The Brand New PIO Parents Visa thread

**summerdaisy** · 20-10-2011, 12:42 PM

Hi, In the acknowledgement letter it said that the July 2010 applications were being processed at the time of my acknowledgement. Have you applied yourself for a visa? Also I am confused about the 2nd VAC, it says 24,010 dollars and when I put that into euro it comes up as 17,800 euro and on other sites it says it is 18k+. any ideas?

**vava** · 20-10-2011, 02:43 PM

Thank you for replying Ann. There was a guy posting on this forum that on his parent's knowledgement letter in August, they said all applications up to June 2011 already had a co. That is why I try to have some confirm from someone else, just to have a little bit more hope.

I suspect that whoever typed June 2011 into either the acknowledgement letter or the post on this forum made a little error which has got people a bit excited. My own application took 14 months and so did many others. I very much doubt that anyone would have a case officer allocated after only 4 months.
Val

**liverpoolloo** · 20-10-2011, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by summerdaisy

Hi, In the acknowledgement letter it said that the July 2010 applications were being processed at the time of my acknowledgement. Have you applied yourself for a visa? Also I am confused about the 2nd VAC, it says 24,010 dollars and when I put that into euro it comes up as 17,800 euro and on other sites it says it is 18k+. any ideas?

Hi, i am using an agent for my visa , think i was quoted $37,900 managed to lodge before july so missed the increase in price....i think........and hope!! works out around 23-24 thousand pounds by todays exchange rate. I think thats right as i try to put everything to the back of my mind while waiting for a CO otherwise this visa is on my mind 24/7. Although not a day goes by i don't log onto here to read up on everyones news, good or sad. It really is a rollercoaster ride for everyone. Ann

**patricia107** · 20-10-2011, 04:43 PM

Hi everyone, I have asked questions a couple of times but things have moved a lot quicker than we had anticipated, so I need help....

We decided to put our house on the market and exchanged contracts today! We didn't expect the house to sell quickly and it sold in three weeks to cash buyers! They want to be in at the end of November 2011!!!!! We want to fly out to Sydney end November early December.

The question is if we fly out to sydney on an tourist visa which is valid for one year, can we keep going out to for instance New Zealand every three months (our son lives there) and then return to Sydney and after three months go out of the country again and do that for one year and hope the 143 is processed during that time. Our daughters are in Sydney , we only applied in May 2011, so we don't even have a case officer yet! Or do we have to get a six month visa and come back to the UK and then go back out to Sydney on another six month visa? (I know that sounds like a total blonde moment but my brain is a bit that way about at the moment!) - this is all happening so fast and we will be homeless next month!

Any advice will be so welcome. Many thanks Patricia

**Julian927** · 20-10-2011, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by patricia107

Hi everyone, I have asked questions a couple of times but things have moved a lot quicker than we had anticipated, so I need help....

We decided to put our house on the market and exchanged contracts today! We didn't expect the house to sell quickly and it sold in three weeks to cash buyers! They want to be in at the end of November 2011!!!!! We want to fly out to Sydney end November early December.

The question is if we fly out to sydney on an tourist visa which is valid for one year, can we keep going out to for instance New Zealand every three months (our son lives there) and then return to Sydney and after three months go out of the country again and do that for one year and hope the 143 is processed during that time. Our daughters are in Sydney , we only applied in May 2011, so we don't even have a case officer yet! Or do we have to get a six month visa and come back to the UK and then go back out to Sydney on another six month visa? (I know that sounds like a total blonde moment but my brain is a bit that way about at the moment!) - this is all happening so fast and we will be homeless next month!

Any advice will be so welcome. Many thanks Patricia

Almost the same thing happened to us. We sold our house the night before flying to Australia for a 6 week holiday. On our return we had 9 days to find ourselves somewhere to live and move out of the house where we had lived for 30 years.
Our advice would be to get yourself a rental property in the UK and stay there waiting in the hope that the exchange rate will improve - that will give you longer to gradually shunt money over - using something like UK Forex or a similar provider - into an Australian bank account.
We toyed with the idea of a small flat for the duration but then would have had to pay for furniture storage, so in the end we took a 4 bedroom with double garage on an estate. This gave us time to whittle down some of our accumulated junk. We are pleased we took a 40 foot container to bring the majority of our possessions over here though - because it has saved us a considerable amount of money.
Hope our experience helps you making your own decision.

