Immigration· Official

Rescheduling of appointments for 11 November

All AIMA appointments scheduled for Wednesday 11 November were cancelled due to the weather-related alert and have been automatically rescheduled. Applicants will receive an email with their new date, time, and location, and no further action is required.

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If you had an AIMA appointment on 11 November, you do not need to contact the agency; check your email for your new appointment details.

AIMA newsroom· 11h agoRead original ↗

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