Date of application: 30 Nov 2009

Nationality: American

Visa type: Spousal 309

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes

Police check submitted (yes/no): Waiting on FBI clearance, local complete

Date CO assigned: 11 Dec. 09

Date visa granted: Waiting.... Was informed by CO that processing time is only 8 weeks from date she was assigned...whoohoo!

I found this thread so helpful and supportive when I was frustrated and tired of waiting for my visa to be granted.

It is a shame that some people are using it to view their political commentaries. It would be far less self-centered to keep your commentaries in a more appropriate location.

Good luck to all of you that are still waiting for your visa!!!

clglazer
I do agree and as noted on an earlier post:
Good luck also to you and all waiting and all the best for a safe and happy time in coming days and for an eventful and prosperous new year

Date of application: 30 October 2009 (directly to ASPC in Adelaide - this type of application cannot be made through the Australian embassy in Brasilia)

Nationality: Brazilian (high risk country)

Visa type: Spouse inclusion in a previously granted SIR 495 VISA (unusual case)

Offshore/onshore: OffShore on paper (online application not possible for this case)

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes, on 26th November - reached Sydney on 1st December 2009

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes, with application (triple check - Federal, Justice and State police)

Date CO assigned: unknown - received letter asking for medicals on 13 November 2009 (1st contact made by the case officer; the 2nd was the GRANT notice).

Interview: not requested.

Date visa granted: 18 January 2010 (a little less than 3 months)

Evidence of continuing and genuine relationship provided (maybe this can be a guide to someone):
- detailed history of relationship (2 pages);
- 2 statutory declarations from Australians who know us both;
- 2 declarations from Brazilians who know us both;
- roughly 14 pictures of us, together with our kids and family relatives;
- declaration from my ex-wife, authorising me to travel and stating she's sure I'll keep on supporting the kids in Brazil;
- old and new gas and electricity bills showing both of our names and referring to the same address in Brazil;
- divorce certificates for both of us (former marriages);
- our marriage certificate (of course)

Date of application: 2009

Nationality: American Applied Washington

Visa type: 309/100

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): requested

Police check submitted (yes/no): requested 2010, FBI check applied Dec 2009 - Told 10 week minimum process

Date CO assigned: 2010

Date visa granted:

I'd be interested to know when you receive your FBI check back. I am also waiting on one...and it seems to be taking forever. They said it has a 8-10 week processing time and it appears they mean it.

Date of application: 3/Nov/2009
Nationality:Syrian
Visa type: Spouse
Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes
Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes

Date of application: 4th Jan 2010

Nationality: Irish

Visa type: Partner Visa Temporary and Permanent (Subclasses 309 and 100)

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes, they should have arrived at Australia House a few weeks ago.

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes.

Date CO assigned: 10 days after applying

Date visa granted: May 2010, I had to ring up the volcanic Ash cloud delayed my Visa!!! The case manager was stuck somewhere.

Date of application: 27th November 2009

Nationality: Canadian

Visa type: Partner (de facto) Visa Temporary and Permanent (Subclasses 309 and 100)

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted: 10th February 2010

Medicals received @ AHC: 26th February 2010

Police check submitted: Yes - Canadian police check w/application, AFP check sent 06/01/10

Date CO assigned: 7th December 2009

Date visa granted: 19th March 2010

5th February - contacted the CO to see what was happening seeing as we still hadn't heard anything - CO told us that de facto applications have to wait at least two months before they can be approved ( never heard about that one before) but that now two months had passed, she would move the application to the "urgent" pile and be in contact in the next two business days to let us know if we need more evidence or we can go ahead and book a medical.

Date of application:
Recieved by Australian High Commission in South Africa on 23rd October 2009. Acknowledgement email of reciept of application received on the 2nd November sent to us from S.A.

Nationality:
Cameroonian

Visa type:
Partner Visa Temporary and Permanent (Subclasses 309 and 100)

Offshore/onshore:
Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no):
Yes - done in Yaounde on 2nd December 2009, advised by Australian High Comission in Nairobi that medicals have the all clear on 7th January 2010.

Police check submitted (yes/no):
Yes - sent from Cameroon via DHL and signed for at the High Commission in Nairboi on 4th December. Awaiting for High Commission to verify they have it and the physical file that was transfered from S.A. (they can't find it at the moment?????)

Date CO assigned:
TBA

Date visa granted:
TBA

Email recieved from S.A. on the 9th November 2009 advising that an interview would be required at the nearest Australian High Commission to Cameroon - Nigeria. Told that once dates for an interview trip have been scheduled in the new year we would be notified

Advised by S.A. that file was being transfered to Kenya on 23rd November 2009.

Emailed H.C. in Nairobi on 12/12/09 asking for confirmation his file had been recieved - response was received 2 days later, they were looking into it....

Emailed H.C. in Nairobi again on 5/1/10 asking if they have found my husbands file yet - reply was we are still looking into it.....

Attempt to call H.C. in Nairobi on 29/1/10 - after several attempts made contact but was cut off mid conversation - managed to find out they still had not found his file......

1/2/10 - lodged a complaint via GFU on immi website asking for an explanation, stating we are concerned about being disadvantaged due to their poor record keeping practices

2/2/10 - recieved an email - VISA granted!!!!! WOOHOO

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They do not perform a credit check on you or your sponsor. They will want to be sure that your sponsor is able to support you and may ask for a record of their employment or income. Your case officer will contact you directly regarding that matter should it arise.