vava Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hi There Vava and Julie. I thought the credit card route, though expensive would be easy and cause our son less work and stress! Now we are going down the path you suggested. We have sufficient funds over there so just need to organise inter bank transfer and for them to get the counter cheque raised and sent off. It all takes time though and we have now lost a week and the money must be paid within another 3 weeks or we could lose the visas! lets hope it goes more smoothly now Hi again, Don't worry! You won't lose your visas. Just email and ask for another couple of weeks. I had to do this when we were about to get our 143. I have an ANZ chequebook so I wrote a cheque and sent it via courier from the UK and IMMI wouldn't accept it. They insisted on a "bank" cheque. Anyway we happened to be in the Canaries when the email came through so they had to wait for the dosh! Don't let them bully you - they need your $$$$$$$$$. Hope it all turns out ok (though I know it will!) Cheers, Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hi There Vava and Julie. I thought the credit card route, though expensive would be easy and cause our son less work and stress! Now we are going down the path you suggested. We have sufficient funds over there so just need to organise inter bank transfer and for them to get the counter cheque raised and sent off. It all takes time though and we have now lost a week and the money must be paid within another 3 weeks or we could lose the visas! lets hope it goes more smoothly now Hi again It will be fine, if you are with NAB they will issue a bank draft straight away, we and our daughter bank with NAB and the money transferred between accounts instantly and she went straight into her branch and they did a bankers draft immediately. Mind you we were not sending the second vac this was for a car purchase. I wish we were at your stage!!!! Try not to stress you are almost there and we can' trait until you leave the waiting room and we all move up a couple of seats! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phalarope83 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yhanks Val, that's put my mind more at rest. Perhaps I will sleep better tonight. I'm fed up with getting up and making tea at 2am with only the dog to talk to! :arghh:He's not much help with financial matters, being a chocolate Lab he's only really interested in the digestives......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Phalarope83, the transfer route suggested by others seems the best way to deal with it, but what does your agent say? They should be able to advise, they must have met this situation before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phalarope83 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Catlady, I'm sorry to say that my agent has more or less left it up to me to sort out. I'm a bit disappointed to say the least but just want to get it over with now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Catlady,I'm sorry to say that my agent has more or less left it up to me to sort out. I'm a bit disappointed to say the least but just want to get it over with now. That's awful! When you're paying for a service, you should be able to count on a bit of advice when you need it. But the advice from others on here is good. I've used currency transfer services to send money to my daughter without any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4sh Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 23 months after lodgement, case officer finally assigned :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieDavey Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hi Everyone, just wondering if it is worth a call to immigration? Mum applied for Contributory Parent visa in 28th Oct 2013. Case officer was assigned July 2015. All forms including Police check, Assurance of Support, medical etc were submitted by early Sept 2015. Since then nothing......... What are your thoughts? I know it is just a matter of waiting but it's been such a long time since we emailed the police check. Mums house is sold and we are literally waiting for a request for the 2nd VAC. We have not used an agent - is that the problem? We haven't been advised anything is wrong. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Poor mum is stressed out of her mind! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeelsy Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I would absolutely ring them ASAP. Friends of ours found themselves in same boat and finally called only to be told 'sorry we forgot you' they ended up 2 months longer than others who applied at same time as them Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordie joe Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Friday update -- We are currently assessing for finalization applications lodged up to 10 February 2014 Another nice jump, immi is still on a roll, hopefully it will free up some more seats in the waiting room. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maisiedaisy Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Friday update -- We are currently assessing for finalization applications lodged up to 10 February 2014 Another nice jump, immi is still on a roll, hopefully it will free up some more seats in the waiting room. Joe That's a good'un Joe, everything crossed it continues to get a wriggle on Maisie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custardy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hello great to hear the wait is 22 months currently. Please can I ask we have sent off the completed paperwork (yesterday) so what can we expect to happen? Will there be some acknowledgement from immigration to say the application has been received? Thank you for your help, Custardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeelsy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hi. When we sent ours in we heard nothing for about 2 weeks then saw money taken from our account. We then received an email saying our lodgement date was 23 May 2014, however, it also stated we would not get a formal acknowledgement of this for approx 6 months. After 6 1/2 months we finally received a formal acknowledgement. Hope that helps. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custardy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Gosh thank you I wasn't expecting such a clear answer and so quick too. