4 ms·
Even though she was engaged to be married to an Aussie, a Melbourne immigration official kicked my sister out of the country for a year because he was having a
by rdouble 16y ago
Even though she was engaged to be married to an Aussie, a Melbourne immigration official kicked my sister out of the country for a year because he was having a bad day, so YMMV.
- mahmud 16y agoI think Aussies just want to make sure you can take care of yourself. When I was renewing my visa, I made it clear to the officer that if necessary, I could fly to NZ that night and reapply from there. My suggestion is, until you have your TR/PR visa, be lightweight and be mobile. Always have your bank statements and few grands in cash to show you're not a burden and you're not moonlighting illegally in the country. However, there is always the possibility of someone having a bad day to mess up your plans.
- rdouble 16y agoShe was employed by the state of Victoria as well as enrolled part time at unimelb. The immigration official made it clear he didn't like Americans. What I found interesting was that although Australia touts its algorithmic "points based" immigration system, the end decision is arbitrarily made by a human, just like any other country's immigration system.