RowleyRocket
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That seems a very long time. Our 143 application was acknowledged on 12.4.2012 and the visas granted on 13.8.2013. Our shipped goods arrived last week. The only box that had been opened, presumably by the Quarantine lot, was the one marked shoes and boots on the inventory. So make sure yours are all very clean. Regards Rowley
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Hi, Many thanks Mmant, Mike and Durhamlad. Between you all you have clarified the situation. Key is to get citizenship within the five years that the CPV13 is valid to avoid the faff of the Returning Resident visa and the citizenship qualification is on the DIAC website (as quoted by Durhamlad). (Carob - CPV143 grants permanent residence and multiple re-entry into Australia for five years from date of issue. After five years, if you wish to leave Australia for any reason, eg hols or visiting UK rellies, then to get back into Australia you need a Returning Resident visa for which you need to have spent a cumulative 2 years in Australia out of the previous 5, unless, as stated above, you have citizenship, in which case you can come and go as you please.) Regards to all Rowley ps we are now at the stage where anything not bolted to the floor is getting de-cluttered.
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Hi, Our 143s were granted in August and we will soon be leaving. The visa grant notice states that the visa is valid for 5 years and in that time we are allowed multiple entries, with 'Conditions: Nil'. My question to the forum (I guess addressed to those who have gone through the process and are now in Australia, or advisors) is:- are there any limits on the amount of time you are allowed out of Australia in that 5 years? (Not that we are intending to leave Oz for extended periods, but it would be nice to know if there are any limitations.) I have searched the immi website with no success. Regards Rowley ps good luck to all of you still in the process.
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Learjet, Our daughter lodged the Centrelink documents for AoS on 28.05 and received the Centrelink letter accepting AoS on 02.07. Regards rowley
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Carolyn, For question 37 of Form 80 I put ' Dependent on granting of CPV 143'. Rowley
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Caro, thanks for your good wishes. Date of final move is dependant on sale of the house. Housing market is perking up a bit so hopefully we can sell ours with not too much stress. Our decluttering is going well. I'm now on nodding terms with the boss of the local tip, and soon I guess we'll be discussing the weather and the cricket (hasn't it gone well?) I have sworn that I will never, ever put anything in any loft again. A complete waste of energy. Apart from suitcases and Christmas, decorations which I could reach without getting into the loft, we have never brought anything down from the loft and used it again. (The only possible exceptions being children's buggies etc, and we are well past the time when they were needed.) Regards Rowley
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Hi, Just to let you know that our 143s have just been granted. De-cluttering has now gone into overdrive. Regards Rowley
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Kev, Thanks. Yes, we have not followed the usual pattern on allocation of COs, or perhaps they have changed their process. Also on the Electronic Queue Calculator on the immi.gov.au site we have been 10th in line on the 143 queue since our application was acknowledged, and in fact we still are 10th. Maintenance of that queue seems suspect and is not to be trusted. Chireckles is a far more reliable guide as to what is going on. Regards Rowley
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Carob, Our acknowledgement letter was emailed, as have been all communications from PVC. Regards Rowley
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Petina, I did it all myself. Well, not quite all. I had a lot of help from people on this website. Between us we seem to be able to answer most, if not all questions. I also found the Australian High Commission helpful in the early stages, don't be afraid to give them a call. Regards Rowley
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Petina, Obviously can't really comment on your husband's medical, but my hip replacement was not a problem. I declared it on the form you complete to take to the medical and it was simply noted. Regards
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Carob, Our application forms for our 143s were posted on 3.4.2012, and the letter of acknowledgement was dated 12.4.2012. (I'm afraid I can't offer any explanation why yours has not been acknowledged, although they have clearly received it because the money has come off your card.) The Form 80 - which is on the DIAC website along with all the other forms - is a character assessment which everyone has to complete. It is a bit of a faff, quite laborious and lengthy. It requests details of travel to other countries, and where you have lived with dates for the last 10 years, a CV covering all employment, a list of all education, some detail on your parents etc. You will be told when you have to complete and send it. Regards Rowley
