sns Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Hi all, Has anyone else submitted their visa application this month? I have booked the medicals for 21st Feb How long should it take from here? If you submitted this month, when are you planning to make the move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2308 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Hey we have lodged our EOI 11th Jan. How long after you lodged your EOI did you you get an invitation for your visa application? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I wouldn't do medicals / police checks until requested. You only have 12 months from the date of medical / police check to make first entry. If there is a delay in processing your visa - very common - you can find yourself with very little time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Hey we have lodged our EOI 11th Jan. How long after you lodged your EOI did you you get an invitation for your visa application? x Hi, I had to submit 2 because I discovered a mistake on the first one after I was invited, I put the dates on my signature. How many points did you have and what profession? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2308 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Hi, I had to submit 2 because I discovered a mistake on the first one after I was invited, I put the dates on my signature. How many points did you have and what profession? Hi SnS thanks so much for replying to my post Its for my husband and he has 60 points and he is a plumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lever40 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 We submitted our PMV Visa on the 9th of January. Really hoping for the 5 month turn around!! What other visas have you folk submitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Hi SnS thanks so much for replying to my post Its for my husband and he has 60 points and he is a plumber I'm not sure how long it takes for a plumber, but there are definitely others on this forum who would know. I think it depends how competitive it is for plumbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 We submitted our PMV Visa on the 9th of January. Really hoping for the 5 month turn around!! What other visas have you folk submitted Mine is a 189 visa. We are hoping to move in July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2308 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Mine is a 189 visa. We are hoping to move in July! Exciting I'm hoping it's not going to be another year put anything ? We started the whole process a year ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr81 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 We submitted and paid on 23rd January. Hoping to get medicals done next month because I am a teacher and will need to go in half-term. Might leave Police checks until we get a CO assigned. We are currently in South East Asia and hope to go on holiday at the end of this year to validate visa (fingers crossed) with a view to move permanently in July 2018. Once you get a CO, is there a deadline for docs? By the time we are assigned a CO I will have everything apart from the police check from the UK. Looks like that is 10 days without postage time which will be another 2 weeks to get out here. I'm so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 We submitted and paid on 23rd January. Hoping to get medicals done next month because I am a teacher and will need to go in half-term. Might leave Police checks until we get a CO assigned. We are currently in South East Asia and hope to go on holiday at the end of this year to validate visa (fingers crossed) with a view to move permanently in July 2018. Once you get a CO, is there a deadline for docs? By the time we are assigned a CO I will have everything apart from the police check from the UK. Looks like that is 10 days without postage time which will be another 2 weeks to get out here. I'm so excited! We booked our medicals for half term too, because we have a son at school. We can pay on the day for the medicals, so can postpone if we are not ready by then or have not heard from a CO. We applied for police certs about the 12th Jan, mine arrived within 9 days, but my husband's has not arrived yet. He has lived in more parts of the UK than me, so that might be the reason for the delay. Just something for you to bear in mind if you have traveled quite a bit and are leaving it to the last. We are decluttering the house and trying to get ready for a valuation in the meantime! Can't wait to go! Where in Australia are you planning to move to? Do you work in an international school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijiboy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hi All, I got my grant confirmation come through this morning. See timeline below: 08/10/2016 - IELTS Exam 21/10/2016 - IELTS Result (8.5) 30/11/2016 - ACS Submitted 05/12/2016 - ACS Result 21/12/2016 - EOI Submitted - 189 (70 Points) 23/12/2016 - PCC Received (Self) 04/01/2017 - Invite received 04/01/2017 - PCC Received (Partner's) 07/01/2017 - Application Lodged & Documents uploaded, including PCC and Form 80 18/01/2017 - Medicals 30/01/2017 - Grant! Planning on moving over July/Aug 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr81 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Hi SNS, yes I am in an international school, this is our 3rd year here but Australia was always the long-term goal. We figured it would be more achievable and affordable doing the visa from 3/4 of the way there! It will be me, my husband and our daughter moving over (hopefully!) We are really open to location, we travelled there together about 12 years ago and feel like we are happy to settle for anywhere at first if we need to to. Preferably the South though with some sort of seasons, we don't get that much here near the