renewing British Passport in Oz with PR visa inside
Aug 6th 2004, 7:44 am
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renewing British Passport in Oz with PR visa inside
Hi All,
I had issues at customs last month as my passport is quite tatty from use and I nearly got refused boarding......so I need a new one. Typically I just had my Oz PR visa put into it.
I was initially under the impression that I need to keep my old passport (that contains my PR visa) and get a new UK passport and carry two. However conflicting to this I was told that I can give up my old passport and when I get my new one, pop to the embassy (or whatever) and have a new PR visa put in it.
Anyone know what is true? I dont want to surrender my old one and find I needed it and have lost my PR visa!
Thank you!!!
I had issues at customs last month as my passport is quite tatty from use and I nearly got refused boarding......so I need a new one. Typically I just had my Oz PR visa put into it.
I was initially under the impression that I need to keep my old passport (that contains my PR visa) and get a new UK passport and carry two. However conflicting to this I was told that I can give up my old passport and when I get my new one, pop to the embassy (or whatever) and have a new PR visa put in it.
Anyone know what is true? I dont want to surrender my old one and find I needed it and have lost my PR visa!
Thank you!!!
Aug 6th 2004, 8:45 am
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Re: renewing British Passport in Oz with PR visa inside
Originally posted by CornishPasty
Hi All,
I had issues at customs last month as my passport is quite tatty from use and I nearly got refused boarding......so I need a new one. Typically I just had my Oz PR visa put into it.
I was initially under the impression that I need to keep my old passport (that contains my PR visa) and get a new UK passport and carry two. However conflicting to this I was told that I can give up my old passport and when I get my new one, pop to the embassy (or whatever) and have a new PR visa put in it.
Anyone know what is true? I dont want to surrender my old one and find I needed it and have lost my PR visa!
Thank you!!!
Hi All,
I had issues at customs last month as my passport is quite tatty from use and I nearly got refused boarding......so I need a new one. Typically I just had my Oz PR visa put into it.
I was initially under the impression that I need to keep my old passport (that contains my PR visa) and get a new UK passport and carry two. However conflicting to this I was told that I can give up my old passport and when I get my new one, pop to the embassy (or whatever) and have a new PR visa put in it.
Anyone know what is true? I dont want to surrender my old one and find I needed it and have lost my PR visa!
Thank you!!!
Sorry I don't know about how to get the actual PR visa transferred over though.
Sasha
Aug 6th 2004, 10:54 am
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Re: renewing British Passport in Oz with PR visa inside
You need to approach DIMIA to ask for the visa to be re-evidenced.
There is no guarantee they will be able to do a printed visa label, you may have to make do with something handwritten.
Jeremy
There is no guarantee they will be able to do a printed visa label, you may have to make do with something handwritten.
Jeremy
Originally posted by snappy
When you get a new UK passport they usually just chop off the top corner of the passport and give it back to you.
Sorry I don't know about how to get the actual PR visa transferred over though.
Sasha
When you get a new UK passport they usually just chop off the top corner of the passport and give it back to you.
Sorry I don't know about how to get the actual PR visa transferred over though.
Sasha
Aug 6th 2004, 11:59 am
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Re: renewing British Passport in Oz with PR visa inside
Originally posted by JAJ
There is no guarantee they will be able to do a printed visa label, you may have to make do with something handwritten.
There is no guarantee they will be able to do a printed visa label, you may have to make do with something handwritten.
A handwritten visa label may be more trouble than its worth. However, given the original poster's old passport's condition, s/he may just be better off with a handwritten label.
Also, the original poster may wish to read this:
http://ptlabs.topcities.com/faq0.html#vl002
Peter
