Form 80 Question Anxiety

[mellamoamo]

Hi all

 

We are in the process of filling out this rather time-consuming and anxiety-causing Form 80. We are stuck on Question 21:-

 

Do you have personal contacts in Australia? Include DOB and phone number.

 

Well, we do. A female friend we met whilst travelling about 6 months ago who we have kept in good contact with via email. Problem is, she's out travelling again at the moment (lucky thing!) and not on emails...and we don't have a phone number and DEFINITELY don't have a DOB for her (not something you ask a new female friend, right?!). My partner seems to think we should leave the question blank but I say deffo put her name and email in, and explain on the last page the situation above and that she is contactable via email, soon-ish.

 

What to do? :unsure:

[Chardy]

I would put her down as you have said with the explanation - unless anything else you put down looks like it needs checking I doubt they will contact her.

I put 3 contacts down, one of which I didn't have her DoB either and none were contacted.

[mellamoamo]

Thanks for this Chardy, I'll show my husband your reply.

 

Having gone through visa applications before (to UK), I know the last thing you should do is worry incessantly about every little bit. The rest of our application is rock solid so I'm fairly confident that this info should suffice. It's just appeasing my very anxious husband that is the worry!

[walkwater]

I too didn't have DOB of my friend and didn't put the same in the form.