Hi everyone, I need some advice if I can get it please...
I am currently on a bridging visa a waiting for my 820 defacto visa to be approved, I was previously on a work and holiday visa which means my bridging visa carried over my 6 month work limit.
Last Tuesday I went to the Sydney office and handed in a form 1005 to have the work restriction removed due to financial hardship. I handed it to the information guy after confirming my details with someone behind the counter and the info guy asked me if I had an envelope, I apologized and said no I didn't know I needed one, and he didn't seem very happy about that. He took my application and put it behind the counter. I called immi today to see if they had received my app in the correct dept and if it was being processed and the lady told me they hadn't even gotten it yet.
The reason why this is freaking me out is because my work limit with my current employer is up on the 22nd of March and I really don't want to leave my job. They already said they would like to keep me on.
What should I do in this situation? Should I send in another app and hope it gets processes faster? Or would that mess things up? I am just really afraid that my app is still sitting behind that desk not going anywhere and I will have to leave my job because of it...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
I am currently on a bridging visa a waiting for my 820 defacto visa to be approved, I was previously on a work and holiday visa which means my bridging visa carried over my 6 month work limit.
Last Tuesday I went to the Sydney office and handed in a form 1005 to have the work restriction removed due to financial hardship. I handed it to the information guy after confirming my details with someone behind the counter and the info guy asked me if I had an envelope, I apologized and said no I didn't know I needed one, and he didn't seem very happy about that. He took my application and put it behind the counter. I called immi today to see if they had received my app in the correct dept and if it was being processed and the lady told me they hadn't even gotten it yet.
The reason why this is freaking me out is because my work limit with my current employer is up on the 22nd of March and I really don't want to leave my job. They already said they would like to keep me on.
What should I do in this situation? Should I send in another app and hope it gets processes faster? Or would that mess things up? I am just really afraid that my app is still sitting behind that desk not going anywhere and I will have to leave my job because of it...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!