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| Prospective Marriage Visa; PMV-Approved | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 28 2011, 02:50:40 AM (828 Views) | |
| kwells2b | Apr 28 2011, 02:50:40 AM Post #1 |
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Hi, here's my information. Hope it's helpful. (Updated September 6, 2011) My stats: Prospective Marriage Visa LODGED April 28, 2011. GRANTED August 26, 2011. 43 female, divorced, no kids, no criminal records. Fiancée is 44, Australian citizen by birth, divorced, two kids, no criminal record. Time Lines: 4 October 2010: Became engaged November 2010: Filed for a waiver of "No further stay" on my extended tourist visa Jan 2011: Waiver denied 28 January 2011: Met with marriage celebrant, to arrange date for upcoming wedding, 4 June 2011, realize we probably won't make this date 31 January 2011: Required to leave Australia because visa expired 8 March 2011: Received Stat Dec's from fiancee in Australia 15 March 2011: Sent state and FBI criminal records request 17 March 2011: Credit card charged for state records request 19 March 2011: Received state record request 21 March 2011: Medical Completed 30 March 2011: FBI charged credit card for record request 14 April 2011: Received FBI record request 25 April 2011: Mailed (Fed-Ex) Prospective Marriage Visa to Australian Embassy, Washington DC 26 April 2011: Australian Embassy, Washington, DC, received application 28 April 2011: Australian Embassy, Washington, DC, charged credit card for application fee 29 April 2011: Generic Email received stating that my application had been received and that I will next be contacted by assigned Case Officer 11 May 2011: Called Immigration and asked for case officer's email address so that I could contact her in regards to traveling 17 May 2011: Applied for ETA - Approved. Faxed form 929 to Embassy in Washington, DC 18 May 2011: CO sent an email stating my Form 929 received, and that my application was in the queue for assessment, and she would notify me if she required further documentation 30 May 2011: Arrived Melbourne 27 July 2011: Received Email from case officer requesting an Australian Federal police check and new wedding date, as original date has passed. Sent off request for Australian National police check. Sent email to case officer with new wedding date 29 July 2011: Response from caseworker, re: new proposed wedding date noted and no further action required 8 August 2011: Received Australian Federal Police Check (AFP) in the post. Forwarded paperwork to Washington, via Fed-Ex 11 August 2011: Fed-Ex delivered AFP check to DIAC-Washington, DC 16 August 2011: Received email from CO stating visa ready for grant and that I need to leave OZ 26 August 2011: Departed Australia 27 August 2011: Received email from CO stating visa was granted on 26 August 5 September 201: Entered Australia using my Prospective Marriage Visa.    Edited by kwells2b, Sep 7 2011, 10:19:18 AM.
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| Xaku | Apr 28 2011, 05:11:01 PM Post #2 |
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Hello!  I'll pray that you have a quick grant! I'm still waiting on mine, but hopefully not tooooo much longer :P <3
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| kwells2b | Apr 30 2011, 06:51:07 AM Post #3 |
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Thank you! I hope you have your response soon!
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| AmbroseChick | Apr 30 2011, 09:07:37 AM Post #4 |
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Sounds like things are moving along for you Kim Let the wait begin! ~ Indy
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| kwells2b | May 1 2011, 02:03:14 AM Post #5 |
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Thanks, Indy!! That's exactly what I told my fiancée, let the waiting begin.
Edited by kwells2b, Aug 11 2011, 12:29:27 PM.
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| Kiandi | May 1 2011, 08:29:40 PM Post #6 |
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Good Luck with your process. If it helps you any, mine took roughly 11 weeks to be granted. |
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| mciancia | May 2 2011, 09:21:37 AM Post #7 |
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I have ER and she is a sweetheart as far as I'm concerned!! |
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| kwells2b | May 2 2011, 09:39:36 AM Post #8 |
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Yay! Thank, you. :-) |
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| bubbles | May 3 2011, 03:38:56 PM Post #9 |
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Looks like we submitted our applications around the same time, heres to waiting!
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| kwells2b | Jul 27 2011, 12:16:35 PM Post #10 |
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Heard from case officer today. She's requested date of intended marriage, as original date has passed. Also requested a criminal record check from Australia, I'm currently in Australia, visiting my fiance and his daughters. Edited by kwells2b, Aug 11 2011, 12:30:46 PM.
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| NurseJules | Jul 27 2011, 12:33:24 PM Post #11 |
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure your case officer means an Australian Federal Police check (the equivalent of the FBI in Australia). Mine took about 2 weeks to process, granted that was back in 2009. Edited by NurseJules, Jul 27 2011, 12:34:50 PM.
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| kwells2b | Aug 2 2011, 10:28:09 AM Post #12 |
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NurseJules, You are correct. They requested a Federal Police Check.
Edited by kwells2b, Aug 11 2011, 12:57:14 PM.
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| kwells2b | Aug 16 2011, 09:25:22 AM Post #13 |
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APPROVED APPROVED APPROVED Received email saying 'visa is ready for approval and that I need to notify DIAC with my plans to leave OZ, usually takes 2-3 days, once out of the country!' Just a little HAPPY. 
Edited by kwells2b, Aug 16 2011, 09:45:35 AM.
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| kwells2b | Aug 16 2011, 10:56:36 AM Post #14 |
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Received an email from case officer stating visa ready for grant, need to depart Australia and it should take 2-3 business days! Took approximately 3.5 months (DIAC receiving and approving) Couldn't figure out how to change original topic title, or would have used original time line post. Edited by kwells2b, Aug 16 2011, 10:58:55 AM.
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| Monkeyboy621 | Aug 16 2011, 11:38:32 AM Post #15 |
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my website australianyank.com Photos of my travels to Oz | |
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| kwells2b | Aug 16 2011, 01:18:34 PM Post #16 |
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Thanks!
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| JimHopkins | Aug 17 2011, 06:29:16 AM Post #17 |
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Very good! Did you file in the US? |
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| kwells2b | Aug 17 2011, 09:39:11 AM Post #18 |
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Yes, Jim. I filed at DIAC, Washington, April 2011. |
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| TerritorianTori | Aug 17 2011, 10:55:42 AM Post #19 |
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Fixed it for ya.
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| JimHopkins | Aug 17 2011, 11:34:58 AM Post #20 |
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Thanks Kim, I filed in late May. I got my first email from my case officer today asking for some other documents. I'm VERY nervous now, I wasn't yesterday.
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