MikenC

22 minutes ago, SusieRoo said:

Nice work Peter2. Please feel free to add me to the list with lodged date 28th March 2016.

Some here, well done Perter2. Please feel free to add our details to

34 minutes ago, Hannah HD said:

Congratulations!!! May I ask you on that on the 2nd vac requested letter, what date does it stated that you have to enter Australia by if the visa is granted? Thanks

03/07/2018 and no later than 03/01/2019

15 minutes ago, Faran Muzaffar said:

Congrats MikenC, would you please let us know when did you lodge your visa application and when were you requested for the 2nd Vac Payment. 

It"ll be a great help for us. Thanks

Thanks. All my time line is in my signature 

Just woke up to our visas being granted. It's turned into one of those great days!!!!!!!

No we haven't. I thought I might hear something today, but alas we're still waiting

13 hours ago, MikenC said:

Has anyone out there received a confirmation email from the department of immigration for receipt of their 2 vac payment. We sent ours 2weeks ago and haven’t heard a thing

I emailed the pvt this morning and they sent me a receipt for payment within the hour. Just goes to show there are some efficient members of staff in the organisation

Has anyone out there received a confirmation email from the department of immigration for receipt of their 2 vac payment. We sent ours 2weeks ago and haven’t heard a thing

1 hour ago, Merryweather said:

Was wondering if anyone out there knows if you get an acknowledgement/receipt of the 2nd VAC payment?

Or do you just wait for the visa?

Ta

I to was wondering the same, seems such an anticlimax after such a long wait 

If you are lucky enough not to need the equity in your house to move over, then I would suggest as we did and wait for the Visa to be granted. Houses here sell very quickly to, but unless your lucky it could take three months or more to complete. It’s never an easy or straight forward decision to make I’m afraid

good luck with which ever way you choose to do things. 

1 hour ago, gafuk said:

Hi everyone,

I thought I posted a picture of our Singapore airlines plane at the gate at Manchester Airport a week ago when we were waiting to board but no sign of the post or picture ?. 

Anyway we are finally here in Perth and registering for medicare, seniors card, buying a car and deciding whether to build a new house or buy an established home. 

All of these stressful tasks are soooo much easier when a winter's day is sunny and around 20 degrees. 

Thank you to everyone in the forum for advice and help through our journey. If you have been in the queue for a while and hit problems as we did , try and look to the future and hopefully like us eventually it will happen and you will join your children and look forward to sharing their lives and them yours. 

Good luck everyone and congratulations to those who have advanced.

See you all soon!

 

Hi gafuk

congratultions on finally getting there. Our 2vac is now paid, the house goes on the market in a couple of days, busy packing and sorting those thousand and one things out that we've left until the last minute. Planning on flying out to Perth at the end of July.

On 06/06/2018 at 12:15, Nicole Eire said:

Still waiting very impatiently. No request for 2nd VAC, despite the previous email from immi telling us the amount that would be requested and that we would have 28 days to pay etc... thank you for your patience. How about all the others from March 2015 - Mikenc Pertenhall?? Anything?

Finally we got a request for the 2nd vac payment this morning after a 39 month wait.

24 minutes ago, Nicole Eire said:

Still waiting very impatiently. No request for 2nd VAC, despite the previous email from immi telling us the amount that would be requested and that we would have 28 days to pay etc... thank you for your patience. How about all the others from March 2015 - Mikenc Pertenhall?? Anything?

No we’re still waiting I’m afraid 

40 minutes ago, Zaki said:

We are currently assessing files lodged and including 05th May 2015  

That’s good news but there is still a back log with the 2nd vac requests that don’t seem to be moving

I have to agree. It beggars belief what they actually do in that office! I’m getting sick of waiting for a decision!

9 minutes ago, Tidang said:

Miken C Don't you have Second Vac Payment ??? Please let me know beacause you and me are the same month ^^

No I haven’t been asked to pay yet 

We received an acknowledgment email from the PCV Team saying they’ve received all our required information and will be allocating  a CO to us soon. Is this the standard procedure and if so when are we likely to hear from them for the 2nd vac request 

2 hours ago, SusieRoo said:

I think you should get to hear something very soon. Other parents on 143 visa who are on your timeline, have already got their visas.

Have they?

6 minutes ago, Wishfull said:

HI

Have any of the following received their 2nd VAC requests yet?

Ant111

MikeC

Nicole Eire

Trying to second guess who is likely to have their visa granted next. 

No, not yet, we're still in the waiting room I'm afraid. ☹️

Out of interest has anyone out there worked out the average time between getting the AOS acceptance letter from Centrelink and being asked for the 2nd vac payment from  the DIBP

8 hours ago, gafuk said:

YES YIPEEE !!! We had our visa granted today !!!whoooohoo!

Thanks for helping us to this point... I just hope we like it ?

Great news!! We moved on today aswell, our AOS acceptance letter was received today. Getting there slowly but surely ?

8 minutes ago, Tidang said:

MikenC Please tell me the detail of Your AOS . Why some application lodged after our be granted but you and me is still waiting for this ???

I’m at a loss. I really have know idea but I’m sure it won’t be to long now we just have to be a little patience, after over three years another few weeks/months will soon pass. 

The bond was lodged in the 5/4/2018 and Centrelink was made aware of this on the same day

14 minutes ago, LindaH27 said:

@Pertenhall Can you pay AOS bond before getting approval letter? Am just confused as @Tidang‘s signature has no date for AOS approval letter ? 

Yes the bond is paid into a Commonwealth bank account then you need to wait for the approval letter from Centrelink to get to the 2nd vac request from immigration. 

Its a long drawn out process I’m afraid 

40 minutes ago, TinaH said:

@MikenC ~ not the bond request letter. You’ll need to email to DIBP The Acceptance letter. After you paid the bond, bring the letter from CBA to Centerlink, then they’ll Issue a letter to let you know your AOS has been accepted in around 1-2 weeks. 

Thank you for your reply. I think I'm just a little jumpy after all this time!  

I keep telling myself it's really not long now

The bond was paid on 05/04 and Centrelink informed that day

Can anyone out there just confirm to me what letter has to be sent into the team1, is it the letter from Centrelink to pay the AOS bond into the bank or do I have to wait for an acknowledgement letter for Centrelink to say that the money has been lodged.