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We are planning to apply for my mother in-law to come visit us for a few months, about 6 months probably. It will be her first visit and she has not applied for the parent visa. I am a citizen and my wife is a permanent resident, and MIL is 60yrs old. My main question is whether or not we need to sign her up for visitor's health insurance as a requirement for the visa to be approved. Second question, do we need to write a letter of invitation? third and last question, do we have to have thousands saved in our bank accounts as proof of access to funds? she will be in our house and living with us, so there are no additional costs for accommodation and food and things like that. If there is anybody who has done this before, please let me know what you did. i was thinking a modest bank statement, pay slip, and maybe credit card statement...? Thanks in advance!
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Think my husband has just p****d off case officer :/
oppyddrum replied to princess sofia's topic in Visa Chat
yea, Case Officers do call, I received calls from a CO for my 457 and my folks received calls for their 422 (before it got phased out), 457, and then 186 as well giving them instructions on what to do or in the case of the 186, to tell them it has been granted. And like Quinkla said, they have to make a decision based on the facts and not whether or not they like you, so i don't believe you have anything to worry about. I find when they do call, they sometimes sound angry and rude, but i just chuck it up to work stress and don't take it personally. As long as you get the medicals in within that time frame, i expect you should be just fine. Good luck! -
Congrats Dday!!!
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i just realized i haven't seen anyone talk about getting a grant on here for at least 2 weeks now! that is rather depressing.
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in my case, after it changed, i still checked it a few times a day for almost a week to make sure it hadn't changed. hahaha.
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its impossible to say, but i would go as far as to say you are close. Good luck, and congrats in advance on the wedding.
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Got a 175 visa granted and flying out to validate it...
oppyddrum replied to gloucester girl's topic in Visa Chat
it is electronically linked and they usually won't ask at Port of Entry. however, it does not hurt to take your grant notification with you just in case. the computers do have glitches. you do not need to get a label though, except if you are going to be travelling to places where it might be questioned (mostly developing countries). Getting a label is now at a cost though, in a bid to promote the "label-less" visas. -
I agree with Peach, be very careful that he doesn't apply for a tourist visa after the 189 visa has been granted. he will lose the 189 if that happens.
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i believe you can be a PR of as many countries as you like, except when otherwise stated, which in the case of Australia and Canada, it is not.
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if you don't meet the 2 years in 5 years residency requirement, there are other RRV options besides the 5 year one, you could get a 1 year RRV, and i think a 2 year one as well. with regards to the status of your PR on leaving your job, from the little i know, people have been able to leave their sponsoring employer before the 2 years are up, as long as the employer is happy, i think you are safe. Don't take my word for it though, a Registered MA is always a safe source of information in these sort of not-so-black-and-white cases.
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I find it interesting that they require a paper copy of the visa when DIBP insists that you will not need to show it anywhere and charge to get one. Good piece of information though.
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I would suggest you go with the one with the most experience. if you both have significant experience, i would say look at the process of assessment for both occupations, then go with the easier one. If the engineering degree qualifies under the Sydney or Washington Accord, the assessment usually goes pretty easily with Engineers Australia in my experience. Basically, go with whoever has the most points and who might have an "easier" process (with regards to providing documents, meeting the English criteria, ease of assessment, etc) Hope that helps. Good luck with everything.
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http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/198654-evisa-outage-you-have-been-warned.html it says Nov 22nd. shouldn't be out yet.
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i dont believe that should be a problem. it is always easier when you have been with the same employer the whole time, which you have, so i believe you should be fine. Disclaimer: this is not professional advise, just based on personal experience.
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Wow, sounds very shady, and 100Grand is no small bread. i really hope there is something about this that we are missing that will make it all make sense... for his sake.
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Perhaps, he is referring to the 188 visa? http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/188.aspx
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The FBI one is usually all you need. for my first visa though, they accepted one from the District of Columbia (my "state" of residence). but subsequently, the FBI one is asked for specifically. it is all encompassing. don't be discouraged by its lackluster and unofficial appearance (no signatures, no stamps lol). when you make a copy though, it shows as a copy so i guess that proves its authenticity. I just took the FBI fingerprint form to the police station, paid the fee (don't remember how much), and they did the prints. Some places do the electronic finger-printing as well, i believe both are accepted. hope that helps.
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yea, the form 80 is required in most cases but that is not explicitly stated. the CO ends up sending the form to you and you get in a panic trying to get it done and sent back properly and quickly. so i would say yea, do that. Doing the medicasl depends on you really. there is merit to doing it upfront, but if for some reason, your application is not looked at in time, after a year (and it shouldn't take that long to get processed but there are no guarantees) you might be required to re-do the medicals, which will hurt your pocket. besides that, just load all your other supporting document. its better to have more than to not have enough IMO.
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I would say do the form 80 now. It prevents unnecessary delays when you do get a CO. It is a long winded form to fill so the earlier you start, the better... IMO.
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I dont know what exactly the condition you have described is called. it does sound like Glaucoma though and my dad was diagnosed with Glaucoma a while back. his medicals did get referred along with a report from his ophthalmologist and his prescription. He got his PR approved. I hope that helps.
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No, we actually lodged the visa application a week after the nomination came through. the sponsor advised us to wait till the nomination was approved. Nom approval came in july 3rd week, we applied july 29.
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Thanks! our nomination did not get approved for about 4 months, we put in the visa application after the nomination was approved. took 92 days to get the grant, felt like forever though. Goodluck to the rest of the group, i havent heard back from earlier posters on this thread so i dont know if they have gotten theirs yet. if they have, CONGRATS!! if still waiting, BEST OF LUCK folks!!
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ok guys, so we got the email today, PR granted. that was intense, the CO actually sent us a form 80 to fill last night, we did and this morning got the grant. Phew!!
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ok guys, so we got the email today, PR granted. that was intense, the CO actually sent us a form 80 to fill last night, we did and this morning got the grant. Phew!! 92 days from the visa application. those days felt like eternity but all done now. Goodluck to those of us still waiting.
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http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/194563-ens-186-visa-perth-processing-office.html