London AHC - What's going on?
Sep 10th 2003, 3:40 pm
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London AHC - What's going on?
My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of residency"
for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones or
emails!
What's going on? Panic is setting in!
for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones or
emails!
What's going on? Panic is setting in!
Sep 11th 2003, 6:11 am
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Re: London AHC - What's going on?
They've disconnected the Temporary Residence number, at least.
I don't get any replies to email either.
My case officer has been changed too.
I think they are just so overwhelmed by everyone trying to get out of Blair's Britain that they are finding difficulty coping. It's not helped by their top brass asking for different requirements such as the FBI fingerprint identification i/o a State Police Check, IMHO.
I don't get any replies to email either.
My case officer has been changed too.
I think they are just so overwhelmed by everyone trying to get out of Blair's Britain that they are finding difficulty coping. It's not helped by their top brass asking for different requirements such as the FBI fingerprint identification i/o a State Police Check, IMHO.
Sep 11th 2003, 10:14 am
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Re: London AHC - What's going on?
Hi Ed,
The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration legislation.
Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been policed
all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a new
lease of life recently.
Cheers
George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
"Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of residency"
> for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones
or
> emails!
> What's going on? Panic is setting in!
The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration legislation.
Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been policed
all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a new
lease of life recently.
Cheers
George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
"Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of residency"
> for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones
or
> emails!
> What's going on? Panic is setting in!
Sep 11th 2003, 10:48 am
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Re: London AHC - What's going on?
She has lived in Australia since the age of 1, and has only been in London
for the last 2 or 3 years. All of her family are in Australia. Would
things like bank statements sent to her Australian address count as proof of
residence?
"George Lombard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Ed,
> The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
> definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration legislation.
> Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
> Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been
policed
> all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a new
> lease of life recently.
> Cheers
> George Lombard
> --
> www.austimmigration.com.au
> "Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of
residency"
> > for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones
> or
> > emails!
> >
> > What's going on? Panic is setting in!
> >
> >
for the last 2 or 3 years. All of her family are in Australia. Would
things like bank statements sent to her Australian address count as proof of
residence?
"George Lombard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Ed,
> The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
> definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration legislation.
> Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
> Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been
policed
> all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a new
> lease of life recently.
> Cheers
> George Lombard
> --
> www.austimmigration.com.au
> "Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of
residency"
> > for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones
> or
> > emails!
> >
> > What's going on? Panic is setting in!
> >
> >
Sep 12th 2003, 10:37 am
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Re: London AHC - What's going on?
Hi Ed,
Residence is a legal term; I appreciate your comments but you need to get
competent advice. There are a number of agents who visit this site, or you
could try contacting the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre in Sydney, see
www.iarc.asn.au .
Cheers
George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
"Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> She has lived in Australia since the age of 1, and has only been in London
> for the last 2 or 3 years. All of her family are in Australia. Would
> things like bank statements sent to her Australian address count as proof
of
> residence?
> "George Lombard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
> > definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration
legislation.
> > Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
> > Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been
> policed
> > all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a
new
> > lease of life recently.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > George Lombard
> > --
> > www.austimmigration.com.au
> >
> >
> > "Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of
> residency"
> > > for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their
phones
> > or
> > > emails!
> > >
> > > What's going on? Panic is setting in!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Residence is a legal term; I appreciate your comments but you need to get
competent advice. There are a number of agents who visit this site, or you
could try contacting the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre in Sydney, see
www.iarc.asn.au .
Cheers
George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
"Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> She has lived in Australia since the age of 1, and has only been in London
> for the last 2 or 3 years. All of her family are in Australia. Would
> things like bank statements sent to her Australian address count as proof
of
> residence?
> "George Lombard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
> > definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration
legislation.
> > Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
> > Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been
> policed
> > all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a
new
> > lease of life recently.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > George Lombard
> > --
> > www.austimmigration.com.au
> >
> >
> > "Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of
> residency"
> > > for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their
phones
> > or
> > > emails!
> > >
> > > What's going on? Panic is setting in!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Sep 13th 2003, 10:52 pm
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Re: London AHC - What's going on?
'Usually resident' is normally taken to mean her home is in Australia
and her absence from the country is temporary. How this is proved
depends on the facts of the case - as George said, you need to get
some competent advice.
''Usual residence' has not been a criteria for resident return visas
(especially when the 2/5 residence requirement is met) since the mid
1990s. However, the requirement was retained for when PRs want to
sponsor, although enforcement has been sporadic up to now. The new
stringency may be linked to the fact that the Minister is exasperated
by the reluctance of so many PRs (especially British) to take
Australian citizenship.
The issue of 'usual residence' would not have arisen in this case if
the original poster's girlfriend had taken out Australian citizenship
when she lived there.
Jeremy
>On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:14:36 +1000, "George Lombard" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
>definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration legislation.
>Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
>Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been policed
>all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a new
>lease of life recently.
>Cheers
>George Lombard
>--
>www.austimmigration.com.au
>"Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of residency"
>> for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones
>or
>> emails!
>> What's going on? Panic is setting in!
This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction
and her absence from the country is temporary. How this is proved
depends on the facts of the case - as George said, you need to get
some competent advice.
''Usual residence' has not been a criteria for resident return visas
(especially when the 2/5 residence requirement is met) since the mid
1990s. However, the requirement was retained for when PRs want to
sponsor, although enforcement has been sporadic up to now. The new
stringency may be linked to the fact that the Minister is exasperated
by the reluctance of so many PRs (especially British) to take
Australian citizenship.
The issue of 'usual residence' would not have arisen in this case if
the original poster's girlfriend had taken out Australian citizenship
when she lived there.
Jeremy
>On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:14:36 +1000, "George Lombard" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>The deal is that Australian PR holders need to prove that they meet the
>definition of Australian Permanent Resident in the migration legislation.
>Effectively she needs to be "resident" in Australia for legal purposes.
>Best to get some competent advice. This requirement has never been policed
>all that strictly in the past for spouse applications but it has had a new
>lease of life recently.
>Cheers
>George Lombard
>--
>www.austimmigration.com.au
>"Ed Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> My girlfriend is an Australian PR and needs to obtain "proof of residency"
>> for my visa application but the London AHC aren't answering their phones
>or
>> emails!
>> What's going on? Panic is setting in!
This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction
