PineappleSmooth Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I'm Australian and have a UK husband and Aus/UK children. We lived in Oz for under 2 years as we had to come back to the UK last April. We are now considering going back (!) but my husband's 5 year Partner Visa travel element has run out. I know we'll need to apply for a Resident Return Visa and it will be a one year as we spent less than 2 years in Oz. I wanted to know if anyone has any info on how long the processing time is and also once the visa has been granted, is it 12 months from that date? I don't want to put off applying but we also might not be in a position to go back for at least 6 months (and that's not even taking Covid travel issues into account). Any advice or thoughts appreciated. Also, I successfully completed the Partner Visa myself so I imagine the RRV isn't too tricky to do, in comparison? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 If you meet the residency requirement, then the RRV approval takes only a few days. If you don't, I've seen people waiting for a year or more for approval. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, PineappleSmooth said: I'm Australian and have a UK husband and Aus/UK children. We lived in Oz for under 2 years as we had to come back to the UK last April. We are now considering going back (!) but my husband's 5 year Partner Visa travel element has run out. I know we'll need to apply for a Resident Return Visa and it will be a one year as we spent less than 2 years in Oz. I wanted to know if anyone has any info on how long the processing time is and also once the visa has been granted, is it 12 months from that date? I don't want to put off applying but we also might not be in a position to go back for at least 6 months (and that's not even taking Covid travel issues into account). Any advice or thoughts appreciated. Also, I successfully completed the Partner Visa myself so I imagine the RRV isn't too tricky to do, in comparison? Thanks The last few I have had through with similar circumstances have taken just over three months. It's 12 months from grant date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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