SUMMARY: Spouse Visa Processing times OFFSHORE-UK. Please add your Stats.

[Fosh]

Hi guys, woke up this morning to an email saying my visa 100 has been granted! It was pretty quick all sorted in 4 months so at least you guys who have to wait long for the perm side of things! I wish you all luck and happiness down under. And thank you for all the advice and info! Especially from snifter! Looking forward to our new family life with my husband and little boy x

[Keep me in oz]

Hi guys, woke up this morning to an email saying my visa 100 has been granted! It was pretty quick all sorted in 4 months so at least you guys who have to wait long for the perm side of things! I wish you all luck and happiness down under. And thank you for all the advice and info! Especially from snifter! Looking forward to our new family life with my husband and little boy x

 

A phew at least that bit doesnt take too long

[Nee]

Hi all,

Just joined, does anyone know any information in regards to the sponsor for the 309 Defacto Visa have to supply any additional paperwork?

Any info is appreciated.

 

 

309 Visa Applied in UK Medical & Police Clearance sent with application 11/02/2015 - CO Assigned 02/03/2015 - Working Holiday Visa to NZ - 18/04/2015 - :ssign19:

[Keep me in oz]

Hi all,

Just joined, does anyone know any information in regards to the sponsor for the 309 Defacto Visa have to supply any additional paperwork?

Any info is appreciated.

 

 

309 Visa Applied in UK Medical & Police Clearance sent with application 11/02/2015 - CO Assigned 02/03/2015 - Working Holiday Visa to NZ - 18/04/2015 - :ssign19:

 

what kind of additional information? can you explain what you mean?

[Nee]

Well i'm the sponsor and currently my partner and I are living in NZ (He is on a working visa, waiting for 309 to come through to go to Oz) we have updated our information to our CO before we left with new address and contact details etc, and our 12 month mark will be 11/12/15 and was wondering do I have to get a police check or anything from living in Australia & UK? Sorry for not really explaining myself.

[Nee]

For all those out there, I just found this site and have to say it is absolutely amazing to see!! I am not the only one feeling all sorts of feelings! so HII everyone

[Keep me in oz]

I would think that your case Officer would have asked you by now if they had needed anything else. You guys are pretty close to the average grant time

 

When your partner logs into his immi account does it say approved next to your name?

 

[Nemesis]

Well i'm the sponsor and currently my partner and I are living in NZ (He is on a working visa, waiting for 309 to come through to go to Oz) we have updated our information to our CO before we left with new address and contact details etc, and our 12 month mark will be 11/12/15 and was wondering do I have to get a police check or anything from living in Australia & UK? Sorry for not really explaining myself.

 

If you are the sponsor you will not need to provide police checks unless there are any children involved in the application.

[Guest]

Hi all,

Just joined, does anyone know any information in regards to the sponsor for the 309 Defacto Visa have to supply any additional paperwork?

Any info is appreciated.

 

309 Visa Applied in UK Medical & Police Clearance sent with application 11/02/2015 - CO Assigned 02/03/2015 - Working Holiday Visa to NZ - 18/04/2015 - :ssign19:

 

If the applicant submitted all the required evidence and you as the sponsor have done so also (ie for you your supporting statement, passport copy, visa/citizenship proof for the UK as that was where you applied etc) then wait till your CO requests anything further.

 

The medical and police check being done so early on could well run out before the visa grant (only valid for a year) or leave your partner with a short timeframe within which to validate. Apart from that, just a case of sitting and waiting now really I guess if you are in NZ on a WHV your partner can easily nip over to Aus to validate or you both head there once its granted if you plan to move ASAP.

[ballbox]

Snifter should become a visa consultant

[Nee]

We did the application by paper, should we still have an Immi account?

[Nee]

Thank you for that, we do plan to move to Aus as soon as it comes through Fingers crossed we hear back in December and be there for christmas, sucks waiting!!

[Keep me in oz]

nah I think only online applications can look at it through the immi account. I think your CO would have been in touch by now if they had needed anything further. When you get your grant can you please let me know the time frame in which you have to validate? I too did my medicals early and am really keen to see how long your partner will have to enter Australia.

[Nee]

If the applicant submitted all the required evidence and you as the sponsor have done so also (ie for you your supporting statement, passport copy, visa/citizenship proof for the UK as that was where you applied etc) then wait till your CO requests anything further.

 

The medical and police check being done so early on could well run out before the visa grant (only valid for a year) or leave your partner with a short timeframe within which to validate. Apart from that, just a case of sitting and waiting now really I guess if you are in NZ on a WHV your partner can easily nip over to Aus to validate or you both head there once its granted if you plan to move ASAP.

