B wrote:
> Declan Murphy wrote:
> > Mr brother-in-law's parents were
> > denied a visa to attend the wedding in Sydney, despite all procedures
> > being completed a year in advance, and guarantors provided etc.
>
> Maybe you should tell the rest of that story. Pakistani nuclear engineer
> IIRC.

Originally an Indian (Kashmiri) particle physicist, then an Oz particle
physicist & citizen, marrying an Oz citizen. If the Oz gummint were
going to deny the visa, then the polite thing to do would be to let
everyone know a little earlier than 24 hours before the big day.