**annalong** · 20-10-2011, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by PhoebeW

Ar 7.30am yrsterday morning when I was checking my emails the one we all long for dropped into my inbox.....our CO had been appointed. It's taken 58 weeks from acknowledgement.

I've spoken to him about our situation basically asking if there was any leeway to postpone the application for 6 months but it seems not so we have had to withdraw the application, it has to be resubmitted (more $) and back to the
starting post.

Its good news for those who are waiting there's a CO free to be reassigned.

Im so gutted I feel like giving up altogether

Phoebe

Dear Phoebe, Very sorry that you are going to have to start again. We haven't sold our house yet either, but if we can't sell by the time our visas come I think we will just rent our house out and then rent in OZ until it does sell. We have been trying to get to our G/Daughters since they were 4 &5 and now they are 8&9. It drives you crazy after a while but don't give up. Ann and Roy Henry

**sandch** · 21-10-2011, 03:50 AM

Originally Posted by PhoebeW

Ar 7.30am yrsterday morning when I was checking my emails the one we all long for dropped into my inbox.....our CO had been appointed. It's taken 58 weeks from acknowledgement.

I've spoken to him about our situation basically asking if there was any leeway to postpone the application for 6 months but it seems not so we have had to withdraw the application, it has to be resubmitted (more $) and back to the
starting post.

Its good news for those who are waiting there's a CO free to be reassigned.

Im so gutted I feel like giving up altogether

Phoebe

Sounds rotten Phoebe, sorry. It doesn't mean you can't visit though, and in a couple of years it might be a bit cheaper. Might.

Not much solace there I'm sure.

Steve

**liverpoolloo** · 21-10-2011, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by PhoebeW

Ar 7.30am yrsterday morning when I was checking my emails the one we all long for dropped into my inbox.....our CO had been appointed. It's taken 58 weeks from acknowledgement.

I've spoken to him about our situation basically asking if there was any leeway to postpone the application for 6 months but it seems not so we have had to withdraw the application, it has to be resubmitted (more $) and back to the
starting post.

Its good news for those who are waiting there's a CO free to be reassigned.

Im so gutted I feel like giving up altogether

Phoebe

So sorry to read your post Phoebe, it has taken 6yrs for me to get my application in with one thing and another over the years, now my papers are in everything has gone dire over here as you know with the house market, exchange rate etc..... after my divorce many years ago i cashed in an endowment and never touched it incase of emergency with house etc.... at the moment it's just covering the cost of the visa, i will try to sell the house but i don't hold much hope of that as the ones for sale near me haven't moved in many months. Don't give up hope on your dream, with any luck the exchange rate/ housing market will pick up again when it's right for you to lodge again. I had an application refused in 2005 because of an oversight by the agents i used, my son was not a permanent resident at the time, i thought my world had ended i was so gutted, but here i am 6yrs later trying again....... it will happen for you Phoebe.

**chameleon** · 21-10-2011, 07:45 AM

Hi
Has anybody shipped a car to Oz? I wondered if anyone has what was your experience of this? Do you think it was worth it. My husband has a special motor (well to him it is) one that it is not possible to get in OZ. Can a car and furniture be shipped together?
So many questions hope someone can help.
Thanks to anyone with info.

**liverpoolloo** · 21-10-2011, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by chameleon

Hi
Has anybody shipped a car to Oz? I wondered if anyone has what was your experience of this? Do you think it was worth it. My husband has a special motor (well to him it is) one that it is not possible to get in OZ. Can a car and furniture be shipped together?
So many questions hope someone can help.
Thanks to anyone with info.

I was told you can ship your car in a container and pack stuff around it? But i guess if your taking house contents you will require 2 containers. I believe it's expensive but worth it if it's hubby's toy

sure you will get some possitive answers. Ann