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| Topic Started: Apr 25 2010, 01:18:22 AM (863 Views) | |
| bmr5series | Apr 25 2010, 01:18:22 AM Post #1 |
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March 10- Requested FBI check April 6- Frontloaded application (with the exception of FBI check) received in Washington DC April 8-Visa fee charged to credit card April 13- Email from case officer D.L. stating 6-8 weeks to review visa application April 22- FBI check sent back to me quoting April 15 as the processed date April 22-Sent in FBI check to Washington Waiting for next email from CO! |
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| Lil D Down Under | Apr 26 2010, 02:48:37 PM Post #2 |
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Good luck, I'm sending mine in tomorrow, fingers crossed that our C.O.s process them quickly! |
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| bmr5series | Apr 28 2010, 09:13:10 AM Post #3 |
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Just got a call today from case officer D.L and he proceeded to give me a phone interview! Partner visa (de facto) 309 APPROVED!! So application received: April 7 Spouse visa approved: April 27 Now that is really fast! Booked cheap flights last week for about 600 one way to Melbourne leaving September 7:) |
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| shylady | Apr 28 2010, 10:27:50 AM Post #4 |
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wow, really REALLY fast! Congrats!    
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| pastrycook-136 | Apr 28 2010, 10:42:40 PM Post #5 |
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| suzn | Apr 28 2010, 11:45:48 PM Post #6 |
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WoooHOOOO! Lightning fast. Wow, that's awesome. Congrats 
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| Lil D Down Under | Apr 29 2010, 11:03:34 AM Post #7 |
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Wow, that is so great! I have CO E.R. I wonder if anyone has had him? her? and how fast he/she takes to process things? |
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| mciancia | Sep 21 2010, 11:53:21 PM Post #8 |
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Your timeline is amazing! Would love to be able to have the same result. Need to know your secrets!! I'm planning on applying in December of this year, would love to make it back to Australia for my partner's sister's wedding in March 2011... Frontloaded? Including full Medical? Including the dreaded Form 80?? (Is this an OK posting place to ask this question??...this is my first post!!) Thanks for letting me know!! |
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| beckagator | Sep 24 2010, 01:12:31 PM Post #9 |
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D.L. must have slowed down, maybe got in trouble for going too fast hehehe, that's who I have and they have had my application for 10 weeks. I know thats not a long time, but I wonder what the hold up is? |
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| shylady | Sep 24 2010, 02:32:33 PM Post #10 |
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maybe he actually got an end-of-summer vacation? 
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| beckagator | Sep 26 2010, 10:16:27 AM Post #11 |
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He might have, I emailed to change my phone number and got an out of office reply, I just wished he had finished up my application before heading out :P |
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| bmr5series | Oct 13 2010, 04:52:43 PM Post #12 |
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Hello! Yes, my application was indeed front loaded including the full medical and form 80. The only thing that was not included was the FBI check but as soon as he got it from Washington, the next day it was approved! He did comment on how fast my FBI check was processed (I had contacted my local/state congressman (to help with expediting it but don't know if that was the reason for its speedy process!). I was very thorough in the application supporting materials, I am a teacher so by nature I think I wanted to have everything organized with lots of photos, emails, traveling docs, bills, shopping receipts, bank accounts highlighted to show how we helped each other out with shopping, living expenses and to show dates correspond on each others bank accounts to our location etc all to prove our relationship! I also had 2 previous student visas to australia that were approved years before so no complications. We also had around 8 statutory declarations from friends and family from NY and in Australia, with theirs being notarized and then including their copy of their passport page photo notarized attached to the declaration. Ok hope that helps! Any questions let me know! |
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