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No mate, only in exceptional circumstances can you switch in-country from a VV.neritan wrote:Hi guys. I am an aussie who has just wed a UK citizen here in the uk. we have been together for 7yrs and been here for 2 years. The home office granted us permission to wed here.(great party) I have been on visitor visas and have dutifuly bounced in and out to keep inside the rules.(never overstayed.)
I was given 3 months from the date of the party to get out and apply for a spouse visa. I am told i have to go back to sunny OZ to apply. Naturaly the expense is a pain and the missus is worried that i wont be allowed back in.( i am halfway through the reno on the flat) she makes 24k a year and we have bought a flat in scotland which we live in. she is contracted for 6 months(second contract) to a gov department.
My question is. is there a way we can do it from here. We were told we couldnt wed here but managed that so we are hoping there is a way to change my visa status without me going all the way to oz. maybe going into the aussie embassy?
many thanks. cheers steve
HiVictoriaS wrote:Unfortunately, you can only make the application from the consulate in the country you have residency...so, that means Australia.
Victoria
Thanks. This is a really good link.vinny wrote:See also 8.1 - To which Post should an applicant apply
Yes but you need to have proof of a residency status to apply outside the country of your nationalityneritan wrote:Hi guys, The way I read it is that it has to be the country I am living in that i apply in. That does not neccesarily mean my place of birth does it? My nationality may be aussie but I have living in different places. In extreme i could well have been out of aussie for 20yrs as far as that goes. would i still have to then fly to oz? I realise i shouldnt apply logic to government but that seems dumb even for a poli.
so i just need to have residency in a closer country..
cheers steve
That's right, but a visit visa or waivered visit visa doesn't give residency, so you can't apply unless you can get another type of visa that conveys residency, like student, work permit etc in that country...neritan wrote:so i just need to have residency in a closer country..
cheers steve
Ok. So a work permit conveys residency, and you then apply for a UK visa such as settlement from the local consulate in the country in which you have a work permit?Wanderer wrote:That's right, but a visit visa or waivered visit visa doesn't give residency, so you can't apply unless you can get another type of visa that conveys residency, like student, work permit etc in that country...neritan wrote:so i just need to have residency in a closer country..
cheers steve
If you fly to Canberra you should get your Spouse Visa in a day or two. If not they can post it to the address you are staying at. My Wife got hers in 8 and she overstayed, so you will have no problem.neritan wrote:Hi victoria. thanks for the advice. I guess that i just have to go sit in the sun for a month(i heard it takes 2 weeks but am i better off booking for a month?). what are the chances of it being refused? bearing in mind the home office let us marry in the uk. my wife has a job and we own a house./ is her wage of 24k enough? cheers steve
Yes, a WP in a close to UK country but that's not easy to obtain. Prolly easier to get a WP from UK in fact.frances2 wrote:Ok. So a work permit conveys residency, and you then apply for a UK visa such as settlement from the local consulate in the country in which you have a work permit?Wanderer wrote:That's right, but a visit visa or waivered visit visa doesn't give residency, so you can't apply unless you can get another type of visa that conveys residency, like student, work permit etc in that country...neritan wrote:so i just need to have residency in a closer country..
cheers steve
Does this hold true even for complicated cases? I presume the consulate would send for previous documents from an embassy where previous appications had been made.
Hi guys. Do I actually have to go to canberra? its such a soulless place, full of politicians. Thought I was to do it by post from brisbane. Its prob 1500k's drive down if thats not the case. Not a big drive but I wont have wheels. cheersJon_H wrote:If you fly to Canberra you should get your Spouse Visa in a day or two. If not they can post it to the address you are staying at. My Wife got hers in 8 and she overstayed, so you will have no problem.neritan wrote:Hi victoria. thanks for the advice. I guess that i just have to go sit in the sun for a month(i heard it takes 2 weeks but am i better off booking for a month?). what are the chances of it being refused? bearing in mind the home office let us marry in the uk. my wife has a job and we own a house./ is her wage of 24k enough? cheers steve
If you are trying to do it as quick as possible, book direct with say Quantas then any changes are cheap, arrange to be in Canberra for a few days. Should have it sorted, then change your flight once to bring it forward.
Be aware that the date you put on the form is the date the visa will start, so if you put your return date in 2 weeks time you cannot come back any sooner.
Sorry mate. looks like I need to tax your thread a little. I may be applying for a COA then getting married in the UK soon. I have a WP, does this mean I would be able to apply for a spouse visa within the UK?Wanderer wrote:Yes, a WP in a close to UK country but that's not easy to obtain. Prolly easier to get a WP from UK in fact.frances2 wrote:Ok. So a work permit conveys residency, and you then apply for a UK visa such as settlement from the local consulate in the country in which you have a work permit?Wanderer wrote:That's right, but a visit visa or waivered visit visa doesn't give residency, so you can't apply unless you can get another type of visa that conveys residency, like student, work permit etc in that country...neritan wrote:so i just need to have residency in a closer country..
cheers steve
Does this hold true even for complicated cases? I presume the consulate would send for previous documents from an embassy where previous appications had been made.
Hi John0h. well, seems that the 2 days isnt possible. the web site says they will try to complete the application within 12 weeks. Try.Jon_H wrote:If you fly to Canberra you should get your Spouse Visa in a day or two. If not they can post it to the address you are staying at. My Wife got hers in 8 and she overstayed, so you will have no problem.neritan wrote:Hi victoria. thanks for the advice. I guess that i just have to go sit in the sun for a month(i heard it takes 2 weeks but am i better off booking for a month?). what are the chances of it being refused? bearing in mind the home office let us marry in the uk. my wife has a job and we own a house./ is her wage of 24k enough? cheers steve
If you are trying to do it as quick as possible, book direct with say Quantas then any changes are cheap, arrange to be in Canberra for a few days. Should have it sorted, then change your flight once to bring it forward.
Be aware that the date you put on the form is the date the visa will start, so if you put your return date in 2 weeks time you cannot come back any sooner.
You clearly haven't been to Canberra in a while.Hi guys. Do I actually have to go to canberra? its such a soulless place, full of politicians. Thought I was to do it by post from brisbane. Its prob 1500k's drive down if thats not the case. Not a big drive but I wont have wheels. cheers