[maldotcom2]

Hi all,

1)With the looming change of requirements for partner visa sponsors, we're feeling the pressure to lodge our application ASAP or risk being left high and dry. Can we lodge the onshore application before we have received all documents that we need? Still waiting on marriage certificate and a few 888's. I believe we meet all requirements, but we probably have another couple weeks before we receive all required paperwork. Is there any risk someone could jump on our application within a few days and decline it before we have a chance to get the required paperwork organised? Can the main form text fields be edited after lodgement to include references to later-added documents?

2)At what point is payment required? At the end of the main form?

3)In the onshore partner visa section of immi account, it has 3 sections. Stage 1 temporary visa, stage 2 permanent visa and above all that is something about sponsorship. What's the sponsorship one?

Thanks all. This forum is a great asset to the community.

 

[CCMS]

Once lodged you cannot edit the application form, but you can advise of incorrect information in a separate form.

Payment must be made straight after you submit the form. You cannot lodge a valid application without making the payment first.

The sponsorship form must be completed after the visa application has been lodged.

Personally I never lodge partner visas without all essential documentation included. Technically a decision could be made any time on the basis of what you have provided. In reality you’d probably receive a Request for Further Information first.

 

[maldotcom2]

Once lodged you cannot edit the application form, but you can advise of incorrect information in a separate form.

Payment must be made straight after you submit the form. You cannot lodge a valid application without making the payment first.

The sponsorship form must be completed after the visa application has been lodged.

Personally I never lodge partner visas without all essential documentation included. Technically a decision could be made any time on the basis of what you have provided. In reality you'd probably receive a Request for Further Information first.

Ok thanks for the info, much appreciated. What does the sponsorship form entail?

 

[Nicoski]

The sponsorship form is very much the same as the original applicant's form. Have to provide all the relationship statements etc.

 

[maldotcom2]

The sponsorship form is very much the same as the original applicant's form. Have to provide all the relationship statements etc.

Ta. Does the sponsor also have to provide all countries they've been to in the last 10 years?

 

[Nicoski]

Ta. Does the sponsor also have to provide all countries they've been to in the last 10 years?

Yep, they sure do!

 

[maldotcom2]

Yep, they sure do!

Ohh boy, that's going to be tedious.

 

[Nicoski]

Ohh boy, that's going to be tedious.

haha well, at least you know now and are avoiding a nasty headache when you're just about finished with the application.

 

[WMallaby]

HI,

I have just finished filling out Stage 1 - Partner or Prospective Marriage Visa (300,309/100,820/801). At what point can I attach documents? The next stage is asking for payment. Do I pay and submit and then attach docs? I cant see another option.

Many Thanks,

Will Mallaby

 

[Nicoski]

HI,

I have just finished filling out Stage 1 - Partner or Prospective Marriage Visa (300,309/100,820/801). At what point can I attach documents? The next stage is asking for payment. Do I pay and submit and then attach docs? I cant see another option.

Yes, after you pay and submit then you can upload your documents.

 

[angelus512]

Once lodged you cannot edit the application form, but you can advise of incorrect information in a separate form.

Payment must be made straight after you submit the form. You cannot lodge a valid application without making the payment first.

The sponsorship form must be completed after the visa application has been lodged.

Personally I never lodge partner visas without all essential documentation included. Technically a decision could be made any time on the basis of what you have provided. In reality you'd probably receive a Request for Further Information first.

Surely this cannot be accurate? It makes limited administrative sense. When people lodge an application it doesn't even get reviewed or looked at for quite a long time.

Plus I've read different things from other posters who said that until your case is assigned to somebody for review addittional documents can be added up until that time.

I'm asking again because the one document I am missing and its a complete PITA to get is a criminal check in China.
I am a sponsor and I lived in China for about 6 years cumulative.

To obtain a police clearance from China is to say the least a mammoth task that is extremely difficult and takes a long time to obtain.

I need to lodge this application by the end of February and I'm highly unlikely to recieve this clearance from China until late March if ever.

In the meantime I have my AFP check as I am an Australian citizen and all other documents.

Surely the government is not so brain dead they wouldn't allow me to upload one document after lodgement? Thats just utterly retarded.

I quote from the Immigration website.
Attach documents allows you to attach supporting documents to your application after it has been submitted (until finalised by the department) and allows you to view a list of documents that have already been attached to the application.

Attaching documents as soon as possible after submitting will assist the department in processing the application. Some applications may be refused if you have not attached documents at time of lodgement.

Before attaching files to an application, note:

There is a limit to the number of files that can be attached for each applicant.
All documents with a status of Required must be attached.
You should attach any Required documents first, and then any Recommended documents you want to provide.
You will not be able to remove a file once it has been attached, so make sure that you attach the correct file. Attachments cannot be deleted as they form part of your application. Do not contact the department to request the deletion of an attachment.
It is important that you attach high quality scanned documents and images to facilitate processing of the application.

 

[Nicoski]

Surely this cannot be accurate? It makes limited administrative sense. When people lodge an application it doesn't even get reviewed or looked at for quite a long time.

