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1 hour ago, KathyN said:

Hi, did the letter say that you have to leave then wait for at least 3 working days for them to grant the visa, before you can go back? 

My letter said this, which confuses me: "Please confirm your travel arrangements, dates of travel and allow for 3-5 working days for
us to finalise your visa application."

I'm not sure if this means 3-5 working days before I can depart Australia, or 3-5 working days from date of departure for my visa to be granted? 

Probably might have to rebook my flights if the latter is true, since I have booked return flights with only 5 hours of transit in Singapore!

Mine said that we have to allow at least 3 working days for the visa to be granted after leaving Australia. So we have to stay offshore for at least 3 working days for the visa to be granted 

 

Hi,

I wanted to know  if we want to leave Australia now whether we need to get permission to leave Australia at the moment. I am currently on a student visa and my mom is on a visiting visa

22 minutes ago, Kathss56 said:

Another lady just paid and originally given 28 days to leave and they now have said try to leave within 3 months to her. Singapore is an option. You have to do 2 days quarantine then you could do extra day  in another hotel. Was about $3000  But the flight back is a risk, lots get cancelled and most  people book business class to secure a seat. 
we are saying can we wait until NZ opens!  You can but try!!

 

Thank you for the information

11 minutes ago, Kathss56 said:

How long have they given you to leave? Some of us are emailing them saying we don’t want to leave yet due to COVID and flight shortages for returning to Oz. I would ask them for longer. They have told me that if stay past Feb I will have to read do checks etc. I would definitely ask for more time due to the current pandemic 

We were given 28 days. We will definitely look into asking them for more time as that seems like the best option at the moment. Thank yoy

Hi everyone,

We got the 2nd VAC request yesterday and we paid it yesterday.  This is for the 143 visa that was applied in February 2016. As we are currently onshore, we got letter from the Immigration that we need to leave the country for at least 3 working days for them to grant the visa. Does anyone have a similar experience and where did you travel to? With the current situation, we are not sure which country is safe to go and doesn’t require a visa to enter that country and whether they will have us be in quarantine for 14 days . We are prepared to be in quarantine for 14 days once we come back to Australia. I really appreciate anyone’s knowledge and ideas regarding this matter 

Hello everyone, 

Has anyone else received the 2nd VAC payment request

On 16/01/2020 at 10:03, Anks said:

look at these forums, there are a lot of discussions about 143 and 173

 

Thank you  

Hi, 

Can anyone please share their experience and timelines with Assurance of support.   

Thank you  

Hi, 

Can anyone tell me the correct process to apply for Assurance of Support. On the website it said, it could be done online but when we went to a centrelink center it said that we had to fill out the paper application.  We submitted the application online however the person from the centre said they could view it. We tried to get a hold of the centrelink through calling but the line is always busy. Wouldlreally appreciate if anyone had already done this process can let me know how they did it. 

Hi, 

I had a question regarding the 2nd VAC payment. My mom applied for 143 in February 2016. I was a dependent on her as I was under 18 at the moment of the visa lodgement. At the time, they said that I had to pay $ 2,000 something for the 2nd VAC payment and my mom to pay the full amount.  However,  now they are saying that I have to pay the full amount for the 2nd VAC payment, I am 20 now. They never mentioned at the beginning of the process that if the 2nd VAC payment was asked once I was over 18, that I would have to pay the full amount. They even signed a document that mentioned all the payments that we needed to make. Does anyone have any experience with a similar situation? I had a friend who had a similar situation and they didn't get told that (unfortunately I don't have their contact to ask them more questions ).