Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Jul 13th 2006, 9:13 pm
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Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
I sent our visa off on the 3rd of July, I just checked and it hasn't left the UK. I am starting to think the clerk never heard me or didn't send it by air mail. The web site says up to 8 weeks via surface mail, does anyone have any experience of how long it actually takes for documents via surface mail to Oz?
I sent our visa off on the 3rd of July, I just checked and it hasn't left the UK. I am starting to think the clerk never heard me or didn't send it by air mail. The web site says up to 8 weeks via surface mail, does anyone have any experience of how long it actually takes for documents via surface mail to Oz?
Jul 13th 2006, 9:19 pm
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by temptininnit
Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
I sent our visa off on the 3rd of July, I just checked and it hasn't left the UK. I am starting to think the clerk never heard me or didn't send it by air mail. The web site says up to 8 weeks via surface mail, does anyone have any experience of how long it actually takes for documents via surface mail to Oz?
I sent our visa off on the 3rd of July, I just checked and it hasn't left the UK. I am starting to think the clerk never heard me or didn't send it by air mail. The web site says up to 8 weeks via surface mail, does anyone have any experience of how long it actually takes for documents via surface mail to Oz?
At least 6-8 weeks is the average. Sorry it is not what you wanted to hear.
Jul 13th 2006, 9:32 pm
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by temptininnit
Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
I sent our visa off on the 3rd of July, I just checked and it hasn't left the UK. I am starting to think the clerk never heard me or didn't send it by air mail. The web site says up to 8 weeks via surface mail, does anyone have any experience of how long it actually takes for documents via surface mail to Oz?
I sent our visa off on the 3rd of July, I just checked and it hasn't left the UK. I am starting to think the clerk never heard me or didn't send it by air mail. The web site says up to 8 weeks via surface mail, does anyone have any experience of how long it actually takes for documents via surface mail to Oz?
Whose clerk?
Whatever it is if its gone surface mail you'll be lucky to see it here in less than 8, and 12 would be more likely going on recent experience of stuff arriving here.
Jul 14th 2006, 4:19 am
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Do you mean the actual visa application?
Whose clerk?
Whatever it is if its gone surface mail you'll be lucky to see it here in less than 8, and 12 would be more likely going on recent experience of stuff arriving here.
Whose clerk?
Whatever it is if its gone surface mail you'll be lucky to see it here in less than 8, and 12 would be more likely going on recent experience of stuff arriving here.
Great! The Woman in the post office, she must have sent it surface mail instead of air mail.
Jul 14th 2006, 4:28 am
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Well it's too late now, we will just have to wait and see. I guess it will just give us more time to get our other ducks in a row.
Jul 30th 2006, 8:24 pm
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by temptininnit
Well it's too late now, we will just have to wait and see. I guess it will just give us more time to get our other ducks in a row.
Jul 30th 2006, 9:32 pm
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by temptininnit
The Royal Mail track and trace websearch is wrong, it was sent and has arrived on the 11th. No debit on the credit card though.
Jul 31st 2006, 6:38 am
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by sparks124
international sign for from royal mail can only be tracked within the UK. once outside of the UK then it's in with the normal mail, so everyone out there beware when sending applications and meds etc. send by courier, more costly but worth it.
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Just put in your ref no - destination address and date despatched and they mail you right back with time/date of delivery and person who signed the papers!
Jul 31st 2006, 3:57 pm
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Re: Oh no the clerk sent visa via Royal mail International surface mail!!
Originally Posted by jothefw
NO IT CAN BE TRACKED IN AUS!
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Just put in your ref no - destination address and date despatched and they mail you right back with time/date of delivery and person who signed the papers!
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Just put in your ref no - destination address and date despatched and they mail you right back with time/date of delivery and person who signed the papers!
