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| spousal visa; Does anyone know how long it takes? | |
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| Topic Started: 31 Dec 2007, 04:14 AM (320 Views) | |
| lauraT | 31 Dec 2007, 04:14 AM Post #1 |
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I am applying for a spousal/Defacto visa from the Uk. My defacto partner is Australain and I am British. We meet all the necessary requirements and we have all the information required by DIMIA. I am also an Australian qualified primary teacher and I have been working in London for the past 3years(hoping this will be a bonus in my favour!). We are submitting the forms next week and I was wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to get the visa if all runs smoothly? Also, does anyone know if there are many primary teaching vacancies in Melbourne? Or even childcare as my area of expertise is early years(3-6yrs). Thanks. All advice welcome! Laura :D |
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| garythornley | 31 Dec 2007, 05:25 AM Post #2 |
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Hi Laura, I'm an Australian citizen and applied for a visa for my wife (on a 47SP form) and it only took around 4 months. We made sure we had completed all forms correctly and then submitted them; they went through first time. Arranging the medicals took the longest - due to availability of appointments - this took about 5-6 weeks. The police check takes up to 7 weeks as well. Hope this helps. We're going to Melbourne 10th Feb 08. If you want more info just let me know. Cheers, Gary :Beer: & Caron :shoe: |
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| lauraT | 31 Dec 2007, 06:32 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks Gary, that is the same visa that I am applying for 40SP and 47SP. Sounds great and not too much of a headache
:crazy: -was worried that it would take over 6months! I am new to the site and think it's great that there is a forum in which you can speak to people that are going through or have been through, the same as you. Thanks again and Happy New Year :waving: Laura |
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| tandv | 1 Jan 2008, 11:49 AM Post #4 |
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Hi We applied under the same visas and with everything sent at once it took less than 3 months. This included police checks, medicals and all the proof of relationship documents. The waiting was the hard part!! Hope all goes smoothly Vicky and Mark |
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| Fenton | 1 Jan 2008, 12:09 PM Post #5 |
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Same with us whole thing took about 3 months |
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| Amanda & Simon | 1 Jan 2008, 02:07 PM Post #6 |
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I'm on a defacto visa (subclass 100) and I was amazed at how quickly it went. I applied for the PNC check and the medical at the same time. I went to Kingston for the medical and X-ray since there was an approved radiographer and doctor a few minutes drive from each other and I was able to get appointments for both on the same day. Must have picked a quiet time since Thames Valley Police sent the PNC results back in a little over a month and I got my medical/X-ray done around the same time. We'd paid a migration agent to walk us through the forms and advise us on what evidence of a "genuine relationship" to include, so we'd gathered up 1 or 2 joint bank and mortgage account statements for each year we'd been together, plus letters and Christmas cards addressed to us both (some of which were still in envelopes with Aussie stamps on) and old photos. I also had to provide three references written by Australians and was lucky enough to have a judge and two civil servants happy to provide those, though I asked a friend in Perth to do one too since it can't hurt to give 'em more than they ask for. I reckon it was 6-8 weeks of getting all that stuff together for our form filling appointment with the agent. She had the whole shooting match plus passports biked over to the Australian High Commission that afternoon (Wednesday). Friday morning I got a phone call from a visa guy at the High Commission, which was basically a "we've got your application, is now a good time for a telephone interview" call. Fifteen minutes later he told me he was approving the visa and would have it in the passport and sent out that morning. Came back registered post the next day. Two-ish months, all done.
I'm guessing here, but I'd be optimistic about that. There's a lot of residential development going on all around Melbourne at the moment. Many of the new estates where we've been looking are putting up schools and/or nursery day care centres. I imagine they'll be wanting qualified staff, so I would expect your qualification will be a bonus for your visa application and that your work opportunities ought to be fairly good. One of our Aussie friends is a primary school teacher. If you'd like we could ask her what the situation is with teaching vacancies generally so you can maybe get a better idea of where the jobs are likely to be. We'll probably be seeing them in the next week or so, so PM us if you have a couple of questions you'd like us to put to her. Good luck with your visa. Simon and Amanda. |
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| lauraT | 2 Jan 2008, 04:35 AM Post #7 |
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Thanks to you all for your experiences and advice. Most grateful! All excited-new year and new life in Melbourne! Will let you know how it goes. Laura :D |
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