The Analyst Down Under

I finally made it around to Gulberg Thana on Saturday around noon, the place where I am to obtain my Police Certificates. Anyone in a radius of 50 miles will be able to point it out to you with detailed driving directions (okay, just kidding), but don't be surprised if you're like me and easily manage to miss the large earth-colored building at the turning right in front of the park. Thankfully, the place didn't exactly reek of a snake pit but had more of the ambiance of a wolf-den, with maybe not-so-hungry wolves to be fair. I prefer mammals to reptiles any day. So I caught the eye of a typical broad chested heavily moustached youngish office worker who could be the sort of guy who helps out most of the time and won't ask for a huge bribe if he likes you. Tahir Bhai, the said officer, told me that I should walk in to the corner office and approach ASA Mukhtar. The corner office had a front and back office and the desk looked like it belonged to a slightly formid...

So when you go in to the studio to get your photo taken for the Australian visa (health requirements), don't be too surprised when no one really has any clear list of requirements. The health center staff themselves usually present conflicting information and the studio guys are just playing it by ear. The only official requirements I could find were found in the health center building in a detailed poster. For all of you frantically googling "Australia visa photo" or "Immigration photo requirements for Australia" and such, this blog post should tell you everything you need to know, since I took down some quick notes when no one was looking. Yes, and that includes you, Mr. Studio Guy. First off, the most important guidelines are that the photograph should have a plain white background and clearly show your face straight on. There are some things to watch out for that might result in your photo being rejected so watch out for these as well: The pose shou...

Well, in the last post I discussed how doing meds before the Case Officer asked for it is not a very good idea since it's more than likely that by the time the details are processed, the 12-month validity of the medical exam would have expired. Nearly two years later, my Case Officer has finally asked us to do the medical examination and present the police certificates. These need to be submitted by the end of this month (in 28 days). HAP ids were assigned to each applicant. While the PDF of the Request for Information did not provide clickable links or properly a formatted URL to copy-paste into the browser, each applicant is to first logon to the eMedical website  and logon using the HAP provided, personal details and CURRENT passport. A list of questions about the medical history are to be answered as below and additional information provided wherever a yes is answered. The rest of the process is presented in the flow chart below, available from the following link . ...