andrew63

Due to fly off to Brisbane on the 457 visa soon. Having trouble trying to get 40 kg/person luggage allowance with this 4 yr visa. I remember that some of you guys managed to get this. Can you give me any advice or good sob stories to try and persuade them? Contact names maybe? Any help would be apprecaited.
TIA

Andrew

MRS G

Hi Andrew,

We booked our flight one way and automatically got 40kg each without even asking. I think if you let them know you are intending to stay out there for the time being they will give you 40kg.

Mrs G

walla

Aye, us too

andrew63

Guys
Were you on temporary visas or permanent?
Where was the Sinapore Airline offcie you used? Maybe I should use that one!

Thanks

Andrew

walla

Skilled sponsored but I wouldn't imagine your luggage allowance is determined by your visa category, could be wrong, but I think you need more than 20 kilos for a minimum 4 year stay!!

We are booking over the Singapore website

Walla

HiddenPaw

it is dependant on the visa category...SA's argument being that if you're going on a temp visa, you aren't a permanent migrant and therefore not entitled to 40kgs. However, the person on the site the other week had sent a letter to SA stating that as far as they were concerned they were going on a temp visa with every intention of applying for PR whilst they were there, and in that respect, they were permanent migrants . SA gave them their baggage allowance. Can't remember who it was tho

graceyg

We are going on the 457 visa in 3 weeks, Singapore have given us 30 K each, plus 7kg hand luggage.
Try calling the manchester number and speak to bernie he is really helpful.

MrsMangle

we were told we could have the additional baggage with Singapore on the condition that we were a) on one way tickets b)not having a stopover and c)going to validate our visas for the first time...if you haven't already booked your tickets you could consider flying via the states...from memory I think we were allowed to carry two x 30kg bags (!!) and having a stop over was no problem!

biggy

Where Are U Flying From?

We Flew From Manchester And All I Did Was Send Them An E-mail With A Scanned Copy Of My Aussie Visa...........if You Have A One Way Ticket They Will Give You The 40kg Allowance......i E-mailed The Manchester Singapore Airlines (addy On Website) And It Was A Lady Called Rhona Who Was Superb


Best Of Luck :d

owieb

Same here, one-way ticket, temp visa, singapore airlines, 40kg each.