The All New CPV thread

sandch · 09-04-2009, 11:58 AM

Just to let everyone in this category know that there has been quite a lot of activity in the last few weeks, and today were were asked for the 2nd VAC (application acknowledged 7 November 2007). Things have moved quite quickly recently. Let us know how it's going out there!

09-04-2009, 12:13 PM

Good news. You should put your full timeline up so all other CPVers can keep an eye out!

Lets make this the new CPV Thread!

sandch · 09-04-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by johatts

Good news. You should put your full timeline up so all other CPVers can keep an eye out!

Lets make this the new CPV Thread!

Thanks Folks! You can see the timeline on www.sjcm.co.uk, along with a handful of others. Good luck all.

09-04-2009, 12:35 PM

This is now the "all new CPV thread" and i have made is sticky so it will stay near the top of migration issues.

Anyone waiting on CPVs??? join the thread. Lets see where you are at.........................

**Gollywobbler** · 09-04-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sandch

Just to let everyone in this category know that there has been quite a lot of activity in the last few weeks, and today were were asked for the 2nd VAC (application acknowledged 7 November 2007). Things have moved quite quickly recently. Let us know how it's going out there!

Hi Steve

Many thanks for the update. From the tracker it would seem that they still have a few CPVs available for the current program year, which is excellent. Fingers crossed that yours will be granted very soon.

Please let me know when you make the payment? I am interested to see how soon they will grant the visas once they have the money.

Cheers

Gill

sandch · 09-04-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gollywobbler

Hi Steve

Many thanks for the update. From the tracker it would seem that they still have a few CPVs available for the current program year, which is excellent. Fingers crossed that yours will be granted very soon.

Please let me know when you make the payment? I am interested to see how soon they will grant the visas once they have the money.

Cheers

Gill

Will do Gill; we have to move part of it over to Oz first then organise the draft to go by post from Sydney to Perth, so I expect it will be with them in the week of 20 April. Our CO mentioned that they have 800 visas left this year, are struggling to fill them, and encourage all applicants who have been asked to get documents in.

That's a big change from last year.
All the best

**Gollywobbler** · 09-04-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sandch

Will do Gill; we have to move part of it over to Oz first then organise the draft to go by post from Sydney to Perth, so I expect it will be with them in the week of 20 April. Our CO mentioned that they have 800 visas left this year, are struggling to fill them, and encourage all applicants who have been asked to get documents in.

That's a big change from last year.
All the best

Hi Steve

Very many thanks for the information.

They had 5,900 offshore CPVs available on 1st July 2008. If they are in the final quarter with 800 visas to spare then it seems to me that the POPC must be very short staffed?

It is excellent news for people still waiting, however. I will e-mail Claire & Don right away because their lodgement date is very close to yours. I'll ask for an update for the tracker.

Cheers

Gill

Polegate · 09-04-2009, 01:40 PM

Would do you mean by 800 this year? Is that upto June 2009?

Thanks David

sandch · 09-04-2009, 01:50 PM

It could be a combination of factors Gill; the extreme conditions in the UK have forced house prices down, and also made property selling very difficult. I'm sure many people will have based their ability to fund this visa on releasing equity one way or another from their property, especially retirees (which we're not by the way). So I'm speculating that applicants are simply dropping out, and this has made planning difficult - something of a moving target - at POPC. Migration agents will have a better sense of this.

And yes Polegate - that's the current visa year 2008/9. I don't think the allocation for next year has been announced.

Cheers
Steve

austibeach · 09-04-2009, 05:55 PM

It's good to see this new thread, as it makes it easier for me to navigate through all of the new developements in the world of CPV's. I can't quite remember but was it in May last year when they announced the allocation for this year ? I'm sure Gill or one of you will be able to tell me, but I just hope there isn't a reduction in numbers for the 2009/2010 year, as our plans are pretty much centred around being in next years intake.
I'm not sure how the queue calculator works on DIAC's website and would be grateful for some help in understanding it, as I have come up with rather strange results whenever I've attempted to use it.
Having been away from PIO for a little while, it's good to return and find that it appears to be back to it's old self, with a great deal of excellent information, coupled with a dash of good humour : let's hope it continues !

Eric.