{"id":18953,"date":"2019-09-14T11:57:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T01:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/?p=18953"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T23:17:11","slug":"is-your-temple-facing-difficulties-for-getting-visa-for-priests-and-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/is-your-temple-facing-difficulties-for-getting-visa-for-priests-and-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your temple facing difficulties for getting visa for priests and saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hindu Council of Australia has made representations to the Immigration office to make religious visa more in line with our community needs. We have also formed a Peer to Peer support group which consists of temple representatives who have had some experience in obtaining religious visa for their own temples. These members are available for learning how various temples have gone about getting religious visas and they are happy to share their experience with you.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tilak1-640px-Gaze_of_a_priest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tilak1-640px-Gaze_of_a_priest.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tilak1-640px-Gaze_of_a_priest-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wwwip.com.au\/hcaold\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tilak1-640px-Gaze_of_a_priest-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The immigration <span class=\"gmail-m_-7854246602389145810gmail-il\">peer<\/span> to <span class=\"gmail-m_-7854246602389145810gmail-il\">peer<\/span> support cell has following members :<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Jagdish Chawla<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kunal Patel &#8211; BAPS<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Renga Rajan &#8211; Ayyappa temple<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Khimji Vaghjiani &#8211; ISSO (Swaminarayan)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Jay Raman &#8211; Sri Om Foundation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Surinder Jain<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The cell is not a migration agent and is not an advisory body. It will provide a forum for <span class=\"gmail-m_-7854246602389145810gmail-il\">peer<\/span> to <span class=\"gmail-m_-7854246602389145810gmail-il\">peer<\/span> consultation and support between different temples applying for priests visa.The cell can be reached via email address <a href=\"mailto:religiousvisasteam@wwwip.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">religiousvisasteam @ <wbr>hinducouncil.com.au<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>If a particular temple is facing visa issues like road blocks in the immigration office or have advice on how to make the whole process easier, please advice them to get in contact with (surinder @ hinducouncil.com.au) so that I can arrange a meeting between the temple and the right people in the immigration office.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hindu Council of Australia has made representations to the Immigration office to make religious visa more in line with our community needs. 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