BlueKangaroo Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I am British and my husband of 20 years is Australian, we have spent all our married life in UK but want to emigrate asanas kids have been offered good school places. I understand I can apply for a spousal visa here in UK. It seems this takes around 9 months. If I get the medical and DBS checks done in advance and send them with my application will it speed it up or not make any difference? Woukd I be allowed to enter Australia on a visitor permit and apply once I was in Australia? If so, is it quicker? A different option for me would be to transfer with work, is this a quicker process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I am British and my husband of 20 years is Australian, we have spent all our married life in UK but want to emigrate asanas kids have been offered good school places. I understand I can apply for a spousal visa here in UK. It seems this takes around 9 months. If I get the medical and DBS checks done in advance and send them with my application will it speed it up or not make any difference? Woukd I be allowed to enter Australia on a visitor permit and apply once I was in Australia? If so, is it quicker? A different option for me would be to transfer with work, is this a quicker process? Off shore partner visa is 10-14 months. Work to that timeframe and if it comes sooner, fab. Do medical and police check when asked by CO not before. It does not help speed up the grant timeframe at all getting them done sooner. Plus they are only valid for a year. You are usually asked to do them around the 6 month mark after lodging. Re tourist visa, yes you could but you'd have to not carry any of the documentation etc with you and you may be questioned re the intent of your trip. Also it takes longer onshore and costs the same (although after the tourist visa ends you go onto a bridging visa and can work etc but employers can sometimes be funny about bridging visas). Personally I'd go for off shore and have time to organise things the UK end properly. No clue about work. If its a temp visa I'd go the partner visa route and get PR and full work rights to work anywhere from the off. ETA - Does husband have UK citizenship? Can be very hard to move back if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 If your husband is an Aussie, then your easiest route is the spouse visa, no question. I think, if anything, it takes longer if you apply in Australia - but no doubt someone will drop by who can tell you for sure. Does it really take 9 months? I recently came back to the UK with my oh - his UK spousal visa only took three months. Sounds like Australia is dragging the chain by comparison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound4Tassie Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 No submitting medical/ police check doesn't make it quicker. It's ACRO not a dbs ( just so you don't apply for the wrong thing!) Sending them in before requested can mean they've expired before your visa is granted. 10-14 months is official quote on wait time. At present does seem more like 9 months. Yes you can go on a tourist visa and apply on shore but I dont think it's quicker. Depending on your skills, yes it may be quicker to go on a different skilled migration visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound4Tassie Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 If your husband is an Aussie, then your easiest route is the spouse visa, no question. I think, if anything, it takes longer if you apply in Australia - but no doubt someone will drop by who can tell you for sure. Does it really take 9 months? I recently came back to the UK with my oh - his UK spousal visa only took three months. Sounds like Australia is dragging the chain by comparison! It used to be quite quick but the amount of applications went up dramatically ( uk recession I think) so the wait time went up too....along with the price! ( drastically!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 To add, the work route may be quicker but not by much. Might be cheaper also initially but then a PR visa might need to follow and more costs there later on. And might mean only a temp visa anyways or it may not be a skill set that is on the list to gain a visa etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKangaroo Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks snifter, my husband does not have UK citizenship (that would mean he would have a UK passport right?). He never bothered with it as has always felt very 'Australian'; ironic that that would go against him repatriating now. can you expand on this? I think I might have to engage an immigration specialist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKangaroo Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks all for your comments, it seems spousal visa is the way to go sticking to the process. i haven't spoken to the school specifically about timing yet but I got the impression the places would be held for 6 months. We always thought my husband could go on in advance with the kids if my visa took longer, but now it seems he might also have a problem as he never became anything more than a uk resident.... I think I need to engage a specialist and then speak to the school again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks snifter, my husband does not have UK citizenship (that would mean he would have a UK passport right?). He never bothered with it as has always felt very 'Australian'; ironic that that would go against him repatriating now. can you expand on this? I think I might have to engage an immigration specialist! If your oh does not get UK citizenship, he could struggle to get back into the UK. The process itself is straightforward and fairly fast, but the hurdle is financial. You must EITHER already have a job in the UK earning at least £18,600, or proof of substantial savings in the bank. Right now you need to have £62,500 savings in the bank, which you must have held for at least 12 months. The risk, of course, is that will go up - and who knows how much money you'll need by the time you want to return? I'm sure you know that he doesn't have to surrender his Australian citizenship to become a Brit, he will just have two passports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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