Many visa applicants are still frustrated and angry about the September changes.
Angry and frustrated Australia visa applicants have launched a petition that urges Senator Chris Evans and the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship to change their minds over the processing priority changes made in September.
The changes made affected everyone hoping to migrate to Australia under the General Skilled Migration program. Many applicants had been assigned Case Officers and were within the process of having their visas finalised.
Those applicants have since been told that their Case Officers can no longer respond to enquiries made about their visa applications.
The petition makes a clear statement to the DIAC saying: “It is unfair to make applicants wait even longer when we are so close to the end of what is a most stressful experience and have already spent thousands on medicals, police clearances and other associated costs which will now go to waste and probably have to be redone.”
It calls on the DIAC to reconsider their decision and apply ‘fair practice’ to the processing priorities in allowing applications that had been assigned Case Officers, to be finalised.
The petition demonstrates the strength of feeling surrounding the changes and the desperation of some of the people caught up in it.
Go to the DIAC petition for your chance to take part and add your name to the growing list.
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One Response to “Australia Visa Applicants’ Petition to go to DIAC”
Comment by Sagar — November 19, 2009 @ 5:54 am
Hi all,
First of all I would like to thank all of them who has made or signed the petition against DIAC. This is really unfair for the applicants who are already at last stage or allotted case officers or submitted Med’s and PCC’s or having State Sponsorships etc.
This Decision of DIAC really Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadly effected the people who were in wait of Visas.
I also Urge DIAC to Call Back the changes of 23 Sep 2009 and should give visas to the applicants who are in Wait state. Firstly give visas to older applicants then take files from new applicants.
This will be really FAIR practice for DIAC. The people has Really spent lots of money and even some of them has sold their Cars, houses etc for move to Australia and some has approximately packed their belongings to move to OZ…but all gone in vain.
I again, (Considering everyone’s problem my problem who are in Limbo due to 23 Sep Changes), Request to DIAC and Hon’ble Mr. Chris Evan to Restate or Call back the Changes made on 23 Sep 2009.
Everyone, including me, will give good wishes to Hon’ble Minister and DIAC for doing this.
Again Thanking you EMBRACE AUSTRALIA FORUM.. for telling the truth what is happening at far place Australia….
Regards,
Sagar