Wishfull
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Great news - we were contacted yesterday by PVC to supply further documents, arrange our medicals and submit our AOS. At last things are moving.
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Not yet, fingers crossed we will hear soon. All documents ready to go when we do get the request and son tee'd up to submit AOS. Arrived in Brisbane yesterday for a holiday and to spend time with family and have already identified where we can get our medicals done. Trying to be optimistic!
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Hi Marilyn where did you see a post from michaelsmum saying that she had received a request for medical and police clearance? I cannot find one. Hope you are correct and we have finally moved on to Sept 2015.
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As we are at the end of the financial year it is possible that this year's visa allocation is full which would explain the delay in finalising your visa. What is more worrying, and is not so easily explained, is why they have not started processing applications lodged in September especially as some August applications have already been granted their visas. Given the lead time between being allocating a case officer and the time to process medicals, form 80, AOS etc one would have expected the next tranche to be initiated. To echo your words, it is very worrying.
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Looking on the bright side - at least it means that IMMI are actively monitoring your case rather than leaving it to languish in a black hole as has been the experience of some on this forum. Hopefully once you supply proof they will progress it quickly. Ever the optimist me............. I am desperate for IMMI to start processing September's applications.
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Hi David Were you able to obtain Australian driving licenses when you were on a 600 visa? I thought that you had to be a permanent resident before you were eligible (we are planning to come over to Queensland soon on a 12 month 600 visa). As we are planning to buy a 2nd hand car when we arrive rather than rent it would be helpful if we had an Australian driving license. Many thanks
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Hope all goes well and you get the all clear. Am willing you a smooth and quick journey until your visa is granted. I know your family are longing to have you close by.
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Congratulations and very best wishes for your new life in Australia. I notice that you paid your 2nd Vac on 12 Mar and had your visa granted the next day. How did you pay your 2nd Vac?
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Why the assumption that parents are tax negative? We are already paying tax on our investments in Oz, albeit at a reduced rate as we are UK residents. As soon as we become Australian residents we will be paying tax on our UK income from our pensions even though we will not be working. We may incur health costs in later years, although that is not a given, but we will not be having children who will need educating and will also incur health costs. Research conducted in the UK found that retirees in general were net contributors to society as they were not only helping with child care but were active in the voluntary sector.
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Hi At last there has been some movement on 143/173 visas but alas none on 864/884: · OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 143 and 173) When your application is allocated to a case officer, you or your authorised contact will be asked to provide more documents, including (but not limited to) an Assurance of Support (subclass 143 only), police certificates and health clearances to finalise your application. We are currently assessing applications lodged up to 29 June 2015. · ONSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 864 and 884) When your application is allocated to a case officer, you or your authorised contact will be asked to provide more documents, including (but not limited to) an Assurance of Support (subclass 864 only), police certificates and health clearances to finalise your application. We are currently assessing applications lodged up to 27 October 2016.
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Thank you Geoff and Gill, your response was really helpful. Hope you enjoyed your first week as permanent residents!
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We only have conditions 8101 - no work and 8201 - max 3 months study. We do not have any of the other conditions. The length of stay and and travel are the same as yours, see below: Length of stay 12 month(s) from the date of each arrival Travel Multiple entries
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We have just been granted a 600 visa and the only restrictions on it are that we cannot work and can only study for up to 3 months. We plan to travel to Australia for Christmas and then stay on and I have a couple of questions: We will have travel insurance and the UK reciprocal arrangements for medicare, but we plan to take out limited private medical cover for dentist, ambulance cover etc. Has anyone else on a 600 visa taken out private medical cover and if so did you encounter any problems because you were not permanent residents. We have been granted a multiple entry 600 visa. If, heaven forbid, after 12 months we have still not been granted our 143 visa, do we simply leave the country for a few days and then re-enter with another 12 months stay allowed or do we have to stay out of the country for 6 months before we can re-enter. Many thanks
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Hi @SIMHAR when did you apply for your 143 and when were you contacted to supply your AOS etc? Thank you
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Wonderful news! Let's hope that this is quickly followed by a 2nd VAC request and then the long awaited visa. ?
