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Lengthy business?; temporary spouse/marriage visas
Topic Started: 2 Jan 2005, 09:46 PM (590 Views)
pako	2 Jan 2005, 09:46 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 13 Group: Members Member #149 Joined: 2 January 2005	:eye popping: Hi Everyone, I'm moving out to Melbourne (from London) with my aussie husband at the end of 2005. I am just about to start the visa process. If I use an agent has anyone got an idea of how long it will take and how much it will cost Ł ? Thanks Kathy



sloane46	20 Aug 2007, 10:42 PM Post #2
Member Posts: 20 Group: Members Member #1,474 Joined: 7 June 2007	Hi a bit late for this reply but for others you may be interested in the BE site where there is loads of information about this: www.britishexpats.com/forum (under spouse visa thread) Sloane



bigAPE	20 Aug 2007, 11:22 PM Post #3
Administrator Posts: 4,294 Group: Admin Member #1,299 Joined: 6 April 2007 Migration Status Citizen My Location Hampton, Victoria	sloane46 Aug 20 2007, 10:42 PM Hi a bit late for this reply but for others you may be interested in the BE site where there is loads of information about this: www.britishexpats.com/forum (under spouse visa thread) I'm sorry but following a practice on the BritishExpats forum where links and/or references to BritVics have been removed or their authors warned via threatening PM, we are no longer allowing posts promoting that site. After all it's only fair. I mean you wouldn't want to accidentally increase their page impression based advertising revenue now would you :pmsl: Quote: temporary spouse Also I'm very interested in this whole idea of a Temporary Spouse ?



Bordy	20 Aug 2007, 11:52 PM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 4,688 Group: Admin Member #3 Joined: 8 September 2004 Migration Status Citizen My Location Ferntree Gully	Has anyone been warned by PM about mentioning Britvics site on Ex Pats ??? I know they don't like it mentioned to much, I tend to tell people about Britvics via PM now. I don't think for a minute we are in competition with Ex pats, I have used it quite a bit myself although not so much recently.



OzTennis	21 Aug 2007, 03:51 AM Post #5
Legend Posts: 2,576 Group: Members Member #81 Joined: 20 September 2004	Bordy Aug 20 2007, 11:52 PM Has anyone been warned by PM about mentioning Britvics site on Ex Pats ??? I know they don't like it mentioned to much, I tend to tell people about Britvics via PM now. I don't think for a minute we are in competition with Ex pats, I have used it quite a bit myself although not so much recently. Ditto, used to look at BE's regularly but hardly ever of late. By sheer co-incidence I looked at it today for the first time in a long while and the first thread I opened up was about tax implications on currency gains - same topic as near the top on this forum. It descended into some smart a**e who has had a go at Alan Collett previously signing up as a new member with a new name to do the same all over again and the Mod threatened to close the thread. It confirmed why I haven't visited BE's lately! The one thing I will say is that BE's search facility is useful if you want to know something about visas, exchange rates, a location, employment or whatever - it has many more posters and many more posts so can be useful that way. BV's'll do me! OzTennis :flag:



Lorraine44	21 Aug 2007, 09:39 AM Post #6
A phenomenon Posts: 1,422 Group: Members Member #560 Joined: 8 February 2006 Migration Status Permanent Resident My Mood Feeling more settled each day :-) My Location Doreen, Vic	I'm a temporary spouse :crazy: !!!! I believe its one of the quickest visas to get,, no idea how much it cost as my "temporary hubby" dealt with that :D You do have to get a fair bit of paperwork together to prove your relationship but once the application is in , barring any major problems it should come through quickly,,I've heard of people getting them in 2 weeks!



Teliko21	21 Aug 2007, 10:39 AM Post #7
Elite Member Posts: 516 Group: Members Member #548 Joined: 2 February 2006	I'm a temporary spouse as well but not for much longer thank god, I'm sick of explaining to people that I am a provisional permanent resident :D



bigAPE	21 Aug 2007, 11:42 AM Post #8
Administrator Posts: 4,294 Group: Admin Member #1,299 Joined: 6 April 2007 Migration Status Citizen My Location Hampton, Victoria	OzTennis Aug 21 2007, 03:51 AM It descended into some smart a*e who has had a go at Alan Collett previously signing up as a new member with a new name to do the same all over again and the Mod threatened to close the thread. It confirmed why I haven't visited BE's lately! Jesus, who was* that guy ? As if Alan doesn't know what he's talking about. Unless this other chap spends all of each and every day consulting with the ATO his clients on this topic I would simply bow down and shut up.



buzzy--bee	21 Aug 2007, 01:02 PM Post #9
Unregistered	bigAPE Aug 21 2007, 11:42 AM OzTennis Aug 21 2007, 03:51 AM It descended into some smart a*e who has had a go at Alan Collett previously signing up as a new member with a new name to do the same all over again and the Mod threatened to close the thread. It confirmed why I haven't visited BE's lately! Jesus, who was* that guy ? As if Alan doesn't know what he's talking about. Unless this other chap spends all of each and every day consulting with the ATO his clients on this topic I would simply bow down and shut up. The problem is that there have been concerted campaigns by other forums (not Britvics) to entice members from BE on to their sites. This has resulted in a number of posters being banned and a harder line being taken. A case of it being spoiled for other sites such as this which are non-commercial and have no other agenda than to help emigrants. Simon
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Thebears	21 Aug 2007, 04:04 PM Post #10
Posts: 2,172 Group: Moderators Member #798 Joined: 8 July 2006 Migration Status Temporary Resident My Mood GO CATS GO My Location Malvern East	bigAPE Aug 21 2007, 11:42 AM OzTennis Aug 21 2007, 03:51 AM It descended into some smart a*e who has had a go at Alan Collett previously signing up as a new member with a new name to do the same all over again and the Mod threatened to close the thread. It confirmed why I haven't visited BE's lately! Jesus, who was* that guy ? As if Alan doesn't know what he's talking about. Unless this other chap spends all of each and every day consulting with the ATO his clients on this topic I would simply bow down and shut up. A little information can be a terrible thing. Especially when you consider how you ask a question can help determine what answer you receive back (ie from the ATO). There is nothing I would disagree with in what Alan has said. It is just the poster concerned wants to hear another answer. If the said poster did have professional qualifications I would be placing a complaint with the respective disciplinary office.



Thebears	21 Aug 2007, 04:06 PM Post #11
Posts: 2,172 Group: Moderators Member #798 Joined: 8 July 2006 Migration Status Temporary Resident My Mood GO CATS GO My Location Malvern East	Bordy Aug 20 2007, 11:52 PM Has anyone been warned by PM about mentioning Britvics site on Ex Pats ??? I know they don't like it mentioned to much, I tend to tell people about Britvics via PM now. I don't think for a minute we are in competition with Ex pats, I have used it quite a bit myself although not so much recently. I get too many abusive PM's They all get deleted ;)



buzzy--bee	21 Aug 2007, 06:17 PM Post #12
Unregistered	Thebears Aug 21 2007, 04:06 PM Bordy Aug 20 2007, 11:52 PM Has anyone been warned by PM about mentioning Britvics site on Ex Pats ??? I know they don't like it mentioned to much, I tend to tell people about Britvics via PM now. I don't think for a minute we are in competition with Ex pats, I have used it quite a bit myself although not so much recently. I get too many abusive PM's They all get deleted ;) I wondered why I never got any replies! :D Simon
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