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

I think the best bet is to abandon the tourist visa route. They are basically telling you that you don't have enough finances to convince then that you would return home or a good enough paying job...

Oh dear. I know it is so hard but there is a saying...a watched kettle never boils. You know the more we focus on something the longer it seems to take. It's how time and the human mind work. So if...

That sounds like a great idea.....BUT (there is always a but) I am scared to rock the boat just yet. I know there is a lot more bravery when it is not your own situation so it was easy for me to...

Let's all wait and see and stay strong and believe in the love we have with our partners above all else.

Oh Moose I'm so happy for you and your fiancée. In fact I wish I was in your shoes right now 8-). I'm glad to have been able to help. In the end DIAC/IMMI is a machine that none of us truely know the...

Hi, This is a very broad question. You will need to do a lot of reading and investigation yourself or engage an immigration consultant/lawyer if you can't or don't want to do this. Most of the...

Ok so I have finally put behind me the trauma of the interview enough to be able to share with you all what happened for myself and my finance back on Nov 26th. My fiance is the applicant and I am...

"Enjoy the journey"....I'd like a bottle of whatever you drank when you wrote that philipg 8-) Not sure I would say anyone enjoys the journey but I understand the sentiment :D

I recently put together an application for a PMV. I am an Australian resident on a low income due to illness. I enquired with the Immigration office if this would be an obstacle for me sponsoring...

I think the best bet is to abandon the tourist visa route. They are basically telling you that you don't have enough finances to convince then that you would return home or a good enough paying job...

Thank you to mish and college girl for your thoughtful replies. I am now reconsidering my options and will possibly change tack but still gathering info xxx

I probably had the same opinion as you Amanda until we got a refusal. A lawyer is not a lawyer is not a lawyer. But you are entitle to your view and my input was for the poster of this thread anyway.

This lawyer is well renowned and voted lawyer of the year by his peers in 2012 so whilst I understand your point that he is pricey, he is not a charlatan and I guess you get what you pay for. I am...

You can apply for any visa as often as you like if you meet the eligibility criteria. They will not turn you away from giving them money 8-) You need to enquire as to what part of the criteria...

I fear your situation is a little complex and might be running the risk of not getting through given what you have shared. I would be incline to go for a PMV and others have said as I know the pain...