Visa application tracking and progress reports
I had a client yesterday ask about a progress report on their visa application. They had seen something on the www.immi.gov.au about tracking their online application, and how this could be done with a TRN (Transaction Reference Number).
Easy mistake to make, but neither Australian partner visas or tourist visas* are applied-for online, and they do not have TRN’s.
(*Note that tourist visas are applied-for online from SOME countries, but not Philippines)
No doubt it would be wonderful if you had a number and could log in and see:
– Birth certificate………..CHECK
– Boarding passes and travel itineraries………….CHECK
– Form 888’s…………CHECK
3 weeks to go!
We would be delighted too. Our clients would be happier, and we wouldn't have to give disappointing answers like we do now. When you ask us at Down Under Visa for news and we have to explain time and time again that we can’t give you any, we take no pleasure in that. We DO understand. We've been there ourselves, and we know how much you miss each other. Especially now that Christmas is coming up, of course you've all had that target in mind and have been hoping that the visa application would be granted by now.
We can’t give you progress reports or updates, and we can’t chase up your applications or make them go faster.
We truly and honestly wish we could, but it doesn't work like that. Just keep being patient. The Australian Embassy always get to them eventually, and whilst we can’t give promises please rest assured that if we saw a problem with your application we wouldn't have lodged it in the first place. They ARE still granting visas this month, and they will grant visas in December too. And when yours is ready, we have no reason to believe they won’t also grant it.
Who are Down Under Visa? Who is Jeff Harvie?
Jeff Harvie and the Down Under Visa team have been doing this for a lot of years! Down Under Visa have brought thousands of couples to Australia from South East Asia over the years. Mostly from the Philippines, but we help increasing numbers of couples where the visa applicant is from China, Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia. And what this means is we see a lot of success....and we also see failures when people go it alone after talking to their mate, or their relative, or that minimal-care-no-responsibility Facebook group run by Steve and Maribeth based on their own visa application! One application, and they feel qualified to advise others! It's not even LEGAL to do that!
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