Hi everybody, Planning to apply for a 300 application ASAP. As I live in Norway I understand that this will most likely end up at the Berlin embassy. I was hoping somebody experience, or have been through the process, could help me out: - 1) Is there an easy checklist around for what I...

Hi all, I'm new here - my fiance and I (I'm the sponsor, she is the applicant) are lodging her application for PMV in the next day or two. She's Finnish and I'm Australian. We'll be applying online, thus formally through Berlin, as the consulate in Helsinki doesn't do them (what do they even...

Hello everyone, This is my first post on the forum although I have been reading and gathering info for a while. I will try to make this as short as possible. I am an australian Citizen, born in aus and lived there my whole life until just under 3 years ago when I moved to Italy (I have dual...

Hello Everyone Looking for some advice on our situation ! I have 2 questions. Please bear with me – I have tried to make this as clear & concise as possible 1. My partner (future 309 applicant) is Ukranian, studying in Poland. We have been living together De Facto since 31/5/15. We have...

Hi everyone, I hope I can get some answers too. My partner overstayed and he is currently on Bridging Visa C. Our agent told us that we should prepare for refusal (sub 820/801). So we have decided to go to Europe together and apply for 309/100 visa. He has been in Australia for couple of years...

I applied online, spain is my country of residence and i stated madrid to be my closest office. 4.5 months later i have been contacted by a lady in berlin office asking for medicals and to re send one of my documents she can't view properly. this is my first contact from immi. the email states...

Dear all, As far as I can see most of you have been asked to do the medical fairly soon after they lodged the application. However, in my case it took a loooong while :eek: (see below). Im wondering if any of you had the interview before the medicals as well?! Further, I have been in India for...

Hi everyone, I need your advice, thank you! I got married in australia in march 2013, then in april I went back to italy to apply to Berlin for offshore 309 visa. I would like- in mid october- to join my husband in Australia, on a tourist visa, while waiting for the the 309 visa to arrive. I...

I can´t help but wonder why Berlin is so understaffed...?:confused: It certainly seems like this is the case with all the countries they accept applications from. With the long waiting in processing time I´m wondering if it´s always been like this? I read a while ago they made some changes in...

Hi there, first of all, its really nice to see, that people helping each other here in this forum! And good to know that there are lots of people out there in the same situation, than me and my partner :) We need some help with the Partner Visa! We would like to apply for it in Berlin, but we...

Hi, My situation is rather complicated and I will try to fix it with a migration lawyer. As he is based in Australia, he may not be aware of situations outside of Australia. I intend to apply in Berlin, so I would like information from people who have been through a visa process, recently. I am...

Hi everyone, i am Italian and i have applied offshore (in Berlin) for my partner visa on the 27th of may 2010. Reading this forum i found out that someone said that the immigration does not accept partner visa anymore untill the end of the commercial year. It is true?and also i didn t get any CO...