Guest Jinz Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hello Guys Just to inform you all that after waiting 1 month and 20 days, finally my wife got her 820 Spouse visa today:jiggy::jiggy::jiggy: SO my conclusion is there is no specific time frame for a spouse visa (it range from 1 weak to 1 year).So please contact your respective offices for processing of your files congrats sammi4u!!! that calls for a party now!! :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jaymi Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Update for me :-) APPROVAL!!!!! Applied in Melbourne Front loaded on 7/11/10 Approved 10/5/11 , no case officer date assigned, no interview :-) Celebrations :-) :happy_face_love_in_:happy_face_love_in_:happy_face_love_in_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teekay Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hi ALL, This is my first post on here and I have enjoyed reading and learning from previous post. my situation; Recently moved to Melbourne 10th May 2011 on a 457 visa which was approved in April 1st 2011. My employer has changed the conditions of my work and its not favorable to work there anymore. My partner is Australian and we are thinking to make life easy and remove restrictions and limitation which i have with a 457,we should apply for a defacto/spouse visa. We have been together for 2 years but lived in separate countries because of his work. We lived together(during periods of visiting each other) for 8months. Question is: Is there a time limit when i have to have been on my 457 visa before i can apply for any other visa? Do we qualify for a defacto./spouse visa having lived together for only 8months even though our relationship is 2 years old? Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Unfortunately, time apart only counts if you've already been properly living together. Occasional visits don't count (I had the same issue). You have to have had joint bills/lease/finances/insurance etc. To prove the time you've been living together, you'd need an official letter to each of you at the same address for each month. If you think you have some of this, your best bet is going to be running your case past a migration agent, since even if you do qualify, you'll need help in presenting the evidence correctly. Otherwise, you're going to need either a full 12months of living together in the same country, or to get married. I'm assuming you're too old for a working holiday visa? otherwise you could use this visa to get the required time of living together before you apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest POLY Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi! Applied onshore for de facto visa September 2010, didn't hear anything until a email out of the blue in May 2011 from who i assumed was our CO - requesting further information proving the 12 month de facto requirement (it seems they are pretty strict on this as the wanted prove of all 12 months). Sent off more evidence and visa granted a week later. 8 months of waiting but totally worth it! :biggrin: Was awesome having this site to read through to reassure me! Good luck to you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smeetab Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hi Poly, how much evidence did u supply for the 12 months living together requirement? im in the same position here, i applied in sept and got an email from my CO yesterday asking for more evidence of living together- i dont really have much for the beginning of the relationship but a couple since about last oct onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest POLY Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hi smeetab, Originally we just send off a selection of evidence (photos, bills, bank statements etc), a bit from beginning, middle and end of 12 months. Second time round we sent off a piece of evidence for every month. In terms of living together, we sent joint bank statements and bills and reciepts of household things we'd bought together over the 12 months. Have you got a couple of things showing both your names together or seperatley at the same address from the early months? That should be fine :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smeetab Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 we dont have anything in joint names except our bank account and health insurance. we've explained that we live with his parents so bills groceries etc is paid by them. i have a few bits and pieces of letters sent to me here from council etc so im hoping that will be enough, im going to submit that as further evidence. Mind you, im a giant worry pot so im hoping my ending turns out like yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest freckkkles Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Application lodged in person at Perth office 25th January 2011 Call from CO (I assume) 15th June 2011 requesting medicals and police clearances Medicals booked for 24th June (police clearances already done) .... anyone have any recent time frames from when they receive your medicals/clearances to when you get a final answer? Case Officer also said should apply for financial hardship (partner has no work condition) if we wanted, as it doesnt go against your application whether approved or denied.... hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Antphoto Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Hi All We applied for my onshore partner visa on 25th May 2011 and it was granted on the 15th June 2011. My application was front loaded and sent to Brisbane. I married my Australian wife in December 2010. Just to let you know we submitted form 80 and 1221 and I was also on bridging visa A with work rights for 2 weeks. Can't believe I got it so quickly but we have been gathering evidence for 6 months dating back to when we got together in May 2010 in the UK. If we can be of any help just send us a PM. All the best to those waiting. Ant & Cindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I applied in Feb and haven't heard a thing Mate I feel your pain. I applied for 820 visa 16th Sept 2010. I used a migration aget. I have not heard anything??? Go figure???? Help!