How Long After Your Interview Did You Have Your Visa In Hand?

[Danneh 2]

Hey guys!

For those of you that have done it, how long did it take after the interview to have the visa in hand? Just curious.

Thanks.

[Ariz 0]

I got my visa for less than two weeks including two Saturdays, two Sundays and a holiday.

[Travis and Meghan 24]

I got mine the Monday after my interview

[Danneh 2]

Brilliant, thanks guys. ^.^

[Lainie B 465]

Mine took two days, but some take longer.

[Amanda and Josh 12]

mine also took 2 days

[PlacidoLoire 2]

15 days

[Athena13 10]

15 days

My gosh, Flanders, it took you 15 days? What kind of post did they use?

[alex and astrid 38]

Two or three days.

[Travis and Meghan 24]

My gosh, Flanders, it took you 15 days? What kind of post did they use?

there may have been other delays, not necessarily the post. Some people have had to wait up to a month a more for theirs for a various reasons

[PlacidoLoire 2]

My gosh, Flanders, it took you 15 days? What kind of post did they use?

Platinum Express! When I checked the timeline of other VJ members who had their interview on the same day, they all got theirs within a week. I kept tracking my article on AusPost day by day, even hour by hour. It was absolutely soul-destroying.

[Danneh 2]

They send it themselves, right? I saw a discussion on whether or not to bring a paid express envelope to the interview. I can't find that thread now... Do we bring our own envelope?

[Athena13 10]

Flanders: Did you provide your own platinum express envelop? I didn't know there were other VJs who had interview on the same day (in Aus or NZ). I think if you saw the other ones got theirs in a week, they might be outside Aus and yes they are quicker than us...... Aus is somehow very slow in every step it seems.....eh....bad for us.

Danneh: yeah the new system seems like we don't need to provide them with an envelop. I wanna pick mine up in person, but I can only ask them this on the interview day, next Tue!

[PlacidoLoire 2]

Flanders: Did you provide your own platinum express envelop? I didn't know there were other VJs who had interview on the same day (in Aus or NZ). I think if you saw the other ones got theirs in a week, they might be outside Aus and yes they are quicker than us...... Aus is somehow very slow in every step it seems.....eh....bad for us.

Danneh: yeah the new system seems like we don't need to provide them with an envelop. I wanna pick mine up in person, but I can only ask them this on the interview day, next Tue!

I put my Platinum Express Envelope inside Pkt 3. But when I was at the interview they told me it was too small and was sent to the PO in Martin Place to get a bigger on. I meant to ask them if I could pick it up in person (after what happened last time) but I forgot to ask.

You can do it ether way: put it in Pkt 3 or bring one to the interview, but the Pkt 3 checklist usually stipulates to provide a 3kg Platinum envelope in the Pkt 3 you send back.

Regards

[Athena13 10]

umm but now they don't ask for any envelop in Pkt 4 'List of things to bring'. I don't think i put in an envelop in my pkt 3.

Maybe i should email them now.