Travel/visa Question.
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:35 pm
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Travel/visa Question.
Hi all, i have a problem. my family and i fly out on saturday night to perth. we land 6/11/06, 00.40hrs. i thought i needed a ETA as IMMI where told by my employer not to start visa until 6/11/06. the guy at the flight company we booked with seems to think we will be ok but hes not 100%. what do you think??? thanks.
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:44 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by JB2
Hi all, i have a problem. my family and i fly out on saturday night to perth. we land 6/11/06, 00.40hrs. i thought i needed a ETA as IMMI where told by my employer not to start visa until 6/11/06. the guy at the flight company we booked with seems to think we will be ok but hes not 100%. what do you think??? thanks.
Do u currently have a visa? what kind?
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:48 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
Do u currently have a visa? what kind?
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:50 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by JB2
hi, i am going on a 457 visa, but this does not start until monday 6th, that is the day i arrive. but i did'nt want to get to heathrow and they say thats no good!!!
Nov 2nd 2006, 5:57 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by JB2
hi, i am going on a 457 visa, but this does not start until monday 6th, that is the day i arrive. but i did'nt want to get to heathrow and they say thats no good!!!
OK. You land in the country on the day that your visa becomes valid, right?
I think that it'll be fine, I agree with the other poster.
However, if I were in your shoes, i'd call my immigration agent or Australia house/whomever in London.
It will all work out!
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Nov 2nd 2006, 5:58 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by busterboy
You are allowed to leave the UK at any time to go anywhere, you need the visa to pass immigration in Australia...
If you don't have a valid visa for Australia you will not be allowed to board the plane in the UK.
If you land on the 6th and your visa is valid for the 6th I do not see any reason why you wouldn't be OK - but I hope one of the agents answers you. Maybe ring DIMA for clarity?
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Nov 2nd 2006, 7:17 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
We are on a 457 Visa and when it was put in our passports after arrival it was dated from the date of grant not the date of arrival which was a couple of months later.
Nov 2nd 2006, 7:25 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Wrong.
If you don't have a valid visa for Australia you will not be allowed to board the plane in the UK.
If you land on the 6th and your visa is valid for the 6th I do not see any reason why you wouldn't be OK - but I hope one of the agents answers you. Maybe ring DIMA for clarity?
Buzzy
If you don't have a valid visa for Australia you will not be allowed to board the plane in the UK.
If you land on the 6th and your visa is valid for the 6th I do not see any reason why you wouldn't be OK - but I hope one of the agents answers you. Maybe ring DIMA for clarity?
Buzzy
Nov 2nd 2006, 7:32 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by busterboy
I thought they could leave but not necessarily arrive...
Hmmm and that would leave them where exactly?
The problem is that if an airline delivers a person to a destination who has no right to enter that destination, then they are legally and financially responsible for returning them to whence they came! So every airline will make sure you are legally allowed to enter a country before they let you board.
Buzzy
Nov 2nd 2006, 7:38 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Wrong.
If you don't have a valid visa for Australia you will not be allowed to board the plane in the UK.
If you land on the 6th and your visa is valid for the 6th I do not see any reason why you wouldn't be OK - but I hope one of the agents answers you. Maybe ring DIMA for clarity?
Buzzy
If you don't have a valid visa for Australia you will not be allowed to board the plane in the UK.
If you land on the 6th and your visa is valid for the 6th I do not see any reason why you wouldn't be OK - but I hope one of the agents answers you. Maybe ring DIMA for clarity?
Buzzy
But he will have a valid visa - it will be valid as at the scheduled landing time.
Nov 2nd 2006, 7:40 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
But he will have a valid visa - it will be valid as at the scheduled landing time.
Buzzy
Nov 2nd 2006, 7:49 pm
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Re: Travel/visa Question.
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Hmmm and that would leave them where exactly?
The problem is that if an airline delivers a person to a destination who has no right to enter that destination, then they are legally and financially responsible for returning them to whence they came! So every airline will make sure you are legally allowed to enter a country before they let you board.
Buzzy
The problem is that if an airline delivers a person to a destination who has no right to enter that destination, then they are legally and financially responsible for returning them to whence they came! So every airline will make sure you are legally allowed to enter a country before they let you board.
Buzzy
Well I never
