johnandjoanmarty

Hi Fran, Looks as if the DIAC has speeded up unless as you say the 143 is dealt with slightly quicker than the 173 - anyone else have any thoughts on that? Regards - john and joan

Hi Summerdaisy, We applied for our 173 CPV in January and it was acknownledged as having been lodged in their office on the 5 January 2012 and that they were currently processing applications received and acknowledged on the 21 October 2012!! Looking at this time scale I am assuming (hopefully) that our application may start to be processed this time next year - unless the DIAC suddenly speed up the process (wishful thinking!). Regards - johnandjoanmarty

Hi all not posted anything for some time as get really down when I think of the length of time we will have to wait for our CPV 173 which was lodged with the Perth centre on the 5 January 2012 - when I read all the other posts I think that means it will be about this time next year before we will be allocated a CO! But being positive we have been talking about bank accounts and where to live - both our children live in Melbourne, one in Bacchus Marsh and the other in Toorak (although this will not be where she will be able to afford to buy!). The question that we keep asking ourselves is it more cost effective to live with our children till we find somewhere permanent or is it better to store our belongings until that time. Not sure of how much it costs to store or rent. Also has anyone shipped their car to Oz and if so what was your experience? Staying positive in the meantime and hoping that all of a sudden the queue will start to move faster than it has recently.

Hi my name is Joan and I am new to Pomsinoz. I have two children and 3 grandchildren who all live in Melbourne, the most recent to move to Oz is my daughter Sara who is a Nurse in the Alfred Hospital and moved to Melbourne two months ago. My husband John and I have decided to take the plunge and apply for a parent visa in order to be near our family. We have submitted a 173 Visa application in the last week. We have chosen this visa to help us spread the cost of the application over two years, because as anyone who has applied for a contributory parent visa knows that it is very expensive! We have tried to find out how long after the grant of the visa do you have to validate the visa, but unfortunately no one seems to be able to give us answer. Is there anyone who has applied for and been granted a 173 visa and if so how long did you get before you had to enter Australia. If anyone can give us an idea of the time span we would be very grateful. Many thanks. John and Joan.