Thread For applications Through SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) Office

[Nexx]

Hi all!
I am a canadian citizen and my boyfriend is australian. We are currently in canada (he is on a working holiday visa). We lived together for 4 years in melbourne (i'm a permanent resident there through partner visa) and then came to canada to travel a bit and see my family/friends. Boyfriend fell in love with canada and we would really want to live here instead of going back to australia.

We wanted to apply for the inland visa but after reading that it can take 26 months, we are thinking of applying for outland.

Is it possible for us to apply for outland within canada? And can we do this while he is on a working holiday visa? If so, will he still be allowed to work in canada during the process?

Is there any downside to doing it this way or is it better for him to go back to australia while we wait? I dont want to run the risk of being refused because of this...

Also, if anyone has been in this situation, how long did it take to get the visa?

So many questions haha, visas always makes me nervous. I would rather not have to live appart for a long period of time if we can avoid it.
Thanks all!

 

[Gary_87]

Hi all!
I am a canadian citizen and my boyfriend is australian. We are currently in canada (he is on a working holiday visa). We lived together for 4 years in melbourne (i'm a permanent resident there through partner visa) and then came to canada to travel a bit and see my family/friends. Boyfriend fell in love with canada and we would really want to live here instead of going back to australia.

We wanted to apply for the inland visa but after reading that it can take 26 months, we are thinking of applying for outland.

Is it possible for us to apply for outland within canada? And can we do this while he is on a working holiday visa? If so, will he still be allowed to work in canada during the process?

Is there any downside to doing it this way or is it better for him to go back to australia while we wait? I dont want to run the risk of being refused because of this...

Also, if anyone has been in this situation, how long did it take to get the visa?

So many questions haha, visas always makes me nervous. I would rather not have to live appart for a long period of time if we can avoid it.
Thanks all!

You can apply outland from within canada. Just make sure to use the outland forms and send to the outland address.

Outland definitely better thsn inland. As your application will rither get sent to sydney or ttawa you'll complete the whole process within 6 months.

Your boyfriend can have a whv as well an application for pr. He can work so long as the work visa is valid. Once it expires hed have to switch to a visitor visa until pr is granted but as i said, its very wuick processing for your situation.

So long as you can prove cohabitation for more than 12 consrcutive months and have solid relationship proof youll have a pretty easy time with the app.

Im in melbourne at the moment applying for my pr!

 

[Nexx]

You can apply outland from within canada. Just make sure to use the outland forms and send to the outland address.

Outland definitely better thsn inland. As your application will rither get sent to sydney or ttawa you'll complete the whole process within 6 months.

Your boyfriend can have a whv as well an application for pr. He can work so long as the work visa is valid. Once it expires hed have to switch to a visitor visa until pr is granted but as i said, its very wuick processing for your situation.

So long as you can prove cohabitation for more than 12 consrcutive months and have solid relationship proof youll have a pretty easy time with the app.

Im in melbourne at the moment applying for my pr!

Thank you!

I was worried that applying for outland instead of inland would be detrimental to our application since we are both in canada. Proving cohabitation and relationship should be easy, i kept all my documentation when I applied for my australian pr 4 years ago.

Good luck with your application, I hope it will process fast!

 

[Cannewzea]

So i called cic and they refused to give any info but they said it's not negative just wait for the email from cic.

Fingers crossed!!!

 

[Gary_87]

Thank you!

I was worried that applying for outland instead of inland would be detrimental to our application since we are both in canada. Proving cohabitation and relationship should be easy, i kept all my documentation when I applied for my australian pr 4 years ago.

Good luck with your application, I hope it will process fast!

You too. Also this thread is very quiet as not many applicants go through sydney so if you want any particular advice try the main forim thread and ask questions there. Youll get better responses.

 

[dannypm]

they asked for QLD? thats so weird. They better not ask me for one! That'd be annoying. How long has it been since you submitted your application?

Yes, thats weird even though I have not lived there for a day. I applied in Sep 2015

 

[Gary_87]

Yes, thats weird even though I have not lived there for a day. I applied in Sep 2015

So about 8 months for you so far. Any idea when you think youll get approved?

