Hi everyone, just when we thought the wait was coming to an end!!( My post above) AOS has been sorted with centrelink and bond lodged. I recieve email from HOC asking for more info on mother-inlaw, she has to go see a cardiologist and have some tests ECG and few other things, all conected to heart disease, they want to know what surgical and medical treatment she will need in the future. Cant believe this wasnt asked for before the AOS was requested?? I felt so bad calling her to tell her after telling her the meds must be ok because the AOS was asked for Hopefully this is just a formality because she has a condition. We are in OZ and her & father-inlaw are on their own in the UK, so we feel so sorry for them having something else to worry about, both of them are in their late seventies. Sorry for going on & on. I will let you all know how things go. love Ann
Hello Ann
I am sooo sorry but I have only just noticed this post.
This is not right. If the meds were sent to Sydney on 30th April, DIAC have had nearly 2 months in which to sort these meds out. They are NOT supposed to ask people for the AOS unless the meds are OK, so what do the POPC have to say for themselves?
Have the POPC taken the trouble to track these meds back through the Health Operations Centre and to the Health Assessment Service? If not, how do they know that there has been no mistake and what is their excuse for not having dealt with this in the proper order?
If it were me, heads at the POPC and the HOC would ROLL about this, I can assure you. I will send you an e-mail that might help.
Still nail biting here, AOS paid in 2 weeks ago.... waiting for request for 2nd VAC.
Been told it will be 6 - 8 weeks! Followed by XX time in transferring cash to OZ, issue and taking / sending passports to Aus house.
So my next question is.... from paying in the AOS... to smiling at the visa in the passport...How Long?
Flights seem to be going up in price by the hour!
L. L.
Just wrote off to Gordon Clown, sorry Brown suggesting that all CPV applicants should get a medal for patience and endurance above and beyond of duty or that demonstrated by his front benchers!
Good news is the Credit Crunch is getting worse - soon you wont need to worry about selling your house, it will soon be worth nothing and you can just walk away and ignore it! :-((
There are no hard & fast rules. Individual COs have a lot of discretion about the way they manage applications, they all have their own "styles" of working and so on. Some are better at managing their own time than others as well.
However it is a two way street. If you have a particular reason for wanting your CO to hurry things up, say so. They tend to be willing to accomodate the applicant's wishes in so far as they can.
Best wishes
Gill
PS: I'm shocked by the price of flights recently too. Have you thought about catching the bus?
No matter what the flight costs are, I really fancy that Ozbus trip, it would appeal to my sense of adventure. I doubt my dear wife would feel quite the same way, but I may try and persuade her.
We paid our AOS first week of July. Received email from CO on Friday to say that all conditions for the visa have been satisfied and we will get the request for 2nd payment within 4 weeks.
And so we wait - no change there then.
At least the Aussie dollar is climbing back up, so that's one bit of good news.
Jean
__________________ 27/07/07 Acknowledgement received 13/06/08 Case Officer! Who said Friday 13th was unlucky? 03/07/08 AOS paid
Hi Gill (or anyone else that can help)
Could I ask a question? Mum is planning her next trip to Aus (3 months to stay with my sister). She is thinking of putting the house on the market shortly and thinks that when she comes back at end of Jan she may look at applying for a 12mth visitors visa while she waits for her CPV. Does she need a medical for an extended visitor visa (I know she doesn't with the normal ETA)? If she does this and goes out to Aus can she get the medical for her CPV done over there (when we enquired over there for ours we were told they would probably be a lot cheaper)?
Thanks for your help
Hi Gill (or anyone else that can help)
Could I ask a question? Mum is planning her next trip to Aus (3 months to stay with my sister). She is thinking of putting the house on the market shortly and thinks that when she comes back at end of Jan she may look at applying for a 12mth visitors visa while she waits for her CPV. Does she need a medical for an extended visitor visa (I know she doesn't with the normal ETA)? If she does this and goes out to Aus can she get the medical for her CPV done over there (when we enquired over there for ours we were told they would probably be a lot cheaper)?
Thanks for your help
Sarah
Hello Seff & Sarah
Mum's meds for her CPV can be done in Australia. The HSA Group of doctors are the only doctors who can do visa meds in Australia:
Mum would only need meds in connection with a subclass 676 tourist visa if she is or will be 70 or over when it is granted. If she needs to get a Visitor Visa Medical Certificate completed, her own GP can do it:
hi sarah,
the answer is yes.i came on 12mth visa to wait for cpv last dec.and had meds.done in perth in jan.this year.it is much cheaper than in england.she will just have chest xray,bloods and basic medical examination.the xrays were done first and bloods,then went back 3 days later for medical exam.
june
Can I ask - and you don't have to answer if you may incriminate yourself! - but are you able to work while awaiting your permanent visa, and are you currently living with family until you get CPV through?
Hopefully this is just a formality because she has a condition. We are in OZ and her & father-inlaw are on their own in the UK, so we feel so sorry for them having something else to worry about, both of them are in their late seventies. Sorry for going on & on. I will let you all know how things go. love Ann
