How do you actually get it?
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When you have been granted your visa, how do you actually get
it physically in your passport?
Do you get something to stick into your passport or do you
have to send your passport away?
Thanks for any info.
Karen.
it physically in your passport?
Do you get something to stick into your passport or do you
have to send your passport away?
Thanks for any info.
Karen.
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Originally posted by karen p
When you have been granted your visa, how do you actually get
it physically in your passport?
Do you get something to stick into your passport or do you
have to send your passport away?
Thanks for any info.
Karen.
When you have been granted your visa, how do you actually get
it physically in your passport?
Do you get something to stick into your passport or do you
have to send your passport away?
Thanks for any info.
Karen.
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Originally posted by karen p
When you have been granted your visa, how do you actually get
it physically in your passport?
Do you get something to stick into your passport or do you
have to send your passport away?
Thanks for any info.
Karen.
When you have been granted your visa, how do you actually get
it physically in your passport?
Do you get something to stick into your passport or do you
have to send your passport away?
Thanks for any info.
Karen.
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You have to send it to London Karen, they're pretty quick though, ours was back in 3/4 days.
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And in it are the immortal words:
Holder permitted to remain in Australia.....INDEFINITELY.
Or words to that effect.
With a first land date and a visa expiry date if you choose to validate before moving.
Happy days
Holder permitted to remain in Australia.....INDEFINITELY.
Or words to that effect.
With a first land date and a visa expiry date if you choose to validate before moving.
Happy days
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yep as easy as that - but oh what a feeling!!!!!! Still can't beleive that we have it.
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Can you actually just send a copy of the letter that they sent you? I have just photocopied it but was wondering if that is ok?
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I actually turned up at Aus house waving me passports....they stuck the visa's in there and then.
Think they discourage this now though.
Think they discourage this now though.
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Originally posted by chippy
I actually turned up at Aus house waving me passports....they stuck the visa's in there and then.
Think they discourage this now though.
I actually turned up at Aus house waving me passports....they stuck the visa's in there and then.
Think they discourage this now though.
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I know someone who went to London last month with passports and grant letter in hand, but the woman behind the counter refused to put the visas in his and his families passports. She even admitted that when he posts them, it would be her that would end up doing it but she still refused to do it there and then.
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??? i was under the impression you have to go to australia to get your visa....hmmm im confused, and no its not hard to do lol
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I've actually got two visa's in my british passport. They told me the first one was incorrect and then put in another visa on the next page. When I arrived in Oz they stamped the incorrect one first, then I pointed it out to them and then they stamped the other one. Weird.
Maybe that makes me doubly-aussie?
Maybe that makes me doubly-aussie?
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Originally posted by laverda
??? i was under the impression you have to go to australia to get your visa....hmmm im confused, and no its not hard to do lol
??? i was under the impression you have to go to australia to get your visa....hmmm im confused, and no its not hard to do lol
For the PRs posting to the nearest mission is the preferable method.
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Originally posted by bondipom
That was allowed until last November. I believe they want to reduce the qs and move people to online visas. Electronic 457s and working holiday labels now get evidenced at Sydney airport or at an Oz DIMIA office after arrival.
That was allowed until last November. I believe they want to reduce the qs and move people to online visas. Electronic 457s and working holiday labels now get evidenced at Sydney airport or at an Oz DIMIA office after arrival.
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