Advice please for lodging Bond...
 

Hi everyone,

I've been emailing our c/o recently and I'm fairly sure that we're about to be asked to lodge the $100K bond.

Does anyone know how I actually do this ? :confused:

Do I need an Aus bank account to do it or can I just somehow transfer the money from a UK account into one of the Aus state accounts ?

Do I need to use a foreign exchange company like HIFX or can I just instruct my bank (Lloyds Bank) to transfer the money into an Aus account ?

Where do I find out the details of the Aus bank account (e.g. account no, sort code, etc.) that I will need to transfer the money into ?

Does the state advise DIMIA directly that I have lodged the bond or do I somehow need to get some other type of evidence and send it to DIMIA ?

Does it matter what state I choose ?. I've had a quick look at a few of the states sites on the web and they all seem much of a muchness to me ? :)

Sorry, lots of questions but I've just realised that we're getting close to parting with a huge sum of money (well it's a lot for us !) and I don't know where to send it :scared:

Choose a state,they are all similiar,then when you are requested to lodge the money,your bank or HIFX can do it for you.I requested an email as conformation that they had received it ,it then forwarded that to my case officer as proof that it had been lodged as you have to do it within a certain timescale.Download the forms for whichever state you decided then youve got them ready.Goodluck
Donna

Re: Advice please for lodging Bond...
 

Do I need to use a foreign exchange company like HIFX or can I just instruct my bank (Lloyds Bank) to transfer the money into an Aus account ?
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Where do I find out the details of the Aus bank account (e.g. account no, sort code, etc.) that I will need to transfer the money into ?

Does the state advise DIMIA directly that I have lodged the bond or do I somehow need to get some other type of evidence and send it to DIMIA ?

Does it matter what state I choose ?. I've had a quick look at a few of the states sites on the web and they all seem much of a muchness to me ? :)

Sorry, lots of questions but I've just realised that we're getting close to parting with a huge sum of money (well it's a lot for us !) and I don't know where to send it :scared: [/QUOTE]
Kev
Dont worry mate
It is really easy. Once you have decided which state to go with (we used Queensland and we have got ours back now). They will then send you information on where to send the funds. Do not forget to ask them how much their bank charges for accepting the transfer.

We then faxed a copy of the bank receipt (HSBC) to our agent. The State Treasury department informs DIMA when they have received the funds. We got our visa just over three weeks later.

Good luck. Let me know if you need the email addresses.

Re: Advice please for lodging Bond...
 

Donna/Debsy,

Thanks for your help. I've just been on the QLD Tresury web site and there is an email address there which I've used to request a "designated investor information pack". I reckon that this will give me a lot more info on how to do this.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :) :) :)

Re: Advice please for lodging Bond...
 

Hello EssexNobby ... this webpage might also help:
http://www.gomatilda.com/news/article.cfm?articleid=155

Best regards.