Fake visa
May 1st 2007, 4:51 pm
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Fake visa
Ok I got my visa in my passport and am really looking forward to going to Oz with my wife, but I have suddenly become paranoid that the visa in my passport isnt real and that when I get to Oz they will say "Sorry Sir thats not genuine"..Anyone else had these thoughts?
May 1st 2007, 4:54 pm
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May 1st 2007, 4:54 pm
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May 1st 2007, 4:55 pm
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No 
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just you
May 1st 2007, 5:16 pm
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Maybe its because its all gone smoothly up to now I really cant believe its been this easy
May 1st 2007, 11:58 pm
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May 2nd 2007, 1:08 am
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You're losing it, Fenton. 
Actually, I used to get worried when faced with passport control that they'd discover my criminal past and arrest me. Instead they said 'Welcome to Australia' and pushed me through.
Actually, I used to get worried when faced with passport control that they'd discover my criminal past and arrest me. Instead they said 'Welcome to Australia' and pushed me through.
May 2nd 2007, 3:48 am
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May 2nd 2007, 4:34 am
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I don't think that Comrade Superintendent Stripp was so keen on it though.
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May 2nd 2007, 7:10 am
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Cool. I was looking for someone in finance though.
May 2nd 2007, 7:14 am
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May 2nd 2007, 9:53 am
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Hey,
Australia operates an "Advanced Passenger Movement System", which means that before you fly to Australia, the airline must electronically input your passport details into their system, with the system telling them whether you have a visa. So, if they let you get on the plane, you know that the visa is genuine!
May 2nd 2007, 10:13 am
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Re: Fake visa
But last night, out on a walk, my husband says that he has this fear that when we get to Oz this time (after having sold the house and shipped all our belongings), the customs officer will scan our passports and then say: "Hmm, there seems to be a problem, Sir" .... and then we'll find ourselves on a plane back to the UK.
So, Fenton, you're not the only one having those thoughts.
Gina
May 2nd 2007, 10:59 am
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We've already got our visa and been out to validate it.
But last night, out on a walk, my husband says that he has this fear that when we get to Oz this time (after having sold the house and shipped all our belongings), the customs officer will scan our passports and then say: "Hmm, there seems to be a problem, Sir" .... and then we'll find ourselves on a plane back to the UK.
So, Fenton, you're not the only one having those thoughts.
Gina
But last night, out on a walk, my husband says that he has this fear that when we get to Oz this time (after having sold the house and shipped all our belongings), the customs officer will scan our passports and then say: "Hmm, there seems to be a problem, Sir" .... and then we'll find ourselves on a plane back to the UK.
So, Fenton, you're not the only one having those thoughts.
Gina
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May 2nd 2007, 1:26 pm
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Actually, here's a funny thing. When we arrived at the airport and checked in to passport control, we were told by the man at the gate that the children's new Australian passports weren't valid.
Apparently, because they hadn't been used, they were suspect.
My heart absolutely sank and my panic rate shot up...
So then I got really bolshy, and asked how the hell anyone went travelling when they got a replacement passport. The guy answered that because the children weren't travelling from Australia with their Australian passports, they weren't allowed to do it from Heathrow.
At this point a supervisor took a glance at them and just waved us through. I have no idea to this day what happened, as there was no adequate explanation given, but it made the 'leaving' of the UK very horrid for a few minutes.
Apparently, because they hadn't been used, they were suspect.
My heart absolutely sank and my panic rate shot up...
So then I got really bolshy, and asked how the hell anyone went travelling when they got a replacement passport. The guy answered that because the children weren't travelling from Australia with their Australian passports, they weren't allowed to do it from Heathrow.
At this point a supervisor took a glance at them and just waved us through. I have no idea to this day what happened, as there was no adequate explanation given, but it made the 'leaving' of the UK very horrid for a few minutes.