Originally Posted by gjc38

Hi Nancy - I faxed to Canberra last night and they had e-mailed me to say they had received it by this morning so I'm surprised you haven't heard anything. They also stated that not only do you have to state the exporter you have also to state an 'importer' at the other end - with an address (I had left that bit out!) presuming it was irrelevant at the time! Duh... You can name a friend or relative and then alter it when you have an address - I'm going to name Geoff as the importer and give SAPOL as the address I think.

I, for one, am not flying them again - if all the fuss doesn't get them it'll get me! I'll hire a car if needs be!

Judes
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Originally Posted by Nancy

Hi, I called Animal Airlines on that part as I was unsure they said put Justin at Largs Fort as the Importer and me here as the Exporter, I just found out from Justin the fax didn't actually go until this morning, so hopefully I'll hear tomorrow. I think I may well drive, hire a car and have an adventure! Give the car back at the Adelaide branch with whom I hire. I am getting quite excited about all of this..... doing Melbourne for 30 days on my own, off exploring, and now planning my drive across states! Any Idea how long it takes to drive? Hours and Hours I bet.

Thanks Nancy

Originally Posted by gjc38

and hours....and hours.....and hours. Wish I knew my dates, we could have done the drive together!

jx

Originally Posted by Nancy

Oh that would be great, why do you not know your dates? ...I am sure you told me. My mind is mush at the minute. I'll ask the Adelaide Brits lot they will know the journey times. The train take 10 hours! I think it might be about 12.... we'll see.

Originally Posted by Rippo

Hi Ang and Mick,

We mentioned about Rich's tattoo and the dr wasn't worried at all if it was done in the last 10 yrs in uk. We were honest and said it was done about 20 years ago in a drunken stupor in Germany - and so he said that he would get it checked for hep b and c just to be on the safe side. It didn't cost us anything extra, he just took 2 vials of blood instead on one!

Our medicals took 1 week for the bloods to come back.

You do NOT have to strip off - Ours consisted of:

- Blood pressure
- Listened to heart
- Check upper groin for hernias
- Check knee reflexs
- Follow the pen with your eyes
- Asked if hearing is ok
- Sight test - corrected and non corrected for distance
- Talks through what you put on your form
- Blood test for hiv

I think that was it. Then we had our Chest xrays done at another hospital. We were given the sealed results and the xrays and then had to take them back to the original doctor who forwarded all the forms to SAPOL Oz House.

I hope that helps,

Ann

Originally Posted by gjc38

and hours....and hours.....and hours. Wish I knew my dates, we could have done the drive together!

jx

Originally Posted by gjc38

Flipping heck - thats 70 quid for the fax machine up the swanney!!!! Nice to know - can tell the folks, they might not feel so far away if the mail's that good.

Originally Posted by claguey

I am sending off my Visa app tomorrow and having the medical on Thursday. Does anyone know how long the medical results take and how long for the Visa, I have got this far and would hate for there to be any problems now!

I have also been told coz I have tattoos and my Missus has her belly button pierced, we have to have Hep B tests, has anyone else had to have this done as it doesn't mention it anywhere on the forms. I will have them done, it is only an extra £30 each, but think it is just a scam by the Doctors.

Phil.

Originally Posted by IRONS

Hi Phil

We sent our application at the end of January and our visa's were returned in just over a week.

In the application it doesn't ask for your original passports, but do send them because we contacted immigration a few days after we sent in our application and our case officer asked us to forward our passports, prove of employment for the past 3 years and include a self addressed special delivery envelope (watch out it gave me quite a surprise at the P.O £4.50). Little did we know that it was to put the visa's in them.

It was a really quick process.


Dawn

Originally Posted by ALI & DAMO

Anyone flying out on the 11th from Heathrow, we are getting the 9pm flight with Cathay Pacific be good to meet up in the bar before we go.....
I spoke to Oz house today, Scott is off but was told that we should be getting an e-mail from SAPOL early next week explaining everything that is going to happen, they seem to think that this will answer alot of our questions. With a bit of luck it will have our postings.
Damo.....

Originally Posted by Martyn & Michelle

Hi All

Advice needed:

Just got an email saying they need proof of employment for the last three years, is this just for Martyn (he's the police office) or for me aswell. Was calm till I logged onto my emails now seriously stressed.

Thanks

Michelle :scared: