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I suggest pick another centre (Canberra, Sydney or even up North i.e. Brisbane etc), if they give that option.
I tried this, they wouldn't even let me pick Rural WA let alone another State.
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How do you know if I got apporoved? I was just reading the brochure thing the lady gave me and wondering this!
Some people were told on the spot by the CO but most get a letter in the mail a week or two later. I got mine about 2 weeks after my test date. As for ceremony dates, really depends on the council. Mine said sometime in January potentially.
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Yay passed my test 100% now the wait for the ceremony.
Congratulations @leanie
Feels like only a few months ago that I was in the PR process. Time sure does fly. Wonder what the rest of the March 2012 gang is doing.
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Hi
I have my mum who is 84 over here on 804 class she has brought into a retirement village and is very happy she has been here for 13 month gets her medicare as she is from UK. I went through an agent over here that was very helpful it cost my mum about $6000.
Hope this help
Nicki
If she is on a 804, wouldn't she have medicare direct? If she is on a bridging visa, would be interested to know how the system works for non permanent-residents?
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Citizenship test tomorrow, please could somebody confirm what documents I need to bring? I've got drivers license, Centrelink card, passport, birth certificate, marriage certificate, bill/bank state to confirm address, passports fo kids, birth certificate for kids. Id form was already posted and received. Am I missing anything? Tests make me nervous but I've studied so hope I'll be fine.
Hi @leanie
Have to take originals of all the documents that were used as evidence in the application. They seem to be checking identity from home country and local documents. Local documents were easy. I got my birth certificate laminated a few years ago. The CO said, it's much harder to verify authenticity if it's laminated and asked me if I had any more documents. I didn't have any on me at the time but seems to have worked out. So if you have any other identity documents then take them with you.
The test is super easy to say the least. Do the questions from the official pdf, have a play of the youtube videos and off you go. Good luck.
I did have a try of these unofficial test websites - some of the questions are not part of the testable content so don't worry if you don't get them all
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What's the current processing time in getting a lodgement date after PVC received a CPV 143 application?
PS: There used to be a parent visa tracker at gainwave. It doesn't seem to work any more. Any other trackers out there?
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Hey Jemma, just a quick question do you reckon that they wont mind if i call them twice everyday to seek an earlier test date?
@stirlingperth As many times as you want. Request a callback, wait for them to call you and straight away say what your current test date is and that you are wondering if there are any earlier dates. They won't even bother asking your details most of the time and directly check their system for you.
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We know several, I seem to remember them mentioning that certain providers had decided not to insure people on this visa?
Apparently there are only about 300/350 in the country on this visa according to Peter Dutton when we met with him.
Our insurance on the 410 visa went up 42% this year!!!! Not funny.
That's terrible. I called around. BUPA has it at ridiculous prices, justifying it by saying that they cover a few useless extras. Australian Unity pulled the cover down. Was told to call a few weeks later in case a new one will take it's place. Medibank don't insure people on 405
The only good one so far is HCF. They are insuring 405s with the same policy as 457s, which is pretty comprehensive and top hospital cover costs $240/month.
I am seriously worried about the future of 405, if there are such small numbers in the country.
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Asking for a relative:
Anyone on a 405 visa? There seems to be some changes to health insurance requirements and compliant policies from providers have been pulled - possibly for a review?
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With the new temporary parent visa in the pipeline and recommendations from Productivity Commission to double contributory parent visa fees. Any news/insight into a potential fee rise announcement during the mid year budget review in December?
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Our Assurance of Support bond becomes repayable next year, does anyone know whether it gets repaid on the 10 year anniversary of it being paid or on the 10 year anniversary of the date of our arrival in Australia?. There was a 4 month gap between the two dates.
Mike
Congratulations!
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/assurance-support
Time periods
Depending on the type of visa granted, an Assurance of Support can last for 2 or 10 years. The period starts from the date your assuree arrives in Australia or the date the visa is granted, whichever is the later date. You must notify us once your assuree has either arrived in the country or been granted the visa. Generally, your assuree and any of their dependants won’t be able to claim payments from us in this period.
An Assurance of Support remains active until the end of the Assurance of Support period (2 or 10 years), even if your assuree has become exempt from the 2 year waiting period that is required for most income support payments.
There are no exemptions from the Assurance of Support provisions, and becoming an Australian citizen does not cancel the Assurance of Support period. If your assuree, or any of their dependants, receives any of the income support payments that are recoverable under the Assurance of Support scheme during the Assurance of Support period, the assurer must repay this money.
The Assurance of Support can’t be cancelled due to events such as financial hardship, breakdown in relationships or if you become an Australian citizen.
If an assuree dies before arriving in Australia, or at any time during the Assurance of Support period, the Assurance of Support will be cancelled.
