Guest scottndina Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Well the adventure continues... To keep our 175 application up to date, we recently submitted new copies of passports which were just renewed. We submitted the "GSM post-lodgement enquiry" by email to advise them to add the documents to our file. My question that I asked them: Can I continue to log in to the immigration website using my old passport number, or will it be updated based on the new passport number (it is used to check application status online). The information was sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 Today we get a reply by email: May 21, 2009 - no actual reply to my question. > Dear Dina, > > Thank you for your e-mail about your visa application under Australia’s > General Skilled Migration programme. > > I can confirm that your visa application has been assigned to a case > officer. > > A preliminary assessment will shortly be conducted on your visa > application to determine if any further documentation is required. Once > this assessment has been completed your case officer may contact you if > they require any additional documents. > > We appreciate your patience in this matter. CASE OFFICER? Great right? Then half an hour later we get an email from the case officer saying that unfortunately we don't qualify for CSL priority processing based on IELTS not all 7's for accountant profession (This we knew - retaking exam end of May). So, long story short basically someone put us on CSL originally because we emailed them saying "Please advise if we qualify for CSL"... way back when they first introduced it. They likely didn't check our score, and put a CSL flag on our application anyway. Still, it shows that they are probably having a look at November CSL applicants now if that helps anyone with timelines. As for us... next step is to pass IELTS (come on 7's!), then hopefully they'll be able to process the application. Also of interest: A lot of our documentation (degree's, qualifications) was in Russian and translated to English for the application. Our case officer happened to have a Russian name... coincidence? I think not, since it makes sense that they would have certain language specialists to check credentials etc. Take care all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest southerngent Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 off topic question - were you required to get police checks from russia? if so how long did it take? weve been waiting for my wifes since mid january now through there consulat in london. but hay anything with the russian embassy is a pain in the a@@.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scottndina Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yes, we requested them nearly 3 months ago from the Russian consulate in Toronto, received nothing yet. They said it would take 3-6 months. I'm actually curious to see if they will issue it in English language or not. We've got an old police clearance from when my wife emmigrated from Russia, but we are playing it safe and getting an updated one. I have heard that getting one in Russia is just as difficult anyway. Did your case officer request it or are you planning ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest southerngent Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Am sure its as difficult out there.. I expect it to be in russian but its not a problem as we have found a company in the uk were we just email them a scan and then they send an electronic copy thats translated and certified followed by a paper copy in post (so really quick). Were not at the stage of case officer yet just pre planning as we expected a long wait for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest southerngent Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 We recieved police checks for my wife today, after them sitting unposted in the consular for nearly 2 weeks after them telling us they had been posted..big fight on phone before they found them.. Good news is they are in russian and English so no need for translation.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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