> I'm sponsoring my sister for a 139 Visa and she's been requested to
> have medicals/PCC and to lodge the AoS bond, all in parallel.
> As I'll be the assurer as well, I'm having the Centrelink interview
> next Tuesday. Not that I expect it, but I was just wondering what
> would
> happen if the visa was refused (eg: health issues) after the bond was
> lodged? When would it be returned? The information booklet says that
> the bond will be returned 2 years after the arrival to Australia,
> which
> would never occur if the visa was refused.
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Debora
The bond goes into a term deposit for 30 months.
DIMIA would agree to the bond being released and would be liable to pay
all associated charges and any penalties for early release of bond.
Tony
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