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| In between WHV 462 and spouse 820; What happens in between? | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 9 2010, 11:12:49 AM (375 Views) | |
| klbarnar | Apr 9 2010, 11:12:49 AM Post #1 |
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Hello all! I'm currently in OZ on a WHV 462. I'm engaged to an Aussie and will be applying for temp spouse visa 820 in August. My WHV doesn't end until Nov 2, 2010, and I've been informed that at that time I'll be on a bridging visa A. My question is --if I'm working with a company for the last six months (or less) on my WHV, does the bridging visa allow me to stay on another six months? I know it carries the same restrictions - but is it considered a 'new' visa where that would be my first work experience on it and be allowed??? I'm trying to find short term work now (which is hard) and was trying to decide if Icould go for something over six months... Any advise or similar stories would help. I called immigration and the person I spoke to seemed to think it would work, but was hesitant to plainly state it. Thanks! Kelli 
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| blarg | Apr 9 2010, 11:33:29 AM Post #2 |
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Welcome! I dunno if you'd get another 6 months. Not sure how they treat it in this case. I'd call immigration and ask. They're the only ones that are really going to know. Whatever happens, you can lodge a Form 1005 once you're actually on the bridging visa and request permission to work due to financial hardship if they have taken it off you. If they give you continued permission to work, it will likely carry the same limitation that you can only work for each employer for 6 months. My recommendation is to front load everything onto the visa application to get the processing time down as much as possible. My partner visa was processed in a month, and I was missing a police certificate from an oddball country that wouldn't give one to me. This would largely eliminate the issue, because if you can get an appointment to lodge your application, and you have everything together, they may even approve it on the spot. |
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| klbarnar | Apr 9 2010, 11:46:52 AM Post #3 |
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Thats great to hear! They told me to expect six to eight months wait for an approval. We had talked about trying to make and appt in person, but regardless if we can make it complete this may be a non-issue. I've called immigration about questions before --and sometimes info seems to differ slightly. I just would hate to promise myself to work somewhere and then have to leave. I think I'll actually try calling again today to re-confirm. The gray area of the in between visas has been hard for me so far - but I haven't even started assembling the 820 application! Is it pretty easy to follow? |
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| blarg | Apr 9 2010, 12:14:31 PM Post #4 |
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There's just a lot of paperwork, and you need to make sure you're satisfying the 12 months TO THE DAY. If you can only prove 364 days, they will reject your application. So just make sure you follow the rules and give them more than enough proof, and life should be good. Which area of Australia are you in? The different immigration offices have different policies regarding applications in person. Here in Sydney, you can make an appointment, and then the person that you talk to is actually your case officer. This eliminates a lot of waiting time. And yes, 6-8 months is the benchmark, but if you're overly prepared, there's no reason it would need to take that long. Don't get me wrong, it still may, but you want to make it difficult for them to deny you the visa. You want to be so prepared that them even questioning that you're in a relationship would be almost offensive, and then you will trim that time down if you're lucky.
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| shylady | Apr 9 2010, 12:39:12 PM Post #5 |
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Kevin, if they're getting married and applying for a Spouse visa, the 12 months doesn't apply.   Hi Kelli, Good luck with your visa application, and I hope it goes smoothly!Sorry I can't add any advice, other than to make more than one phone call to Immigration, it seems you often get different answers from people there, too, and it's hard to know which one is right! And the time involved seems to depend on where you apply, as well, the ones here in Perth have taken ~6 months to be granted.  My own was preceded by a Prospective Marriage visa, so I had work rights from the time I entered Australia, and I don't know how yours will go.  Lisa |
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| klbarnar | Apr 9 2010, 01:47:21 PM Post #6 |
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Thanks all! I'm applying from Melbourne... just spoke to them again and seems like the bridging visa is considered a new visa, so I think my problems are solved! They also metioned that 1005 form in case there is a need to waive the restrictions, so thanks blarg for the heads up! So glad I found this site! Good to hear some positive outcomes and advise from ppl who have been through it!
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| blarg | Apr 9 2010, 04:28:39 PM Post #7 |
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Indeed! I always think spouse = de facto because that's what I did, but you're right of course! |
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