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Your granddaughter Scarlett is gorgeous and I am so pleased she is doing well. I have just read your link. What a brave girl! Good luck with everything! Val
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We just did what our agent told us to do. She said it would save time later and to be honest, I am such a hoarder, I still had all our old passports and old photos helped us work out the countries we have visited so it wasnt too difficult. The hard part for me now is going through all that old stuff and deciding what to keep and what to chuck before we move! Val
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Hi Phoebe, Well, well theres a surprise! It sounds like you got the same reply as me when I asked about swapping from 173 to 143! Incidentally, I heard from the Migration Agents Register people this morning saying that if I want my agent investigating I have to give my written permission for them to contact her to get her side. Well all I can say is good luck if they can find her! I wish now we had done it all ourselves - we`d have been able to afford another air ticket for one of us if we hadnt paid her all that money! Hope your feeling a bit less stressed this week. Keep chillaxed! Val:wub:
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Form 80 is subtitled "Personal Particulars for Character Assessment" You need to give them lots of information about yourselves. ie; countries you have travelled to and when, previous passport numbers, all the names and dates of birth of your family (whether they are emigrating with you or not) Visit www.immi.gov.au and just put form 80 in the search box. Some applicants fill out the form when they are assigned a case officer and others (like me) send it with their application. It has to be done sooner or later in any event. Good luck with it! Val:arghh:
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Hi Phoebe, We borrowed all our visa costs against the house last summer. We had to do it then as my hubby knew he was going "self employed" and we wouldnt have liked to have risked not getting a further loan on our mortgage. Its just sitting there waiting and not earning very much interest. We wanted to change from 173 to 143 because we saw a job advertised that would have suited us both and also provided a house....but we found out that only permanent residents or citizens could apply so when we knew that DIAC wanted another 1st VAC we thought better of it. I dont think there will be another 1st VAC when you change from temporary to permanent once you are living there, I understood it was the third part of a three part application fee. I could be wrong and my head is spinning now with all the flippin stress! I must remember to ask the daughter if she definately wants us to go and live there because if she`s not bothered, neither am I Red wine definately on the menu tonight! Keep chilled Phoebe! Val
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Hi there, We stayed near Cleveland at www.auspitality.com.au Sharon and Neil are superb hosts and charged about $85 per night which included use of their pool. You have all your own private facilities and your own entrance so no disturbance either way. It took us about 20 minutes to get to our daughter`s house in Manly so its not too far away. Somewhere else we considered was Arthurs Retreat in Wishart. They advertise on www.seqrents.com.au Just select "short term/holiday" from the drop down menu, then "all areas" and on the next page, scroll down the list on the left till you get to Wishart and click on "more information". Their names are Kim and Keith Taylor and the address is 33 Mindona Street Wishart 4122. Hope this helps, Val
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Hi Phoebe, When I contacted DIAC a couple of weeks ago to ask about switching from 173 to 143 they replied saying that we need to complete a new form 47PA and a new form 40 plus a new first visa application fee of $1735.00 I wrote back to ask if they would consider waiving the fee as no work had yet been carried out on our application and the reply was a stern "NO!":arghh: I still have my print out from the immi website and last May the second instalment for a 143 was $34330 per person. I think they increased their prices by about ten per cent last July. I am sure you could switch quite easily but I think you will have to pay another 1st VAC which equates to around £1050. Hope this helps! Val
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Well, from what I understand from previous posters, meds/police checks are valid for a year after issue so it all depends on when you intend to validate. On the other hand, people are saying that appointments are taking a while. Might be an idea to ring the medical centre you intend to use and ask them what they advise. I started at a slimming club last week as I think my weight may be mentioned so that wont be an issue if I stick with it! Good luck, Val
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Hi Phoebe, I think we have likeminded daughters!! Thats exactly what mine said last night about the CO`s having nothing to do and the coffers being empty due to the floods etc! Well, they say that CPV`s are the "cash cow" visas! Do you think we will be able to have a laugh at all this in a few years time? Try to stay chilled! Val
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Hi Pete & Marg, Its always a worry knowing what to do for the best. We thought that if we switched now to a perm 143 then at least we would have permanent residency from the get go rather than faffing once we are there. All our funds are in place in readiness, its just a matter of liquidating our remaining asset (the house) without giving it away for a song. I`m annoyed our agent pointed us in the direction of the 173 but I suppose if we made a new application then we would only have to pay the 1st VAC again. Plus, as long as we did all this before July when they put the prices up, we would only be around a grand out of pocket. My head is spinning with it all so I might just take myself off to ASDA and get some 3 for a tenner wines and get sloshed! Cheers! Val
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Hi Steve, Your reply to Phoebe struck a chord. If things are going a bit too fast, maybe letting this application go and doing another later makes sense so I will certainly discuss that idea with the OH! We asked DIAC about switching from temp 173 to perm 143 a few weeks ago and they said we would have to submit a new application. Which ever way we do it - they win another £1k or so! My OH is self employed here and is really busy now (wasnt when we did the application) so we know that tax has to be paid somewhere along the line. I think we`ll have to let the accountant sort it out! Oh the things we do to be with our kids! Cheers for all your help Steve, Regards, Val
