melandabdul

Hi Mel... it lets me send messages now I needed 5 posts to be allowed...
Vicky is originally from Georgia. I'm the Aussie...She's been living in Greece for 18 yrs... I think she still falls under the "high risk" country... as Georgia is high risk.. She doesnt have Greek identity yet... only working rights for the last 18 years...I gotta get ready and pick her up from work, she's a live in nanny for 4 days a week... she told me that she slept like a lamb...??? But she's really nervous now...
Thanks for the heads up regarding the interview... I'm sure it will be ok in the end...
She loves Greece, I don't...lol Athens is a hole right now...
Anyway, got to run...take care and keep in touch. Manoli

Since lale1403 mentioned a BVA they're onshore waiting. Lale, 13 months is actually pretty common for onshore partner visas at the moment. Actually I think the average processing time is up to 15...

Thanks, though PMV isn't a option right now. Though it would be the quicker option. More likely I think we would put off applying if after say 4 months, and we were still unsure and didn't have a...

I agree with melandabdul I also got the best lawyer I could afford $440 per hiur 15k all up including mrt filing fee and 2nd pmv visa fee. If u sawy 18 page submission letter to diac where he ripped...

As you have never done tax before, I need to ask this question ... do you have a TFN? I just need to ask as some people don't have one. You can ring the ATO and ask about payment summary (they...

Yeah, Mel - in your case where they've already given you a hard time once (just for a PMV) I think I'd go the PMV route again. With the PMV you're basically demonstrating: Your relationship...

Personally I would probably go down the 2nd PMV route with the additional evidence and my main reason for saying that is because of a high risk country. Spouse visa's need the extra evidence and...

Tourist Visas While Waiting on Partner Visas, Continued You might think that in order to better make the case for being a genuine tourist, you should lie to DIAC or omit the fact that the...

This made me cry: You show them, Mel. You show them and all of us that they can't look away forever. True love is persistent and they can't keep writing it off. You are in my and my...

I'm so happy to hear all of this! Hang in there. Whenever I look at my man (Standing right next to me! In person! In Australia!) I don't really remember any of the agonising and the waiting and the...

How lovely it is to have you back with us, Mel! Your presence on the boards has been sorely missed, and I have constantly thought about you and wondered how you were going. I am personally so...

OMG!!! This is fantastic news!! Feel like dancing :). All the best for you guys :). I must say unfortunately it is not the first time I have heard about people being rejected in order to prove...

I hope you have a fabulous 3 months with your man and I wish you the very best of luck with the application :) very happy that you decided to not give up.. Very inspirational! Xx

Welcome back Mel. We missed you very much and your helpful nature. Today has been a great day for us with African partners. I hope you and ur fiance all the best. You will really love ur visit to...

“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your...

Just got to chip in that kobo and I met up with Abdul in Ghana last week and he is every bit as sincere and delightful as mel is :)