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I got a reply by email today, saying that my application had been sent off to QANTAS for printing on the 27th of February, and that QANTAS would contact me to tell me how I could get it. It wasn't two days, but three.
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while i think it is a good thing that qantas are helping out with the issuing of ASICS i dont like the idea that, without any say in the matter, I may have to go to mascot to pick my ASIC up from them.
Not having a car trying to get there for me is a huge pain, especially if I will be required to get there during regular business hours. Is there any option to specify a requirement to pick up from Bankstown?
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Not having a car trying to get there for me is a huge pain, especially if I will be required to get there during regular business hours. Is there any option to specify a requirement to pick up from Bankstown?
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Originally Posted by TLAW
I got a reply by email today, saying that my application had been sent off to QANTAS for printing on the 27th of February, and that QANTAS would contact me to tell me how I could get it. It wasn't two days, but three.
Originally Posted by zepthiir
while i think it is a good thing that qantas are helping out with the issuing of ASICS i dont like the idea that, without any say in the matter, I may have to go to mascot to pick my ASIC up from them.
Not having a car trying to get there for me is a huge pain, especially if I will be required to get there during regular business hours. Is there any option to specify a requirement to pick up from Bankstown?
Zepth
Not having a car trying to get there for me is a huge pain, especially if I will be required to get there during regular business hours. Is there any option to specify a requirement to pick up from Bankstown?
Zepth
i thought they would post them out. that was the deal wasn't it? i pay $130 and get an ASIC delivered to my door?
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I sent off the e-mail last Thursday.
I rang on Tuesday to ask about my ASIC's progress, "no problem", the nice lady said at the other end, "I suspect they will extend the deadline anyway." "We are still doing overtime a plenty though!"
Then yesterday I recieved the reply to the e-mail, which stated that there was a problem with my application, and if I haven't yet been notified, I will shortly.
While they went to the trouble to send me an e-mail telling me that, they didn't tell me what the problem was!!!
The thing is this... I sent off the application, for whatever it was I applied for, back in July last year!!! My application was put onto the pile that was to be processed last, because I already had a ******* ASIC! 4 months later, I left the job that supplied me with my ASIC, and handed it in, as it wasn't mine to own... I don't think that the announcement that ASICs would be made available to individuals yet. ( I could be wrong).
Now, soon to be looking for work again. I am faced with the issue that I may not be employable without an ASIC!
If I made a mistake on the form(S). Then I am a clutz, but surely, the amount of time I allowed them to process the forms allows me some lee-way. I was not tardy at sending off the extra form (and payment) for the ASIC. Remember, that I had handed one in one month before.
I would like to thank the lady mentioned at the beginning, as she may have pulled out my application to be processed, and thus the error was found.
I will wait and see what the problem is...
I rang on Tuesday to ask about my ASIC's progress, "no problem", the nice lady said at the other end, "I suspect they will extend the deadline anyway." "We are still doing overtime a plenty though!"
Then yesterday I recieved the reply to the e-mail, which stated that there was a problem with my application, and if I haven't yet been notified, I will shortly.
While they went to the trouble to send me an e-mail telling me that, they didn't tell me what the problem was!!!The thing is this... I sent off the application, for whatever it was I applied for, back in July last year!!! My application was put onto the pile that was to be processed last, because I already had a ******* ASIC! 4 months later, I left the job that supplied me with my ASIC, and handed it in, as it wasn't mine to own... I don't think that the announcement that ASICs would be made available to individuals yet. ( I could be wrong).
Now, soon to be looking for work again. I am faced with the issue that I may not be employable without an ASIC!
If I made a mistake on the form(S). Then I am a clutz, but surely, the amount of time I allowed them to process the forms allows me some lee-way. I was not tardy at sending off the extra form (and payment) for the ASIC. Remember, that I had handed one in one month before.
I would like to thank the lady mentioned at the beginning, as she may have pulled out my application to be processed, and thus the error was found.
I will wait and see what the problem is...
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Will its been about 4 months since I applied and last week recieved a recipet from them showing the $145 bill to my credit card..... so how long will it take from my money being taken till I acutally recieve the card??????? Should I just laminate the recipet and hang it around my neck next time im on a restricted area????
Emailed that inquiry serivce about 10 days ago too and no reply..... this sucks.
Emailed that inquiry serivce about 10 days ago too and no reply..... this sucks.
Emailed CASA once the site opened to find out what the go was. Waited 3 days, nothing so emailed again...
Yesterday got a reply to my first email saying that they were waiting on AFP/ASIO and today got a reply to my second email saying that it was on its way to Qantas for printing. I applied mid Dec.
Yesterday got a reply to my first email saying that they were waiting on AFP/ASIO and today got a reply to my second email saying that it was on its way to Qantas for printing. I applied mid Dec.
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I dont suppose its dawned on anyone here that serial emails and telephone enquiry might actually be slowing the process by diverting attention away from the job at hand.
The Minister has given the agencies and the people who require to use them an extended deadline.
