Originally Posted by framboy

Now we have our Case Officer, we would like a little advise from others who have had to pay the enoooormous fees to Aus Immigration.
We wondered if we should just go to bank and get Bankers Draft to send, get them to send electronically, or do we move the money to Australia via someone like HiFX.

Would be pleased to get a few answers from those who have already done this.

If you do not want to post, please feel free to Private Mail us

Many thanks in anticipation for any answers

Steve and Aileen

Originally Posted by audie123

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Hello - after several weeks - maybe months of reading and thoroughly enjoying the banter on this thread and waiting with hope in my heart for the news about the appeal I have made for Catherine (handicapped daughter) , I was hoping to be able to send good news about our status.

However, On Sunday we received the news that we have been denied a CPV again.

I know that some of you still remember us - I had so many wonderful messages when we had the first denial. This time we have been given the opportunity to appeal to the MOC. This will take almost a year, cost about $1500 and due to several reasons will need to have a laywer in Australia - another pile of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ! Plus I don't know how to change things. CAtherine has a development challenge - I cannot make it different. I am 69 and my daughter is 37. My daughter and I have no relatives other than two cousins of Catherine's in quebec. Her father has not been in touch with either of his daughters in nearly two years despite a new granddaughter and monthly messages from us.

I don't think that I will live for ever. (Although my mother lived to be 100!.)So, what to do? My younger daughter is having another baby in June and Catherine and I will go over for that but it is all very worrying and reading this forum has been very important to us. Whether it is giving currency info, health info, centrelink info or just where to buy the beloved vegemite - it fills a void in the lives of those of us waiting, hoping and /anticipating/dreading news.

Sometimes, the posts are perhaps irrelevant and on reading them - one might think ??????????? but I click in every morning and am thrilled when I see the activity there and the new CO's being given and AOS 's going through etc. then finally the visa.

I cheer for you all and hope I'll be there one day.

the real point of this though is to say - keep the format - it works - it is great and it gives hope.

By the way do we know of anyone else who has been denied on medical grounds?

Can the gold coasters still have a get together in the autumn - April or May?
I want to moan to Steve,MAtt, Les, Elaine and the others who have been through it and now it is all changing - I am so sad!

So, what happens when you want to say all this sad stuff and then say that yesterday I was in a small pharmacy in Thornbury Ontario Canada and found a HUGE display of TIM TAMS - I bought several packets and was happy for the afternoon...................

sorry to moan but really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all the very best to everyone

audie and catherine -

Originally Posted by fiz

Does anyone know the easiest way to contact Centrelink? We are still waiting, post AOS interview, for our letter telling us to go to the Commonwealth Bank etc and I am anxious (as usual!) about how quickly the 28 days given me by the case officer is disappearing.

I have looked on their website but there are no contact details at all for the Sydney office, only a national number....

Fiz

Originally Posted by charlie5

Hi

Don't know how to contact the office but you need to sort this out. Our son walked straight from the AOS interview in Sydney to the Commonwealth Bank. They seemed to have dropped off in your case.

Charlie

Originally Posted by fiz

Thanks-unfortunately my son in law was one piece of documentation short and as he lives and works miles from the Sydney office, he lodged that at a local office, as he was advised to my the interviewer. That seems to be the hold up. It is so frustrating!!!

Fiz

Originally Posted by miscellaneous

Matt

Do hope you are looking in on this thread still, as we miss you & Steve for your font of knowledge.
I have just booked to go to Christchurch NZ in the New year to Validate my permit.
I thought of you as you did the same, did you need any further documentation to take with you, ie a Visa/letter or were you just able to pop back and forth on your UK passport.?

You must also be looking forward to your last hop to this Country in the New Year, good luck with your travelling.

Best Wishes
Elaine
ps a PM will be okay if you still do not wish to put your head above the parapet

Originally Posted by DaveandLinda

Hi all

I am posting this here and on the other thread as well. If some of you are confused and having difficulty finding the threads it's useful to subscirbe to them. I already subscribed to the orignal CPV thread which means I get an email in my box with a link to the thread every time someone posts.


I found that now I get an email with a link to both threads, so all I have to do is check my email and can then connect to the thread via the link in the email message. If there are several emails to each thread you can delete all but the latest. As long as you then connect to the threads via the last email, you will continue to receive the emails. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Pollyana

When you are validating a visa you don't need anything except your passport, very simple, you just show the passport the same as you would on a visitor's visa. If you're lucky you'll get a "Welcome to Australia"but those are few and far between!

Have a read HERE for a bit more info

Originally Posted by miscellaneous

Thank you for the info, very prompt and helpful. and as you say, it would be nice to get a Welcome.
As a visa was required to enter Australia, I was also wondering if I need to get a visa to visit NZ? as coming from Australia, and still using my UK passport.?

Best wishes
Elaine

Originally Posted by Pollyana

No problem

If you are just entering as a tourist, no you don't need a visa for NZ on a UK passport- you can enter for up to 6 months, though they may want to see proof of a return ticket or onward travel. More details at -

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-...ia/new-zealand