Ozlife

I received an email from a

Lesley Martin
Manager Region 3
Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre

Saying they cannot give me small extension to validate my visa as a result
of my Mother's illness.
Well screw them, and screw Australia...
If they are going to behave without any compassion, then im glad I did not
end up going there...



Zak

Swiss Tony

Originally posted by Ozlife
    > I received an email from a

    >
    > Lesley Martin
    > Manager Region 3
    > Adelaide Skilled Processing
Centre
    >
    > Saying they cannot give me small extension to validate my
visa as a result
    > of my Mother's illness.
    > Well screw them, and screw
Australia...
    > If they are going to behave without any compassion, then
im glad I did not
    > end up going there...
    >
    > Zak

Can you
not appeal against this? I don't know if you can - maybe an agent would
tell you this. If so do it as soon as possible.

Try not to let one
uncompassionte person ruin your dream, easy to say I know, but don't
give up yet! Especially this late on, you've done all the hard work so
chin up and see if you can't get an appeal!

Wish you luck and hope it
works out,

ST

Cuthere

You have come such a long way in getting the visa, isn't it a shame to
let something like that get the better of you? Don't lose something
that you have waited so long for, just for the lack of trying. Staying
with Mum and keeping the visa is still possible.

Perhaps proper
documents from your mum's doctor to confirm her medical condition might
do the trick. No harm giving it another try. Your case officer has
rules and policies to follow and she does not represent the whole of
Oz.

Get some proper doctor's letter and try again. Hope Mum gets
better soon.

Test

Why don't you reapply. You made it the first time, unless your age has
changed or something else that effects your points. You should be onto a
winner.

If you kept a copy of your application just resend it with all the paper
work. The delay in processing your application will enable to stay with
your mother a little while longer.

Also how long did you have between getting the visa and validating it.

KS

"OzLife" <> wrote in message
news:kbdWb.942$...
    > I received an email from a
    > Lesley Martin
    > Manager Region 3
    > Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
    > Saying they cannot give me small extension to validate my visa as a result
    > of my Mother's illness.
    > Well screw them, and screw Australia...
    > If they are going to behave without any compassion, then im glad I did not
    > end up going there...
    > Zak

4000 Psi

he'll need a new skills assessment as the original is only valid for 1 year

"test" <> wrote in message
news:U7fWb.51163$...
    > Why don't you reapply. You made it the first time, unless your age has
    > changed or something else that effects your points. You should be onto a
    > winner.
    > If you kept a copy of your application just resend it with all the paper
    > work. The delay in processing your application will enable to stay with
    > your mother a little while longer.
    > Also how long did you have between getting the visa and validating it.
    > KS
    > "OzLife" <> wrote in message
    > news:kbdWb.942$...
    > > I received an email from a
    > >
    > > Lesley Martin
    > > Manager Region 3
    > > Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
    > >
    > > Saying they cannot give me small extension to validate my visa as a
result
    > > of my Mother's illness.
    > > Well screw them, and screw Australia...
    > > If they are going to behave without any compassion, then im glad I did
not
    > > end up going there...
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Zak
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >

Test

Depends if he applied for a skilled independant visa and if he did which
skill assessment organisation he went through.

I think some of the skill assessment don't have an expire date.

KS

"4000 psi" <nospam@for_me.com> wrote in message
news:tqfWb.29381$tP1.23814@fed1read07...
    > he'll need a new skills assessment as the original is only valid for 1
year
    > "test" <> wrote in message
    > news:U7fWb.51163$...
    > > Why don't you reapply. You made it the first time, unless your age has
    > > changed or something else that effects your points. You should be onto
a
    > > winner.
    > >
    > > If you kept a copy of your application just resend it with all the paper
    > > work. The delay in processing your application will enable to stay with
    > > your mother a little while longer.
    > >
    > > Also how long did you have between getting the visa and validating it.
    > >
    > > KS
    > >
    > > "OzLife" <> wrote in message
    > > news:kbdWb.942$...
    > > > I received an email from a
    > > >
    > > > Lesley Martin
    > > > Manager Region 3
    > > > Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
    > > >
    > > > Saying they cannot give me small extension to validate my visa as a
    > result
    > > > of my Mother's illness.
    > > > Well screw them, and screw Australia...
    > > > If they are going to behave without any compassion, then im glad I did
    > not
    > > > end up going there...
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Zak
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > >

Michael Hoffman

cuthere <member16678@british_expats.com> wrote in
news::

    >
    > You have come such a long way in getting the visa, isn't it a shame to
    > let something like that get the better of you? Don't lose something
    > that you have waited so long for, just for the lack of trying. Staying
    > with Mum and keeping the visa is still possible.
    >
    > Perhaps proper
    > documents from your mum's doctor to confirm her medical condition might
    > do the trick. No harm giving it another try. Your case officer has
    > rules and policies to follow and she does not represent the whole of
    > Oz.
    >
    > Get some proper doctor's letter and try again. Hope Mum gets
    > better soon.
    >
    >

Also, for the cost of retrying, surely he could just get on the next el-
cheapo flight to get the visa validated. Have a go!

Mike

Graham Wood

From all your previous postings about how you woud not be able to
validate your visa cause you could not find a flight to Australia, is
this not the perfect excuse to bame the system rather than you getting
cold feet about moving?

OzLife wrote:

    >I received an email from a
    >Lesley Martin
    >Manager Region 3
    >Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
    >Saying they cannot give me small extension to validate my visa as a result
    >of my Mother's illness.
    >Well screw them, and screw Australia...
    >If they are going to behave without any compassion, then im glad I did not
    >end up going there...
    >Zak
    >

Paulf

Originally posted by Graham Wood
    > From all your previous
postings about how you woud not be able to
    > validate your visa cause
you could not find a flight to Australia, is
    > this not the perfect
excuse to bame the system rather than you getting
    > cold feet about
moving?
    >
    > OzLife wrote:
    >
    > >I received an email from a
    >Lesley Martin
    > >Manager Region 3
    > >Adelaide
Skilled Processing Centre
    > >Saying they cannot give me small
extension to validate my visa as a result
    > >of my Mother's
illness.
    > >Well screw them, and screw Australia...
    >If they are going to behave without any compassion, then im glad I
did not
    >
    > True, get a cheap flight and return immediately couple
of days and its done.
    > >end up going there...
    > >Zak

    >

George Lombard

Dear OzLife,

Obviously you could have been better advised about the significance of the
first entry date, but I wonder if Lesley Martin knows that you had contacted
them for advice before the date had expired. Obviously they should have
responded in a timely fashion. Worth pursuing it from that angle. I
thought you had Richard calling them on your behalf?

Cheers

George Lombard