statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Aug 12th 2006, 8:48 pm
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statement question for defacto visa - v confused
I've tried searching through this forum on this topic but have just ended up getting very confused!!
I'm applying in england for a defacto spouse visa and aswell as getting the 888 forms done by australians, i also want to include statements from my friends and family in england.
can we just get friends to type a statement and get it witnessed or do they have to get all the legal wording on it? I read on one thread that the rules had changed on 01 June 06?
Has anyone recently applied/or is anyone else going to be applying in the next month or so for this visa? If so what did you do?
I'm applying in england for a defacto spouse visa and aswell as getting the 888 forms done by australians, i also want to include statements from my friends and family in england.
can we just get friends to type a statement and get it witnessed or do they have to get all the legal wording on it? I read on one thread that the rules had changed on 01 June 06?
Has anyone recently applied/or is anyone else going to be applying in the next month or so for this visa? If so what did you do?
Aug 12th 2006, 10:20 pm
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by emsie
I've tried searching through this forum on this topic but have just ended up getting very confused!!
I'm applying in england for a defacto spouse visa and aswell as getting the 888 forms done by australians, i also want to include statements from my friends and family in england.
can we just get friends to type a statement and get it witnessed or do they have to get all the legal wording on it? I read on one thread that the rules had changed on 01 June 06?
Has anyone recently applied/or is anyone else going to be applying in the next month or so for this visa? If so what did you do?
I'm applying in england for a defacto spouse visa and aswell as getting the 888 forms done by australians, i also want to include statements from my friends and family in england.
can we just get friends to type a statement and get it witnessed or do they have to get all the legal wording on it? I read on one thread that the rules had changed on 01 June 06?
Has anyone recently applied/or is anyone else going to be applying in the next month or so for this visa? If so what did you do?
Hi - I was going to include statements from family here in the UK but decided not to in the end, but from what I understood you can get them to write it on normal paper and just get it witnessed.
Aug 12th 2006, 10:40 pm
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by emsie
I've tried searching through this forum on this topic but have just ended up getting very confused!!
I'm applying in england for a defacto spouse visa and aswell as getting the 888 forms done by australians, i also want to include statements from my friends and family in england.
can we just get friends to type a statement and get it witnessed or do they have to get all the legal wording on it? I read on one thread that the rules had changed on 01 June 06?
Has anyone recently applied/or is anyone else going to be applying in the next month or so for this visa? If so what did you do?
I'm applying in england for a defacto spouse visa and aswell as getting the 888 forms done by australians, i also want to include statements from my friends and family in england.
can we just get friends to type a statement and get it witnessed or do they have to get all the legal wording on it? I read on one thread that the rules had changed on 01 June 06?
Has anyone recently applied/or is anyone else going to be applying in the next month or so for this visa? If so what did you do?
The form 888 is just a statutory declaration. You could get your friends in the UK to do stat decs according to the UK requirements.
Seems like you're doing quite well with the application btw.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
Aug 12th 2006, 10:48 pm
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by PrincessUK
Hi - I was going to include statements from family here in the UK but decided not to in the end, but from what I understood you can get them to write it on normal paper and just get it witnessed.
Last edited by Pollyana; Aug 12th 2006 at 10:55 pm.
Aug 12th 2006, 10:57 pm
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by Pollyana
The main thing you need to know is that any Stat Decs from Aussies have to be on form 888 and accompanied by proof that they are an Aussie. (passport etc)
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Aug 12th 2006, 11:45 pm
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by ptlabs
Or an Australian permanent resident :-)
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Peter
You're right of course Peter, should've expanded my answer
Aug 13th 2006, 12:30 am
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Polly bows to superior knowledge
You're right of course Peter, should've expanded my answer
You're right of course Peter, should've expanded my answer
Aug 13th 2006, 8:13 am
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Re: statement question for defacto visa - v confused
Originally Posted by emsie
Thanks for all the responses. I've got the aussie ones sorted (i think!) I hoping to get 4 from australian citizens with proof of citizenship attached. i'm going to get a few english statements as i would rather put as much info as i can in my application - better to have too much than not enough is what i'm thinking.
Our CO has asked for my OH to get an Australian Police Clearance as he has spent 12 months+ in total during his working visa (in 1998/99) and our holidays over the years. We are waiting on that (should have arrived in OZ 2 weeks ago on Monday) and then we can send that on to his CO. We frontloaded the meds and UK police clearance.
I am the one sponsoring him! Getting really antsy now - just want the police clearance back.....
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