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Thanks Kath!
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Hi all, does anyone know the correct address to send a notification form of a change of passport, please?
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Congratulations!
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Our 600 visa showed we were allowed multiple entries in the year and we could stay for 12 months maximum each time, so we left in the eleventh month for a week in Bali and then returned and stayed for a further 12 month period. Brenda
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We just applied for 12months but when the visa was granted there was the option as Bridgie said of entering Australia multiple times within a 12 month period, (with a 12 month stay allowed on each entry), so by leaving the country after 11 months, we could return before the visa expired and stay for a further year. ( I did phone the visa office on 3 different occasions to confirm this was so, as I was concerned I'd misread it!). I think we were granted the visa within a couple of days and it was a very straightforward process. We did take out health insurance for the duration. Hope this helps!
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Hi Angela My husband and I stayed for nearly 2 years on a 600 visa without any problems. We booked one way flights when we came, although as mentioned previously, if you feel happier, it's not much more to book a return. We had no issue entering the country without a return ticket. I believe the 600 visa is supposed to be used by parents in our situation, awaiting a permanent visa, so I'm not sure why your agent is hesitant, unless he knows something we don't! My advice would be to spend as much time as you can over there, if you're able to. Brenda
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Hi Angela My husband and I stayed for nearly 2 years on a 600 visa without any problems. We booked one way flights when we came, although as mentioned previously, if you feel happier, it's not much more to book a return. We had no issue entering the country without a return ticket. I believe the 600 visa is supposed to be used by parents in our situation, awaiting a permanent visa, so I'm not sure why your agent is hesitant, unless he knows something we don't! My advice would be to spend as much time as you can over there, if you're able to. Brenda QUOTE=AMP;1937036956]Hi everyone I have now joined the band of "fed ups", feeling that my application to join my family is getting nowhere. In Dec 2015 I applied for the 143 visa, hoping to be able to benefit from being able to spend time with my grandchildren while they were still young, but at the rate the visa processing is going, the youngest will have started school by the time I get there! i'm also looking to move on my own as I was widowed 2 years ago and want to be able to pick up my life in Australia where BOTH my children live. Is anyone else in this position, moving singly? Most comments I read on this forum appear to be from couples. It would be good to make contact with others who are in similar circumstances. Anyway, at the moment I feel in limbo land so am now starting to investigate temporary visas to allow me to move over early whilst waiting for my 143 application to be processed. Can anyone advise me what is the best way? I'm thinking the 600 visa, or maybe I am better waiting for the new temporary visa for parents which is coming up in July. Just don't know which would be the best way to go, particularly as I wont want to join another long queueing process. I partly wonder whether the long delays with the CPV are being orchestrated to encourage people in the currently 143/173 queues to redirect down this new temporary parent visa path. Any advice greatfully received!
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Congratulations! enjoy Bali, hope the celebrations are still going on!!
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That's really good to know! We are not using an agent for our application, so weren't aware they'd changed the system again for the time frame for getting Police checks etc. I'm also wondering how Immi interpret the "have lived in any of the countries listed on this page for a total of one year or more in the last 10 years", as regards Police certificates. I have visited Spain many times in the last 10 years, which would add up to more than 365 days but not technically "lived" there. I'm wondering if I will have to get a certificate for Spain? Anyone any idea? Brenda
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Yes, definitely! Brenda
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Hi Jan We're going to the Mornington Peninsula, we've been staying there off and on for the last three years, so have got to know it quite well. Brenda
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Hi Jan Welcome to the forum! We're very close on our dates, so we'll be progressing through this together, hopefully. It's nice to have someone with a similar timeline. Brenda
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Wouldn't that be an amazing start to 2017!!
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Congratulations Julie!
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Hi Julie It's a lovely area isn't it, we love it there. You're so close now, you must be feeling so relieved, hope all goes well for your final stage! Brenda
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It certainly is! We lived in Ibiza for 10years before our stay in Australia. You're moving there at just the right time, I'm missing the Oz summer..it's rained non stop for the last week in Marbella!
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Hi everyone Thought it was time I joined the forum ( now I know it exists!) as my husband and I lodged our application on 5th Dec 2014. Obviously we thought we would now be very close to getting our 143 visa, or even possibly have had it granted by now, working on the 18-24month estimate given at the time but it's apparent that's not going to happen! We've been living on and off in Mount Martha, on the Mornington Peninsula for the last three years, taking breaks away when necessary for our visa. We're currently waiting out the last few months in Spain but like all of you, can't wait to (hopefully!) be permanently settled, and get on with our lives in Australia and be with our family. Cheers Brenda
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Hi there My husband and I are new to Mount Martha (moved in September). We're a different age group then you (older!) but moved to Australia from Ibiza last year, as our son and family are now settled in Eltham. We're both artists and my husband is also a music producer for cafe del mar in Ibiza. if you'd like to meet up for coffee one day in Mount Martha, give me a shout!
