PARTNER VISA (Subclass 309/100)

jacdang

A new member here..but was able to read most of your queries and responses before..

I'd like to share our own experience in applying for a spouse visa.

June 5,2014 - applied online
All requirements were uploaded same day. We did not hire an agent to help us with the requirements. I personally scanned, compiled and uploaded all necessary requirements.

July 28,2014 - a case officer was assigned and at the same time emailed me for a CENOMAR. I complied a week after.

September 18,2014 - I applied for a tourist visa for my Nov8-16 trip to Au.

October 3,2014- tourist visa was approved. On same day, case officer for spouse visa called and asked me if am done with my medical exam.

November 4,2014 - I completed my medical exam. It took me that long coz I've waited for the results of our annual medical exam at work..to check if am healthy..

Nov 8-16,2014 - was in Australia to be with my husband on his birthday.

February 5,2015 - visa was granted

jacdang

Happy to share my own experience to those who are undergoing similar process ;;)

Felt so blessed to have been granted the visa after 8 months ">

nutmeg709

@jacdang Hello..who is your co?

jacdang

hi @nutmeg709, c Ms C. Dadula case officer q..i guess C stands for Christine/Cristine coz one time she called and introduced herself as Christine

say05

@jacdang Congrats sis Thank you for posting your timeline ❤️ hopefully and praying kmi na sunod hehe.

jacdang

@say05 thanx sis
when did u lodge ur visa application?
based on reading other applicants' posts, i thought mine would b granted around midweek of feb or first week of march but it was granted earlier and we are so happy til now
so, keep the faith lng sis [-O<

say05

@jacdang nov20 po but nrcv nla 21 n so mag4months plng po. mg4yrs n kc kmi LDR ni hubby hehe kya nakakainip dn po n uuwi lNg xa for 11/2 month a yr. Thanks po sa comment nyo. Happy to read positive comments and experieces :-bd

jacdang

@say05 happy to help sis coz i know exactly how it feels..kmi nmn ni hubby is more than a year p lng kasal..and we dont have children yet..
i processed all requirements after our wedding..it takes a lot of effort especially at that time when the online application just started..only a few experienced how it is..so i had to read several blogs..but it's all worth it ;;)

say05

@jacdang Yun dn po nakahelp smin, reading helped alot. Sa immi site lng po ko naresarch ng mga need ipasa and opted to pass all the docs at VFS. Pra lng sure. 1yr plng dn po kmi married pero we've been in a relationship for 7yrs now. We've known each other since 2007, way back in college. Hopefully po our app would turn out well like yours

jacdang

@say05 indeed helpful and less expensive..coz hiring an agent to help complete the requirements is costly..i asked a former colleague at Deutsche how much she spent hiring an agent for her visa and she said it's more than Php100k $-)

anyway, hubby and i come fr same province..but were introduced to each other last 2008..so, it's an LDR relp din like urs ">

say05

@jacdang 2011 po nagmigrate fam nla hubby nun, and 1month preggo n pla ko non hehe.. umuwi xa dto s pinas 2012 3months na bby nmin kc nagwait p po xa ng residency nla. 457 visa kc sila.

Oonga po and hindi din nmin alam n pde mgagent pero if nlaman nmin ahead d din kmi magagent haha nakakaloka ang gastos! @-)

jacdang

@say05 hehe true sis! that's why i was determined na ilakad by myself lahat ng reqts and it paid off naman..we tried to meet every possible requirement needed din..bka pla sis mas maaga grant visa mo coz u have a child together..one of the considerations un eh..if am not mistaken

say05

@jacdang Nku nabasa ko nga din po n may priority group and naexcite ako pero bat po sb sa email prng first come first serve. kya mjo naguluhan ako. pero thanks po hehe

jacdang

@say05 hopefully sis mabawasan ng ilang months ung waiting time mo [-O< ung 'first come, first serve' standard reply n nla un

say05

@jacdang natatawa po ko sa emoticon sis hihi. Oonga po eh, last request naman po ng docs nun Jan p. and cmplied a wk after nla humingi since papal
visit kc nun nagemail skin. Hospital bills lng nmn po un and preggy pics hehe ok n un mahal kc pg DNA test and mas matagal. kalurks kelanpo first entry nyo ng Au?

