anthonykirby

Hi

I wondered if there were any specific format that the contents page for spouse visa had to take.

I have already drafted one up - it is attached. Feel free to pass judgement on it. Does it seem right???

Any help on this would be FANTASTIC!

Anthony

pjones

Hi,

do you have a statement showing joint payment of the travel as that is what we included with the our joint travel stuff and did no harm.

pjones

apart from that all looks great.

This is the visa my girlfriend and i have just had approved.

anthonykirby

I got bank statement showing the payment??

Is that okay??

Anthony

pjones

that's whats we included, but i am sure other people have not and been fine.

anthonykirby

pjones

did you post your app.

How long until decision

Did they interview you?

Any other problems/things they told you...

Anthony

TrickyTree

Looks OK to me mate

And will prove useful for me to as I am hoping to go through this route early next year.

Cheers

pjones

We live in London so not far to Australia house, so we took it in by hand.

4 Weeks, no interview, i think as long as you can prove your de-facto relationship and it's duration and that people around you (friends+family) also can verify that too then i think it is just a matter of time.

Good luck, but am sure you do not need luck.

One thing is that we were told by some workers in Australia house that they can process it there and then but it never happend so don't get your hopes up. One thing we did notice about applying as de-facto spouse is that there are not alot people going under this so we were seen very quickly.

Will have to let me know how you go on.

Where are you planning on moving too?

anthonykirby

will hopefully be leaving the UK on 29th July if visa comes through. It should as average processing time is 28days.

We will be staying in Noosa (little cove). How about you?

Will let you know of the outcome..

Anthony

pjones

we fly into Brisbane on 19/08/03 we will be staying for a few weeks just south of noosa in maroochydore (bad spelling) then we will decide where to from there.

Have you been there before?

J&K

Hi,

On form 40sp that the sponsor has to fill out it says that they need to include proof of their employment and income status for the 2 years prior to lodging the application. I didn't see this on your list. It's a requirement! Hope you haven't forgotten this

Good luck, I'm going to lodge my de facto spouse application in August.

Judy.

pjones

forgot all about that...is it 2 years? or is it for the period of your relationship?

J&K

It is the two years immediately prior to lodging the application.

Let me know if you want to get a 'hotline' set up for exchanging tips and ideas!

Judy.

Pollyana

They will only process it "there and then" if you make an appointment first, and then they have to be satisfied with the paperwork when you turn up. To get an appointment you have to email them and wait (impatiently!) for them to contact you.
There have been people on the forums who have got their visas granted on the spot, so it is possible.
Pollyana

pjones

Oh .... that is where we went wrong