Date of application: 12 May 2009

Nationality: Indian

Visa type: Subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes, with original application

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes. Submitted Indian Police Clearance with original application. Request for further police clearances for Bahamas and one from the Indian Regional Passport Office on 25 May 2009 (Bahamas clearance submitted on 11 August 2009 and further Indian PCC submitted on 8 October 2009).

Date CO assigned: 20 May 2009

Date visa granted: 4 November 2009. Still waiting for passport to be returned with stamp in it.

Best of luck to all those out there still waiting. I understand that this can be a frustrating, long process but it totally worth it in the end.

De facto visa - Namibia

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Date of application: 18th September 2009 (Aus Embassy South Africa)

Nationality: Namibian (application sent to Aus Embassy in South Africa as no embassy in Namibia)

Visa type: De facto

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes, with application

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes, with application

21st September 2009 - Received email from VFS (company that handles admin for Aus Embassy South Africa) saying they had received application and dispatched it to Aus Embassy in South Africa.

22nd September 2009 - Recieved email from Aus Embassy in South Africa saying that they had recieved application.

12th October 2009 - Recieved email from Aus embassy SA confirming that health requirement had been met.

Date CO assigned:

Date visa granted: 16th October 2009! - Recieved email from Aus Embassy saying that visa had been granted and that we should expect passport back in the mail anytime.

Can't believe it! Only took 3 weeks from date of receipt! Never even had a CO assigned that we are aware of and no interview or anything! So stoked!!!!

Date of application: August 27th, 2009

Nationality: Canadian

Visa type: Defacto

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Sent to CO Sept.11/09

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes with Application

Date CO assigned: August 31st

Date visa granted: Received letter in the mail explaining we needed to provide more evidence on Sept.21. Sent in more stuff 2 weeks later. Hadn't heard from CO for a month since sending out the last letter. Called her on Oct.22/09 and she said she was going to grant the visa so to send in my passport. Still waiting for my passport in the mail!! Soo Happy!!

Update: Visa was granted October 28th, recieved passport back Oct.30th.

Date of application: Immigration lawyer sent it to the wrong embassy, so i guess it all started 12.august 2009

Nationality:Norwegian

Visa type: Subclass 100 (spouse)

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Medical done in may 2009

Police check submitted (yes/no): Done, and they got everything they needed right away

In the end of sep. 2009 we got a e.mail from the embassy/lawyer saying we needed to do a medical on our daughter. she wasent registrated as a australian yet, so she had to go trough the same processe as me. everything was fixed in the beg. of oct. but got lost in the mail. so had to gather everything again, and send it once again.

Visa granted: 29. october 2009

passports has been sent today, and hopefully we'll get them back next week. and we'll fly "home" monday 9. nov. CANT WAIT!!

This has been a really hard and stressfull processe, and if i knew it would be this stressfull, i wouldent do it. But thats the life of an international relationship now my hubby and our small familly can finally go back downunder after 2 1/2 years in norway.



good luck to everyone else who's waiting!!

Date visa granted:

Date of application: 12 August 2009

Nationality: Canadian

Visa type: Defacto

Offshore/onshore: Offshore (U.S.A)

Medicals submitted (no):

Not with application. Medical complete on 21st September 09

Police check submitted (no):

Not with application. FBI, Township and Australian police check submitted as they came through in September 09. Singaporean police check submitted 5 Oct, returned to me on Nov 7, Will be sent to Immi along with passport Nov 9th

Date application received confirmation (via cash withdrawl): 14th of August

Date CO assigned: 27th of August

Interview: 27th October 2009

Date visa granted: 10 November 2009

Hello! I'm new. This is a great website - it is so nice to hear other peoples stories. Here is mine............

Date of application: 5 October '09

Nationality: I'm Irish and my boyfriend is South African (he has permanent residency already)

Visa type: Defacto

Offshore/onshore: Onshore at the Brisbane immigration office

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes

Date CO assigned: Still waiting! I'm a bit worried about that from what I've read on the other posts. Anyone in a similar situation? Or any advice......sit tight or contact IMMI?

Date visa granted: Not yet! Fingers crossed!!

Date of Application: October 12th, 2009

Nationality: Canadian

Visa Type: Subclass 820, De facto

Onshore/offshore: Onshore, Adelaide Office

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes

Police Check submitted (yes/no): Yes, both Canadian police check and Australian police check, however was contacted by my CO and told that I had submitted the wrong Australian police check (I thought they were all the same, but of course Immigration required the Federal police check from Canberra, whereas I had submitted one that only pertained to South Australia...don't make that same mistake!)

Date CO Assigned: October 22nd, 2009; CO contacted me on Oct.22nd requesting further information (AFP check and further evidence that my boyfriend and I live at the same address)

Date Visa Granted: November 9th, 2009

CO was very nice, she called me on Oct. 22nd and discussed what further information she required of me before she sent the formal letter request. We had emailed Immigration right after our application was lodged because we are traveling back to Canada for Christmas (leaving Dec 6th), and I was worried that a decision on the application would not be made before we left. The CO addressed that concern immediately; while she was initially skeptical that we would have a decision before leaving (due to the "4-6 week turnaround for the AFP check"...but mine came back within a week), as soon as I mailed her all of the information she let me know I'd have a decision within the week. Hope that other applicants out there have a prompt and efficient CO too - good luck!

Okay I have a question! I am Canadian and my defacto-partner is Australian. We just sent in our documents last Monday November 2 2009 for our partner visa and got assigned a case officer Monday November 9, 2009. Just waiting to see what is next.

I was wondering if anyone knows if they check your credit history before approving the partner visa? I dont have the worst credit ever but there is something on it from a long time ago when I was younger. Do you think this will be an issue??

Thanks! I will post a timeline as well when this gets rolling, everyone elses timelines have helped me!

Can't edit for some reason!!!!-- anyhooo....

elkitten's visa was approved on: 10 November 2009

CONGRATULATIONS Elkitten