Thanks Jeff, Your views echo my thoughts, it is good to have some validation. I would hate to go through all the anxiety of seperation and worry about whether she gets the spouse Visa in Canberra and then find out that we could have done somthing else. We totally accept that this is our fault, unfor...

Anyone? A quick update, we have spoken to the local enforcement office and they have suggested that they might not necessarily issue my wife with an IS151 if she is willing to leave the country of her own accord soon, has anyone else had this happen?

Hi all, I would appreciate some advice from your experienced heads. I am a british citizen, and I married my Australian wife last June, in a CofE church (hence not needing approval). My Wife was here on a Work Pemit Visa which expired on the 20th March. For various reasons we applied on the 2nd of A...