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Thank goodness for all you people who have already begun their adventure who are now giving us the benefit of their wisdom! Just been on the phone to daughter in Oz and was telling her that people seem to be getting case officers quicker than we thought. It scares and excites me in equal measures! My agent seems to have done a bunk and closed her office! Nice of her to let us know (she didnt). I have complained to MARA as that is where I found her details so we shall have to see what they say. Not relishing putting our house on the market just yet - there are three for sale on this avenue and not one has had an offer! Might have to see about renting it out till things pick up. Would it be possible for me to remain in Oz and the husband come back to the UK if he can pick up any work back here once we have our visa? He works away from home for 4-6 months at a time anyway so he`s used to being in a B&B. We noticed on our recent trip that there isnt much work about so it would be good to have some money coming in. I have had loads of questions that I wanted to ask the agent so I am really grateful to those who share their knowledge with us Cheers all, Val
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Is there a rule on PIO preventing us from naming and shaming these terrible migration agents? I would gladly post the name of mine! Val
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Hi Sue, Has the payment for the 1st visa application charge been taken yet? Mine was on the credit card statement 3 days after they received my application. Although I had to badger the agent send me the receipt and a copy of the acknowledgement. I think some agents give us the run around! Mine has gone AWOL so heaven knows how we will know when we have a case officer! Good thing we arent in a particular rush to get our visa! Hope things get sorted for you, Val
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You have certainly put my mind at ease Les, thank you. Houses arent selling at all around here and looking at the price of houses over there, we wont have a chance of buying our own until things improve - its very worrying. Plus we both have octogenarian parents pulling at our heart strings. Its not an easy thing to do is it! Regards ,Val
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Mornin all! Now, forgive me if I`m being a bit thick........................when we get our visa, will there be an amount of time by which we have to go to Oz to validate? If so, how long? Once validated, can we come back here and sort out our affairs etc and once all that is taken care of , do we then go and live there? Sorry for being so vague about all this but our agent isnt replying to our emails or returning our calls now the application (from her point of view) is done. We were in a rush to put in the application last July to avoid the cost going up (we didnt make it) and afterwards it all seemed too far into the future to give it much thought........................but now we have just returned from a visit, it all seems very real and very soon and I`m panicking! Hope somebody can help - thanks Val
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Not as annoyed as you will be when you go through some of the potholes in the UK roads. At least the tolls here go towards fixing the roads, not towards everything else! Cheers Matt Oh Matt, Dont get me started on this shambles of a country! We should start a whole new thread on that subject! Val :arghh:
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Good for you! It's a very reasonable request in the 'normal' world, and although you know what the response will be, it's good to occupy the moral high ground for a bit. And of course if we ask nicely - because the people answering our questions don't make the silly rules - the person at the other end may at least understand why the rule is queried. And will be a better person for it. And go on to become prime minister and make Australia and the world a fairer place for all.... Oh all right. Not going to happen is it? Hi again, Just read the reply to my request for waiving the additional fee: They say they will only waive the fee if the original application was for a subclass 103 and this had to have been lodged before 27 June 2003! Quelle Surprise!!! Val
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So is Karen but it still hurts like hell! The Baby is doing stuff now that she didnt do when we were there. Suppose I`ll get over it eventually - I know I`m being childish! night night! Val
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It's got to be worth a try :biggrin: as we say in this neck of the woods 'shy bairns get nowt' Hi Phoebe I think I must be having a ranting day today. My daughter`s mother and father in law have just arrived in Oz and they are playing with my granddaughter and I am here in the UK and jealous as hell. I think I ought to have a glass of something strong to calm myself. We`ll be there soon enough! Val
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...................................you should at least get credit for your previous application fee Dear Sanch Dont know if I`ve done the right thing or not but I have sent them another email asking them to waive the additional fee on the basis that they couldnt possibly have spent any time on my application yet! They might pull mine out now and stick at the bottom of the pile! I`m annoyed with Oz at the moment. Just had my credit card bill and 9 trips on a toll road have cost me over £25! They certainly get you every which way! Will keep you posted! Regards, Val
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Dear Sir/Madam Many thanks for your enquiry. Yes, it is possible to switch from subclass 173 to subclass 143, provided that your parent visa application for temporary residence under subclass 173 has not entered its final stage of processing. You will need to provide a new completed Form 47PA and a new completed Form 40 plus a new first visa application fee (AUD$1,735.00). New documents will be required only if the validity of the documents you submitted with your existing parent visa application has expired. Please do not reply to the sender of this email as you will receive no response. All email enquiries must be directed to: parents@immi.gov.au You may also make enquiries via telephone by calling 1300 652 421 (if you are calling from Australia) or by calling 61 1300 652 421 (if you are calling from overseas). Parent visa applications or any related document must be posted to: Parent Visa Centre Locked Bag 7 Northbridge WA 6865 AUSTRALIA Hi all, The above is the reply I received from the Parent Visa Centre this morning. Not too happy about the extra fee butr at tleast we now know it do-able! Will give it some thought and hope this helps Mike and Sue! Regards Val
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PS! Sorry MikenSueNW3, I have just read your question and its more or less the same as mine! Oh well, Hopefully we will both get the answer! I agree with you, we might as well just hand over the dosh and be done with it asap then we can start our new lives straight away! val
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Hi, Has anyone on here applied for the temporary 173 CPV and then changed their minds and asked DIAC to change the application to the 143 permanent one? Is it possible to do this? Would we be better to wait until we have a CO? Please, any help would be great as we think we might have done the wrong thing! Val
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Just to add a little to the question asked above by Les, could I potentially live and work permanently in Australia while my husband temporarily stays in the UK to work several months of the year? He is self employed and is very busy in the spring and summer but not so much from October onwards. Val