Plus I've read different things from other posters who said that until your case is assigned to somebody for review addittional documents can be added up until that time.

I'm asking again because the one document I am missing and its a complete PITA to get is a criminal check in China.
I am a sponsor and I lived in China for about 6 years cumulative.

To obtain a police clearance from China is to say the least a mammoth task that is extremely difficult and takes a long time to obtain.

I need to lodge this application by the end of February and I'm highly unlikely to recieve this clearance from China until late March if ever.

In the meantime I have my AFP check as I am an Australian citizen and all other documents.

Surely the government is not so brain dead they wouldn't allow me to upload one document after lodgement? Thats just utterly retarded.

I quote from the Immigration website.
Attach documents allows you to attach supporting documents to your application after it has been submitted (until finalised by the department) and allows you to view a list of documents that have already been attached to the application.

Attaching documents as soon as possible after submitting will assist the department in processing the application. Some applications may be refused if you have not attached documents at time of lodgement.

Before attaching files to an application, note:

There is a limit to the number of files that can be attached for each applicant.
All documents with a status of Required must be attached.
You should attach any Required documents first, and then any Recommended documents you want to provide.
You will not be able to remove a file once it has been attached, so make sure that you attach the correct file. Attachments cannot be deleted as they form part of your application. Do not contact the department to request the deletion of an attachment.
It is important that you attach high quality scanned documents and images to facilitate processing of the application.

You can upload evidence up until they decide on your application. Often they will ask for more evidence if you are missing something after they first look at your application (initial assessment). An example would be missing police checks which they would then ask for and you will have 28 days or so to attach to your application. If you cannot get the required documents in time you can inform them that you are trying to get the evidence but need more time.

 

[angelus512]

Thanks mate. Getting the police check from China is something I don't know the outcome of. I'm going to use a Agent for that just to ensure things are expedited. Normally I'd do it myself but in this instance time is pressing.

The issue for me in China is they ask for things I no longer have. Like your old rent contract or residence papers etc. I threw those out years ago.
I have my passport and thats about it. I don't even remember the addresses of where I used to live.

Therefore it may take some time to get a result. But realistically in a country like China that monitors everything it couldn't possible be THAT hard to filter me based on my passport information. Add to that I'm not even Chinese.

I think it would be abundantly obvious to them if I had committed a criminal act or not.
So its my aim to submit the application in a few weeks but I likely won't have the China criminal check at that time. Probably later hopefully or perhaps never.

Also my wife and I are married and have been married since last year October or so. Been together total since roughly Feb 2018 as well.

I'm hoping that considering I really don't have anything to hide this will all be straightforward. I miss the pre-Liberal government.
This stuff used to be way easier.

 

[JandE]

Surely this cannot be accurate? It makes limited administrative sense. When people lodge an application it doesn't even get reviewed or looked at for quite a long time.

Some people have had their Partner visas done in just a few weeks. It makes sense to try to get everything important lodged as fast as possible.

Immigration do say that incomplete applications may take longer than complete applications.

"We assess applications on a case-by-case basis, and actual processing times can vary due to individual circumstances including:
whether you have lodged a complete application, including all necessary supporting documents"

One recent change is the possibility of a rejection if based on an incomplete application.

Medicals and Security checks may be an exception due to the expiry of these documents.

 

[CCMS]

Surely this cannot be accurate? It makes limited administrative sense. When people lodge an application it doesn't even get reviewed or looked at for quite a long time.

Attaching documents as soon as possible after submitting will assist the department in processing the application. Some applications may be refused if you have not attached documents at time of lodgement.

Whether it make sense or not, that's what the process is.

Apart from the standard personal documentation ( passport, birth certificate etc.) all the relationship evidence should relate to the period before the application has been lodged. It therefore makes no sense to not upload this evidence straight away. Of course you can add it later, but why would you? If you don't have that evidence now, how would you get it later?

The applicant can provide police certificates and form 80 later. The sponsor should provide police certificates up front or at least include evidence that they have been applied for. The reason is that the sponsor must be cleared before the visa application can be processed.

 

[irfanbhaijcu]

Hi, i dont know why the home affairs website has the processing time for 2nd stage partner visa 100 from 19 months to 29 months. I had my wife visa processed in less then 2 months. I know a colleague who had his wife visa 100 2nd stage processed in 5 weeks. So it would be a good idea to upload documents straight away

 

[WMallaby]

Ok Thanks for your reply

 

[JandE]

Hi, i dont know why the home affairs website has the processing time for 2nd stage partner visa 100 from 19 months to 29 months. I had my wife visa processed in less then 2 months. I know a colleague who had his wife visa 100 2nd stage processed in 5 weeks. So it would be a good idea to upload documents straight away

That 19-29 means that 75% were done in 19 months or less.
15% done between 19 and 29 months, and
10% took 29 months or more.

The ones you mentioned are in the 'under 19 months' section, as are many others.

Uploading all documents initially can speed up the process.