fee question for the more senior ones
Aug 8th 2002, 8:39 pm
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fee question for the more senior ones
Hello to everyone.
I do not launch usually threads, but this time I'm really bewildered.
We applied for skilled independent at the beginning of June (by the way, I was asking at some point how long it should take to have an answer) and, surprise, we receive our file back!
Why? No correct application fee included.
Well, I thought first that it was only an error of processing. As the fee was paid to the embassy here where we leave, and only a special stamp was put on the documents, maybe this was overlooked. But no. Going on the official site we see that fees were changed!
But, wait a minute! I see that everyone here is mentioning the change of fees from 1 July and I have paid on 25 May to DIMIA and they have received my application on 13 June!
Could someone give me a hint of what is happening? I am going to pay anyway the difference (what else could I do?!), but surely the situation is not so easy to digest.
Should I launch a query dirrectly to Adelaide centre?
I do not launch usually threads, but this time I'm really bewildered.
We applied for skilled independent at the beginning of June (by the way, I was asking at some point how long it should take to have an answer) and, surprise, we receive our file back!
Why? No correct application fee included.
Well, I thought first that it was only an error of processing. As the fee was paid to the embassy here where we leave, and only a special stamp was put on the documents, maybe this was overlooked. But no. Going on the official site we see that fees were changed!
But, wait a minute! I see that everyone here is mentioning the change of fees from 1 July and I have paid on 25 May to DIMIA and they have received my application on 13 June!
Could someone give me a hint of what is happening? I am going to pay anyway the difference (what else could I do?!), but surely the situation is not so easy to digest.
Should I launch a query dirrectly to Adelaide centre?
Aug 8th 2002, 9:48 pm
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Re: fee question for the more senior ones
To make a valid application to Adelaide the fee must be included.
What do you mean about 'paying the fee to the embassy' - since 1 Nov 2001 you cannot
lodge forms or fees at an overseas embassy. Plus you say 'when we leave' - what do
you mean by that?
Anyway, if you didn't make a valid application in June you got to do so now and the
new fee will apply.
Jeremy
>On 8 Aug 2002 21:15:09 GMT, Ktln <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello to everyone.
>I do not launch usually threads, but this time I'm really bewildered.
>We applied for skilled independent at the beginning of June (by the way, I was
>asking at some point how long it should take to have an answer) and, surprise, we
>receive our file back!
>Why? No correct application fee included. Well, I thought first that it was only an
>error of processing. As the fee was paid to the embassy here where we leave, and
>only a special stamp was put on the documents, maybe this was overlooked. But no.
>Going on the official site we see that fees were changed!
>But, wait a minute! I see that everyone here is mentioning the change of fees
>from 1 July and I have paid on 25 May to DIMIA and they have received my
>application on 13 June!
>Could someone give me a hint of what is happening? I am going to pay anyway
>the difference (what else could I do?!), but surely the situation is not so
>easy to digest.
>Should I launch a query dirrectly to Adelaide centre?
>--
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What do you mean about 'paying the fee to the embassy' - since 1 Nov 2001 you cannot
lodge forms or fees at an overseas embassy. Plus you say 'when we leave' - what do
you mean by that?
Anyway, if you didn't make a valid application in June you got to do so now and the
new fee will apply.
Jeremy
>On 8 Aug 2002 21:15:09 GMT, Ktln <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello to everyone.
>I do not launch usually threads, but this time I'm really bewildered.
>We applied for skilled independent at the beginning of June (by the way, I was
>asking at some point how long it should take to have an answer) and, surprise, we
>receive our file back!
>Why? No correct application fee included. Well, I thought first that it was only an
>error of processing. As the fee was paid to the embassy here where we leave, and
>only a special stamp was put on the documents, maybe this was overlooked. But no.
>Going on the official site we see that fees were changed!
>But, wait a minute! I see that everyone here is mentioning the change of fees
>from 1 July and I have paid on 25 May to DIMIA and they have received my
>application on 13 June!
>Could someone give me a hint of what is happening? I am going to pay anyway
>the difference (what else could I do?!), but surely the situation is not so
>easy to digest.
>Should I launch a query dirrectly to Adelaide centre?
>--
>Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Aug 10th 2002, 4:56 pm
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Thanks, Jeremy.
"Where we live" was the correct spelling. I think I was in a hurry.
Me and my husband are resindents of Cyprus for 2 years now. We have asked the embassy here, how should we make a bank transfer to DIMIA (account details, etc.) and they said that we could pay directly at their office.
They also offered to send the application to Adelaide, but I preferred to mail it personally.
Now, they have instructed me to pay the difference also at their office.
Should I request a money refund and send an international draft to Adelaide?
"Where we live" was the correct spelling. I think I was in a hurry.
Me and my husband are resindents of Cyprus for 2 years now. We have asked the embassy here, how should we make a bank transfer to DIMIA (account details, etc.) and they said that we could pay directly at their office.
They also offered to send the application to Adelaide, but I preferred to mail it personally.
Now, they have instructed me to pay the difference also at their office.
Should I request a money refund and send an international draft to Adelaide?
