fortytwo Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hi guys, Looking for some advice and I'll try keep it brief if I can: My wife was born in OZ to British parents and moved back to UK at age of four where she has lived permanently. Her sister lives in OZ and is Australian citizen and we plan to live with her initially. Now at both 32 years old we are both planning to emigrate to OZ on a partner VISA with her as my sponsor. I'm a pom through and through We have been in a relationship for 13 years and married for four. Do you think we will be OK if we go ahead and apply or would we better to seek advice from an immigration specialist? We have done all the paperwork ad are ready to send next week but I am suddenly panicking that our situation may not be cut and dry. Any pointers very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readstogo Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 My wife was born in OZ to British parents and moved back to UK at age of four where she has lived permanently. Her sister lives in OZ and is Australian citizen Hi! Is your wife an Australian citizen? If she is then you won't need a migration agent. You have been together long enough to fulfill the spouse requirements. It will get complicated if your wife does not have Australian citizenship. Save the services of migration agents for if your situation is complicated. The form drove me bonkers! I started second guessing everything, right down to 'how many people are included in this application'! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Yes as above, the only thing that is not clear from your post, is your wife's citizenship status. Assuming she is a citizen then just apply and it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortytwo Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Thanks for your replies! Yes she is an Austraian citizen. At the last minute I was having a bit of a wobble wondering if our situation was odd. It sounds from your replies like we should be good. The form is unlike anything else I've ever done - we've definitely lost some sleep over it We have final push this weekend to pull it all together and put it in an envelope. Nervous and exciting. Thanks again for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Be sure to include proper evidence of your relationship, a marriage certificate is not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hels Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Dont worry, my hubby is an aus citizen but moved to the uk when he was 8 years old. By the sounds of it you might get PR as youve been togetaher so long and married for over 4 years, we did all the forms oursleves and it was no drmamas. Yes you do end up reading way to much in to each question though. the only thing id say is once youve applied, be paitient, these things take time , and mailing your CO asking and asking when itll be done isnt a great idea. I emailed mine the day on 6 months and was replied to that i had my temp visa, then to get my perm they called my husband directly asked him about his travels, he used one passport to go to aus and the uk one to leave ! and then it was all good dont stress youll be fine, out of all the visas its the easist one to fill in ive seen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortytwo Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Just wanted to thank you all for your pointers. We have spent the whole bank holiday weekend finishing off our application and it's all ready to go in an envelope. We just need to get a few docs certified and then we can drop it in the post. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metoo Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Congratulations, it sounds all good to me too. We did not bother using an agent either and we sailed through. we had not been together as long as you guys and we are not married to each other either. Exciting times for you, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortytwo Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Our visa came today. Thank you for your help. At the time I wrote the original post I was anxious about the whole thing and your help really made a difference. Can't believe it. Time for a new adventure. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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