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Update on my case; I've just received news that my nomination was approved today (8th October). Hoping the good news is followed soon... Could you please let me know what your ETA was from nomination, to visa approval was? (I know this is ballpark, but I'm looking for others experiences). Additional docs were requested on the 30th August (for both visa and nomination) - which were then sent early September.

I've been following this forum for long time, first 457 then PR. I think is more than fair to share my good news of today!!! Got my golden email. Occupation: Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec (subclass Casino Duty Manager) Application: both at the same time 30th October 2017 Nomination granted: 22nd August 2018 PR granted: 8th October 2018 Region: NT Country: HR 1 person CO requested my divorce certificate only, didn't expect this, neither my MA. Provided on 23rd August 2018 Now little break for me from this forum, and then will jump to Citizenship section Good luck to all of you!!

I always advise parents of 'reluctant' children to include them. When granted a visa they have to enter Australia briefly to activate it and then they have 5 years to change their minds. Dependency is a time of decision criterion. It might be possible to send your son back to complete year 12 and then enroll him in a post post-secondary course (academic or trade) that could qualify him as a dependent child; provided you were paying the costs involved. The most recent case of this type that I managed was for a DIY applicant who had been refused. I had to take it to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to win it. Some further education might to his advantage in any case. Here is the rough guts of the relevant regulation: At the time of application, the applicant is required to satisfy clause 101.213 of the Migration Regulations, which includes the requirement that: (1) If the applicant has turned 18: (a) the applicant: (i) is not engaged to be married; and (ii) does not have a spouse or de facto partner; and (iii) has never had a spouse or de facto partner; and (b) the applicant is not engaged in full-time work; and (c) subject to subclause (2), the applicant has, since turning 18, or within 6 months or a reasonable time after completing the equivalent of year 12 in the Australian school system, been undertaking a full-time course of study at an educational institution leading to the award of a professional, trade or vocational qualification. If you intend to proceed don't delay and don't try to run it yourself, consult one of the RMAs who posts on this forum.

The rate at which they were processing visa 3 weeks ago, i thought that they wanted to release us.

Nothing to Write mate just checking immi as usual no Change what would be write

Congrats! Your wait will be over soon!

Congrats big step forward, pleased to see another Saffer in the group. I still think its a lotto - some people same day others freaking ages - will be holding thumbs for you

Might I just add that when you retire, make sure you have a truck full of cash? Mum and I live on $16,000 a year pension and need to break into our piggy bank to pay for insurance etc. So, build up for your future life, because, hopefully, one day you will retire and that's it for a salary, or wage... But still very happy little vegemites. Cheers, Bobj.

Makes me sick too - so many unnecessary extravagances in that lifestyle. So they need a 5 bedroom house for themselves and one child? Says it all, really.

Sorry but people like that make me sick. So many people manage to live quite comfortably on a lot less. They need to take a good look at themsleves and ask what is really nessessary and stop thinking they should have the best of everything all the time. We currently live on about $140k a year before tax and are pretty comfortable but we had a short period where my OH was out of work and we were living on my earnings of about $55k a year for a while. Now that was a struggle. The couple above should try living on that - it would put there struggles on $200k a year in to perspective for them.

I came in on the old 176 visa and was sponsored by Victoria. It also took me a few months to get a job. Every 6 months for 2 years the department of immigration sent me a survey to check on my progress and to see if I was still working in by designated occupation. I am still in Victoria 9 years later so never flouted my moral obligation. It annoys me when people simply say it is only a moral obligation and not a legal one. This type of attitude could potentially ruin it for future genuine applicants. I can also understand that sometimes people cant get jobs for whatever reasons so need to move states to improve their employment prospects. I think in these instances people need to be upfront and talk to immigration. It will only look more favorable for yourself and it may even improve the visa process for future applicants. I think its good to remember that it is not your right to be here, you were granted a visa because Australia needs your skills in a particular area. You need to earn that right to be here. In my opinion you need to be prepared that it wont be plain sailing for the first few years when you get here. It takes time to get established again .

I m also waiting for somthing from immi Nothing to update at the moment They asked for some documents from my employer 2 weeks ago and he is working on that Hope this week he will send them and may get update from immi Hope for the best

no-one can tell you how long you need to wait. If your case officer thinks your medical may expire they will ask you to do it again.

