Visa Validation
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Visa Validation
I've seen a lot of stuff on here about visa validation and I have searched the forum and cant find the answer I am looking for.
I'm assuming that you have a certain amount of time to 'validate' a visa. Lots of people make visa validation flights before they make their final move.
The question is - does everyone named on a visa need to go to OZ for validation? I'm kinda guessing the answer to this is yes, but as it's really just an admin exercise - it seems daft dragging the kids all that way only to come back again a few days later.
I'm assuming that you have a certain amount of time to 'validate' a visa. Lots of people make visa validation flights before they make their final move.
The question is - does everyone named on a visa need to go to OZ for validation? I'm kinda guessing the answer to this is yes, but as it's really just an admin exercise - it seems daft dragging the kids all that way only to come back again a few days later.
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by bundy
Yes, the answer is yes!
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Originally Posted by Melbourne Bound
...and you have ONE year to validate.
Some people have a lot less than a year to do so.
Jeremy
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by JAJ
Some people have a lot less than a year to do so.
Jeremy
Jeremy
I thought it was standard. One year to validate from issue and then five years to move out following validation.
I assume from your comment that this differs for different classes of visa - can you elaborate ?
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by Melbourne Bound
Really?
I thought it was standard. One year to validate from issue and then five years to move out following validation.
I assume from your comment that this differs for different classes of visa - can you elaborate ?
I thought it was standard. One year to validate from issue and then five years to move out following validation.
I assume from your comment that this differs for different classes of visa - can you elaborate ?
I think.
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by Bordy
One year from when Police checks or medicals were sent, whichever was earlier so if you do them unrequested then don't get your visa for another 6 months then you only have 6 months left to validate.
I think.
I think.
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Sometimes people with medical problems get less than a year too. I think I have seen example of 6 months being quoted.
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by worzel
Sometimes people with medical problems get less than a year too. I think I have seen example of 6 months being quoted.
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by andrewjw
Just received e-mail notification of my Skilled Independant Visa being granted on 6 Oct 2005. My initial entry date is 8 February 2006 - just 4 months away. This took me by surprise and creates problems in that I have to get a family of 4 to Australia sometime over the busy period around Christmas and new Year. Has anyone else experienced such a short period for initial entry - is it worth querying? We were expecting to have about a year.
Andrew
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We got our PR at New Year 04 and had to validate by the end of March 04 cos that was 1 year on from the date of our police checks. Additional to this was trying to fit the validation trip into the kids easter hols and the fact that the missus was starting her nurse training on march 8th!
We checked online with SIA in early Jan and booked for 14th feb.
andy
We checked online with SIA in early Jan and booked for 14th feb.
andy
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by worzel
From responses on here in the past I don't think you will get anywhere with changing that date, unfortunately. Presumably you did either PCC's or meds early?
Maybe they are rushing me as they think I'm getting too old!
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by andrewjw
Our meds were sent off when requested , I think around March this year. Our PCC's were only sent in about a month ago as we had difficulty in getting them from South Africa. I'll have to check when the meds were sent, but I'm sure it wasn't 12 months before the given initial entry date.
Maybe they are rushing me as they think I'm getting too old!
Maybe they are rushing me as they think I'm getting too old!
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by andrewjw
Our meds were sent off when requested , I think around March this year. Our PCC's were only sent in about a month ago as we had difficulty in getting them from South Africa. I'll have to check when the meds were sent, but I'm sure it wasn't 12 months before the given initial entry date.
Maybe they are rushing me as they think I'm getting too old!
Maybe they are rushing me as they think I'm getting too old!
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Re: Visa Validation
Originally Posted by andrewjw
Just received e-mail notification of my Skilled Independant Visa being granted on 6 Oct 2005. My initial entry date is 8 February 2006 - just 4 months away. This took me by surprise and creates problems in that I have to get a family of 4 to Australia sometime over the busy period around Christmas and new Year. Has anyone else experienced such a short period for initial entry - is it worth querying? We were expecting to have about a year.
Andrew
Andrew
similar thing happen to us - although we had 2 months more that you
we were given 6 months non negotiable to validate the visa we were expecting
a year too.
if it makes you feel any better we were told the the visa would take at least a year to 18 months before it was processed it came through in 5 ! so in less
than a year we're moving to oz ! whirlwind