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ianaus   
18 Aug 2011
Australia / Australian Spouse Visa For The Polish [13]

Hello guys,

Okay, maybe a slightly complicated scenario. I am British but also have Australian Permanent Residency, however for the last 2.5 years I have been living in Poland. My fiancee is Polish. After we are married we would like to return to Australia so we would have to apply for an Australian Spouse Visa for Weronika. I thought I knew the Australian visa process well having been through it before myself but I am a bit confused here.

Has anybody else tried to do this before? Do you know how long the application process should take? I noticed that the embassy in London is processing visas quickly - but can we apply via London? Or do we have to apply via Warsaw? I can't figure this out...

Any help would be much appreciated....

Ian
ianaus   
19 Aug 2011
Australia / Australian Spouse Visa For The Polish [13]

Thanks Moniccca! It looks like we need to get ourselves organised. My fiancee is so relaxed about the whole thing always saying things like "I'm sure they do not need that much information" or "why would they need that? I'm sure that is not important". But I remember when I applied for my residency ten years ago and how complicated it was. So I am not expecting this to be a particular easy walk in the park.

Hello again,

I am just reading through the Partner Migration booklet 1127, and I am wondering if I can even sponsor my fiancee. I am an Australian Permanent Resident and have been since 2003 however when I read the sponsorship eligibility stuff it said:

"If you are an Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, you are required to be usually resident in Australia."

The problem is that I have been living and working as a teacher in Poland for the last 2.5 years. The reason we have been here and not in Australia is because Weronika is Polish and we have been getting her through university. University in Poland is free for Polish citizens so it made sense that we completed her studies here. She studies English and French and teaches English in her part time job. She is due to finish her masters degree soon and after this we would be married before coming back to Australia.

Hmmm..... I'm not sure what to do? Should I look for a different sponsor? Obviously I would prefer that the sponsor can be myself.

Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
ianaus   
4 Oct 2011
Australia / Australian Spouse Visa For The Polish [13]

Wow!!! Thank you Diz! Yes I have just been reading about coming to Australia on a tourist visa and then applying for the visa onshore. I think the tourist visa is 3 months. Do you know if Weronika would get a bridging visa to fill the gap while her spouse visa is being processed?