 

[aarcee]

Applechunks - I've requested to join the FB group as well. I didn't come across this thread when I started the process.

Hello,

I am posting in this forum for the first time. My wifes application is forwarded to Sydney Visa office.

I have also sent request to the FB page.

AarCee.

 

[aarcee]

Hi, thought I should post my timeline on here to give an idea of Sydney office. I posted my application on 4th sept 2015. It was received on the 10-th sept although Australia post and Canada post still think it's lost. I had it couriered by aus post with signature but it was never signed for when delivered, so for 2 months till we received a reply from cic we thought our application was lost or stolen.
application was actually received on the 10th sept 2015. Around about the 10 Nov it was processes and sponsor was approved.
Sydney started to process on the 24th Nov 2015. I received a passport request on Jan 7 2016. and received COPR in the mail 13th Jan 2016.
So all up from Sep 10 to Jan 13 only about 4 months. Meds and fees were done before app sent in.
Hope this helps.

Wow that was really quick. My application was sent to Sydney visa office last week. Hopefully, i hear something in two months.

AarCee

 

[Seraton]

Hi, I have a question.
I am from New Zealand, but I heard that NZ apps go through Sydney office.
I'm planning on applying inland. Will I still be able to get PR fast? My sponsor is my soon to be husband. As long as we submit all applications without a need to send anything missing will it processed fast? I dont know how this works as I thought Inland would go to Canada visa place, not Sydney?

 

[Mhunter]

Thank you!

I was worried that applying for outland instead of inland would be detrimental to our application since we are both in canada. Proving cohabitation and relationship should be easy, i kept all my documentation when I applied for my australian pr 4 years ago.

Good luck with your application, I hope it will process fast!

I have applied Outland while living in Canada on a WHV.
I applied to Sydney but they sent it to Ottawa as I was living in Canada (I have now left with my partner and we are in aus for a few months)
I applied March 4th 2016 and on the cic website it updated to decision made a few days ago.
I hope it's approved as they haven't asked for anymore information. If it has then it was only a total of 3 months to process.
Good luck !

 

[Mhunter]

Hi, I have a question.
I am from New Zealand, but I heard that NZ apps go through Sydney office.
I'm planning on applying inland. Will I still be able to get PR fast? My sponsor is my soon to be husband. As long as we submit all applications without a need to send anything missing will it processed fast? I dont know how this works as I thought Inland would go to Canada visa place, not Sydney?

Inland processing times are Really long (up to 26 months I think) and they get processed within Canada.
Outland is a lot quicker and it usually gets sent to your home country however if you are living in Canada at the time you sent in your Outland application I believe they send it to Ottawa to process (this happened to me) but I'm not 100% sure that happens every time, I've just read a lot of people in the same situation had their apps sent to Ottawa.

 

[ticky]

I believe they send it to Ottawa to process (this happened to me) but I'm not 100% sure that happens every time, I've just read a lot of people in the same situation had their apps sent to Ottawa.

If an outland app is sent to Ottawa instead of Sydney, does anyone know if the quick 6-12 month timeline is kept or whether it balloons out to something closer to the inland timeframe?

I will be applying shortly and am planning on sending to Sydney so I can get approved before my WHP visa runs out.

 

[Elizajoey]

If an outland application goes to Ottawa then it is still an outland application and processed according to CPC-Ottawa's timelines. It doesn't swap over to the inland timelines.

You don't actually get to choose where your application goes. You mail your application to CPC-Mississauga and it could go to Sydney or Ottawa. I'm living in Canada but I am an Australian citizen and my application was forwarded on to Ottawa.

 

[Gary_87]

If an outland application goes to Ottawa then it is still an outland application and processed according to CPC-Ottawa's timelines. It doesn't swap over to the inland timelines.

You don't actually get to choose where your application goes. You mail your application to CPC-Mississauga and it could go to Sydney or Ottawa. I'm living in Canada but I am an Australian citizen and my application was forwarded on to Ottawa.

im british, living in australia. curious as to whether mine goes to sydney, london or ottawa!