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  1. MELBNGSM
    All the best Kath
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    @Gadgetfreak28 were you sent an email 2nd week of Feb about your application being released from que for processing and informing you of legislative change to allow Visa grants on-shore for offshore applicants? We have seen Medicals extended for 6 months and police extended for 3months. You may get them extended as well albeit it isnt certain. FYI - Some people had to do Medicals again as the extension had also expired. Regarding AOS you are in the same boat as everyone else. There are people who have paid VAC2 nearly 6 months ago now and are waiting for a grant becuase they could not go offshore.
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    They are most definitely used up. I cant give you concrete evidence but that is what I have been told from IMMI themselves. If they have a few places left, we won’t hear until after the onshore get their grant i.e. after 24 March.
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    We cant say for the rules. But looks like most of us missed the change introduced in Oct to reduce the parents visa quota and it was readjusted to give to Partner. Quota for family visas hasnt changed (not sure of it though) Now realistically. If you are a citizen or PR and have married or have a partner who is overseas because they dont have visa. Who do you choose to get first Partner/Parent. I know it is not that simple. But this is what we are dealing with. If you have not heard about VAC2, then I would say July is the time you will hear for it. This is again from my own experience.
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    Yeah, you will be the first one in July. Then hopefully we get ours in the first week of July.
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    If it makes you feel better. I got a reaply back after 3 repeat emails in a week.
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    ***Everything I reply to is my own expereince. Well I say if your DOCS are expering and you think they will ask again then re do them. But I feel like it depends on your case. If you/your parents are overseas then get the DOCS done again. If they are onshore you may get possible extension Health 6 months Police etc also a few months. Hope this helps.
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    Yes, that is common. Email replies come. Keep emailing every couple of days (if you are needeing a reply that is) and eventually you will get a reply. I think the volume of emails they get is enormous.
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    Understand the frustration. The system isn’t working. Money is primary objective yes, also time. Time is more important than money and often people put them in the same basket. We have chosen to pay more money for the visa, but on the 'hope' or somewhat 'certainty' that we will get it sooner, so the families can be reunited here in Australia. But the delay we are seeing aren’t justifiable. System is non-functional. It needs an overhaul.
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    Thanks for the response. Just to clarify one thing. You are doing them because your case officer has asked you to or are you doing them so you save yorself time later? It isnt cheap to do the Medicals so I wanted to exhaust the options/temp concesssions. All th best to you also. Not far now.
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    Hi BigTrev. You must be happy with the news of on-shore Grants. Just wanted to know, Did they say your medicals will be extended for 6 months at the time when they sent you request for 2nd VAC? Do you need to do them again since your grant is on 24 March now? We still havent received the 2nd VAC and most of the police checks and Medicals expire by 24 March 2021. If we get 6monhts extension then we will be good, nut not sure if we will get that consession or not. Sending email to PVC team many times and still no response as of yet.
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    Still waiting on an email response.
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    As I suspected. Extended date for medicals and police checks are for people who have received second VAC. To date we have had no emails from our case officer except emails to provide more information. When we asked for update its just a long silence and then again an email asking for more information.
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    Also I hear from other members of the group that the temporary concessions are not just the grant of visa onshore but also: - 3 months extension for police - 6 months extension for medicals But these were only offered to the people who got second VAC possibly. Some of my parents police checks are already expired and have not been asked to supply them yet.
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    I get 2 automated emails when I send email to PVC Team. One is WA Parents other one is PVC Team and they come out at the same time.
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