fress313

Date of lodgement

Online 10/09/2014

More information requested . February 2015

Second visa medical requested June 2015

Visa grant notice 8/7/2015

Mate they don't like to push themselves much do they , can't commit to to getting things done to quickly got to keep people in jobs

So now at 9 months dibc have requested another medical ( completed one one there request at the start ) and one of my wife's readings on her liver function test came back one point over the acceptable level ,,,,,, went to a doctor this week and they are back within acceptable levels ..... Now Immi wants us to see specialists and more run around .....

Here's hoping something soon for all of us

Did you apply in bangkok ?

I hope it comes soon mate , any contact ? We are at 8 1/2 months

In the same boat applied 10-sept 2014 was told by co that it was complete and finished in February no more updates

Hi

Just recieved a email from co informing us that her health assessment is fine and she has passed the health evaluation but they would like us to fill out a form 815 and she will have to get a follow up medical within 28 days of arriving in australia . Any one else has something to do with this and what is the process from here .

She has been asked to do this as she is a carrier of hep b I would assume

Thanks

Matt

Here's hoping that's about right [emoji482]

Knowing already that it varies case to case ..... What sort of time between case officer and decision ...?

Applied

10/9/14

Contact from case officer 16/2/15

Request for a few more things ..... Mainly just more recent copies of things we supplied befor which is strange but anyway hopefully this means things are moving along

Yer we are pretty happy he didn't come premature in thailand

So here's where in at ......

Wife is here on a tourist visa 12 month visa with max stay of 3 months at a time .

While the partner visa is being processed lodged 10/9/2014

Anyway the wife WAS pregnant was 30 weeks and we where due to go back to Thailand for a bit on the 1/2/15 as her first 3 month visit was going to be up on the 28/2/15

Anyway the baby came early

Real early

Baby Curtis was born at 04:53 am Australia Day ..... Aussie Aussie Aussie haha

Anyway he is 10 weeks premature and going to be in hospital for a while but he is doing just fine

Thought I should address the situation of the wifes visa pretty quick so I tried an online application for tourist visa extension applied 9:30pm 27/1/15 and got it granted at 3:00pm 28/1/15 she is able to stay until 27/11/2015 with no requirement to enter or exit the country . I'm really hailing the partner application is finalised and we can go to Thailand to pick that up befor then though haha .

They didn't even give me time to upload any supporting docs for the visa application they just granted it

Am stoked about everything

Bit of a surprise baby coming so quick but it has worked out fine .

For those of you wondering

Baby has gone into my private health cover immediately so no cost involved there . And have already applied for birth certificate and Medicare .

And the wifes total bill for hospital . $4200

Bangkok hospital in Korat quoted me $2300

So I'm not to upset

Cheers and happy days

Fress

Mate I've spoken to them and I'm at around the 20 week mark and they haven't even looked at mine they said it's still in the pile

Anyone heard anything since the Christmas new year breaks ...?

Thanks guys

Good luck larz

Hope it hours well for you

We are using an agent also but I don't trust him to be ontop of things he has made a few mistakes

Well called them today (just under 18 weeks ) spoke to somebody in the PR visa section of the australian embassy bangkok he said we don't have a case officer as yet but will hear from one in the next 2 weeks or so letting us know if they require anything else .

What stage is final queuing ? Is that classed as after you have heard from a case officer ?

Thanks

Matt

I'm at 20 weeks now haven't heard from a case officer or anything ...... Suggestions guys

But anyway I guess I will just stick with the plan at the moment and see what happens

Any other advice or suggestions would be great though guys ... Thanks

As I said she doesn't have an 8503 on her visa

But I was told because she applied offshore she cannot bridge to that

Thanks

She doesn't have a 8503 on her visa

Again congrats

Congrats

Applied thailand or oz ?

But don't get me wrong

Even the most well thought out plans can change in an instant

Obviously plans change but this is what we are hoping for

And with what doctors and Immi have said I don't see the problem with this

We clearly stated she was pregnant when we lodged the partner visa

They saw again she was pregnant at the medical examination

We again stated she was pregnant when we applied for a 3 month tourist visa at which point Immi called us and asked if we would like them to grant a 12 month multiple entry visa as we are waiting for the partner visa

That last bit blew my mind I never saw that coming .

So we have never tried to hide anything from immigration so I don't see why we should have any problems there

As far as costs for having the baby 3/4 months off work and hospital bills and the rest in thailand

Or continued work and have the baby here ..... If we can work it to have the baby here than I am more than happy to

Don't think I have made these decisions without a great deal of thought

Family consultation

Medical consultation

And consultation with Immi

Go back to thailand for a month or 2 then when the baby is 6 weeks