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Our 309 visa application....

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Do we need much more info in your opinion, I am hoping we are almost finished and we have enough evidence??? I have done my forms (the sponsor) first in word. The applicant has to start hers now.

Financial
Sponsor wrote on Form
Number of words: 769

- About how I transferred €14,000 into my partners Italian account and we have mostly lived off that (my partner had an equal amount in the account as well). My partner is the only authorised user but I can withdraw money from the ATM and we have a prepaid card where we transfer money when necessary.
- About how I also transferred €2000 into a prepaid card before I left.
- About our joint bank account opened in October 2014 and my account back in Australia and shares.
- Talk about our expenses (shopping, petrol and telephone bill) and how we spent €1600 on a wardrobe and couch and €1850 on a trip to Australia.
- Say how we have no major bank transaction such as loans

EVIDENCE

Spending/Income excel spreadsheet from 1/11/2010 to 1/2/2015.
Proof of purchasing a trip for us to Australia, a Wardrobe and couch, microwave, cordless phone and modem.
Proof I transferred a bulk deposit of €14,000 into my partners Italian account, proof I transferred €2000 into travel card and proof of joint bank account (opened October 2014).
Complete joint bank account statement.

IN PROCESS OF DOING: 12 months of bank statements from my partners account (our main account).

Nature of Household

Sponsor wrote on Form
Number of words: 1082

- Talk about our apartment and how my partners mother owns it and it is rent free.
- About how we are rarely apart and work from home, roughly how much we earn.
- Who does what chores around the house.
- Our routine, some things we do all the time and friends we see consistently.
- About how my parents moved from Australia to Italy 2 years ago.

EVIDENCE

Evidence we live together - Emails from 2010 when I was in still in Australia and my partner in Italy talking about buying a washing machine, fixing up the bathroom, how she cleaned the place before my arrival and my partner moving some of her things over.

We only have a joint bank account that is addressed to both of us.

Proof of Address for my partner (Applicant):
I have 3 envelopes that are date stamped, one in 2013 and two in 2014,
The invoice for our wardrobe and couch in 2010,
Invoice for a shower screen in 2010
Telephone bill in 2014

Proof of Address for me (Sponsor):
A letter from Emmi (I don't even know what it is, some company)
Two Superannuation statements from 2013 and 2014
A bank document.
A residency certificate from the council
A Grace Removals confirmation order in 2010(doesn't give full address though, only town and postcode)

IN PROCESS OF DOING: A Statutory declaration from my partners mother stating she owns the property we live in and that I live there rent free. IT NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATED

I also have 2 more envelopes date stamped that are addressed to us both from when we lived in Australia together back in 2009/2010.

Social Aspects

Sponsor wrote on Form
Number of words: 725

- Said how many mutual friends we have on facebook and about letters from friends that address us as a couple and 6 Stat. Decs..
- Speak about where we have travelled

EVIDENCE

I have 40 photos of us both, mainly when on holidays somewhere.
Six statutory declarations from the Sponsors mother, father, two sisters and brother-in-law.

IN PROCESS OF DOING: Stat. Dec. from my partners best friend (not an Australian citizen)

Attached around 12 emails from people that reference us as if we were a couple or if we have signed off as a couple. Some are as simple as saying "Hello Sponsor Name" and never mention me again though.

Four Christmas cards addressed to both my partner and I.

Attached Itinerates and/or boarding passes for 3 trips we have made together and 2 only by me and some train tickets for when we visited Florence together. Then proof of travelling around Australia such as Sovereign Hill tickets, Tutankhamen Exhibition tickets and some journal entries from my partners journal.

Nature of Commitment

Sponsor wrote on Form
Number of words: 925

-About what I know of my partners relationship with her family and what schools she went to. (I know this isn't what was asked but I misinterpreted the question and haven't reached 2000 words so left it.
- Said about how I deposited €14,000 into her account and we opened a joint bank account.
- I speak of us wanting a more stable and prosperous future and we won't start a family until this happens and that I am able to do this in Australia.
- Said about me making my partner the beneficiary to my Superannuation.

EVIDENCE

Proof of contact when apart for 4 months in 2010:
Screenshot of my old Outlook showing list of emails received from August/September.
16 emails we received from that period (sample only, there are a lot)
4 envelopes addressed to me in Australia date stamped in the period and clearly sent from Italy (Stamped: Posteitaliane)
8 letters I received from my partner in that period and dated.

Proof of contact when apart for 1 months in 2014/2015:
Nine screenshots of facebook messages
Two screenshots of Skype page showing 4 or 5 calls and some messages.
Four emails sent.

Proof of contact when I visit my parents in Italy:
Only stay there for 4 or 5 day periods so didn't pay much importance to this one, attached around 5 facebook screenshots with messages between us.

A screenshot of my online superannuation account stating my partner is 100% beneficiary.

IN PROCESS OF DOING: Partner needs to fill out Forms

I also have the first emails we ever wrote to each other when we first met back in 2008, that is in "Development of Relationship" which is 2000 words long and I don't think I have any problems with that one.
 
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#2 ·
I just have a couple of comments (apart from that looks great).

With social I would mention things that you do as a couple ie. Go to the movies, dinner etc.

Also in regards to photos do you have any that are with other people? When we did our offshore application they were specifically after photos with other people.
 
#3 ·
There are a lot my partner and I with my parents and a couple with my partners family. I was getting all the ones with us looking lovy dovy. I will have a look and replace some. I was worried about my nature of commitment, all I could do is leave my partner my superannuation.

Thanks Mish
 
#7 ·
I am a bit confused with how to bring the attention of evidence in multiple places so it is clear to the CO to find it? Do I label my evidence, like 1A etc, and make note of it in both nature of commitment and finance? Do you know what I mean, I'm not sure I'm explaining clearly? I haven't got to the uploading of attachment phase yet and was assuming it might become clearer for me on how it works.
 
#6 ·
I'd suggest a will. It's easy to do and costs nothing.

You don't need to have any assets to do a will :)
 
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