hey everyone i ve just started collecting stuff together for an off shore defacto application i m currently in australia with my aussie guy (i m irish) on a 6 month tourist visa.i m returning to ireland in august and hope to have everything ready to apply as soon as i touch down in ireland! i originally had an agent (won t mention who but wasnt happy with them) so i ve decided to just lodge the application myself. i send it to london right? i just want to know about the police checks can i get my australian one here before i leave? and my medical can i do that here as well? so i have everything to send in at once?
i ve heard conflicting stories as to whether you have to wait to be notified to undertake the medical/ police checks (as in after you ve lodged your app.)
Also my partner and i have been together since march 2008 - travelling around a bit until sept 2008 when i went home for 4 months i returned early feb 2009 and we lived at fixed address and have letters here etc however i then had to return back to ireland sept 2009 (my dad got taken ill) and couldnt get back here until march (5 months away!) but tim visited me in ireland in november and met my family etc and we have skype and email contact (but my skype only goes back 6 months of history)
how will my absence be viewed? we have 7 months of living together from feb 09 to sept 09 and continued contact until march 10 and now 5 months at same address
any info greatly appreciated!
i ve heard conflicting stories as to whether you have to wait to be notified to undertake the medical/ police checks (as in after you ve lodged your app.)
Also my partner and i have been together since march 2008 - travelling around a bit until sept 2008 when i went home for 4 months i returned early feb 2009 and we lived at fixed address and have letters here etc however i then had to return back to ireland sept 2009 (my dad got taken ill) and couldnt get back here until march (5 months away!) but tim visited me in ireland in november and met my family etc and we have skype and email contact (but my skype only goes back 6 months of history)
how will my absence be viewed? we have 7 months of living together from feb 09 to sept 09 and continued contact until march 10 and now 5 months at same address
any info greatly appreciated!