Australian Spouse Visa Application Lodged

[Aussietraveller]

Hi All,

I have just lodged my wifes Australian Spouse Visa application.

Much of the information about it and research for it was done right here on TV, so i thought i should give a little back, and let you know what we did.

Background

I have known my wife 2 1/2 years.

We are legally married.

We have a 3 month old child. She is an Oz Citizen and Thai. She has both passports.

My wife has had a previous Australian Tourist Visa. (12 Month Multi Entry)

Application.

Our application was presented in a Folder with the clear plastic inserts.

Page 1 was Index done in MS Excel. (all sections in the application were numbered to easily locate things)

Completed 47SP - Spouse Visa Application

Completed 40SP - Sponsorship Form.

Supporting Documents

Copy of Mrs AT current Thai passport Bio page and all Visas/Stamps.

Copy of Mrs AT old Thai passport Bio page and all Visas/Stamps.

Copy of Mr AT current Australian passport Bio page and all Visas/Stamps.

Copy of Mr AT old Australian passport Bio page and all Visas/Stamps.

Copy of Ms AT Jnr current Australian passport Bio page.

Copy of All travel Docs for Mr AT to Visit Thailand since we met.

Copy of all travel docs for travel that Mr and Mrs At have done together.

Receipt for Medical

Police Clearance (Thai)

Form 888 Stat Dec

Form 888 Stat Dec

Form 888 Stat Dec.

Form 888 Stat Dec

Form 888 Stat Dec. (yes, we got 5 of them)

Copy of Thai Marriage certificate

Certified Translation of Thai Marriage certificate

Certified Copy of Thai Marriage registration and Spouse Name Change

Copy of Thai ID card and Translation

Mrs AT Birth Cert Certified Translation

Ms AT Jnr Certified translation of birth Certificate

M At Birth Certificate

Aust Citizenship Cert of Jnr.

Evidence of relationship Document (8 pages ) inc: Financial aspects of relationship, Nature of household, Social context of relationship, Nature of commitment to each other.

History of relationship Doc by Mrs AT. 4 pages

History of relationship doc by Mr AT. 9 pages

ID Photos

Proof of employment for Mr AT.

Copy of house lease in both names.

Total submission 145 pages.

2 additional photo albums (200 photos)

Fingers crossed now for a good result.

Will keep you posted

Edited September 18, 2007 by Aussietraveller

[gburns57au]

Apple is lodging ours tomorrow....3.5 years and married since May

We have;

The two forms

2 X 888 forms plus citizen proof

3 X Aust Stat decs. 2 without citizen proof, Can be used as a support doc

2 X letters of our relationship history

Photos, letters and my payslips

Marriage extract from Oz

Med receipt

Police Clearance

ID Pics for the three of us

The Thai PK 14 regards her son and the father done by her, her Mum and Sister.

My Oz citizen cert

The house registration for her and her son

Her ID

Phone records

Her own record of phone calls, She has two books full of all our SMS's.

She also has other doc's that she has had done up

not sure of how many pages but there is a lot.

She has had 2 visa's for Oz....a 3 month and a 12 monthy ME....they can check that on their system.

Apple is doing all the leg work while I am stuck here waiting....

Hopefully we will both do well.

Edited September 18, 2007 by gburns57au

[Aussietraveller]

Good luck to you.

We will hopefully be able to meet up in Perth for a celebratory beer soon.

[gburns57au]

Not till January at least.....she wont be coming here till then.

[gburns57au]

Any updates AussieT ???

[Aussietraveller]

Yes.

The Embassy called yesterday and spoke to my wife at length.

Interview completed by phone.

They wanted 1 additional document.

I need to send an updated 47sp, as some moron sent an old one (not the 07/07 Version)

Could have sworn that i checked that multiple times.

Apart from that, they seemed happy with everything.

We now wait for notification on the outcome.

On the basis of the additional documentation required and the discussion they had on the phone with my wife, and am pretty happy right now, with the whole thing.

Now it is just wait for the next phone call, then hopefully, a quick trip to Bangkok to pick up the docs.

Will keep you posted.

[gburns57au]

Yes.

The Embassy called yesterday and spoke to my wife at length.

Interview completed by phone.

They wanted 1 additional document.

I need to send an updated 47sp, as some moron sent an old one (not the 07/07 Version)

Could have sworn that i checked that multiple times.

Apart from that, they seemed happy with everything.

We now wait for notification on the outcome.

On the basis of the additional documentation required and the discussion they had on the phone with my wife, and am pretty happy right now, with the whole thing.

Now it is just wait for the next phone call, then hopefully, a quick trip to Bangkok to pick up the docs.

Will keep you posted.

I had the same problem with the application forms....

And in my other post I highlighted some areas where we need to send more info. We have a month to send that in....CMO is Leena apparently. The rest of the interview went ok according to the missus.

[Aussietraveller]

Well, the Embassy called again today. Visa Approved.

We can go to Bangkok next week to pick it up.

Total processing time from when they received it was just over 2 weeks.

It was delayed as we had to send some additional docs to them last week.

Had we lodged it with the original of my wifes birth cert and the updated form 47sp, it would have been even quicker.

A huge thank you to all on this forum who have directly and indirectly contributed to the success of this application.

:D

[gburns57au]

Well done guys....

When are you bringing her over ?

Just waiting on this letter of consent form the sons father and we should be giving the same news.

[Aussietraveller]

We have been together in Thailand since January this year, so we are busy trying to work out what to pack, what to dump and what to ship back.

We will probably head back to Perth in a couple of weeks, then back to Queensland.

[gburns57au]

We have been together in Thailand since January this year, so we are busy trying to work out what to pack, what to dump and what to ship back.

We will probably head back to Perth in a couple of weeks, then back to Queensland.

Ok.....

Lots of arranging to do.....Lucky for me Apples wardrobe is here already....just got to bring the young blokes gear over....

May pay to contact Thai Airways to ask for a migration luggage allowance.