Hi Jabba,

I'm a little confused by what you call 'validate'. To validate a visa you have to go through passport control in Australia where they will stamp your passport. You could collect your passport with your visa stamp from Australia House but you wouldn't go there to validate your visa (mind you we came here on the old 139 designated area sponsored visa so it may be different).

You should have received a letter stating when your first date of entry has to be done by (the 'first entry date' is normally around 12 months from the earliest date of police checks and medicals).

Are you saying you've only just got your visa and they've given you 4 weeks in which to go to Australia to validate? Sorry if I'm not reading your question correctly!

UK TVs will only work here if used with a set-top box.

Dolly