Katalinka Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hello everyone, I am intending to proceed with the Statutory Declarations from both my husband and me and my friends. A couple of questions have arisen and i would be grateful if you could set me on the right track:) 1. Which is better to write ours online or to upload them? 2. As for our friends...they are non Australians. Can we forward them uncertified? As noted in one of the posts, there was no fuss about it/ 3. How long are these? I think I have written mine for 8 pages just on paper. 4. I may ask one of my Australian friends to do it for me. Do you know how much the service of certification costs in Australia? I feel uncomfortable about having to ask people to go into so much trouble and paying. Please send in a word of advice on how I should proceed. Thanx:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Statutory declarations are legal documents and they must be properly witnessed and certified or they mean nothing. Your Australian friends can go and have a statutory declaration signed by a Justice of the Peace free of charge at most libraries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinka Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Oh, I see. Thank you. And which one would you recommend: form 88, stat declaration or written statement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABG Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 What are you using the Stat Dec for? I used one for my skills assessment in lieu of a statement of works, as I didn’t wish to inform my employer of my intents to emigrate before I knew I had a realistic chance of getting a visa. As mentioned by a previous post, it’s a legal document as per the Statutory Declaration Act 1835 and in order to be valid, needs to comply with that legislation. For my stat dec., I hired a Notary Public to draft the declaration and make sure it was compliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinka Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 I might be confusing it all. That's why I need a little help. What I have in mind are statements of relationship (proof that our relationship is genuine and continuing& the nature of our relationship )by me and my husband and statements by our friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Katalinka said: I might be confusing it all. That's why I need a little help. What I have in mind are statements of relationship (proof that our relationship is genuine and continuing& the nature of our relationship )by me and my husband and statements by our friends. Statements by friends who hold Australian PR or citizenship MUST be on Form 888 and include a copy of the passport/visa or citizenship certificate. If they are NOT Australian it doesn't matter, they can be on any paper r stat dec form but do not even have to be witnessed. Reason being = if a PR or citizen lies then the form must be legally biding so action can be taken aginst them if necssary. If they are not PR/citizens then the department cannot take action anyway, so no need for it to be legal. This is completely different from any rules surrounding stat decs for Skills Visas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinka Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Got it! Thank you;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinka Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Just found information that the statement can be either written individually or jointly 'a signed written statement detailing the history of your relationship, either individually or jointly...'. I have written quite a detailed piece if work. Frankly speaking, it would save some time especially that my husband is not that fluent. What's your advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moominfillyjonk Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 How do you know your husband has to complete a stat dec is there another section requesting this information? or is in in the sponsor application form? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beffers Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Our Australian stat Decs were witnessed by a notary etc. Our UK ones were witnessed but not by a notary. In terms of our own statements on our relationship, we typed up separate ones and signed and dated these as individuals. We were advised by Australia House to do separate ones last year but that may have changed. We also then wrote a joint supporting statement for each bundle of evidence we uploaded, so our numerous pages of financial evidence had a cover sheet breaking down what pages constituted what evidence, and how this supported our application (I.e. Pointing out joint expenses etc), for social, we put in a statement as to what evidence we provided and cross referenced this to our Stat Decs by witnesses where appropriate, and also to annotated bank statements to show expenditure relating to social activities, so all out evidence and statements were all interlinked across different evidence types to prove we were genuine, in other words, it wasn't just words on a page, it was supported by evidence to prove it was real. Basically we didn't leave any wiggle room for Immi to doubt the genuine nature of our relationship. Edited August 18, 2018 by Beffers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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