British Expats - Search Results
British Expats

Go Back  British Expats > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Search: Posts Made By: livonia
Showing results 1 to 17 of 17
Search took 0.02 seconds.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 5th 2010, 10:47 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 16,059
Posted By livonia

Re: 2nd stage spouse visa stat dec content

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...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 5th 2010, 12:25 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 16,059
Posted By livonia

Re: 2nd stage spouse visa stat dec content

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...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 5th 2010, 4:00 am
Replies: 28
Views: 16,059
Posted By livonia

Re: 2nd stage spouse visa stat dec content

Do you have a document that is headed in capital letters?

"CHECKLIST FOR 2nd STAGE PARTNER VISA PROCESSING"?

On the back of page 1, it has an itemised checklist of what to do.

Item 2 says...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 4th 2010, 11:27 am
Replies: 28
Views: 16,059
Posted By livonia

Re: 2nd stage spouse visa stat dec content

Hi,

We have just been through this process and my husband had his PR approved a couple weeks ago.

You most definitely do need evidence. It does ask for it, it is easy to miss but if you read...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 7th 2010, 9:17 am
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

Ours took three months through the Washington office, we applied Oct 2007 and approved Jan 2008, so it included Christmas/New Years.

The London office used to be renowned for its speed and...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 7th 2010, 8:51 am
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

It is my feeling, from having gone through this, that processing times depend upon the following 3 main factors:

1. Whether the applicant is from a high risk country or not (security checks take...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 7th 2010, 8:45 am
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

It will be such an unutterable relief when its all over.:D

I still vividly remember my first encounter with the Partner Booklet. It was written in English....but none of it made any sense. :rofl:...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 7th 2010, 8:29 am
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

Ahhhhh.....thanks very much for that! That explains the early July CO allocation, his 2 years are not up until 11th July.

Getting close!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 7th 2010, 8:23 am
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

I've never heard of it either. Page 24 of the Partner Migration booklet says certified copies of original documents are required.

All the way through our spouse visa process we worked on the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 6th 2010, 1:51 pm
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

Addit: sorry been thinking some more, and forgot to say that the phone contact told my husband we wouldn't be allocated a CO until early July. Considering their original letter to us initiating the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 6th 2010, 1:40 pm
Replies: 1,545
Views: 193,329
Posted By livonia

Re: Spouse Visa Circle

I don't think anyone gets second stage processing on the day. They all are now handled through either Canberra or Melbourne, by mail. I think the 'on the day' is when appointments are made for the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 19th 2010, 9:36 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,699
Posted By livonia

Re: Sponsored Spouse visitor visa rejected

Bermudashorts makes a very good point. I don't like to sound too negative but we have just been through the whole spouse visa process up to PR, and it is possible that you may be in a Catch-22...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 4th 2010, 1:36 am
Replies: 9
Views: 611
Posted By livonia

Re: Travelling to the US: A couple of (probably trivial) questions

They have eviscerated the history curriculum in school in this country. It used to be there was not much Australian history taught in schools, it was pro-colonial British in perspective. So there was...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 4th 2010, 12:46 am
Replies: 9
Views: 611
Posted By livonia

Re: Travelling to the US: A couple of (probably trivial) questions

I would LOVE to have more time to look at more history and more battlefields....there is just so much. Every day I add to the itinerary, and my husband makes wry comments about "mission creep" :D....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 4th 2010, 12:22 am
Replies: 7
Views: 996
Posted By livonia

Re: Travelling to the US: A couple of (probably trivial) questions

What a great idea, will do that, thanks!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 3rd 2010, 9:21 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 996
Posted By livonia

Re: Travelling to the US: A couple of (probably trivial) questions

Thanks everyone for those reassuring replies. I was not sure in what light a USC entering the US with a non-citizen spouse on the VWP would be regarded at the POE.

Funnily enough, just moments...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 3rd 2010, 4:53 am
Replies: 7
Views: 996
Posted By livonia

Travelling to the US: A couple of (probably trivial) questions

I would appreciate it if anyone has advice on the following:

Background: My husband is a USC (I am Australian), we married in April 2008, live in Australia, and he is about to go through second...
Showing results 1 to 17 of 17


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.