peachybonbon Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi all, I have been with my partner for a year and a half and have been living in our own flat for the past year. I am going back home to the UK over Christmas for around 4 months but unsure whether we should apply for the partner visa onshore before I leave or when I am back in the UK as I may decide to stay longer there. I am currently on a temporary graduate visa which lets me stay until 2017. Any advice would be very appreciated! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Both cost the same these days iirc. If you meet the requirements now I don't see why you can't apply asap onshore. Also onshore application means you don't have to depart Aus for the visa to validate once its granted. If you lodge offshore you would have to depart Aus for 3 working days for the visa to be granted (therefore more costs). Plus as you are together now and have all the supporting evidence etc to hand you can easily upload it all for onshore application. Also from what I can work out if you return to the UK for 4 months or longer you'd have to still account for that time as de facto as its the period of time up till lodging and probably explain the reasons you are living apart in different countries and so on I'd have thought. Just seems easier to me to lodge on shore with all that to possibly have to deal with on top lodging off shore. Just my understanding of it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachybonbon Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thank you very much! That really helps clarify things. does anyone know the latest timeline for the first part of the partner visa to be granted? I couldn't find any stats on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I thought onshore is somewhere around 14 months but could be a bit quicker or a bit longer. Off shore is currently running at 10-14 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I thought onshore is somewhere around 14 months but could be a bit quicker or a bit longer. Off shore is currently running at 10-14 months. Sounds about right from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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