AFGrambo Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Kamila said: Damn that's risky. Thanks for letting me know that. It is better to be aware of the consequences and I will confirm with my agent. My partner faced so much trouble last time he wanted to get the visa. He had to go to kandahar to get it. I'm not too sure how the situation is like now. Honestly it shouldn't be that difficult but the officials making it harder and more expensive Your Welcome and yeah unfortunately, I was lucky my brother in law had connections or else it would of taken 1 month for my wife to get a visa to Pakistan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina11 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Kamila said: what happens if we miss on this letter? I mean if my partner can't get Pakistan visa by then, would we be able to get a second letter or I have to let my agent know so she can ask for extension? My husband applied upfront but we have not heard anything, also biometric does not expire. They will not reject your application if you do not do biometric. If you don’t do it when you first lodge they will sent you a request to do biometric when they first look at your application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina11 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, AFGrambo said: heya, I thought you'd get a letter once you paid for the application, once I applied for my partner which she is in Afghanistan I got a letter saying she needs to do health exam and biometrics. I also believe if you don't do biometrics after I think its 1 month they won't accept because I applied for extension so my wife got enough time to go Pakistan. correct me if im wrong though my application was 2 years ago. could have changed best of luck champ Hey, can I ask when did you apply? And has Dubai office got in contact with you about your application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFGrambo Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 32 minutes ago, Alina11 said: Hey, can I ask when did you apply? And has Dubai office got in contact with you about your application? I applied 15 Oct 2018, my partner got a phone call interview march 2020 and requested more docs since then haven't heard anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi mi Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Hi All, My partner has just been granted his permanent visa today. I got an email of grant an hour ago. May Allah grant your spouses visas soon inshallah to be united with your families. Amin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marium Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mi mi said: Hi All, My partner has just been granted his permanent visa today. I got an email of grant an hour ago. May Allah grant your spouses visas soon inshallah to be united with your families. Amin. Many many congrats. What was your DOL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamila Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mi mi said: Hi All, My partner has just been granted his permanent visa today. I got an email of grant an hour ago. May Allah grant your spouses visas soon inshallah to be united with your families. Amin. Woww congratulations!! I can't believe. My agent just told me today that she has been told by immigration that they're not processing offshore applications as Australia does not allow international arrival. I keep imagining the day I have to let you guys know about my visa grant. I hope it is soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina11 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mi mi said: Hi All, My partner has just been granted his permanent visa today. I got an email of grant an hour ago. May Allah grant your spouses visas soon inshallah to be united with your families. Amin. Congratulations. , what office was your visa processed at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina11 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kamila said: Woww congratulations!! I can't believe. My agent just told me today that she has been told by immigration that they're not processing offshore applications as Australia does not allow international arrival. I keep imagining the day I have to let you guys know about my visa grant. I hope it is soon They are processing partner visas, I have seen many grants from Pakistan and other countries on Facebook and this forum as well. I also messaged Department of immigration Dubai consultant and they replied back saying they are processing visas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi mi Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, Marium said: Many many congrats. What was your DOL? Hi our DOL was around May/ june 2017. Been a very long wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi mi Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, Kamila said: Woww congratulations!! I can't believe. My agent just told me today that she has been told by immigration that they're not processing offshore applications as Australia does not allow international arrival. I keep imagining the day I have to let you guys know about my visa grant. I hope it is soon Obviously not true. Our case officer had contacted us about a month ago or longer to get my partners documents updated so they’ve working on cases. I hope you get it soon, I never thought our day would come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi mi Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, Alina11 said: Congratulations. , what office was your visa processed at? Our processing office was in Dubai as my partner is from Afghanistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamila Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mi mi said: Hi our DOL was around May/ june 2017. Been a very long wait Do you know why it took so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi mi Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Kamila said: Do you know why it took so long? Immigration had actually made an incorrect decision on our case, deeming it as an invalid marriage. Our case was rejected and then we appealed it to the Appeals system and had the decision overturned. We waited over a year just for immigration to contact us for further documents to make a decision on our case. About 2-3 months ago my partner had received an interview from Immigration (I don’t remember the exact time). Last month we were contacted for updated identity documents and received the grant today Alhamdulilah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina11 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Mi mi said: Immigration had actually made an incorrect decision on our case, deeming it as an invalid marriage. Our case was rejected and then we appealed it to the Appeals system and had the decision overturned. We waited over a year just for immigration to contact us for further documents to make a decision on our case. About 2-3 months ago my partner had received an interview from Immigration (I don’t remember the exact time). Last month we were contacted for updated identity documents and received the grant today Alhamdulilah. That’s very unfortunate. My husband also applied from Afghanistan, if you don’t mind me asking why did immigration deem your marriage as invalid? Did you make a mistake in your application? Edited August 25, 2020 by Alina11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilibra4 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hi friends I don’t know why embassy want police certificate again again even during 1 month stay they want clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie G Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 7 hours ago, alilibra4 said: Hi friends I don’t know why embassy want police certificate again again even during 1 month stay they want clearance They asked the same thing from us to include all the Visits to PK. btw when did you received email about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilibra4 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Aussie G said: They asked the same thing from us to include all the Visits to PK. btw when did you received email about this? 24 August 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamila Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Hi, Does anyone know if Afghan applicants can go to India to do the biometrics? Pakistan's Visa centre is closed and I couldn't book appointment. Appreciate it if anyone had this experience to share Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donia Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 25/08/2020 at 18:33, Mi mi said: Immigration had actually made an incorrect decision on our case, deeming it as an invalid marriage. Our case was rejected and then we appealed it to the Appeals system and had the decision overturned. We waited over a year just for immigration to contact us for further documents to make a decision on our case. About 2-3 months ago my partner had received an interview from Immigration (I don’t remember the exact time). Last month we were contacted for updated identity documents and received the grant today Alhamdulilah. Hi , How long it took them to reject your case ?? If you don't mind asking , what was the reason of invalid marriage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alina11 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Kamila said: Hi, Does anyone know if Afghan applicants can go to India to do the biometrics? Pakistan's Visa centre is closed and I couldn't book appointment. Appreciate it if anyone had this experience to share Thanks, Your husband can go to any VFS centre to do biometric. But mostly afghan applicants choose Pakistan as it is easier. I think all VFS centres are currently closed due to the pandemic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilibra4 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Kamila said: Hi, Does anyone know if Afghan applicants can go to India to do the biometrics? Pakistan's Visa centre is closed and I couldn't book appointment. Appreciate it if anyone had this experience to share Thanks, please contact the call centre via phone 0900 07860 email at infoauspk@vfshelpline.com to have the appointments booked Edited August 28, 2020 by alilibra4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khudadad Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Hello everyone My dol submittion date was june 2019 and since then i haven't received any information or update about my case. Can anyone guide or suggest me what is going with my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilibra4 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 14 hours ago, Khudadad said: Hello everyone My dol submittion date was june 2019 and since then i haven't received any information or update about my case. Can anyone guide or suggest me what is going with my case. What is detail of your case? Have you done medical exams are you apply through agent or yourself? can’t say anything until knows about you inbox me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AH123 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Hi All, More than 7,000 signatures now. Keep it going and feel free to pass it onto others. Closing Date - 2nd September https://www.aph.gov.au/petition_list?id=EN1677 There seemed to be few media coverages over this topic as well. A good timing to voice it even more! https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/affecting-our-ability-to-start-a-family-couples-waiting-to-settle-in-australia-20200830-p55ql2.html Edited August 31, 2020 by AH123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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