TinaH Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Elna57 said: @TinaH. The email comes from PVC team 1 and merely states that the process has reached the stage where a 2nd VAC is required and shows the amount payable with instructions regarding payment. @Elna57 ~ how many methods of payment that we have for the 2nd VAC? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elna57 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 @TinaH. Bank cheque or credit card. The letter mentioned an invoice which would contain other info but only for certain applications. Don't know which, no invoice with our instructions. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elza Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 @TinaH check the dates for @Dirkz it only too 2 days from the AoS to visit granted..... Is this correct? I see all the others are like 6 Weeks.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elza Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 12/03/2018 at 1:57 AM, TinaH said: @Elza~ I'm sure you'll get the request to pay 2nd VAC soon. I'm still waiting for the CO. .... @TinaH I really do hope all is wrapped by the end of April for me.... Only a few weeks to go.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elza Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 12/03/2018 at 1:12 PM, Dirkz said: @Elza I sincerely hope your AOS processing will not be as time consuming as ours was. Holding thumbs for you. @Dirkz I hope so too.... Do you remember the time you waited between your AoS payment and 2nd payment? I figured about 6weeks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaH Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 It's been so quiet recently. No changes, no contacts. I just want to get all paperwork sorted then I can planned in advance when my mom is here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkz Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Elza, There is a big difference between paying the AOS bond and getting the AOS approved (AOS Acceptance Letter). In our case my son submitted AOS documents on 21 April 2017. He was only contacted for interview on 5 July. Asked to do the bond on 12 July. Completed bond on 17 July. Then we waited for the AOS Acceptance letter which was only issued on 23 August. When they received that AOS Acceptance Letter we were immediately requested to pay the 2nd VAC. And when they received the bank cheque 2 days later, we were issued our visa the same day (the 25th August). At that stage we were in direct contact with our CO because we had already arranged for our container to load and had bought our flight tickets. We flew out on 29 August. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elza Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 @Dirkz thank you for the info..... I was checking on the time frame comparisons when I saw your dates. So, wow! What took you 12 weeks in process we did in 4 weeks, shame man!! How stressful that must gave been for you! I now wait for the acceptance letter, which I calculated I should receive near the end of April...... about 4 weeks to wait still!! Tell me did you get your letter through snail mail? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elza Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 13/03/2018 at 6:43 AM, TinaH said: Then you'll be expecting a telephone interview soon. Everything is so slow now. @TinaH just to add, my son received an email asking for him to phone the Sydney off for the interview..... strange hey?? @DGT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkz Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 @Elza My son received the AOS Acceptance Letter in his Centrelink account. He was checking for it every day at that stage. When he received it, he immediately downloaded it and emailed it to us. We then emailed it to our CO. The letter also states that the Dept of Immi and Border Protection has also been notified so they can proceed with te visa application 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe911 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Hi Guys, This is my first post, have been observing this forum for a while and it helped me a lot. Just wanted to share our journey with you guys and hope you all will get there. We got the visa granted yesterday class 143, The applicants are Pakistanis. The application was lodge on 11 Mar 2015. The application was for my mother and dependent sister. It was a bit challenging for her to be proven dependent as she was over 25 but luckily it worked. I could not find much info about applications having dependent over 25, so filling up the questioner was tough. Co assigned on 04-01-2018 and requested for more documents, medical and AOS. After AOS was submitted 2nd VAC payment was requested on 16-03-2018. Cheers, Joe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGill Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 10 hours ago, joe911 said: Hi Guys, This is my first post, have been observing this forum for a while and it helped me a lot. Just wanted to share our journey with you guys and hope you all will get there. We got the visa granted yesterday class 143, The applicants are Pakistanis. The application was lodge on 11 Mar 2015. The application was for my mother and dependent sister. It was a bit challenging for her to be proven dependent as she was over 25 but luckily it worked. I could not find much info about applications having dependent over 25, so filling up the questioner was tough. Co assigned on 04-01-2018 and requested for more documents, medical and AOS. After AOS was submitted 2nd VAC payment was requested on 16-03-2018. Cheers, Joe Hi , thanks for sharing your updates. I have almost similar situation . i have applied for my father and and younger brother (above 25) in nov 2015. When i applied there was no age limit. I tried to find out a lot how to prove dependency of my brother on my father. He is a full time student. I will be very grateful if you share some information . wat immi ask?. Wat docs should I keep ready?. Thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe911 