Tourist Visa

studentvisaboy

@Mia how does the book now and pay later of Agoda work? By the way, congrats with your visa approval! 🙂 Also, I've seen the cover letter and itinerary that you have shared, did you detail it day per day or range of dates would be fine? Thaank you

studentvisaboy

@Anci hi! So IMMI granted you 2 weeks visa only or they granted you three months but you only consumed 2 weeks? Thank you for this info. 🙂

fgs

@studentvisaboy

Unless nagchange ang circumstances mo you can reapply but if not malaki ang chance na denied pa rin

studentvisaboy

@fgs alright! Thank you. Update ko na lang kayo. 🙂

Anci

@studentvisaboy yes good for 3 months but stayed only for two weeks. We filed it via VFS.. I keep on waiting sa email namin yung visa grant pero dumating sya sa house through 2Go yata yun. Kung sino nagpick up ng docs namin sya din ang nag deliver ng visa grant namin. Yung mga documents na submit namin photocopy wala kami pina certified pero lahat ng docs namin are genuine.

Anci

@studentvisaboy wala din pala kami na submit na itinerary siguro kase family kami at may tutuluyan kami relatives sa Melbourne.

studentvisaboy

@Anci ahh cool. so minimum talaga yung 3 months no? I added a cover letter and itinerary na rin kahit may relatives dun, I added my relative's address na rin as accommodation tho I have money for travelling and hotel accomms. I'll just wait for the results na lang din tagal pala ngayon yung iba inaabot ng 45 days before receiving their application results

Mia

@studentvisaboy

You can create just one post to reply to multiple people. =)

Anyway, my cover letter looked like a usual letter explaining my situation and purpose. I made a separate document that contained my daily schedule of activities (see Japan visa itinerary samples online). Honestly I am not sure how a date range would work since that would not show what you'll be visiting etc...

These helped me in crafting my itinerary:

https://phoebebacalso.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/a-day-in-macau/

http://wordtemplate.net/business-travel-itinerary-template.html

http://travelertips.org/tips/japan-visa-application-philippines/2789/ (Schedule of Stay)

http://tincowashere.blogspot.com/2012/11/singapore-itinerary-for-4-days-3-nights.html

And don't be too anxious. This isn't like the US NIV application wherein you may not be able to explain your purpose further (aka denied agad pag may red flags). At least in here you can actually show your case through your documents.

gerardds

upon departure, kelangan lang yung printed na grant letter aside from passport

tama po ba? para sure lang po. salamat sa sasagot

studentvisaboy

@Mia thanks for the info, I thought of tagging multiple people in a single post after doing the spammy multiple post but i can't seem to find the delete button for the multiple posts. 🙂) Will be more mindful next time so it won't look spammy.

I've uploaded a cover letter and itinerary already. huhu. I guess ill just add a detailed itinerary. 🙂 Thank you for all the help! I'm so anxious because it's my first time applying for this visa. 🙁 Anyway, thank you ulit sa samples. 🙂

Anci

@gerardds Upon departure from PH, sa immigration hahanapin yan and some questions to ask lalo na kung solo ka lang mag travel. I've encountered a lady dun sa kabilang lane ng immigration officer and tagal nya iniinterview like how much pocket money dala nya, may credit card ba sya anong mga lugar na pupuntahan nya (sa Dubai sya papunta as tourist visa) feeling ko nga na hold sya. Sa akin ang tinanong ay anong nature ng work ko at ng husband ko at ilang days kami mag stay sa AU. PInakita din namin ang invitation letter ng pinsan ko. Upon arrival naman sa AU, hindi nila hahanapin ang visa grant mo kundi scan lang nila ang passport mo at ang pinaka importante yung incoming passenger declaration card. Kung meron ka hindi na declare na dapat declare pwede kang warning muna or mag penalty.

gerardds

@Anci thanks sa detailed info. kelangan maprepare n pala lahat to

catthsy

Application submitted 11 Jul 2015

Application fee paid 11 Jul 2015

Invitation, Evidence of Letter/Statement11/07/2015

Passport 13/07/2015

bank statement 13/07/2015

Still waiting. Ok lang po ba magadd ng documents ngayon. Add sana ako ng evidence of asset bka makatulong sa application ko kaso baka nman mapatagal pa lalo paghihintay

guenb

@studentvisaboy book now pay later in Agoda means your booking is guaranteed but they will charge it to your card on a later date. For example you book today but they will charge it on the 20th, anyway the date will be clearly shown 😉

guenb

@gerardds never naman hinanap yung grant notification but it does not hurt to be ready, just in case. Lalo na dito sa Pinas na immigration mas strict sila.

superluckyclover

Hello everyone, it's been my 6th week this week and I am waiting for the approval of my tourist visa. Should I alert the immigration regarding my application? Tourist Visa for single entry only naman ang inapply ko. Huhuhu

studentvisaboy

@superluckyclover I suggest that you follow up with them. One of the persons in another forum that I am a part of one member suggested this:

Send an email to immigration.manila@dfat.gov.au,immigration.manila_temporary@dfat.gov.au

then under Subject Heading: URGENT-Flight Tomorrow (11 August 2015)

Email them the details of your application and follow-up on the status. If your flight is in the next week, just indicate URGENT-Flight next week or something to that effect. Good luck!

@guenb ohh nice thanks! that's neat! So you can choose a date when they could charge your card, is that right? If not tho, later dates still sounds awesome. 🙂

superluckyclover

@studentvisaboy Really? Jusko day! Hahaha. My flight na nabili is October 7 pa naman pero, di ako makapag book ng hotels. Pwede bang sabihin na lagpas na timeframe na nakasaad sa kanilang website? I understand kung lalagpas ako ng 6 weeks but wala naman kasi akong request for medicals e. .... 🙁

studentvisaboy

@superluckyclover have you tried booking with Agoda? Another person here told me there's an advance booking option with Agoda. You should check that out. Per scouring the depths of Au forum, 45 days yung pinakamatagal kong nakita before that person got his visa. But I do suggest na magfollow-up ka since more than 35 days na yan. Have you applied for 3 months plus of visa?

superluckyclover

@studentvisaboy No 3 months single entry lang. My wife is about to lodge her student visa na with me (as dependant) late August or early Sept. So di ko alam kung makakaapekto ba to sa TV ko, or sa SV nya. Salamat salamat 🙂

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