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Anyone with any insight into when the parent visa 2nd VAC fee will be hiked? Things seem to be in motion for BIG changes based on PC's migration report
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hi Tooz so great your letter came through you're almost there. Was it plain sailing for your application? I'm not really sure why mine has taken so long hopefully I'll get to do my test soon though. I've sent them the 1195 form in the post as requested, fingers crossed.
Except for the tedious application form and long delay for the test date. It was smooth sailing.
Fingers crossed for you to get a test date soon.
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Not long for you now Tooz. Exciting.
Hey @leanie sorry to hear about your woes with the application process. The application does seem unnecessarily long for what seems like information they already have.
My approval letter came through. Now for the last step, wait for the council to book me into a ceremony.
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BTW here are my timelines
1. Date applied: 14 August 2016
2. City/Council area: Cockburn Council, Wa
3. Online/Paper: Online
4. Date received acknowledgement: 14 August
5. Date of Citizenship Test: 18 october 2016
6. Approval letter: 24 october 2016
7. Date of ceremony:26/1/17
8. Type of ceremony: Normal
Congratulations.
I took my test last Tuesday. Yet to receive a letter. Is yours dated 24th or 18th?
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Be prepared to budget $70 000+.
The charges for parent visas are currently under review, because they are considered to be far too low.
There are considerable issues in being sponsored by a infant child.
@wrussell That's a pretty steep bump in prices. Any idea on when they might take affect?
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Add to the fact that a CPV is taking upto 2 years and will only get worse in the coming years.
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My test date is in early November. I applied 2 weeks ago. Not much luck in rescheduling so far. Something happened in Perth, the lady on the phone said she thought Perth was like in September or something but didn't realize it filled up till November.
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can't u able to reschedule it online. they started a new service in which you can reschedule ur appointment date online.i think that is available in some areas only. i get an email on 18july for an interview on 19 August but i managed to rescheule it to 19 july (fortunately very next day). or u can call them no. of times to change it coz some people postpone their date for some reasons. i am sure you will get it if you try. i can still see fluctuations in the test dates.sometimes no available dates for a month or two. but sometimes 1 or 2 are available for some days. so keep trying calling them. thank you
Yeah I've been calling them every now and then to check but not much luck. Would you be able to PM me the link where you re-scheduled online? I don't think it's available in Perth yet.
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Anyone from Perth who got the test date recently?
I applied last week and my test date is first week of November. Called to check if I can reschedule and they say they don't have any openings before then? 3.5+ months for the test, this is insane.
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Finally the citizenship appointment has been scheduled.
Applied on 28 feb... waited waited waited and waited
Plenty of calls and emails to the department
RECEIVED an email today for the test which will be on 19 Aug 2016
But fortunately managed to scheduled to tomorrow on 19 july 2016.
fingers crossed further step to be a citizen.
best wishes to those who applied..
Was it a paper application? That's quite a long time to get the test date email.
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Does each state process citizenship applications at their local office or is it all done centrally?
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Dear PVC (if you are reading),
Can we please know 'a 42% increase ' means about how many applications? We would appreciate if You can add this to the next general email. Thanks.
Dear forum members,
Any one knows on average how many 143/173 applications Immi receives a month?
Cheers,
Judy.
At least 600 places /month to make up for the 7175 places per year. With the ever increasing delay in processing, I would put the current number at 800 application places on average.
With a 30 year wait time for non contributory visas, I suspect that number could go up to 1200+/month in 2 years and the processing time will double to 4 years.
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Good point. Aus PM may be in a stronger negotiating position with the UK now out of the EU and anxious for favourable trade agreements.
Apologies for going off-topic.
Something like an E3 visa should be in order. I read that about 100,000 Aussies are at risk of losing their visa trying to meet the ever increasing requirements.
The Brand New PIO Parents Visa thread
in Family / Partner Visas
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OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 143/173)
When your application is allocated to an assessing officer, you or your authorised contact may be asked to provide more documents, including but not limited to, Assurance of Support (subclass 143 only), police certificates and health clearances to finalise your application.
We are currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 30 July 2014.
ONSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 864 and 884)
When your application is allocated to a case officer, you or your authorised contact will be asked to provide more documents, including but not limited to Assurance of Support (subclass 864 only), police certificates and health clearances to finalise your application.
We are currently assessing applications lodged up to 27 May 2016.
TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT APPLICANTS (subclass 173 to 143 and 884 to 864)
When your application is allocated to a case officer, you or your authorised contact will be asked to provide more documents including but not limited to Assurance of Support, police certificates and health clearances to finalise your application.
We are currently assessing applications lodged up to 4 February 2016.
The TR to PR processing date hasn't moved in weeks but the other dates are moving a tad faster than usual. They may have assigned more resources to first time applications. Which is good as people on TR visas are already in the country.