Effects of Covid on visa

jennysabaterc

Hello po. A few months ago na grant po ang visa namin ng partner ko. Nag initial entry na kami last January. Plano po namin sana mag move ng May.

That was before Covid-19.

Ang tanong ko po posible bang ma-extend ba ang validity ng visa dahil sa Covid19? 18-months lang kasi ang visa namin, so nasasayang ang oras namin habang tumatagal ang mga restrictions.

Salamat sa sasagot.

lecia

@jennysabaterc anu po type ng visa nyo

Mam?

jennysabaterc

@lecia Visa 476 ang visa namin ng partner ko.

lecia

@jennysabaterc said:
@lecia Visa 476 ang visa namin ng partner ko.

You can email Home affairs regarding that. Since residents and citizen and family lang pwde mag enter ngayon, sila yung mas nakakaalam ng answer.

jennysabaterc

@Lecia salamat po

beecool79

question lang po. sa mga 489 visa holder po na tulad ko na hindi pa nag iinitial entry and until feb 2021 next year ang IED... there is no way po ba talaga na maka pag BM say for instance mga September or August 2020? or is it better to wait until the situation subsides kc parang sa dami din po ng walang work sa ngaun sa Australia, prang napaka challenging po mag BM this year. salamat po for any inputs. Stay safe and God bless us all.

JamesHall

@jennysabaterc said:
Hello po. A few months ago na grant po ang visa namin ng partner ko. Nag initial entry na kami last January. Plano po namin sana mag move ng May.

That was before Covid-19.
Ang tanong ko po posible bang ma-extend ba ang validity ng visa dahil sa Covid19? 18-months lang kasi ang visa namin, so nasasayang ang oras namin habang tumatagal ang mga restrictions.
Salamat sa sasagot.

No. There's no provision in legislation to allow for the visa expiry date to be changed.

James Alan Hall

Registered Migration Agent 0428740

JamesHall

@beecool79 said:
question lang po. sa mga 489 visa holder po na tulad ko na hindi pa nag iinitial entry and until feb 2021 next year ang IED... there is no way po ba talaga na maka pag BM say for instance mga September or August 2020? or is it better to wait until the situation subsides kc parang sa dami din po ng walang work sa ngaun sa Australia, prang napaka challenging po mag BM this year. salamat po for any inputs. Stay safe and God bless us all.

I don't know what you mean by "BM". Failure to meet the initial entry date will not usually be used to cancel a skilled visa. However to be on the safe side you should email the processing office close to the expiry date and request for "letter of facilitation". I've successfully obtained this for many of my clients.

This is essentially an agreement with the department that they will not cancel your visa if you have not met the initial entry date.

James Alan Hall

Registered Migration Agent 0428740

lecia

@beecool79 ok na naka entry kayo before nitong covid19. Temporary visa holders are not yet allowed to enter AU po, only citizen ,PR and their immediate family. Antay lang ng further updates, Madami ako kakilala na hindi pa naka entry. Maka BM din kayo soon. Super ipon muna Sa ngyon! Goodluck and keep safe always! 😄

RheaMARN1171933

@JamesHall said:

@beecool79 said:
question lang po. sa mga 489 visa holder po na tulad ko na hindi pa nag iinitial entry and until feb 2021 next year ang IED... there is no way po ba talaga na maka pag BM say for instance mga September or August 2020? or is it better to wait until the situation subsides kc parang sa dami din po ng walang work sa ngaun sa Australia, prang napaka challenging po mag BM this year. salamat po for any inputs. Stay safe and God bless us all.
I don't know what you mean by "BM". Failure to meet the initial entry date will not usually be used to cancel a skilled visa. However to be on the safe side you should email the processing office close to the expiry date and request for "letter of facilitation". I've successfully obtained this for many of my clients.
This is essentially an agreement with the department that they will not cancel your visa if you have not met the initial entry date.
James Alan Hall
Registered Migration Agent 0428740

Nice to see a fellow migration agent in this forum for Filipinos. FYI, BM means big move, some of the Filipino jargons they use here 🙂

beecool79

@JamesHall - thank you very much for the helpful info. @lecia thanks and stay safe also. 🙂

JamesHall

@RheaMARN1171933 said:
Nice to see a fellow migration agent in this forum for Filipinos. FYI, BM means big move, some of the Filipino jargons they use here 🙂

Thanks 🙂 I've been on and off for a long time. I have a lot of filipino clients in Singapore where I'm based.

James Alan Hall

Registered Migration Agent 0428740

chococrinkle

Suggestion for those on temporary visa like 489, 491 planning for BM.. if ever borders will open in the coming months and you will be allowed entry make sure po you have more than enough funds coming here. At least 6months funds as unemployment rate is quite high now and finding a job is more likely challenging than pre-covid period. Sadly the govt does not extend any assistance to temporary skilled visa holders like here in SA. It will be challenging to make it through in the coming months without a job so its best medyo madaming baon. 😊

Ollie_1980

COVID-19 definitely has impact. But still hard to say it positive or negative. This is one thing we can't avoid or change, just calm down and wish for the best outcome.