Hi, I applied for the permanent residency ENS 186 visa on 8 July 2014 and I'm still waiting (19 October now). Here's my timeline so far: 8 July - visa application lodged, 18 July - medicals completed, 9 Sept - Employer's business sponsorship renewal lodged, Oct 3 - Employer's business sponsorship renewal granted. I'll post an update when it finally comes through - I wish it'd hurry up! If anyone applied for PR through the ENS 186 Entry Stream at around the same time I did, I'd be interested to hear about whether your visa has been granted or whether you're still waiting. Friends of mine applying for the same visa this year were granted in 90 days (single guy in Consulting) and 3.5 months (defacto couple in a Consulting). I work in Marketing. Cheers :-)