Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!
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Contributory Parent Visa - Part 5 - Visa/Immigration queries only please!!
Hi all,
my Dad applied for the 173 visa sept 09, and not heard a thing yet, not even an aknowledgment, should he have received at least a receipt or something for the initial application payment?
thanks,
Louise x
my Dad applied for the 173 visa sept 09, and not heard a thing yet, not even an aknowledgment, should he have received at least a receipt or something for the initial application payment?
thanks,
Louise x
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Yes, something seems to have gone wrong. Check it out, acknowledgement should have been received.
Charlie
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Good luck
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thanks, I keep telling him to chase it up, but he phoned immi once and listened to a recorded message, which stated that he wouldn't hear anything for 18 months.
I'll get him to ring up and find out what's going on, I know that the fee definitely came out of the bank, but there was no email or anything to acknowledge receipt.
thanks guys
I'll get him to ring up and find out what's going on, I know that the fee definitely came out of the bank, but there was no email or anything to acknowledge receipt.
thanks guys
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thanks, I keep telling him to chase it up, but he phoned immi once and listened to a recorded message, which stated that he wouldn't hear anything for 18 months.
I'll get him to ring up and find out what's going on, I know that the fee definitely came out of the bank, but there was no email or anything to acknowledge receipt.
thanks guys
I'll get him to ring up and find out what's going on, I know that the fee definitely came out of the bank, but there was no email or anything to acknowledge receipt.
thanks guys
Cheers
Steve
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Hello Dave and Linda
We have 2 daughters and one will be here in England. It is a mistake to try to follow your kids around we're told, and in our case it's sort of impossible. But the idea is that if we can get dual citizenship before we get to advanced years, at least the choice will be available. It may be a more important option one day if only one parent remains - not a nice thought, but an unavoidable one.
We'velooked at it as a sort of investment / insurance policy for the future, and can't really know how it will evolve. In our case we arranged our finances early on to include the visas. We were lucky with the exchange rate and if we were going through it now we'd have to think carefully about whether to defer it.
Your son might consider going over on a remaining relative visa if he still likes the idea of Oz. It's become more difficult recently and would require you to already be permanent residents.
Good luck with a difficult decision.
Best wishes
Steve
We have 2 daughters and one will be here in England. It is a mistake to try to follow your kids around we're told, and in our case it's sort of impossible. But the idea is that if we can get dual citizenship before we get to advanced years, at least the choice will be available. It may be a more important option one day if only one parent remains - not a nice thought, but an unavoidable one.
We'velooked at it as a sort of investment / insurance policy for the future, and can't really know how it will evolve. In our case we arranged our finances early on to include the visas. We were lucky with the exchange rate and if we were going through it now we'd have to think carefully about whether to defer it.
Your son might consider going over on a remaining relative visa if he still likes the idea of Oz. It's become more difficult recently and would require you to already be permanent residents.
Good luck with a difficult decision.
Best wishes
Steve
I am just wondering if my daughter or son-in-law would be able to sponsor my son as soon as we get our permanent visa and move to Oz. My daughter is sponsoring us as well, so I don't know how many people you can sponsor, or my son-in-law could possibly sponsor my son. Or would we have to wait until we had been in Oz for two years.
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I have just had a look at the Remaining Relative visa on the DIAC website and it says: You can be sponsored by your brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) or you may be sponsored by your relative's partner (if they live together)
I am just wondering if my daughter or son-in-law would be able to sponsor my son as soon as we get our permanent visa and move to Oz. My daughter is sponsoring us as well, so I don't know how many people you can sponsor, or my son-in-law could possibly sponsor my son. Or would we have to wait until we had been in Oz for two years.
I am just wondering if my daughter or son-in-law would be able to sponsor my son as soon as we get our permanent visa and move to Oz. My daughter is sponsoring us as well, so I don't know how many people you can sponsor, or my son-in-law could possibly sponsor my son. Or would we have to wait until we had been in Oz for two years.
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Re: Contributory Parent Visa - Still Sparkling!!! - Part 4
That's the main thing anyway - the fee has been paid. We've known of a few cases where emails have not arrived (incorrectly recorded email address by DIAC, or address changed by the applicant, and ignored by DIAC, or spam systems have got hold of the message). But he really does need to get a reference and acknowledgement date for peace of mind, and to make sure they've got the right contact address.
Cheers
Steve
Cheers
Steve
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Do you mean you had that done by the Australian High Commission in London before you left the UK?
What do you have to do to get that done please?
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Yes we did it in England before we left. We sent our passports, together with the visa grant letter, in a special delivery envelope, enclosing a post paid self addressed, special delivery envelope for return. I think the envelopes, white, from the post office cost about £10 in total......but well worth the investment.
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I wonder if you could tell me how long the High commission took to send your passport back with the visa in it?
I have been discussing this with my daughter in Oz this morning and she thinks that i may not have time. I am presently getting cash together to send over for my 2nd VAC payment (will be done in next couple of weeks) so I would hope that my visa will be granted shortly after that. That only leaves a couple of weeks before i am due to fly out to Oz on 2nd December!
June
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Hi
The process for me was pretty quick. It only took about 5 days to send and receice back the passports.
Charlie
The process for me was pretty quick. It only took about 5 days to send and receice back the passports.
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Hi Julie,
I wonder if you could tell me how long the High commission took to send your passport back with the visa in it?
I have been discussing this with my daughter in Oz this morning and she thinks that i may not have time. I am presently getting cash together to send over for my 2nd VAC payment (will be done in next couple of weeks) so I would hope that my visa will be granted shortly after that. That only leaves a couple of weeks before i am due to fly out to Oz on 2nd December!
June
I wonder if you could tell me how long the High commission took to send your passport back with the visa in it?
I have been discussing this with my daughter in Oz this morning and she thinks that i may not have time. I am presently getting cash together to send over for my 2nd VAC payment (will be done in next couple of weeks) so I would hope that my visa will be granted shortly after that. That only leaves a couple of weeks before i am due to fly out to Oz on 2nd December!
June
You can always go in person to get it done if in London.
Cheers
Matt.