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phalarope83 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Well the wait is finally over as our visas were granted today. Two years, all but one week, after submission. A bit of an anti climax in some ways but in others its the beginning of the end of a very long road. Keep faith and never give up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Well the wait is finally over as our visas were granted today. Two years, all but one week, after submission. A bit of an anti climax in some ways but in others its the beginning of the end of a very long road. Keep faith and never give up! Many congratulations, where in oz are you heading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Congratulations, what a wait I really do hope that IMMI get their act together and improve the turn around time. The way they are going new applicants are going to be waiting 2 years plus! Hope you can now start your new adventure in Oz. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi all ive been reading the letters about paying the second vac and am convinced that paying via Australian bankers draft is the way forward (when the time comes). My only worry is about security. How did you all send the bankers draft to Perth? The thought of the draft going off into limbo without trace and hoping for the best makes me feel a bit queasy to say the least! Thanks in in advance for your replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin1962 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi all ive been reading the letters about paying the second vac and am convinced that paying via Australian bankers draft is the way forward (when the time comes). My only worry is about security. How did you all send the bankers draft to Perth? The thought of the draft going off into limbo without trace and hoping for the best makes me feel a bit queasy to say the least! Thanks in in advance for your replies. Hi I think the only safe way is to either hand deliver to the office or send by secure/registered mail. I will be in Perth when mine is requested so I am going to personally take it to the visa centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Hi I think the only safe way is to either hand deliver to the office or send by secure/registered mail. I will be in Perth when mine is requested so I am going to personally take it to the visa centre Hi I believe you can only send payments or documents to the parent centre in Perth by courier or registered mail as they do not offer a counter service or accept personal visitors. They do however accept various documents by email as long as they're PDF files. It should be quite safe to send a bankers cheque (they don't call them drafts) by courier or registered post with a covering letter. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong! Regards Steve Edited December 9, 2015 by Steve2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin1962 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi I believe you can only send payments or documents to the parent centre in Perth by courier or registered mail as they do not offer a counter service or accept personal visitors. They do however accept various documents by email as long as they're PDF files. It should be quite safe to send a bankers cheque (they don't call them drafts) by courier or registered post with a covering letter. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong! Regards Steve thanks Steve looks like it will have to be done by courier or registered mail then. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 thanks Stevelooks like it will have to be done by courier or registered mail then. Linda I'd be interested to know what method you choose. I recently sent something to my daughter in Australia, using the Royal Mail signed for service. It took over 4 weeks to arrive and I was only able to track its progress while it was still in the UK, once it left the UK that was it until it was finally signed for at destination. The Post Office told me there is no Track & Sign service to Australia, only Sign For. And compensation is extremely limited. One of the international couriers might be a better bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin1962 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'd be interested to know what method you choose. I recently sent something to my daughter in Australia, using the Royal Mail signed for service. It took over 4 weeks to arrive and I was only able to track its progress while it was still in the UK, once it left the UK that was it until it was finally signed for at destination. The Post Office told me there is no Track & Sign service to Australia, only Sign For. And compensation is extremely limited. One of the international couriers might be a better bet. Hi you can send items using international tracked from the post office. This doesn't get a signature but has electronic tracking all the way. It tells you each step of the journey is when's it reaches Aus when it gets to Perth then when it is out for delivery and finally when it has been delivered.i have used this service to send important documents to my daughter and tracked it all the way. Hope this helps Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 thanks Stevelooks like it will have to be done by courier or registered mail then. Linda Afraid so Would be better to have a more personal service, especially with the amount of money we are having to part with! What part of Perth are you heading to, we're hoping to be there too. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'd be interested to know what method you choose. I recently sent something to my daughter in Australia, using the Royal Mail signed for service. It took over 4 weeks to arrive and I was only able to track its progress while it was still in the UK, once it left the UK that was it until it was finally signed for at destination. The Post Office told me there is no Track & Sign service to Australia, only Sign For. And compensation is extremely limited. One of the international couriers might be a better bet. For what it's worth I think with the payment of the second VAC the safest and surest way is to send the money over electronically via Moneycorp or such like to either your Australian bank account (if you have one yet) or your relatives and then get them to raise the bankers cheque and arrange for secure delivery, this takes most of the worry out of the transaction. Many people on the forum have done this successfully; personally we have arranged for our son to be a signatory on our Aussie bank account and then he can sort it all out for us when/if the time comes. Hope this helps. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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