Eventually got my police check back today and all is well

Now waiting for letter from ex (sent him stuff 2 weeks ago and even put in a stamped reply envelope) and meds on the 15th - i feel like we are getting somewhere now

Hows everyone else doing ?

I'm the aussie and we got my hubby's visa the same day we applied for it.
(dont you just hate me )

Phoned the embassy in Berlin, made an appointment for 10am,had the interview, went back at 3pm and walked out 15 mins later with the visa in his passport.

The nightmare part was not being able to go to a bar and calm our nerves with a lunchtime schnapps.

PS. we "squabbled" about one of our answers during the initial interview and the embassy guy later said that that was the thing that convinced him we were really married

Hi Struth! Not long now!! You must be so excited/nervous - The hanging about waiting for meds and what not is a pain but before you know it you'll have your visa

Hi there Vege!!

Wow lucky you Wish it was that simple when we applied for our visa, but all those worries are behind us now and we can go to Aus whenever and I can't wait!!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are all well, just popped in and no-ones posted for a few days so though I'd post to say hello to everyone!!

Any advance on anyones circumstances? We still have NO idea when we'll be going but at least I know I AM going!

Hello everyone. I applied in March for a defacto visa, my Aussie partner is here in UK with me.

I thought some of you might be interested to hear that my ex, my daughters father, has refused to give permission for me to take her, so I'm going through the courts and waiting for a hearing on 30th May.

I'm also waiting for police reports and our meds appointment. I had to send more evidence after my application, so I have a lot to worry about!

Good luck to all you other applicants!

No progress here, still tons to organise though were still looking at a late June Departure

Almost done here i am waiting for 2 more supporting statments which i will get this week i hope.
We plan on sending the application off on friday this week.

Hiya,
Havent posted in here for a while so welcome to all those that have joined recently
We are still waiting for a completion date on our house so that we can book our one way tickets!!!!!! C x

At last i got my visa today at 2.45 pm, cant wait, gold coast here we come, already half way through a bottle of bubbles and looking forward to tomorrows hangover

congratulations

Glad the bubbly is going down well

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

Where on the GC are you heading??? C x

Great news Nicos!! Am having a glass of wine for you!

Well OH has been down to Australia House today prior to a meeting in London to hand in the kid's passport applications. Would you believe it our witness forgot to date and put phone number on one application and I didnt notice........GAAAHHHH now have to go back to her and get her to witness new piece of paper and send it off. Nightmare.

My big worry now is that they come back really quickly recorded deliveyr adn we are going on holiday for a fortnight in a week......if we dont go and pick them up from the post office within a certain timeframe will they send them back to the sender???

KRisty - I think I am rivalling you for worrying now.........and havent even STARTED the visa process.........

Someone send me words of reassurance............

I really need some good words of encouragement from you guys, sent off application on wednesday and today i have a e-mail from The Big House, asking for medicals , x-rays and hep tests of two of my children that i am not taking with me ? i am divorced and they are living with there father !

Why am i being asked for this information i'm panicking big time now that there will be something wrong everything seems or seemed to be going so well HELP ME PLEASE

Not sure about how long the post office will keep it for you sorry, but im sure it will work out ok...........try not to panic!! C x

Is it possibly because if they are under 18 that they may join you in Au at a later date Wheres Pollyana and JAJ when you need them!!! C x

You have to provide the info in case they ever need to come to live with you.

Lots of information in the Immigration forum on the subject, do a search there for "non-migrating children" or "non-migrating dependents"