 

nah I think only online applications can look at it through the immi account. I think your CO would have been in touch by now if they had needed anything further. When you get your grant can you please let me know the time frame in which you have to validate? I too did my medicals early and am really keen to see how long your partner will have to enter Australia.

 

Thank you for your help, much appreciated. Yeah definitely let you know, when the VISA is granted can you leave to go to Australia straight away, or do you have to wait?? :wacko:

[alansuspect]

Hi Alan,

 

Who did you use to ship your items please? My agent recommended PSS, no idea who are good, any info would be great if possible.

 

Still not sure how much either, Ive heard for a 20ft container, its like £3000, and the insurance is £1500, did you pay anythimg like this?

 

Much appreciate it if you could reply to this.

 

Thanks.

 

Iceman7

 

Hi Iceman, definitely check out the shipping forum as there's lots of helpful info in there. We used Seven Seas, they're pretty popular and seem to have a good reputation. We wanted to do their 'movecube' but being on the IOM they use a 3rd party so we couldn't do it. Ended up shipping about 16 boxes of "stuff" for just under £600. Their online quote calculator is pretty good too.

[Keep me in oz]

There is talk of a 3 day period which people onshore must be offshore for, in order to get the visa validated, but Im not sure if that applies if you are already offshore.

[Wkdstyle]

I still haven't received an email to say I've been assigned a CO and I've checked the correspondence and it only says "application has been received" has anyone else had to wait this long before being assigned a CO?

[Jaclyn Hayes]

13 weeks to go...

Said goodbye to our household belongings last Wednesday, very strange but exciting feeling!

Job secured with an agency, what a relief!

Almost time to start looking at houses! !!! ??✈?

[lozzzz74]

After some "IT issues" at the high commission I got my 100 visa today!!!!

10 months and 5 days.

Now off to look at flights.... :jiggy:

[Eifster]

I still haven't received an email to say I've been assigned a CO and I've checked the correspondence and it only says "application has been received" has anyone else had to wait this long before being assigned a CO?

 

I've been waiting 8 and a half months with no communication with a CO at all. It used to happen a lot over the last few years, and seems to be a sign that your application is all in order and they don't need anything from you, than there is something wrong. Or so people have told me.

 

Did you front-load your application with the medical and the police check/s already completed? I did, so I won't be getting an email from a CO asking for them.

 

I got nervous all the same, and sent a query about having a CO in last week ('everyone else has one') and got a generic crappy reply from a European Service Centre person just saying they'd get in touch if they needed anything and that my application was in process.

 

My guess is that certain COs like to get in touch, and certain ones don't want you emailing them all the time so they don't let you know they're dealing with your files. But recently, there's only been me and one other person on this forum who didn't have a CO that got in touch. Thankfully there was one other person (who recently got their grant) or I'd be a ball of stress! A bigger ball of stress, I mean.

Edited September 9, 2015 by Eifster

[JTSpurs]

After some "IT issues" at the high commission I got my 100 visa today!!!!

10 months and 5 days.

Now off to look at flights.... :jiggy:

 

Congratulations!!!!

[Eifster]

After some "IT issues" at the high commission I got my 100 visa today!!!!

10 months and 5 days.

Now off to look at flights.... :jiggy:

 

 

 

congrats and good luck ... hope the longer than usual wait wasn't too stressful

[Mrsguvs]

After some "IT issues" at the high commission I got my 100 visa today!!!!

10 months and 5 days.

Now off to look at flights.... :jiggy:

 

congratulations! I think we all need a medal for our patience during this process! Did they give any further indication of what these 'it issues' were?!

[lilpenguinlost]

I've copied & edited Aussiegirl's post from page 1222 of this thread - and updated with mine and lozzzz74's processing times:

 

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[TR]

[TD]NAME[/TD]

[TD]VISA TYPE[/TD]

[TD]CO[/TD]

[TD]APPLIED[/TD]

[TD]GRANTED[/TD]

[TD]TIME[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]ADGT[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]16/09/14[/TD]

[TD]09/06/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]8m 3w 3d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]ange[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]LG[/TD]

[TD]18/09/14[/TD]

[TD]01/07/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]9m 1w 6d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]PJd2628[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]DP[/TD]

[TD]19/09/14[/TD]

[TD]16/07/15[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 6d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]JarvisG[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]LG[/TD]

[TD]23/09/14[/TD]

[TD]09/06/15 (309)[/TD]

[TD]8m 2w 3d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Jaclyn Hayes[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]DP[/TD]

[TD]06/10/14[/TD]

[TD]29/07/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 2d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]The Seeker[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]WP[/TD]

[TD]06/10/14[/TD]

[TD]06/08/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]10m 0w 0d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Croker[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]09/10/14[/TD]

[TD]06/08/15[/TD]

[TD]9m 4w 0d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Helen Jonah[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]IP[/TD]

