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ok great - was planning on 2.
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How exciting! Good luck! Bet you'll have it back in no time.....
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Good question about the police checks,look forward to someone answering as its something i was thinking about.I will hopefully be in the same boat as yourself but would i need an oz police check if onshore for a few months following our wedding and sorting out stage two![Confused](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif)
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We do have to provide cert copies of passports and birth certs and the like again plus form 888 whatever that is
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The people who fill it in must submit certified copy of their claim to be an Aussie (passport, birth cert etc).
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Hey I just saw on another thread that Munchmel who went to the Sunshine Coast has gone back to the UK - she hasnt been on this thread for ages - will have to send her a PM - what a shame that it didnt work out.
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Form 888 is a form (get it from immi.gov.au) that you get your friends or family to fill in to say your relationship is genuine and ongoing. Its only 2 pages long and is quite straightforward (relatively speaking!). Good if you can get Aussies to do it for you (like in-laws, Aussie mates etc), but if not I think you can get it filled in by anyone who knows you.
The people who fill it in must submit certified copy of their claim to be an Aussie (passport, birth cert etc).
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I just wrote in another thread, but looks like you're the people to see for this one!!
Hi there, I'm hoping to get to Sydney in hte next few weeks with my Oz husband and our son.... but was under the impression (from someone who immigrated a long time ago!), that I just all the stuff together and rocked up at Australia House. Now I read there's up to 12 weeks processing.
Any ideas? Is it worth going in person? I'm pretty desperate to get the visa before Dec 19th - whaddya think?!
Thanks for any and all replies, and good luck to all of you!
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Hi there, I'm hoping to get to Sydney in hte next few weeks with my Oz husband and our son.... but was under the impression (from someone who immigrated a long time ago!), that I just all the stuff together and rocked up at Australia House. Now I read there's up to 12 weeks processing.
Any ideas? Is it worth going in person? I'm pretty desperate to get the visa before Dec 19th - whaddya think?!
Thanks for any and all replies, and good luck to all of you!
J
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I just wrote in another thread, but looks like you're the people to see for this one!!
Hi there, I'm hoping to get to Sydney in hte next few weeks with my Oz husband and our son.... but was under the impression (from someone who immigrated a long time ago!), that I just all the stuff together and rocked up at Australia House. Now I read there's up to 12 weeks processing.
Any ideas? Is it worth going in person? I'm pretty desperate to get the visa before Dec 19th - whaddya think?!
Thanks for any and all replies, and good luck to all of you!
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Hi there, I'm hoping to get to Sydney in hte next few weeks with my Oz husband and our son.... but was under the impression (from someone who immigrated a long time ago!), that I just all the stuff together and rocked up at Australia House. Now I read there's up to 12 weeks processing.
Any ideas? Is it worth going in person? I'm pretty desperate to get the visa before Dec 19th - whaddya think?!
Thanks for any and all replies, and good luck to all of you!
J
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Thanks Rachel (can you tell I was hanging out for an answer??)... I've got our medicals Saturday week, you just turn up and take a ticket, that much I know, but I didn't cotton on to needing the police stuff... oh good grief, I think I've really messed this up. Right, just have to stay calm til I get home and can go through everything again...
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Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and yes, will look out for your news too!
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Thanks Rachel (can you tell I was hanging out for an answer??)... I've got our medicals Saturday week, you just turn up and take a ticket, that much I know, but I didn't cotton on to needing the police stuff... oh good grief, I think I've really messed this up. Right, just have to stay calm til I get home and can go through everything again...
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and yes, will look out for your news too!
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Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and yes, will look out for your news too!
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My wife's visa was granted two weeks after we sent it off in June, so I think you still have plenty of time. Rachel should be able to tell you soon how long they are taking at the moment
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I just wrote in another thread, but looks like you're the people to see for this one!!
Hi there, I'm hoping to get to Sydney in hte next few weeks with my Oz husband and our son.... but was under the impression (from someone who immigrated a long time ago!), that I just all the stuff together and rocked up at Australia House. Now I read there's up to 12 weeks processing.
Any ideas? Is it worth going in person? I'm pretty desperate to get the visa before Dec 19th - whaddya think?!
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Hi there, I'm hoping to get to Sydney in hte next few weeks with my Oz husband and our son.... but was under the impression (from someone who immigrated a long time ago!), that I just all the stuff together and rocked up at Australia House. Now I read there's up to 12 weeks processing.
Any ideas? Is it worth going in person? I'm pretty desperate to get the visa before Dec 19th - whaddya think?!
Thanks for any and all replies, and good luck to all of you!
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I believe that you used to be able to go to Aus House and wait whilst it was issued but that they stopped doing this a few years back. If you send off now for police check you should get it back in time to front load all by post and then may only take 3-4 weeks for grant so before Christmas may yet be possible..
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