Okay so, quite a while ago. I went to Bangkok, to VFS.

I was renewing my Aussie permanent residency visa for another 5 years.

Only problem was; I paid the 12k baht, and everything else.

But, I ran into the problem after this.

6 months or more down the road now. I do not have the new visa in my passport.

Because when I paid my 12k, the guy at VFS just gave my passport back.

I then went on my way, and headed back to Chiang Mai.

What the hell did I do wrong here?

Is my visa electronically online? Or did they forget to print my visa? Why would they give me the passport back?

On top of this, I am going to Australia tomorrow, so I better get this out of the way >.<

Thanks!

Australia is now visa label-free. This means you do not need a visa label in your passport to travel to, enter or stay in Australia.

If you request a visa label, please see Visa Evidence Charge for further information on the pricing of your visa label.

http://www.immi.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/how-much-will-a-label-cost.aspx

Recommend that you follow up with an email to the Aus Embassy to confirm.

Just check at Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) its a free online service that gives visa holders, access to visa entitlements and status information 24 hours a day

http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/vevo/vevo-overview.aspx