If you have applied by the 31st Dec 2005 as required and they can not meet the issue time for provision of the ASIC in sufficicient time for it to be delivered, then it is THEIR responsibility to either make provision for another extension or some other mitigating mechanism.
They have not yet signalled any further problems which may require that action.
REMEMBER;
The problem belongs to THEM, NOT you.
In the absence of which I suspect that after the 31st March, you should be quite within your rights to continue as you are now and if the guys want to arrest you for not being in possesion of said card, go politely and quietly, as you should, ring your lawyer and make sure he in turn rings the press.
Or your company should cease operations and you should cease flying to places that require them and explain to your clients why they are not able to travel to or are stranded there.
Either way will bring fairly rapid results I should imagine.
Then it will be up to the Minister and his agencies to sort it out and wear the consequences.
But whatever you do, don't try to be a smartarse and dick with the system, just be sure you have done your part.
You know whether you have applied and when the application money was cleared out of your account?
The Minister has given the agencies and the people who require to use them an extended deadline.
If you have applied by the 31st Dec 2005 as required and they can not meet the issue time for provision of the ASIC in sufficicient time for it to be delivered, then it is THEIR responsibility to either make provision for another extension or some other mitigating mechanism.
They have not yet signalled any further problems which may require that action.
REMEMBER;
The problem belongs to THEM, NOT you.
In the absence of which I suspect that after the 31st March, you should be quite within your rights to continue as you are now and if the guys want to arrest you for not being in possesion of said card, go politely and quietly, as you should, ring your lawyer and make sure he in turn rings the press.
Or your company should cease operations and you should cease flying to places that require them and explain to your clients why they are not able to travel to or are stranded there.
Either way will bring fairly rapid results I should imagine.
Then it will be up to the Minister and his agencies to sort it out and wear the consequences.
But whatever you do, don't try to be a smartarse and dick with the system, just be sure you have done your part.
You know whether you have applied and when the application money was cleared out of your account?
Grandpa Aerotart
Gaunty me old...the website was their idea...to save time answering phone calls...I paid cash mid December...I await an answer from their website....the Minister is a moron...as is the boss of DOTARs!
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Myself and friend applied through CASA July 05, did everything by the book, and had our money receipted Nov 05.
Friend received his ASIC in Feb 06 , I'm yet to get anything except a form letter by email saying I've passed all the checks (which I knew in Dec anyway after finding a very helpful lady in CASA).
The thing is though my friend's ASIC takes effect from Sept 05, effectively discounting its 2 year value by 6 months. If I get mine this month I would at least expect it to take effect from this month but I'm not hopeful.
Anyone who's received their ASIC in the same situation?
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Friend received his ASIC in Feb 06 , I'm yet to get anything except a form letter by email saying I've passed all the checks (which I knew in Dec anyway after finding a very helpful lady in CASA).
The thing is though my friend's ASIC takes effect from Sept 05, effectively discounting its 2 year value by 6 months. If I get mine this month I would at least expect it to take effect from this month but I'm not hopeful.
Anyone who's received their ASIC in the same situation?
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CASA may be getting beter at it now they have done a few!
Applied on feb 14th and have recieved an email today saying its at qantas for printing.
LESS THAN ONE MONTH
Now we'l see how long Q take.
Applied on feb 14th and have recieved an email today saying its at qantas for printing.
LESS THAN ONE MONTH
Now we'l see how long Q take.
Grandpa Aerotart
I finally received an email back from 'the website' today indicating my ASIC went to QF on 24th Feb for printing and confirming my address details....I wonder how long it will take to arrive from QF.
Anyone else wonder what will happen to the hundreds of ASICs which will be issued to student pilots/PPLs who subsequently lose interest in flying?
Gonna be a LOT of ASICs laying around or chucked in the garbage.
Until this requirement ASICs were deemed sufficiently important from a security POV that you could only be issued with employer specific ASICs...change jobs, hand in ASIC, reapply at new job, get new ASIC...seems to be a serious downgrading of what an ASIC was supposed to be to me.
Anyone else wonder what will happen to the hundreds of ASICs which will be issued to student pilots/PPLs who subsequently lose interest in flying?
Gonna be a LOT of ASICs laying around or chucked in the garbage.
Until this requirement ASICs were deemed sufficiently important from a security POV that you could only be issued with employer specific ASICs...change jobs, hand in ASIC, reapply at new job, get new ASIC...seems to be a serious downgrading of what an ASIC was supposed to be to me.
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I think I'll take Gaunty's advice and not hassle them even more. It is not helping them sorting this awful mess out if we keep diverting their (obviously far too scare) resources into answering 'enquiries'. They will just have to extend the deadline yet again.... What a joke ! The bloody things only last 5 years -some of us seem to have been waiting almost a year already. Meanwhile, God only knows what those dreadful terrorists (who clearly will not be able to get an ASIC), have been up to.
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Good advice Wheeler, however you may wish to confirm they have actually received your application.
And have not lost it since receiving it.
And have not got around to telling you.
All problems that have caught others.
And have not lost it since receiving it.
And have not got around to telling you.
All problems that have caught others.