loolaa1909

Title says it all really.
We applied for a 457 visa online on the 18th October, meds hopefully received on 8/11 although online thingy not updated yet!
I have been looking at flights for mid January and found some quite reasonable ones but do I risk booking them if visa not granted yet?
I don't think they will grant the visa until I have my registration with the nurses board either which I am also waiting for. I applied to Tasmanian Nursing Board on 19th October but they requested my original ed certificate which I only received on the 7/11 so got that in the post quick.
All this waiting is horrible, feel like we are in limbo and just want them to say yes because until they do there is still a chance that they can say no!
Sorry for the waffle but thinking about nothing else at the moment!
Fingers crossed we all hear good things soon.
Laura x

scrum

I'd have to say no. Just my opinion though.

Trish

loolaa1909

Fair enough, another quick question, do flights get much more expensive the closer to the departure date you book them like they do with companies such as Easyjet?
Laura x

DMH

Not really.

Easyjet and similar companies work out how much money they want from a flight, and then band the ticket sales. The first few cost £x. the next 50 cost £x + £30. etc etc. This way, you go to get the advertised cheap flights and still buy the more expensive ones once they've got you on their website.

Scheduled airline flights tend not to do this, in my experience. Tehy just advertise the flights and that is the cost, no matter whether you book then, or two weeks later.

If anything, some flights get cheaper as it gets really close to departure, so they can reduce their losses. But this only tends to happen on out-of-season flights and usually very close to the departure date

Unless you are planning to fly out with a chartered flight of course? Someone like Thompson (I know they don't fly to Oz, but you know what I mean)? they will have price fluctuation similar to Easyjet etc.

loolaa1909

Thanks DMH, that is good to know and in which case I think I will leave the flights until we know for sure.
Thanks to everyone for their replies, I knew you lot would help me see sense.
Laura x

sals

I booked my flights for Jan before my visa grant and then panicked! It's all worked out for me, visa granted 4th Oct, fly on 6th Jan. Don't know whether you should or not, just bear in mind if visa does not arrive and you've booked tickets, how much will it cost you to change flights or cancel. Alot of the cheaper flights out there aren't flexible and you end up paying alot to alter them!
Good luck with your move