Validation Stamp

01-22-2007, 04:21 AM

We arrived in Melbourne on Friday to get our permanent resident visa
stamped. I told the guy at customs that we had PR visas and we wanted
to validate it and he said I needed to get it done in Melbourne.

He did stamp our passports but he didn't stamp the actual visa page or
on the visa? Do I need to get the actual visa part stamped or is it
just the normal stamp (on any page) that I need?

I searched older posts and they seemed to indicate it was just the
normal stamp in the passport. Could someone please confirm - do I need
the visa sticker to be stamped or not?

Thanks
AL

01-22-2007, 05:19 AM

> We arrived in Melbourne on Friday to get our permanent resident visa
> stamped. I told the guy at customs that we had PR visas and we wanted
> to validate it and he said I needed to get it done in Melbourne.
>
> He did stamp our passports but he didn't stamp the actual visa page or
> on the visa? Do I need to get the actual visa part stamped or is it
> just the normal stamp (on any page) that I need?
>
> I searched older posts and they seemed to indicate it was just the
> normal stamp in the passport. Could someone please confirm - do I
> need the visa sticker to be stamped or not?
>
> Thanks
> AL

The normal stamp to say you have entered the country is all there is.
It's all electronically linked and DIMA will know you are in the
country.

I have no idea why he told you that you had to go to Melbourne

But hey-ho.

By the way, welcome to Australia

01-22-2007, 06:22 AM

> We arrived in Melbourne on Friday to get our permanent resident visa
> stamped. I told the guy at customs that we had PR visas and we wanted
> to validate it and he said I needed to get it done in Melbourne.
>
> He did stamp our passports but he didn't stamp the actual visa page or
> on the visa? Do I need to get the actual visa part stamped or is it
> just the normal stamp (on any page) that I need?
>
> I searched older posts and they seemed to indicate it was just the
> normal stamp in the passport. Could someone please confirm - do I
> need the visa sticker to be stamped or not?
>
> Thanks
> AL

There's no need to stamp the visa label, in fact, it shouldn't be
defaced.

Peter

01-22-2007, 06:34 AM

> We arrived in Melbourne on Friday to get our permanent resident visa
> stamped. I told the guy at customs that we had PR visas and we wanted
> to validate it and he said I needed to get it done in Melbourne.
>
> He did stamp our passports but he didn't stamp the actual visa page or
> on the visa? Do I need to get the actual visa part stamped or is it
> just the normal stamp (on any page) that I need?
>
> I searched older posts and they seemed to indicate it was just the
> normal stamp in the passport. Could someone please confirm - do I
> need the visa sticker to be stamped or not?
>
> Thanks
> AL

We validated our visas and they got stamped on a different page to where
our visa was.

01-22-2007, 08:18 AM

> We validated our visas and they got stamped on a different page to
> where our visa was.

the only time DIMA stamp the visa itself is when you change your visa
like applying for a resident return visa there stamped a large LABEL
INOPERATIVE on my old visa and put a new one in for 5 years. as i
needed a new one last year as i had a overseas holiday.

Other than that you always get a wet stamp in your passport when you
enter and leave Australia.

01-24-2007, 01:47 AM

> The normal stamp to say you have entered the country is all there is.
> It's all electronically linked and DIMA will know you are in the
> country.

>
> I have no idea why he told you that you had to go to Melbourne
>

But hey-ho.
>
> By the way, welcome to Australia

Thanks for the replies everyone. I can relax a bit more and have some
VB