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Karlewi · 12-03-2008, 01:11 PM

Hi there and welcome to PIO.

We are going on a 163 Business Skills Visa - we had good news on Monday this week as our Visa was granted. We are off to Perth sometime this year after the house is sold !!!!!!!!!

Sounds like you could be on the same one as us. 949 is the Form you complete for the 163/164/165 provisional as well as the 892/893 and 846 residence visas.

Just to give you some idea of timeline for us on the 163. We lodged our Business Plan with the SBDC (Small Business Development Corporation) in Perth on 5 Feb 07, that was approved on the 17 April 07. I just didn't get around to doing anything then until we lodged our Visa application on the 8 November 07 and got news on Monday (10 March) that our visa was approved. We were told that it could take between 6-8 months so we consider ourselves lucky that it only took 4 months.

You are right Debs, I've not come acorss many people who are going on this type of visa.

We are not a million miles away from you Louise in Essex (about 8 miles from the Crossing). We are trying to get to the Kent meet on the 21 March - it would be good to catch up with you there if you were able to go.

Karen

p.s. no question is ever silly if it answers something you need to know !!!

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Karlewi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex to Perth Posts: 187 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Mood:	Hi there and welcome to PIO. We are going on a 163 Business Skills Visa - we had good news on Monday this week as our Visa was granted. We are off to Perth sometime this year after the house is sold !!!!!!!!! Sounds like you could be on the same one as us. 949 is the Form you complete for the 163/164/165 provisional as well as the 892/893 and 846 residence visas. Just to give you some idea of timeline for us on the 163. We lodged our Business Plan with the SBDC (Small Business Development Corporation) in Perth on 5 Feb 07, that was approved on the 17 April 07. I just didn't get around to doing anything then until we lodged our Visa application on the 8 November 07 and got news on Monday (10 March) that our visa was approved. We were told that it could take between 6-8 months so we consider ourselves lucky that it only took 4 months. You are right Debs, I've not come acorss many people who are going on this type of visa. We are not a million miles away from you Louise in Essex (about 8 miles from the Crossing). We are trying to get to the Kent meet on the 21 March - it would be good to catch up with you there if you were able to go. Karen p.s. no question is ever silly if it answers something you need to know !!!