Australian Partner Visa Application

[Logarhythm]

When I put in the partner visa application for my wife, do I need to present certified copies, or can VFS certify them as I will have the originals with me? When I applied for my son's Australian passport the Australian Embssy only needed to site the originals to verify that the copies were true. Is this the case with VFS?

[gburns57au]

The VFS is primarily a collection point for applications, it is not an embassy extension.

Certified copies of documents are required for the application, this is because the application eventually ends up in Australia.

It would be in your best interests to do the copies prior to attending VFS to ensure that your application is complete at time of lodgement.

[bridge]

The VFS is primarily a collection point for applications, it is not an embassy extension.

Certified copies of documents are required for the application, this is because the application eventually ends up in Australia.

It would be in your best interests to do the copies prior to attending VFS to ensure that your application is complete at time of lodgement.

If you have the original with you and a copy. When you submit the application to VFS they will sight the original and stamp the copy as original sighted.

[Logarhythm]

The VFS is primarily a collection point for applications, it is not an embassy extension.

Certified copies of documents are required for the application, this is because the application eventually ends up in Australia.

It would be in your best interests to do the copies prior to attending VFS to ensure that your application is complete at time of lodgement.

If you have the original with you and a copy. When you submit the application to VFS they will sight the original and stamp the copy as original sighted.

Thanks, Bridge. That's going to save some money. Especially in light of the recent cost increases. How long does it take to put in the application at VFS? I have to come from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok on a day trip and time will be tight. Minus traveling time from and to the airport I'll have about 2 and a half hours. Will that be enough?

[bridge]

The VFS is primarily a collection point for applications, it is not an embassy extension.

Certified copies of documents are required for the application, this is because the application eventually ends up in Australia.

It would be in your best interests to do the copies prior to attending VFS to ensure that your application is complete at time of lodgement.

If you have the original with you and a copy. When you submit the application to VFS they will sight the original and stamp the copy as original sighted.

Thanks, Bridge. That's going to save some money. Especially in light of the recent cost increases. How long does it take to put in the application at VFS? I have to come from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok on a day trip and time will be tight. Minus traveling time from and to the airport I'll have about 2 and a half hours. Will that be enough?

Once you are at the counter it usually takes about 30 minutes. How long you have to wait really depends on how many people are in front of you. If you have allowed for a full two and half hours at VFS you will be fine. Make sure you are not going to BKK on a public holiday when VFS is closed.

Is your wife going to BKK too. Might be an idea to get the Thai Police clearance certificate out of the way too.

[Logarhythm]

The VFS is primarily a collection point for applications, it is not an embassy extension.

Certified copies of documents are required for the application, this is because the application eventually ends up in Australia.

It would be in your best interests to do the copies prior to attending VFS to ensure that your application is complete at time of lodgement.

If you have the original with you and a copy. When you submit the application to VFS they will sight the original and stamp the copy as original sighted.

Thanks, Bridge. That's going to save some money. Especially in light of the recent cost increases. How long does it take to put in the application at VFS? I have to come from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok on a day trip and time will be tight. Minus traveling time from and to the airport I'll have about 2 and a half hours. Will that be enough?

Once you are at the counter it usually takes about 30 minutes. How long you have to wait really depends on how many people are in front of you. If you have allowed for a full two and half hours at VFS you will be fine. Make sure you are not going to BKK on a public holiday when VFS is closed.

Is your wife going to BKK too. Might be an idea to get the Thai Police clearance certificate out of the way too.

Thanks, again. We are heading up on Monday to collect her new passport. We'll apply for a police clearance then. I'll come back on my own at the end of the month to submit the application. I presume that she doesn't need to be present when the application is submitted. Is this the case?

[gburns57au]

Thanks, again. We are heading up on Monday to collect her new passport. We'll apply for a police clearance then. I'll come back on my own at the end of the month to submit the application. I presume that she doesn't need to be present when the application is submitted. Is this the case?

They will check the application when it is lodged, they may want to ask questions about something in the application.

[Logarhythm]

Thanks, again. We are heading up on Monday to collect her new passport. We'll apply for a police clearance then. I'll come back on my own at the end of the month to submit the application. I presume that she doesn't need to be present when the application is submitted. Is this the case?

They will check the application when it is lodged, they may want to ask questions about something in the application.

Does that mean my wife has to be present or not?

[bridge]

Thanks, again. We are heading up on Monday to collect her new passport. We'll apply for a police clearance then. I'll come back on my own at the end of the month to submit the application. I presume that she doesn't need to be present when the application is submitted. Is this the case?

They will check the application when it is lodged, they may want to ask questions about something in the application.

Does that mean my wife has to be present or not?

I can say with 100% certainty that your wife does not need to be present at VFS for you to lodge her partner visa application. At the end of the day VFS is only the collection facility. They play no part in the decision making process.

[gburns57au]

Thanks, again. We are heading up on Monday to collect her new passport. We'll apply for a police clearance then. I'll come back on my own at the end of the month to submit the application. I presume that she doesn't need to be present when the application is submitted. Is this the case?

They will check the application when it is lodged, they may want to ask questions about something in the application.

Does that mean my wife has to be present or not?

I can say with 100% certainty that your wife does not need to be present at VFS for you to lodge her partner visa application. At the end of the day VFS is only the collection facility. They play no part in the decision making process.

Bridge is right, so that is your decision to make. I was merely pointing out that they may ask some questions about the application when you lodge it, not from decision making point of view but more to clarify some answers on the application from a completeness of appplication point of view.

[gburns57au]

Logarhythm

Are you aware that if time is tight going to Bangkok to lodge it that you can get it couriered from Phuket or Suratthani ?

I have included the VFS website address for you if this may be a more feasible option for you.

http://vfs-au.net/

[Logarhythm]

Logarhythm

Are you aware that if time is tight going to Bangkok to lodge it that you can get it couriered from Phuket or Suratthani ?

I have included the VFS website address for you if this may be a more feasible option for you.

http://vfs-au.net/

Yes, I was aware of that. But there were cheap promo fares with Air Asia so I booked some flights. Also, because I don't have certified copies ( I don't think I can get that done here in Nakhon) , I figured that I would have to go to VFS in Bangkok to have the originals sighted. By the way, thanks for the help and advice.