@Luit ****************

within 1 minute from memory.

@Luit ****************

I have had it approved almost instantly where manual checks would have been impossible but maybe you are right.

BraveOwl3854 sorry, automatically thinking you are talking about the retirement visa because that is what I am on.

It takes about 90 seconds to do it online and it appears to be an automated process.

You must be making 100s of dollars and hour for it to be worth the hassle skipping it.

@Doug *******

great so they are applying this to all countries like Australia, UK and Canada seeing as you know it's designed for fairness and is just temporary for the benefit of everyone like when a bank tells you they are increasing fees as a benefit type thing?

I thought a country needed to actually offer benefits before anyone can take advantage of them?

Also while doing all this cleaning up, have you given thought to who will do your cleaning, wipe the backsides of the very large population of old people or are you expecting the new generation of kids from the US to actually do an honest days work for low wages?

It's most of these low paid migrants that carry the rest of you and I am pretty sure you pay these people cash in hand so this rubbish about being an honest tax payer and trying to set yourself apart is ridiculous.

@Wannikea ********

the eye rolling and attitude may not be though.

@Peter *******

it sounds very "Yes Prime ministerish"