Bsh

Hi there,

Could anyone shed light on this question for me please. When you apply
for the fiance visa and get the green light from Australia House to send
your passport in to get the visa stamped, does the visa start date go
from when you get the acknowledgement that you have the visa or when you
chose to send your passport in to get the visa stamped. As the fiance
visa only lasts for 9 months, I'm working on a tight timeframe and was
just finding out if I can control it abit more.

Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks

Ben

Sunny Side Up

    > Hi there,
    > Could anyone shed light on this question for me please. When you apply
    > for the fiance visa and get the green light from Australia House to
    > send your passport in to get the visa stamped, does the visa start
    > date go from when you get the acknowledgement that you have the visa
    > or when you chose to send your passport in to get the visa stamped. As
    > the fiance visa only lasts for 9 months, I'm working on a tight
    > timeframe and was just finding out if I can control it abit more.
    > Any help would be much appreciated.
    > thanks
    > Ben

hi ben,

i just got my fiancé visa last thursday (14 october) and the grant
letter (which i got by email btw, not by normal mail) says that i have
to get married before 14 july 2005 - so its nine months from the date of
grant and not from the date that they recieve your passport.

good luck,

tanja

Mlbonner

    > hi ben,
    > i just got my fiancé visa last thursday (14 october) and the grant
    > letter (which i got by email btw, not by normal mail) says that i have
    > to get married before 14 july 2005 - so its nine months from the date
    > of grant and not from the date that they recieve your passport.
    > good luck,
    > tanja

Exactly that. You're applying for permission to enter, marry and get
your spouse visa within 9 months, so the 9 months start from when they
grant it. No way of getting extra time I'm afraid :)

Bsh

    > Exactly that. You're applying for permission to enter, marry and get
    > your spouse visa within 9 months, so the 9 months start from when they
    > grant it. No way of getting extra time I'm afraid :)

Thanks for the advice guys. Tanja, how long did it take your fiance visa
acknowledgement to come through, from the date you sent all the forms ?

Deadmeat

    > Thanks for the advice guys. Tanja, how long did it take your fiance
    > visa acknowledgement to come through, from the date you sent all
    > the forms ?

Hi Ben,

Sorry, for rudely butting-in Tanja :)

My visa has just been granted (by email) and it took a whole working
week ... so, here's hoping for everyone else :) There are a few
people in the same position so you may want to keep your eye on this
thread too:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=259360

Good Luck
Matt

JohnoBronco

    > Thanks for the advice guys. Tanja, how long did it take your fiance
    > visa acknowledgement to come through, from the date you sent all
    > the forms ?

Hey there,
My acknowledgement took 21 days to arrive via my agent and not wanting
to put a downer on things but It took 3 months for my prospective
marriage to come through from AHC London - Check out my thread Dreams do
come true posted on 14th October

Johno

Sunny Side Up

    > Hey there,
    > My acknowledgement took 21 days to arrive via my agent and not wanting
    > to put a downer on things but It took 3 months for my prospective
    > marriage to come through from AHC London - Check out my thread Dreams
    > do come true posted on 14th October
    > Johno

hi ben,

i had to lodge mine in berlin and it took them 3 weeks to send an
acknowledgment and almost 11 weeks for a decision...but i see your
talking about australia house so i assume your lodging in london -
should be really quick then!!!!

think johnobronco's took 3 months too, but a lot of them seem to go
through a lot faster then that

wish u the best of luck!!!

tanja

p.s. sorry for any spelling mistakes - still celebrating....

Bsh

    > hi ben,
    > i had to lodge mine in berlin and it took them 3 weeks to send an
    > acknowledgment and almost 11 weeks for a decision...but i see your
    > talking about australia house so i assume your lodging in london -
    > should be really quick then!!!!
    > think johnobronco's took 3 months too, but a lot of them seem to go
    > through a lot faster then that
    > wish u the best of luck!!!
    > tanja
    > p.s. sorry for any spelling mistakes - still celebrating....

Thanks for all the info guys. Hope it all goes well in Oz. Hear's hoping
my visa goes through as quickly as some of yours.

Cheers

Ben