[TD]09/10/14[/TD]

[TD]04/08/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 5d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Lea211[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]LG[/TD]

[TD]09/10/14[/TD]

[TD](TBC 25/08/15)[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]GW150688[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]13/10/14[/TD]

[TD]04/08/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 1d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]AW12[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]19/10/14

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Damien Edwards[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]CF[/TD]

[TD]22/10/14[/TD]

[TD]28/08/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]10m 1w 6d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Tom200sx[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]CF[/TD]

[TD]25/10/14[/TD]

[TD]07/08/15[/TD]

[TD]9m 1w 6d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]lollipop1804[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]KC[/TD]

[TD]29/10/14[/TD]

[TD]25/08/15[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 4d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]alansuspect[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]OH[/TD]

[TD]04/11/14[/TD]

[TD]25/08/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 0d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]JTSpurs[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]DP[/TD]

[TD]04/11/14[/TD]

[TD]03/09/2015[/TD]

[TD]10m 0w 1d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]lozzzz74[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]DP[/TD]

[TD]04/11/14[/TD]

[TD]09/09/2015[/TD]

[TD]10m 0w 5d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Mirella[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]IP[/TD]

[TD]05/11/14[/TD]

[TD]25/08/15[/TD]

[TD]9m 3w 1d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]JenNT[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]DP[/TD]

[TD]11/11/14[/TD]

[TD]12/08/15 (100)[/TD]

[TD]9m 0w 1d[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Pookie72[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]WP[/TD]

[TD]15/11/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Gbamber[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]LC[/TD]

[TD]18/11/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]lilpenguinlost

[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300

[/TD]

[TD]IP

[/TD]

[TD]20/11/14

[/TD]

[TD]09/09/2015

[/TD]

[TD]9m 2w 6d

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Mrsguvs[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]CF[/TD]

[TD]28/11/14[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Laura Smith[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]LC[/TD]

[TD]18/12/14[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Eifster[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]22/12/14[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Wan2go[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]22/12/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]lp77[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]DP[/TD]

[TD]24/12/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]bobby122[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]OH[/TD]

[TD]27/12/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Bronyuar[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]CF[/TD]

[TD]31/12/14[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]nadini777[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]31/12/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Snowy5100[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]31/12/14[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]ballbox[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]15/01/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]SiobhanandLee[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]22/01/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]ozmichelle[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]KP[/TD]

[TD]29/01/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]lewnee[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]09/02/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Luc81[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]RN[/TD]

[TD]17/02/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Yorkshire123[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]18/02/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]michaelwowser[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]28/02/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]DafK[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]02/03/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Gazdad[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]16/03/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Melibios[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]LC[/TD]

[TD]17/03/15[/TD]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]CameronsDad[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]23/03/15

[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Annaleis[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]LG[/TD]

[TD]25/03/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]unclejames[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]KP[/TD]

[TD]15/04/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Melbourne maz[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]L[/TD]

[TD]06/05/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]sashabelle74[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]07/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]GooseRenders[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]OH[/TD]

[TD]11/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Fairview70[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]WP[/TD]

[TD]12/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Jen44[/TD]

[TD]PMV 300[/TD]

[TD]JM[/TD]

[TD]19/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Keep me in oz[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]KP[/TD]

[TD]19/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Marlou[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]21/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Maverick[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]21/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Bound4Tassie[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]23/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Aussiegirl[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]24/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Geoff1710[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]24/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]LJD90[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]24/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Panda[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]24/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Rockinrobin[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD]VF[/TD]

[TD]24/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Wkdstyle[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]30/06/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]rayrachel[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]07/07/15[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]tracy8099[/TD]

[TD]309/100[/TD]

[TD][/TD]

[TD]12/08/15[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

[Wkdstyle]

I've been waiting 8 and a half months with no communication with a CO at all. It used to happen a lot over the last few years, and seems to be a sign that your application is all in order and they don't need anything from you, than there is something wrong. Or so people have told me.

 

Did you front-load your application with the medical and the police check/s already completed? I did, so I won't be getting an email from a CO asking for them.

 

I got nervous all the same, and sent a query about having a CO in last week ('everyone else has one') and got a generic crappy reply from a European Service Centre person just saying they'd get in touch if they needed anything and that my application was in process.

 

My guess is that certain COs like to get in touch, and certain ones don't want you emailing them all the time so they don't let you know they're dealing with your files. But recently, there's only been me and one other person on this forum who didn't have a CO that got in touch. Thankfully there was one other person (who recently got their grant) or I'd be a ball of stress! A bigger ball of stress, I mean.

 

I front-loaded the police checks but not the medical, I'll get in contact with the department and see what they say. It would just be nice to know they've actually started the process, having to wait 9-12 months is long enough. :cry: