and anxiety!

Such a roller coaster. Good luck.

Hi, yes we're both the same nationality - UK. Even more arbitrary!

Yes. I think its arbitrary. My husband and I got travel exemptions really quickly. (Parents of permanent residents) My visa came through 2 days later on 24 December. My husband is still waiting. We have tried the email address to ask for help but no reply. We edited his visa application to add in exemption confirmation. Again no response. So frustrating. Cant think of anything else to do.