We are getting ready to apply for my partner to come to Australia on aprospective marriage visa from the US.
We have filled in all the paperwork, got 8 (maybe this was over doingit!) friends and family to do stat decs for us, and organised anythingwe could thing of that showed we have had a normal relationship whilehe has been here.
I have a few questions -
1. The application asks for proof of contact while we have beenseparated. We sent HEAPS of emails, chatted online a lot and wrote theoccasional snail mail letter. Do we actually have to send in the copiesof these (so they read the mushy stuff we write to each other) or can Ijust print off the inbox pages of our emails to prove there were emailssent to and fro? and make copies of the envelopes the mail came in, andinclude details of our online chats in a stat dec??
2. If we submit the application with out the medical and police checkswill that mean that nothing will be done on it until we send them in?He won't be back in the States until the end of the month to submit theapplication and get the checks done. We are afraid that this will holdoff on our application being processed at all.
3. We have only been in contact for 6 months, he has been in Australiafor 8 weeks now (and leaves in 2) but we are SURE that this is it. Weare meant to be together. Will the time frame be looked on negativelygiven its such a short time?
4. Lastly, I was engaged for a year and half to an Australian guy 5years ago. The engagement fell through because he was an awful awfulman. Will this affect our chances at all?
5. Does any one know how long Prospective marriage visas from the USare taking at the moment??
We will be devastated if we don't get the Visa. :( ANY other help oradvice you might be able to give is MUCH MUCH appreciated.
Thanks
