livonia

Wow, that's good, sounds like you don't need any extra docs then, that's great!!

Squaddie missus one of things we found out during the process was that they won't allocate you a CO until your 2 year anniversary is up. By which I mean the anniversary of the temp. spouse visa grant, because that is when eligibility dates from.

Our eligibility date was 11th July 2010. My husband's PR visa grant letter is dated the 3rd August 2010. So they were pretty quick. Hopefully that will be the same for you all.

It is a huge relief to have it all over and done with.

SillyOldBag

I thought I'd read somewhere that it was the 2 year anniversary of the visa application being submitted as opposed to the grant? Perhaps I am wrong, in which case I'm disappointed as I was hoping for PR (subject to the backlog of course) being this year, if it's 2 years from grant then I've got to wait til next March - waaaaaah!

livonia

In our case the day we submitted and the day it was granted were the same, as we had a booked interview in Sydney. I am fairly sure though that they used the words "date of grant" in the communications they had with my husband about this. However, I have been wrong about quite a few things in dealing with DIAC over the past few years, so I am not going to be definitive about anything anymore

The full time line was they sent us the paperwork in March, we had the application in by 4th May. We had to communicate with them because we didn't get the card back (the return card saying they had received it) and it was in asking about this that we were told twice that the application wouldn't be considered until our eligibility date was up, ie after 11th July.

Maybe someone else will know the answer to this.

Squaddie missus

We just checked our paperwork. Hubby was granted visa on 02.07.08 and we entered Australia on 12.09.10. We submitted our second stage and got the card back saying it was received 01.07.10. Not too long hopefully!

suebeedoo

OK Ladies, that is it. Ive posted it off today. I will keep you informed of anything else they may require and let you know when/if I get my PR. and thank you all for your replies. You really are the best xxx

suebeedoo

Well, happy days, I sent off the paper work on the 15th Sept, they recieved it on the 20th Sept, and today on the 6th Oct, 3 weeks, I have got my notification of permanent residency How quick was that. They have asked for no evidence whatsoever, all I did was fill in the forms they sent along with a Stat Dec and hey presto.

Thank you once again for all your comments and help. I really do hope that it all goes as smoothly and easily for you all also.

Champagne time

Tina7

Congrats!

So, it was approximately 3 weeks after the grant date. I am still unsure whether the clock starts from the grant date or the application date. I sent the docs in July but my grant was the end of September.

Pollyana

The two year period starts from the original application date. Thus the time taken for the grant of the temp visa doesn't affect the actual two-year requirement for PR.

Squaddie missus

Congrats! Hopefully we'll all be in your position soon. Our grant date for the temp visa was June 08 and we submitted our docs on 1 July 10. I reckon the delay for us might be the army issue. Hubby had to tick the box to say he had been part of a foreign fighting force or militia! Plus detailing where he'd lived for the past 10 years was interesting... Anyhoo, kick back and enjoy your champers!! Next stop: citizenship hey?

Trassel

Congratulations, that is great news!!!!!!! You must be so happy!!!!!!!!!!

I am still waiting - 11 weeks since immi got my docs tomorrow and my eligibility date was 26 June

Tina7

Thanks for this.

Jess2710

Hi we are just completely our 2nd stage visa and wondering if some one could help us with regards to the declaration, on the first page it asks the question "cross out whichever is inapplicable" a- live together or b-do not live separately and apart on a permanent basis. To us both of these mean the same thing, so do we not cross either of them out?

Appreciate the help

Thanks

Pollyana

Many Spouse Visa applicants are separated temporarily due to visa conditions, I imagined it was referring to that........

Prudi

I took it to mean "we would be living together but there's a temporary reason why we live separately sometimes". I imagined a contract job or a fly-in-fly-out job away from home, perhaps.