Spouse Visa /Tourist Visa

• My husband is a PR holder in Melbourne. I heard it takes a long time to get a spouse visa. Can I apply for both tourist visa and spouse visa simultaneously? I heard that the candidate should be present in India while applying for spouse visa and also at the time of receiving the spouse visa. Is that true? If it is true, how will I know when it will be issued? So that I can plan acc. and come back to India. Thanks.

  19 Nov 2007, 07:37 Anjalixx