Originally Posted by oldandbold (Post 6711772)

Ponyrama
I spoke to australia house and they said to send the passports and it would be done within the week.
However I need my passport every day for work so they also said you could turn up at the public counter between 9 and 11am.
I am planning on doing this tomorrow so I will let you know if any problems.

Originally Posted by ponyrama (Post 6712020)

Cheers old! :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by oldandbold (Post 6716387)

ponyrama-no problems at all at getting the visas validated at australia house.
Including queuing I was in and out in 45 minutes with visas validated in three passports.
Cheers!

Originally Posted by oldandbold (Post 6716387)

ponyrama-no problems at all at getting the visas validated at australia house.
Including queuing I was in and out in 45 minutes with visas validated in three passports.
Cheers!

Originally Posted by ponyrama (Post 6717169)

Cool - that means that my final deadline for visa approval is thursday 27th november, australia house on the friday, plane to oz on sunday. Ha - like I could cope with that much stress. :eek:

Bet it feels even more real now old - visa label and everything - I'm so pleased for you - and very very jealous. ;):thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Safin (Post 6703226)

Immigration still haven't decided the casual / permanent saga:confused: ...... sometime next week we hope now.

In the mean time employer waiting (and hopefully not going cold on us) and I have even less hair left. And our exisiting visa expires in 9 weeks !!!!!:eek:

And we've realised that we can't get bridging visas for our plan b or c so this has to get sorted soon or else we are booking removals in reverse and being sent home!!!:cry_smile: - can we get eta's onshore and have a bloody good holiday before having to leave!!!!!? (hopefully joking on that point!)

Originally Posted by Safin (Post 6718944)

Still waiting...... will be on the agents case again first thing. I think he only acts when I chase him......

Originally Posted by Safin (Post 6718964)

yep I think they can - that's another thing we are worried about - them getting fed up of the whole thing and saying sort your own visa - which we can't as we don't have enough points to do it without them!

Guess it depends how much they want you, their understanding and their ability/desire to wait for you!

Originally Posted by Burkins (Post 6718974)

Morning everyone

I posted our passports to the Australian embassy in London on Tuesday evening recorded delivery and included a special delivery pre-paid envelope as requested. We had the passports back on the Saturday morning.

It does state 5 working days on the e-mail that you get instructing you to do this.

Fingers crossed you hear something soon.

xx

Originally Posted by Burkins (Post 6718974)

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Fingers crossed you hear something soon.

xx