Working Holiday to Permanent Residency
Aug 11th 2004, 7:58 am
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Working Holiday to Permanent Residency
Thanks for all the advice and info on this forum. I recieved my permanent residency visa 2 weeks ago. I had been living in Melbourne on a working holiday visa then a business sponsor visa, so I had to return to the UK to have my passport evidenced.
With the WH visa I worked for the same company for about 8 months so I wouldnt be to concerned about the stipulation of only working for 3 months with the one employer.
I was then sponsored by this company and recieved a temp business sponsor visa that would have lasted until 2006. This took about 6 weeks to process. However Melbourne business centre lost my application after the visa was approved. I then had to complete the forms again and the visa was granted on the spot.
My permanent residency visa took just under 52 weeks to be processed. It was all pretty painless. The only problem was a change of circumstances form that was lost.
I informed my case offficer that I was returning to the UK for my sisters wedding 1 month before departure date. My case officer told me she would grant my visa when I left. This was even before she had received my police certificates, which where stuck in a backlog.
I then checked in for my flight, moved through customs- was momentarily quizzed- and returned to the UK. Sent my passport to London to be evidenced, this took 2 days via recorded delivery, not the 7-10 days stated by the AHC.
Went to the wedding, had a great time and then returned to Melbourne last week no questions asked.
Easy really...
cheers
Wallee Champ
With the WH visa I worked for the same company for about 8 months so I wouldnt be to concerned about the stipulation of only working for 3 months with the one employer.
I was then sponsored by this company and recieved a temp business sponsor visa that would have lasted until 2006. This took about 6 weeks to process. However Melbourne business centre lost my application after the visa was approved. I then had to complete the forms again and the visa was granted on the spot.
My permanent residency visa took just under 52 weeks to be processed. It was all pretty painless. The only problem was a change of circumstances form that was lost.
I informed my case offficer that I was returning to the UK for my sisters wedding 1 month before departure date. My case officer told me she would grant my visa when I left. This was even before she had received my police certificates, which where stuck in a backlog.
I then checked in for my flight, moved through customs- was momentarily quizzed- and returned to the UK. Sent my passport to London to be evidenced, this took 2 days via recorded delivery, not the 7-10 days stated by the AHC.
Went to the wedding, had a great time and then returned to Melbourne last week no questions asked.
Easy really...
cheers
Wallee Champ
