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Old Oct 17th 2007, 5:33 am
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Having booked the trip for step-daughter's mother to come out in December and being told by the travel agent that he would apply for the visa, the tickets arrived and there is no visa. The travel agent said it was an automatic visa and that she wouldn't need a piece of paper/visa stating that.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

She was told that when she enters Oz her passport will automatically flag up the electronic visa
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Having booked the trip for step-daughter's mother to come out in December and being told by the travel agent that he would apply for the visa, the tickets arrived and there is no visa. The travel agent said it was an automatic visa and that she wouldn't need a piece of paper/visa stating that.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

She was told that when she enters Oz her passport will automatically flag up the electronic visa
there is such a process but how you know whether you have one or not i don't know
can the agent not provide some sort of proof? you get emailed something if i recall rightly
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i just checked the FAQS () and saw that you should get a reference number, or your agent should have it
with your passport and ref no. you can then chek if you have a valid ETA visa
https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/
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Originally Posted by gedge
i just checked the FAQS () and saw that you should get a reference number, or your agent should have it
with your passport and ref no. you can then chek if you have a valid ETA visa
https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/

Thanks - I will email the bloke later and ask for a ref number :-)
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Originally Posted by gedge
i just checked the FAQS ()

We're all at it today aren't we
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Aw, that's nice

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Thanks - I will email the bloke later and ask for a ref number :-)
And double check that they've spelt her name correctly, as we almost missed our flight a couple of years ago, because the inept staff who issued the ETA, had my OH's name misspelt, and of course it didnt' register. It took about an hour to sort it out.
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And double check that they've spelt her name correctly, as we almost missed our flight a couple of years ago, because the inept staff who issued the ETA, had my OH's name misspelt, and of course it didnt' register. It took about an hour to sort it out.
i would of thought the passport number to be most vital bit, but then i suppose any of the details could be a problem if they're wrong
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Also be careful if arranging your own ETA via the website as not all applications are accepted. When I tried to get one for my dad the application was refused (they still take the $20 though!) for unknown reasons and he was flying in about 2 days time! In these circumstances you are advised to call or email Australia House (in London) to get it sorted out but this can take some time.

I ended up getting a friend who works at Singapore Airlines to telex (what is this antiquated technology???) Canberra in the middle of the night Oz time and the ETA was granted within 5 minutes.
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Originally Posted by gedge
i would of thought the passport number to be most vital bit, but then i suppose any of the details could be a problem if they're wrong

My OH's date of birth was wrong on our visa and we couldn't check in I had to ring Canberra (luckily they had a 24 hour operator on) to sort it out. It only took 5 minutes but it scared me to death.

I wouldn't have cared if he hadn't have had to validate before us, I would have just left him behind.
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Originally Posted by sasbear
Having booked the trip for step-daughter's mother to come out in December and being told by the travel agent that he would apply for the visa, the tickets arrived and there is no visa. The travel agent said it was an automatic visa and that she wouldn't need a piece of paper/visa stating that.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

She was told that when she enters Oz her passport will automatically flag up the electronic visa

Yep - thats correct, all done electronically.. I made a visit to Oz in june, applied for ETA - no paperwork or anything.. It's all checked on computer at the airport when you check in!! Modern technology eh, ain't it brill..
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Originally Posted by sasbear
Having booked the trip for step-daughter's mother to come out in December and being told by the travel agent that he would apply for the visa, the tickets arrived and there is no visa. The travel agent said it was an automatic visa and that she wouldn't need a piece of paper/visa stating that.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

She was told that when she enters Oz her passport will automatically flag up the electronic visa
We did this back in Dec 06 for 4 of us and at the time of applying for an ETA there is a page which comes up with your details and your ETA number - it's recommended that you print this off as proof.

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