Michael S

1 minute ago, Tony C said:

Hope we will get it through..

Thanks, best of luck and may I share my luck to you and everyone else too!

Merry Christmas 

3 minutes ago, Tony C said:

Anyone have experience on how long it takes for the visa to be granted after 2nd VAC payment? 

Mine took 3 hours.

I am actually worried for you because you are departing next week, which is a xmas week and returning first week of Jan, not sure how many officers will go for a holiday during this time. 

56 minutes ago, Mily said:

Yeah i searched on immi web & saw that too that’s why im very worried about now

is there any exemptions because it state “ the following conditions MIGHT BE ATTACHED to this visa “. & it is usually in the case of a Partner Visa.

Has anybody recently got their visa granted with dependant child has this issue ? 
 

Hi Mily,

I think your family's application is same as mine. The 143 my parents lodged was for 3 persons, my dad, my mom and my younger brother who is studying in Australia on student visa.

When we received 2nd VAC request last Friday, our agent advised us that my younger must leave Australia before the PR can be granted to all 3 applicants.

So we booked the ticket for him to depart Australia yesterday, right after he passed the passport control at the international airport, we make the payment via BPAY then notify our agent.

3 hours after that, we received an email from our agent, PR were granted to all 3 applicants, and on this email, our agent told us my dad (main applicant) MUST arrive Australia with the other applicants (mom and younger brother) or EARLIER than the other applicants (mom and bro).

In other words, the other applicants cannot arrive Australia on the newly granted PR visa on their own prior the main applicant arrival. If they do, they would be seen as a tourist (if arriving on a tourist visa) or an international student (if arriving on a student visa) etc.

HORRAYYYYY!!!
My parents and younger brother got their PR today!!!!

Excellent Xmas gift, although they came 2 years late but better be late than never!!

Merry Xmas to you all and thanks for everyone's support throughout this painful waiting time! 

The so called "sponsorship" is basically you agreed to financially take care of the visa applicant(s) so that they do not need to rely on Centrelink subsidies. For that, the Centrelink require you to apply for the Assurance of Support (AOS), to have you approved, you will need to do a 10 years bank guarantee for visa applicant(s), $10000 for one, add $4000 for the second applicant. That's to safeguard the visa applicant(s) "accidentally" make a claim to Centrelink after they became a PR, if they do, Centrelink will take money from the bank guarantee they hold and to repay the money claimed, if the bank guarantee does not cover the claimed amount, Centrelink will contact you and ask you to repay the money claimed.

The history of cancer or any other medical conditions is not Cenrelink concern, it is up to the immigration case officer to decide whether to grant the visa applicant a PR based on the medical check result.

And for the future medical bills, if PR is granted, your parent in law is covered by Medicare. Any out of pocket, of course, is expected to be paid, not necessarily yourself but yeah, by your family.

2 hours ago, sh aron said:

Hi 

I applied AOS on 26 oct with estimated date of completion on 7 nov . It still shows same date . Should I wait or visit centre link . 
 

It will be more like towards 7 Jan 2020.

Don't take the estimated date serious, none of us here got it done on or before the estimated date, not even close.

wooohoooo 2nd VAC requested!!
keep the good news coming!

Wish we all have a merry xmas !!

16 hours ago, redtour said:

2nd Payment requested and have been advised that the Visa will be granted tomorrow

First of all, congratulations

when did you receive the AOS letter and notify the immigration office?

Just wondering how long does it take to receive the 2nd payment request, thanks

AOS acceptance letter received!!! 
Hope Immigration office give me a nice xmas gift by granting my parents visa!

12 hours ago, Mily said:

U should use the centrelink app to upload the document. Choose to upload centrelink form then choose to scan the bar code. It will automatically fill in the data that is assurance of support

then take a photo of all document ~~>> upload

i did that way and received the acceptance letter within 1 weeks

O....M.....G........... I wish I asked earlier! I also submitted the AOS on the 20th but yet to hear a response.

I have uploaded the documents using your method, hopefully I will get the approval letter in a week time

Thanks!

51 minutes ago, AMP said:

Excellent, congratulations!  You must be feeling an enormous rush of relief.  We all feel so pleased for you particularly because we appreciate the long, nightmare experience you have been through.

