hollygolucky Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 It states on this page they’re prioritising travellers who are in exempt categories: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/i-want-apply-visa In the exemption application you can specify that you don’t have a visa yet but that you’ve applied for one and give the reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Lauram1 said: Isnt it just! Guess theres lots of us in the same boat. I would definitely apply for exemption now, it cant hurt. The immi international team were really helpful when I called, and if they advised it, it must be correct! That's good advice at least! The migration agent registered with my hospital advised against it saying people had been refused without valid visas but I see much more sense in this approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Elmurph said: That's good advice at least! The migration agent registered with my hospital advised against it saying people had been refused without valid visas but I see much more sense in this approach. Seems silly not to try, because there’s no limit to the number of times you can apply for an exemption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollygolucky Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I’ve been granted my exemption today, I applied on July 2nd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, hollygolucky said: I’ve been granted my exemption today, I applied on July 2nd. Me too! Applied 13th July. But no visa still! Just showing as received, hasn't been looked at yet!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Lauram1 said: Me too! Applied 13th July. But no visa still! Just showing as received, hasn't been looked at yet!! I'm delighted to hear that! What supporting documentation did you give with the application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 hours ago, Elmurph said: I'm delighted to hear that! What supporting documentation did you give with the application? I got a letter from my employer saying why they needed me over, my degree and post grad certificates to show I was actually qualified for the job and I wrote a letter with more detail as to why my job is critical to Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Lauram1 said: I got a letter from my employer saying why they needed me over, my degree and post grad certificates to show I was actually qualified for the job and I wrote a letter with more detail as to why my job is critical to Australia That’s great news! I hope you don’t mind me asking a question about the exemption documents. I’m putting together an exemption request currently. With your letter re: job being critical, did you specify how it related to Covid? Or wasn’t that required? As I would struggle with that aspect. I’m an occupational therapist with job offer for rehabilitation of clients (Adults and children) in the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Green said: That’s great news! I hope you don’t mind me asking a question about the exemption documents. I’m putting together an exemption request currently. With your letter re: job being critical, did you specify how it related to Covid? Or wasn’t that required? As I would struggle with that aspect. I’m an occupational therapist with job offer for rehabilitation of clients (Adults and children) in the community. I'm a breast radiographer and mammography had to stop during the peak of covid so both my employer and I detailed how many women had gone without a mammogram during this period and I detailed how this could affect people ie missed cancers etc. In my letter I went into more detail about my job role etc. Has OT been stopped or services reduced during covid in aus? Having you over would mean more rehab for Australian clients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 14 minutes ago, Lauram1 said: I'm a breast radiographer and mammography had to stop during the peak of covid so both my employer and I detailed how many women had gone without a mammogram during this period and I detailed how this could affect people ie missed cancers etc. In my letter I went into more detail about my job role etc. Has OT been stopped or services reduced during covid in aus? Having you over would mean more rehab for Australian clients Thanks, Lauram1. That’s a good idea! Yes I think they have a backlog of people waiting for reviews in this specific job. Will need to do a bit of research. Good of luck with everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 30/07/2020 at 11:24, Lauram1 said: Me too! Applied 13th July. But no visa still! Just showing as received, hasn't been looked at yet!! Has your visa come through yet? Hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 52 minutes ago, Green said: Has your visa come through yet? Hope so! Yes! Got it yesterday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Lauram1 said: Yes! Got it yesterday!! Oh fantastic! Yay! So it’s just a case of packing the bags and off you go. Kind of anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Lauram1 said: Yes! Got it yesterday!! That's fantastic! How long in total were you waiting? Was your sponsor accredited do you mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollygolucky Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) My exemption was granted one week ago, and my visa is now being processed - they asked for a police check. I applied for both on 2nd July. My sponsor is a health board. Edited August 7, 2020 by hollygolucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, hollygolucky said: My exemption was granted one week ago, and my visa is now being processed - they asked for a police check. I applied for both on 2nd July. My sponsor is a health board. That's great to hear Holly! My sponsor is a health board as well. I'm