Kevin11

no - they won't accept post office certification...

How long have you been in a relationship ?

Is it possible to find out the type of visa you will be granted before it is issued?

Liz

It depends if you have been in a relationship for longer than 2 years or not.

I didn't submit one, didn't need to, and wasn't requested one either.

how long after applying do you think they would ask for one if they were going to ?

Usually the company...

Just make sure you're naked when you ask, that's the important bit.

It makes it a lot easier to read if you use punctuation.

Which visa ? It all depends on a lot of factors.

Hi.

 

Anyone from the Febuary group heard anything about their application? I have a good c/o but I dont seem to get much from them.

I'm a Feb applicant too... Haven't heard anything since I did the medical.

Blood tests are for if you have numerous peircings or tattoos.

The blood test is taken by everyone... It is the HIV test.

I do when I ask, I asked recently if I would need to submit anything furhter after my medical/police and she told me I didn't need to and that after those were submitted it was just a waiting game.

who is your CO ?

I did attempt to contact her after my medical but didn't get a response. Good luck.

I tried contacting my CO after the medical too but didn't get a response, must be common enough!

Excuse me for asking, but why would you emigrate to a country you have never been to before? :err:

Was thinking that too, bizarre to say the least...

Maybe your CO is on hols at the moment?

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Surely they use out of office email replies ?

Hi guys,

Just wondering do you hear back from your CO after police checks and medicals have been submitted to advise you don't need to submit anything else, and the visa is pending grant ?

From reading on here some people have been told this but I'm not sure if it's them that have asked or they have been told.

cheers!

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Titanic Quarter College

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Belfast, BT3 9DT

A caution is a conviction. When you accept a caution, you are admitting guilt.

 

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Not true.

It would have been right at the end I think because we were all due our grant around about the same time and theirs was a mass panic to get the required docs in. It used to be, not sure if its the same , that the CO would ask for something and then say you have 30 days to produce something. Even if you we're able to produce it you then had to wait until the 30 days had expired to hear from the CO again. A very stressful wait indeed. Someone who is a member on here ( it's not for me to name then abviously!) rang me in tears completely stressed by it all and barely speaking to her OH.

Cheers for the reply.

We were asked for more evidence at the start and given the 30 days to produce it etc. I too am in the same boat as your friend (failure to declare on a landing card on a WHV) so just wondering at what stage they asked for character refs, I would have thought at the start they would know you had failed the character test and asked for the references along with evidence ? Also before doing the medical...

Both had OHs with criminal records both said no convictions one also had visited Australia and ticked no on the landing card. Both had a CO who failed there character test. Both had to the scrabble around last minute getting together letters of explanation as to why they had lied ( ie said they hadn't realised it counted etc etc) also had to provide references of their good character. Both dud get their visa but had a lot if unecessary stress. Also one very well respected Agent on here has only had one visa failure and that was someone who lied about criminal convictions on their application!

Do you know how long into their application the CO failed it for the character test?

When did you apply/get a CO ?

This one is for stays of 3, 6 or 12 months. Just be aware the NFS condition for long stay visas.

 

http://www.immi.gov.au/visas/visitor/600/

 

Visitor visa options list

 

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/visa-options.htm

Does anyone know how long it takes for a decision to be made on these particular visas ?

I can only give advise on what au have been told. Whilst applying for our visa two separate friends I met on here were in serious trouble for not declaring their convictions both fortunately were using an Agent who managed to advise them on the best way forward. It is very serious and people need to be aware that failing to admit to crimes is a comment on your character therefore you can fail the character test. Not that surprising really is it?

did they not declare their convictions on a previous entry into Australia ? Also, did they get their visa's in the end ?

sounds fairly positive for you then

I didn't receive any indication like you that there wouldn't be any problems, which makes me wonder! I was told to wait 3 months before doing my medical just.

I am wondering should I email my CO and ask if there will be any issues later on in the process, or is it likely I will get my grant.

Hi Kevin,

 

It seems that different CO's do things differently.

 

Some, upon initial contact (the email you get assigning your CO), give the HAP number and request that Medicals be done three months after date of application. Other CO's get in touch again around the three month mark with the HAP number advising to get it done then.

 

I would assume that if the CO requires further evidence from the start, they wouldn't give you the HAP number until their request for further info has been satisfied.

 

Hope that helps

The CO is content now with the amount of evidence provided, she requested more which we sent and have heard nothing back.

What I was saying though was I think everyone gets given their HAP number during the first few months, whether or not it may later be declined for character issues later on in the process...

Out of interest, how much are you paying for shipping and is it a crate ?

My understanding - which could be wrong - is that they only ask for medicals once they are happy with everything else. They don't want to put people to the expense of a medical if their application is already doomed.

Are medicals not requested as soon as you hear back regarding your application and case officer assigned, whether or not your application may later be declined ? I could also be wrong but that was my understanding, as they need quite a bit of time to assess your application as regards character issues and stuff like that which needs more depth analysis.

I'd be curious to know which it is...