New Passport after PR approval - PTLABS pls advice

01-02-2004, 08:40 AM

Hi,

I received my PR approval and got the visa stamped in my passport last
month. I am visiting AUS in March to get my visa validated. Since my
current passport expires in Aug'04, I thought of applying for a new one
this month. If I receive my new passport before I make my first entry to
Australia, should I inform DIMIA about my new passport ? Will there be
any problems in getting my visa validated with new passport and visa
stamping in old passport. Basically, when the new passport is issued,
the old passport is stamped as 'Cancelled'.

PTLABS and/or other experts, pls advice...

Rgds,

Rajesh.

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01-03-2004, 06:08 AM

Your visa remains valid even if your passport changes.
The fact that the old passport is cancelled does not affect this - just
make sure you get the old passport back.

You can approach ASPC and/or the nearest Australian mission to see if
they can re-stamp a visa into your new passport.

Once your current passport has less than 6 months remaining, some
countries between your home and Australia will not accept it for travel,
so best to renew it sooner.

Jeremy

    > Hi,
    >
    >
    >
    > I received my PR approval and got the visa stamped in my passport last
    > month. I am visiting AUS in March to get my visa validated. Since my
    > current passport expires in Aug'04, I thought of applying for a new one
    > this month. If I receive my new passport before I make my first entry to
    > Australia, should I inform DIMIA about my new passport ? Will there be
    > any problems in getting my visa validated with new passport and visa
    > stamping in old passport. Basically, when the new passport is issued,
    > the old passport is stamped as 'Cancelled'.
    >
    >
    >
    > PTLABS and/or other experts, pls advice...
    >
    >
    >
    > Rgds,
    >
    > Rajesh.
    >
    >

01-03-2004, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by rajeshk_1973

> PTLABS and/or other experts, pls advice...

>

Rajesh,

Do yourself a favour and check the FAQ in future.

http://ptlabs.topcities.com/faq0.html#vl003

Peter

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01-03-2004, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by Jaj

    > Your visa remains valid even if your passport changes.

    > The fact that the old passport is cancelled does not affect this -
    > just make sure you get the old passport back.

    >

Jeremy,

If Rajesh's old passport was stamped with "cancelled" on every page,
including the Australian permanent visa, it is very unlikely the airline
check-in staff will let him board the plane. Some countries' passport
offices have the bad and irritating habit of manually stamping each
passport page with "cancelled", including any visa pages. If that's the
case, Rajesh had better visit the nearest AHC/AE to get a new visa
label, even if it's a manual label.

Peter

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01-03-2004, 08:26 PM

Hi Peter
That's a very bad practice indeed, as it would cancel any US tourist
visa held (as another example) - and the US would insist on a new visa
application from scratch.

Jeremy

    > If Rajesh's old passport was stamped with "cancelled" on every page,
    > including the Australian permanent visa, it is very unlikely the airline
    > check-in staff will let him board the plane. Some countries' passport
    > offices have the bad and irritating habit of manually stamping each
    > passport page with "cancelled", including any visa pages. If that's the
    > case, Rajesh had better visit the nearest AHC/AE to get a new visa
    > label, even if it's a manual label.
    >
    >
    >
    > Peter
    >
    >