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Hi, Just to let you all know that the 2nd VAC payment for our 143s was requested by email to-day. Interestingly we seem to have got this far without being allocated a named case officer. Our key dates were:- 12.4.2012 - application acknowledged 25.4.2013 - so-called 'prep letter' received from PVC requesting health and police checks, AoS completion, Form 80 etc. 2.7.2013 - AoS acceptance letter from Centrelink 30.7.2013 - request for the 2nd VAC payment which was sent by a person rather than a PVC Team, so I suppose to-day must count as the day we were allocated a case officer. Regards Rowley ps ... and yes, we are both delighted
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Linday, Thanks for the reply - as you say the Currency Converter is not working at present. I'll try the High Commission in London. Regards Rowley
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Hi, I understand that the exchange rate for payments is fixed for six months at a time half-yearly. What is the current fixed rate for the pound against the Australian dollar? (I can't seem to find it anywhere.) Regards Rowley
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Ginny, As I understand it, the 2nd VAC is at the published fees at the time of acknowledgement. Mike
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Michelle, Our 143 acknowledgement was on 12.4.2012. We had an email from PVC on 25.4.2013 stating they had 'commenced processing our CPVs' and requesting Health & Police checks, progress on AoS and form 80s. We were given 28 days to respond. The email contained an attachment purporting to come from 'the officer responsible for processing this application' though this, as the email, simply came from PVC TEAM 2. Regards Mike
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Andy, Agreed, there's not a lot you can buy for 15c in Oz these days. Regards Mike
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Mike, Thanks for the enlightenment .... it appears I was talking a load of cobblers. The rate we would get at the Australian High Commission for the 2nd VAC in London is what is the fixed rate in force at the time, and nothing to do with what we got when we paid for the 1st VAC. Actually we will almost certainly be paying our 2nd VAC in 2H2013 so the drop in RBA interest rates to 2.75% could help us to pay more cheaply in $AUS in Oz. Regards Mike
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Andy, Correction - I believe the theory is still correct, but have just checked the exchange rate on Moneycorp and as of the above date and time the rate was 1.5198 - so, at this moment it would be better to pay in $AUS in Oz. So, in addition to everything else, we all have to be currency exchange experts with fingers poised on the enter key, waiting for the exact right moment, or not ......... Regards Mike ... my brain is beginning to hurt, time for a beer.
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Andy, My understanding is that for UK residents payment can be made in sterling to Australian High Commission in London. The exchange rate you would get is that at which your initial application was converted. (In our case on 12 April 2012 our 1st VAC was converted at 1.4855.) When I last looked quite recently it was less than this, so it we were asked for the second VAC now it would make sense to pay in sterling at the High Commission. Perhaps someone can confirm this for us? Regards Rowley
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Hi, Last April my wife and I applied for 143s, application acknowledged on 12 April, 2012. We have just received an email from 'the officer responsible for processing this application' requesting that we proceed with Health Checks and Police Checks; progress the Assurance of Support, and complete Form 80 - Character Assessment. Am I right in assuming that this is prior to a Case Officer being appointed, which I would expect to around August given the current timings on the progress checker? Over the last 10 years we have spent more than a year cumulatively staying with our daughter, so we need an Australian police check. Advice please on how we complete Section 5: Current and Previous Residential Address of the application form. By current address do they mean our UK address and use previous address for my daughter in Oz? Or the other way around? Do people attach a simple note explaining stays in the Oz address were for periods up to 3 months spread over 10 years? Rowley
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Thanks Flathead, is this documented anywhere? Rowley
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Hi, My wife and I have applied for 143 visas. If we are successful in our application, hopefully towards the end of this year, then I understand that we have 12 months to 'validate' the visa, ie enter Australia. What restrictions, if any, are there on our future movements in and out of Australia? Obviously it would allow us to spend all 12 months of any year in Australia. Are there any minimum requirements for living in Australia? Is travel in and out of Australia managed/controlled in any way? For example, do we have to spend at least 6 or 9 or (whatever) months in Australia in any one year, or number of years? Regards Rowley
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Daisy, Our recent 143 application was acknowledged on 12 April. It stated that case officers are currently working on applications received on 17 March, 2011. Regards Rowley