jacdang

@say05, aliw na aliw din aq sa emoticons kya kung mkgamit wagas kalurks nmn ung dna testing na reqt @-) buti n lng may ibang options \:D/

this coming march 28 na flight q to Sydney :-h

say05

@jacdang Ingat kayo sis. When po expiry ng nbi or medical nyo? :-/

jacdang

@say05 got my nbi may of last year before lodging, so malapit n xa magexpire :-S ung medicals q nmn last nov lng so matagal p expiration my prob now is landing a job in Sydney X_X

say05

@jacdang Ang first entry date po n nakalagy s visa nyo ano po May po b? Bsta po may exp kyo dto sa pinas at degree holder kyo mdli lng po un. may friend po ko blis nya nakakuha ng work days lang. sydney dn po sila ng hubby nya. mjo mhrap po kc dw mkawork dun dhl mtaas ang competition

jacdang

@say05 ang nakalagay sa visa grant is: Must make first entry to Australia before Nov 8, 2015

nkabasa kc aq ng ibang thread na 2-4mos bago nagka offer mga accountants ( kya praning aq ngaun though i know nmn na case-to-case basis p din..napa-chat tuloy aq sa mga dati q officemates sa Deutsche at Citi na working na don :-??

say05

@jacdang mgndang company k nmn galing sis kya mkkpsgwork k kgad Cgro ung skn dec first entry. hehe.

jacdang

@say05 sana nga sis [-O<
if last dec submission mo medicals sis, most probably un din date of entry :-<

say05

@jacdang my ngrant co ko sis match3 nov26 xa naglodge, nauna ko sknya ng 5days bale 4days kc 21 n nrcv ung skn diff lng po nmin wla n hningi sknya add'l liban sa medical and nso docs kya mblis process nya. :-SS

say05

worrid ako tuloy. sna this month n din smin

jacdang

@say05 talaga sis? wow ambilis :^o 3mos lng :-S pwede pla tlga un! pasok b xa sa unusual cases?

naisip q lng na NSO at medicals lng din hiningi s kin :-?

malay mo sis, sunod ka na..

jacdang

@say05 sis, PMV pla un kya mabilis..on the average, mas mabilis tlga pag fiance visa kc kinoconsider pa ung wedding plans nla..ang advantage nmn ng s tin, even if mas matagal, is diretso na to PR visa on or b4 2yrs fr application date..pg PMV, another application ung PR status nla, another visa fee to pay..so my pros & cons din..

say05

@jacdang Oonga po sis, pro may mga nabasa ko before na 309/100 mbilis din mgrant. sbagay sis true ka jan may additional fees and waiting game p nga sila. May mga pmv dn nmn n mtgal inaabot db po? case to case tlga wla po ata tlga tyo basis mga CO lang nkakaalam hehe :-/ /:) nagwoworry nga po ko kc bka kako may prob ang papers namin. :-SS

jacdang

@say05 yes sis, depende tlga sa curcumstances and shorter tlga processing time b4..dont worry sis, tawag nmn cla if they want something..

say05

@jacdang Thank u po. call nlng si hubby before the month ends if ever po n d p mgrant dz month hehe

joy_j

Hello.. In your experience sinbi b sa inyo ung result ng medicals? Ssbhin kaya nila kng ngpositive ka sa results? May ksma kc ako s bhay nuon na ngka TB so worried ako.

jacdang

@joy_j nope, i never heard from them after im done w/ the medicals..but i had a former colleague who had problems w/ her lungs..so the embassy informed her to take meds and hav her xray after 3mos..on the 2nd try, d p rn ok so she waited for 3 more mos until her lungs were cleared on the 3rd try..company sponsored visa nya..

ung s kin nmn, i waited for the result of my annual physical exam sa company nmin b4 i went for a medical even if the CO keeps reminding me na..i made sure na everything's ok..