equator! However we are going to let my husband job hunt first as it will be easier for me to get work than him wherever we go due to being able to do supply teaching etc until I find something permanent. Good advice about the police checks, we did move about a bit in the last couple of years before we moved here! Jijiboy, how exciting! That is a very short time-line! At what point did you get assigned a CO? Edited January 31, 2017 by klr81 typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijiboy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 klr81, I did not get assigned a CO. My grant letter says GSM Adelaide on the footer of the page. See the link below which covers the allocation dates, and that a CO is only assigned when further information or documents are required. https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Allocation-dates-for-General-Skilled-Migration-applications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2308 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hi All, I got my grant confirmation come through this morning. See timeline below: 08/10/2016 - IELTS Exam 21/10/2016 - IELTS Result (8.5) 30/11/2016 - ACS Submitted 05/12/2016 - ACS Result 21/12/2016 - EOI Submitted - 189 (70 Points) 23/12/2016 - PCC Received (Self) 04/01/2017 - Invite received 04/01/2017 - PCC Received (Partner's) 07/01/2017 - Application Lodged & Documents uploaded, including PCC and Form 80 18/01/2017 - Medicals 30/01/2017 - Grant! Planning on moving over July/Aug 2017. Wowzers thats so quick!! Congratulations.....we havent heard anything yet . Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hi All, I got my grant confirmation come through this morning. See timeline below: 08/10/2016 - IELTS Exam 21/10/2016 - IELTS Result (8.5) 30/11/2016 - ACS Submitted 05/12/2016 - ACS Result 21/12/2016 - EOI Submitted - 189 (70 Points) 23/12/2016 - PCC Received (Self) 04/01/2017 - Invite received 04/01/2017 - PCC Received (Partner's) 07/01/2017 - Application Lodged & Documents uploaded, including PCC and Form 80 18/01/2017 - Medicals 30/01/2017 - Grant! Planning on moving over July/Aug 2017. Wow super fast, congratulations. We are hoping to move July 2017 too, but not heard anything about our application yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr81 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Oh wow that's interesting Jijiboy! Did you do one of those form80 character forms? I have read that it might be worth doing anyway to prevent further paperwork being requested. Knowing that you got yours without a CO makes me think I'll just go ahead and get everything done now! Although we may be required to submit more info as my husband had a driving ban 20 years ago, it wasn't classed as a criminal offense, just a traffic offense, but we declared it anyway just in case so they may want more details. Got my employment reference letters today and need to get all my certified copies done of my other docs asap. Money, money, money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr81 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just re-read your post Jijiboy about the Form 80. Going to get ours done tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just re-read your post Jijiboy about the Form 80. Going to get ours done tomorrow! Where do I get form 80 from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNinja Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just Google it. Available freely to download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sns Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just Google it. Available freely to download. Thanks! That's quite a form! Does everyone have to do it? Or just those who it is requested from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNinja Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I don't think you NEED to do it, but apparently they can ask for it, and this can cause a delay sometimes. Some people have apparently front loaded a filled form 80 and have had direct grants, others have still been asked more information. I'd probably do it, but then again I like lining up my ducks in a row.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijiboy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 You should aim to upload as much as possible if you are looking for a quick grant, using the checklist on the link below: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/189-/Skilled-Independent-visa-(subclass-189)-document-checklist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijiboy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 See full list of documents that I submitted: Myself Current Passport Old Passports Birth Certificate Marriage certificate Joint Name Bank Statements (x2) Joint Name Mortgage Statement (Sept 2016) Council Tax Bill (Oct 2016) Police Certificate ACS Skills Assessment IELTS Result Letter Employment Reference (same as one used in ACS Skill Assessment) Current Employment Payslips (1 for each of the past 9 years) Degree Award Certificate Degree Transcript Curriculum Vitae Form 80 - Personal Particulars Information Partner Current Passport Old Passports Birth Certificate Naturalisation Certificate (Partner not born in UK) Marriage certificate Joint Name Bank Statements (x2) Joint Name Mortgage Statement (Sept 2016) Council Tax Bill (Oct 2016) Police Certificate Functional English (Passport) Form 80 - Personal Particulars Information Child 1 Current Passport Old Passport Birth Certificate Child 2 Current Passport Birth Certificate All documents certified other than ACS Skill Assessment Letter, PCC Certificates, Form 80s & Curriculum Vitae. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr81 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That's a great help! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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