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 seems to be a bit of a lottery. since you've been waiting 9 months now, I would get your agent to call up and ask what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfromdublin Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Anyone know how long I can expect the UK police cert to take? I have a feeling this is going to be a hold up in my application but the Irish one took less than a week so I'm hopeful (plus postage time to Oz) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 robfromdublin: think they say ten days processing time. The UK one was definitely slower than the swiss and aussie ones, but nowhere near as slow as the NZ one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfromdublin Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Cheers RockDr. Ten days isn't too bad. Someone else told me 2 months but I'm not sure I believe them. Yeah I remember having some fun getting one from NZ for MOD clearance. Pain in the behind because they don't have a clearance cert, they have a statement of your record which is different enough to cause problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helen alexandra Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Hi There I applied for a NZ police Check and a UK one and NZ was super quick, i faxed them the required information and recieved in the post about 1 week later, The UK one took a while longer but only because my printer missed a page (doh) the one where someone has to sign a photo of you so that delayed it big time..otherwise UK would have been processed within a month. I applied for Visa in March and have heard nothing as of yet. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest freckkkles Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 my partner applied for 820 on 25th Jan. he applied for uk clearances 16th may and they were received back in Perth on 14th June. we had a call from immigration 16th june requesting medicals and clearances. we have the second appointment for medicals on 13th July and then straight into immigration to hand them in. case officer said it all looked pretty good, so hopefully we will get an answer in a couple of weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest loop the loop Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Visa application lodged at Perth office 21st June Australian police clearance submitted 1st July Medicals completed 6th July Now just waiting on UK police clearance to come back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Good luck Loop, I'll be watching for the happy post lol Susie x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest loop the loop Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I got my UK Police clearance back. I had my named changed by my parents when I was 11 years old, so the previous name is on there but they put a q instead of an o, so the name is wrong!!! ARGH!! Can I just submit it or will I have to contact ACPO and get them to send me a new one?! I'm so mad right now I sent them an email asking what my next steps could be. Maybe they will correct it and send me a new one. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylou1 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Sumitted frontloaded application with medicals and police certificates - 24 January 2011 in Brisbane. Still waiting to hear, DIAC said 6 - 9 months...urgh!!! The waiting is soooooo painful :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I got my UK Police clearance back. I had my named changed by my parents when I was 11 years old, so the previous name is on there but they put a q instead of an o, so the name is wrong!!! ARGH!! Can I just submit it or will I have to contact ACPO and get them to send me a new one?! I'm so mad right now I sent them an email asking what my next steps could be. Maybe they will correct it and send me a new one. *sigh* Personally I would submit it, since you wouldn't have anything on that previous name anyway if you were only 11. If it gets queried, just say you hadn't noticed, and htey'll let you know if you need another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Sumitted frontloaded application with medicals and police certificates - 24 January 2011 in Brisbane. Still waiting to hear, DIAC said 6 - 9 months...urgh!!! The waiting is soooooo painful :rolleyes: I'm consoling myself with the fact that delays in the temp visa don't affect the date they'll process the PR visa, since that's based on application date, not grant date. Hang in there. What visa are you currently on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylou1 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I'm consoling myself with the fact that delays in the temp visa don't affect the date they'll process the PR visa, since that's based on application date, not grant date.Hang in there. What visa are you currently on? Hi RockDr...Im'a Australian and my partner who is British is awaiting his 820 Defacto to be granted/approved. Hopefully not too much longer, hate living in limbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest freckkkles Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 so after all this I phoned the immigration hotline yesterday, they gave me nothing really, just that the processing time has now been changed from 6-9 mnths to 9-12!!!! so today I rang my case officer on her direct line and she said she was only up to processing applications lodged October 2010 (we applied 25th Jan) and told us to apply for work rights claiming financial hardship. so I went and filled out the form right after I got off the phone. about an hour and a half later I get a phone call back from her sayin she had granted our visa!!!!!!! OVER THE MOON ! thankgod I made that call today or god only knows how much longer it may of been. good luck to everyone still waiting, and from someone who has just finished the process, the pain is worth it for the feeling we have right now. woohoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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