I can see that you waited for 5 days only to have your AOS approved, what's your magic? Did you call the hotline everyday? 

19 hours ago, Rosiejaq said:

Finally......we have the letter!!!!!!!!!!!    Aos accepted.  Phew that took ages!  Now waiting to give PVC a lot of money

 

congratulations !!!

23 hours ago, NewBee2019 said:

@Michael S

Did you submit the bank guarantee document online or in person? I submitted it in the "upload documents" section but unsure if that will suffice. Planning to visit centerlink tomorrow. Also, have you heard back from centerlink?

Any idea how long this stage normally takes these days? 

I submitted the bank guarantee documents and the bank guarantee request letter online. mygov -> Centrelink -> upload documents -> uploaded them under "Financials" category

I have not heard back from centrelink.

From the information I have gathered from this forum, the wait time appears to be random, some waited for like a week, some waited for like a month, some even got rejected for no reasons when everything was done right.

AOS - joint application question. I hope you guys can help me. I am sponsoring my parents and my brother under visa 143. Can the bank guarantee be set up under one name (one assurer’s name) or does it has to be under both assurers’ name? Reason for asking is because the CBA staff (visited two branches already) and they both told me they could only do the bank guarantee under my name, but not under both me and my partner’s name. Can someone please help me? Thanks.

14 hours ago, NewBee2019 said:

That sounds really frustrating! Hope you hear back soon.

Thanks, I received the Bank Guarantee Request letter on last Friday, three days after the phone interview concluded. 

2 hours ago, NewBee2019 said:

Hi

Congratulations! Do you remember what the original estimate for completion was, when you submitted your aos application?

 

I am trying to get an idea of how reliable their ETA is. Or maybe it varies from area to area? Does anyone have an idea about this..?

 

AOS submitted on 20 AUG 19 and I was given an estimated completion date on 01 OCT 19.

Received SMS and finished phone interview on 12 NOV 19.
Before the phone interview call ended, the officer told me she will finalise the AOS and I will receive a letter in mygov inbox for paying the bond the next day.

However 2 days past, I have yet to receive the letter, call up Centrelink twice and I was told to keep waiting.....

Frustrationssssss after frustrationssssssssss

16 minutes ago, Andree' said:

Thanks Michael and Kush. Me and my friend did it correctly, but something is wrong with centrelink. I got a reject letter. Now I call Centrelink again to investigate their decision about my aos. 

Did they care to explain to you what exactly went wrong?

46 minutes ago, Andree' said:

I applied AOS for 3 people ( mom, dad, brother) they are all adults, so How many asures do I need to cover them? Anyone know about it

you need 2 assurers for 3 people.

Just a small update, today I received a SMS at 3:35pm, " A Department of Human Services - Centrelink Service Officer will call you today from a private number. Please answer this call. Do not reply by SMS".

FYI, I have submitted the AOS application online on the 20th AUG 19.

Just now, karu1 said:

 

This is paper based application to centrelink office. 

Oh no....... stupid centrelink... how can they lose the application?! Hope your next application goes well, fingers crossed.

11 hours ago, karu1 said:

Yes, Our assurer submited AOS documents to centrelink on 27.08.2019. twice he had inquired and confermed it's in d system but when he inquired today they have told they cant see d application and to resubmit again.

WHAT? You can't be serious right..... how did they lodge the application? If by online, they should be able to see the application status.

15 hours ago, karu1 said:

Thank u MYY,  so same as us. 

Karu, were you contacted by the centrelink and deposited the bond already?

Not meant to be a stalker but I found our timeline are fairly close to each other.

Is there a number that we can call to ask for the status of the AOS application?

46 minutes ago, Jellybean T said:

Micheal, Are you applying for the Aso for your parents? Only asking as it’s the sponsors who get the call ... not every applicant even has an interview. Hopefully it was just a call from someone wanting to sell you something. 

Hi Jellybean, yea I am the sponsor and applying for the AOS for my parents. It's good to know not everyone gets a phone interview....

Damn it!! I have just missed a call from a "no caller ID"
Hope it was not a centrelink call