Anybody else applied for a spouse visa and what sort of timeline was it?

we are about to apply too; seems its a fairly short period, ie matter of weeks. Hope so as we plan to leave in November.

Does one of you have citizenship? OH is hoping too, hence I will need spouse visa.

I am currently about to sponsor my OH. We were filling out the forms today. I am the citizen.

I hope it doesn't take too long!

I got my missus and son's visas in four working days. Took me three flipping months to piece all the info together mind you, but four days to actually get the passports back stamped with the visa.

Hi,
I applied for a spouse visa back in March. I front-loaded it without an agent. Posted on the Thurs, got the visa on the Monday. So I can recommend this method, and also send your current passport as well.

Gemma

Yes, I did this - took weeks to get all the stuff ready but then I posted it on the Thursday, and it was back with me on the Wednesday. Spouse visas seem to be a rubber stamp job imo as long as there's lots of evidence to show them.

I had a similar timeline to Gemma above, although I went through an agent (waste of money IMO). Application arrived on the Fri, I had a phone-call from the AHC on the Monday and they granted it immediately. It did take months to collate all the documentation though!

Good Luck with you application

Heck yes, that was a waste of dosh... the spouse visa is very easy to fill in. They must have seen you coming!

I know - it was a waste of cash! But it was a bit of a crazy situation too!! I never in a million years thought I'd be living in Aus by 2006. I'm South African and my boyfriend an Aussie, we were both living in the UK. And then one day we arrived back in London at Heathrow from a holiday in South Africa and the immigration officials didn't like the look on my boyfriend so they refused him entry! So we were stuck and suddenly needed to make a new plan and well the first thing we did was went to an agent for advice....it all seemed to steam roll ahead from there!!

Next thing I knew I was living in Aus!!! All a bit scary and daunting...still!!

We actually applied in Australia and were granted a bridging visa whilst they looked at the application. We applied at Easter and the visa was granted in June although I do think it was held up by my daughters medical as she kept having to repeat the urine test.

In the partner booklet you get off their site it says after 2 years if your still toghter your assessed for PR well its bloody more then 2 years really they write to you about a month before your 2 years are up needing police check more state DECs some paper work filled in, and a letter saying it can take another 7 months , its more like 24months +

Has any body got it under two years on on the 24 months?

for me its more like 27 months, then you got 2 years + for citizenship as your temp visa dont count for nothing i get the filling partner migration are People Australia doe sent really want they half make it hard for partners to come here with all the paper work delays and red tape.

O just remembered now 3 years for citizenship soon.

Well - don't know about that timeline, but when I applied for my wife and son's visas they came back as full PR - 'indefinite leave to remain permanently in Australia' etc. I gather this is standard practice now.

Depends how long you have been together If you can prove you have been in a spouse relationship longer than 5 years you go straight to PR, otherwise you get 2 years temporary before you can apply for PR

OH is just applying for citizenship now as his mom was Australian but he did'nt realise he could apply! I will then need spouse visa. thanks for all the replies!