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Beware of Form Changes! - April, July, November

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#1 ·
I'm applying for a 309/100 de facto partner visa - and I got caught by form changes.

The website is very careful to tell you that forms are updated in November, April and July. Since I was applying in April of this year, I was very careful. On April 2nd or 3rd, I checked the website for the crucial forms, and they had NOT been updated since November.

Since the forms take a bit of time to fill out, I was thankful.

I submitted my forms to the Australian Consulate in Hong Kong on April 19th - a stack of papers about 2 inches high.

A clerk walked through the checklist with me, and then pointed out that my forms were out of date! I nearly blew up, as I had checked so carefully to make sure they were the correct ones.

Well, guess what? They changed the forms and issued new ones on April 6th!!! Because it was the Easter Weekend when I had checked, the new ones had not been posted on the website yet. So we had to re-do the main application and the sponsor application.

I was really upset - my partner and I had spent so much time filling out the forms, and it takes about 10 days for snail mail from Australia to get to Hong Kong.

The lady was nice enough to accept my application, but told me that they would not start looking at it until the new forms were submitted.

So...long story short - be CAREFUL if you are submitting in November, April and July, and make SURE the forms haven't changed!

Wiser, but still a bit ticked off,

Susan
 
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#77 ·
need help

Hi,

Me n my husband arrived in Melbourne in 2009 jan. I was on a student visa and he was on the dependant visa. We have left Australia in august 2011 after applying for a Temporary Residency. I had a baby in dec 2011. I've got a mail that my TR file was opened and i have 28 days to come back. So I left my child and husband n come back to Oz in April. Now i've been granted a TR till dec 2013 and I would like to bring my baby. So plz help me on this by letting me know what exactly is the proceedure I should follow.
Sincerely
AB
 
#81 ·
If I have filled out old 40sp in pdf, printed, signed and sent by mail, and now there is a new 40sp(11/12), can I just fill it in and email the new 40sp and it can be printed by applicant, and they use the old 40sp signed page (last page)?

Or do I have to print the last page out again, sign and send by mail?

The easiest would be to sign the new last page and do a high quality color scan, and send it by email, but will it be accepted if they print it out over there and hand it in with the application?

thanks.
 
#86 ·
The new DIAC forms for 26, 40SP, 47SP, 80, 147, 157A, 160, 601, 1099, 1111, 1290 and 1300T. and others changed on 24 November and are now required. There was some talk of forms that had been signed by the applicant prior to 24 November being accepted, but we have heard multiple reports of this not being so. Same issue for using the signature page from the previous form and marrying it to the new form - the question numbers have changed, so the item numbers on the signature pages no longer track.

Of notable significant to those who met on the Internet and later in person and are seeking a subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa is the elimination of the question on form 47SP about "When did you first meet" which allowed for a response that included meeting online. Now the "first meet" question specifically refers to "in person". Best solution may be to expand the discussion of first meeting and the period between first meeting online and first meeting in person in the personal statements of the applicant and sponsor.

Best,

Mark Northam
Registered Migration Agent MARN 1175508
Northam & Associates
Sydney, Australia
 
#87 ·
MarkNortham said:
The new DIAC forms for 26, 40SP, 47SP, 80, 147, 157A, 160, 601, 1099, 1111, 1290 and 1300T. and others changed on 24 November and are now required. There was some talk of forms that had been signed by the applicant prior to 24 November being accepted, but we have heard multiple reports of this not being so. Same issue for using the signature page from the previous form and marrying it to the new form - the question numbers have changed, so the item numbers on the signature pages no longer track.

Of notable significant to those who met on the Internet and later in person and are seeking a subclass 300 Prospective Marriage Visa is the elimination of the question on form 47SP about "When did you first meet" which allowed for a response that included meeting online. Now the "first meet" question specifically refers to "in person". Best solution may be to expand the discussion of first meeting and the period between first meeting online and first meeting in person in the personal statements of the applicant and sponsor.

Best,

Mark Northam
Registered Migration Agent MARN 1175508
Northam & Associates
Sydney, Australia
Thanks for your very clear information, Mark. I'm sending my application tomorrow and I am very lucky I did it right to put the "first meet" which is in person I'm really glad i did that. Thank you so much! This will be the start..
 
#89 · (Edited)
Just wanting to check, we are ok having lodged our paperwork in August can never be to sure with DIAC. Can any one clarify.
Just a side note we purchased our form pack from the office in Hobart and wouldnt you believe it. The formsa were out of date so even their office sold us out of date form pack . Are we at all surprised?
 
#90 ·
Ok now Im hyperventalating... heading to check the dates on my forms and call the Diac office tomorrow.. They said we have a valid Application and have recieved the payment .. but now im ready to freak out.
Date of application: 6 Aug 2012

Nationality:Australian/U.S

Visa type:309 Partner

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no):Yes 6 Aug 2012

Police check submitted (yes/no):Yes 6 Aug 2012

Date CO assigned: 21 Aug 2012

Date visa granted: Waiting
 
#95 ·
Yup, happened to me too! They didn't accept our application because our forms were issued 07/12. There was a form change in 11/12. It is frustrating! Well, my fiance and I are to blamed because we started filling out the forms in August and finished in December without checking if there was any form update on the consulate website.
 
#96 ·
I nearly did the exact same thing. I printed the forms in July and was getting ready to submit them. I had made a mess of one page so reprinted just that one and noticed the page numbers were different... and then realized the forms were different! It was a lucky coincidence that I noticed because they new questions are applicable to our situation.
 
#97 ·
One tries to get all the papers done beforehand without stressing but it's impossible with them! Forms change, declarations and medical visits expire... I am applying for a defacto partner visa next April and I had already filled out the forms but now I have to wait for the new forms in April and fill them out again at the last minute. Thank you very much...
 
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