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) @VGill I understand your pain. It drove me nuts when I could not find any info about dependents. When I was submitting the documents, my friend she is a migration agent gave me few tips. I did submitted tons of documents. " Be very careful as the wrong documents can back fire and make things complicated". We also made sure while the CO was assigned my sister was still enrolled in University and we also mentioned that if the visa was granted she will transfer her credits to Australian university. Few points that worked in our favor are my sister has minor hearing issue which does make it difficult for her to find a job in Pakistan. She had her degrees in textile engineering and in Pakistan the textile industry is dying so she enrolled in MBA to get a better paying job. The focus is that your brother is completely dependent on your Father (When the application was lodged and while it is being assessed). Also should not have any serious medical conditions that will be a burden on Australian system. A case I found was of down syndrome 41 years old dependent. The applicant withdrew him from the application as it got complicated. The list of documents I submitted: For my mother side (income tax papers, bank statements, property documents, utility bills, grocery invoices) For my Sister side (medical certificate for hearing and hearing aid, uni enrollment certificates/letter, university invoices and payments drafts, income tax certificate stating that she never paid income tax as she never earned enough to qualify for income tax) I have attached the form of questioners which department might ask your brother to fill. if you need detailed info about the answers private message me. Dependency Questionaire.pdf Edited March 22, 2018 by joe911 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elna57 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 @joe911 and @VGill. Welcome and thanks for the info Joe. Congrats @joe911 I sure am glad to see some movement Roomies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe911 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 @Elna57 Thank you!!!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaH Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 23 hours ago, joe911 said: Hi Guys, This is my first post, have been observing this forum for a while and it helped me a lot. Just wanted to share our journey with you guys and hope you all will get there. We got the visa granted yesterday class 143, The applicants are Pakistanis. The application was lodge on 11 Mar 2015. The application was for my mother and dependent sister. It was a bit challenging for her to be proven dependent as she was over 25 but luckily it worked. I could not find much info about applications having dependent over 25, so filling up the questioner was tough. Co assigned on 04-01-2018 and requested for more documents, medical and AOS. After AOS was submitted 2nd VAC payment was requested on 16-03-2018. Cheers, Joe Congratz Joe!!!! Very good news in a long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe911 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 @TinaH Many thanks!!!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Congrats Joe911 - what a relief it must be - glad that at long last your family will be with you in OZ - best wishes @ VGill - welcome - i am sure all be fine - another 6 to 8 months and they will be there. @ Dirkz, thanks for all the information - much appreciated @ Elza - well, you will be in OZ very soon - goodluck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe911 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 @JTN Many Thanks!!!! The moment I saw the email visa granted on my cell, I burst into tears. It sure feels good now the stress is finally gone. Again Thanks to all of you here, you guys have provided extremely valuable information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGT Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 3:11 AM, joe911 said: Hi Guys, This is my first post, have been observing this forum for a while and it helped me a lot. Just wanted to share our journey with you guys and hope you all will get there. We got the visa granted yesterday class 143, The applicants are Pakistanis. The application was lodge on 11 Mar 2015. The application was for my mother and dependent sister. It was a bit challenging for her to be proven dependent as she was over 25 but luckily it worked. I could not find much info about applications having dependent over 25, so filling up the questioner was tough. Co assigned on 04-01-2018 and requested for more documents, medical and AOS. After AOS was submitted 2nd VAC payment was requested on 16-03-2018. Cheers, Joe @joe911 Well done.Now for a great start of the rest of your mothers and your sisters life in a great Country. Thank you very much for sharing your timeline with us.Every bit of info (especially actual experience) is very valuable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGT Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Welcome @VGill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGT Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 · OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 143/173)When your application is allocated to an assessing officer, you or your authorised contact may be asked to provide more documents, including but not limited to, Assurance of Support (subclass 143 only), police certificates and health clearances to finalise your application. We are currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 20 April 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe911 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 @DTG Thanks!!!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaH Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 @DGT any news on your AOS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi All, Anybody tracking the Rand / AUD exchange rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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