just after hitting a snag - my situation was I had actually been in Australia last year from August until March and had to travel home urgently due to family reasons, so was provisionally registered with AHPRA already. Unfortunately my visa and everything was cancelled so I've had to start from scratch aside from the AHPRA application. However I am approaching the expiry date of my provisional registration with AHPRA - I have applied for renewal but was told this could take up to six weeks. My registration is still in force while they consider my renewal and I have attached a statement saying the same thing on my visa application. I know this is a bit complicated but can anyone comment on whether it would be possible to have the visa granted with a technically expired AHPRA registration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Elmurph said: That's fantastic! How long in total were you waiting? Was your sponsor accredited do you mind me asking? I'm unsure. Im working for cancer screening so I'll be employed by the department of health so I assume they are accredited. Ive been waiting around 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 47 minutes ago, Elmurph said: That's great to hear Holly! My sponsor is a health board as well. I'm just after hitting a snag - my situation was I had actually been in Australia last year from August until March and had to travel home urgently due to family reasons, so was provisionally registered with AHPRA already. Unfortunately my visa and everything was cancelled so I've had to start from scratch aside from the AHPRA application. However I am approaching the expiry date of my provisional registration with AHPRA - I have applied for renewal but was told this could take up to six weeks. My registration is still in force while they consider my renewal and I have attached a statement saying the same thing on my visa application. I know this is a bit complicated but can anyone comment on whether it would be possible to have the visa granted with a technically expired AHPRA registration? My AHPRA hasn't been approved yet(I've just got it in principle) and my Visa was granted. Ahpra have been great and given me 2 extensions so far but hopefully I'll be over before the expiry of this current extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, Lauram1 said: My AHPRA hasn't been approved yet(I've just got it in principle) and my Visa was granted. Ahpra have been great and given me 2 extensions so far but hopefully I'll be over before the expiry of this current extension Ya my visa was approved on the basis of in principal approval last year. I suppose I expected to be back long before the current registration expired, it crept up on me! Hopefully the letter of support from AHPRA stating that I've applied for renewal will be OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just to update - exemption was granted today after applying last week! Visa still "received" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmurph Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 11:28, Lauram1 said: My AHPRA hasn't been approved yet(I've just got it in principle) and my Visa was granted. Ahpra have been great and given me 2 extensions so far but hopefully I'll be over before the expiry of this current extension Laura, when you were granted your travel exemption did you include a screenshot of this or anything as part of your attached documents on the visa application? I'm just wondering how do they actually identify those with travel exemptions if it is two separate systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauram1 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, Elmurph said: Laura, when you were granted your travel exemption did you include a screenshot of this or anything as part of your attached documents on the visa application? I'm just wondering how do they actually identify those with travel exemptions if it is two separate systems No, I thought about it but there didn't seem an appropriate section for it. I just figured they would search for my application after granting the exemption as you have to put your visa application ID on the exemption form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Hi guys, Does anybody have any idea if they will allow expats on a TSS 482 visa to leave and come back? I've read it might not be until at least Jan 2021. I'd happily pay the quarantine fees, I just want to see my family and partner. It's been so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Hi guys, Does anybody have any idea if they will allow expats on a TSS 482 visa to leave and come back? I've read it might not be until at least Jan 2021. I'd happily pay the quarantine fees, I just want to see my family and partner. It's been so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Reece said: Hi guys, Does anybody have any idea if they will allow expats on a TSS 482 visa to leave and come back? I've read it might not be until at least Jan 2021. I'd happily pay the quarantine fees, I just want to see my family and partner. It's been so long. There are thousands of TSS 484 holders stuck overseas. They are being refused exemptions even though their main residence is in Australia and their whole life is here. So if you choose to leave now, there's no chance they'd allow you to return. The only 482 holders being granted exemptions are workers critical to the fight against Covid (i.e. health professionals). No one knows when that might change. There is a Facebook group for 482 holders stuck overseas, perhaps you or your partner could join it (I don't have a link, sorry). I'm sure when the rules finally change, that group will spread the news. Edited August 11, 2020 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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