Hi , dec applicant here just looking through some posts aand figured I'd give my 2 cents regarding permits coming up to expiry.
APPLY for your extensions if you are less than a month away. That way if any of the applications come back, including extensions, you may have time to fix them.
If you receive OWP before visitor extension is processed, you can send a request to cancel the app and receive a refund.
There is no point in risking this and falling out of status which is much harder to regai .
Also standard OWP processing time is 3-4 months. Yes many applicants from dec to Feb have gotten approval in 2.5 months but others had been approved exactly 4 months later. Every agent is different and so is every application.
APPLY for your extensions if you are less than a month away. That way if any of the applications come back, including extensions, you may have time to fix them.
If you receive OWP before visitor extension is processed, you can send a request to cancel the app and receive a refund.
There is no point in risking this and falling out of status which is much harder to regai .
Also standard OWP processing time is 3-4 months. Yes many applicants from dec to Feb have gotten approval in 2.5 months but others had been approved exactly 4 months later. Every agent is different and so is every application.