Thanks Jetblast, we are going agent free to save some pennies so really appreciate your reply So many similarities with our applications [emoji16]

Hello again! I am in a similar situation. I have family in Brisbane. I lived with them for a time. My agent said this won't be a problem. Although someone else might have more info. Thanks

no good news for last 2 weeks , no one update anything and I also have nothing to post . Hope someone post some good this asap

Someone on another thread on here applied 10th July and was granted today. According to the SA website they will have been processed at the end of the month. It might be an indicator that they are running slightly ahead.

Just in case anyone dont know, as an applicant of 186 pr visa, you are entitled to medicare card. This saved me heaps!

Hoping for good news for all this week

Awesome mate congratulations

Hi. Ive seen it through this forum. I will try to find it and let you know Dont worry too much.

Guys why Is group soo quite or sad now a days. Please speak up.. share your timeline. Sharing increases positivity and confidence in others. God bless all

I don’t know why it does not work for you. I have not accessed to agent account or information, i cannot see my nomination approval letter but I can see what CO asked for, they asked for updated NPC and I gave them a week after

Hi All Just to update everyone who is waiting for SA nomination invite, I submitted my EOI and nomination application for 489 SA on 10th July and received an invite today 8th Oct, so I guess SA has finally got to processing nominations filed till 10th July.

Correction, you can only see the communication for the nomination if you have access to the nomination application. For example: I can see all communication for my Visa application as I have it imported into my Immi account, however, I cannot see anything to do with the nomination as that is still linked to the Agent's account. I don't have access to import is for obvious reasons (company financials etc.).

HI Madtig, You can actually find the communication CO sent to your agent @ Message page in you Immi Account. My Nomination approved on 16/09 APplication logged on 12/01/2018 for both Visa and Nomination they asked for NPC and I updated on 26/09, since then I have logged in the account few times a day to check , No Update yet, VIC PESE

They need the 3 extra bedrooms for walk in wardrobes for the $433 they spend each month on clothes!! Struggling to make ends meet but spend over $1000 a month on entertainment

Not to worry I found it - thanks for the tip

I think we have a pretty good lifestyle too. But I do think you need a family income of $150k to do that if you are starting now and don't have the home equity or savings behind you.

The blokes a financial adviser too. We've never been close to that gross income, had 2 kids, paid the mortgage off and managed to have decent holidays most years and think we have a pretty good lifestyle. These people need to get a grip on their expenses.

I have no idea how anyone who didn't pay off their $20k mortgage in 1981 could live on that. Our spending in the last 12 months excluding rent and capital purchases such as buying cars was $60k and that's without any loans, payments etc which we don't have. We sort of have private medical though - we put away $200 per fortnight into a savings account to cover future possible requirements rather than giving it to medibank or Bupa.

Applied - 11th Nov 17 Interview/Test - 31st Aug 18 Ceremony - 17th Oct 18 (Next Week..... Ekkkkkkkk!) Sydney NSW

Thanks a lot!!!

These people are clearly not sensible when it comes to money. Why do they need such a huge house? We are a family of 3 and rent a 2 bed/2 lounge cottage in Melbourne area for 1700 a month. We do run two cars (needed for work AND we live in a bushfire area so we would need to be mobile) and our vehicle expenses are nowhere near close to that. Our daughter's activities costs us around $400 a month, granted, but that's our choice and easily affordable given that we also save 2K+ a month, and we jointly earn less than 200K a year. Our health insurance with top level cover is 320/month, so they need to shop around. Also we don't close to that on food! What are they buying??? Reality check required. As is some common sense!

Pay for an agent to do a professional job. Its too important to try and go it alone. The only other way may be a WHV but that's only for two years. Or else he goes to college in UK, gets a trade and some experience under his belt and hope there's a work route in a few years time. The advice above from the migration agent about a further education route looks much more viable to me, and its their job - far better than well meaning advice on this forum, which is okay for more straight forward applications.

Hi, thanks for the reply and info! It’s helpful as we plan for relocating in Jan ‘19. Related: We found that if you live in a country that has a social security agreement with Australia, some pension and benefit wait times are waived for time living in the other country.

Ditto. Talk to an agent. Its too important to make a potential mistake, just because of impatience to move. Turning up in WA with three minors who do not have a substantive visa for residency is going to look odd to immigration, that's providing you even manage to secure visitor visas for them. If you make the wrong decision, you could get turned back at the border and that would create an awful scenario for the kids. Best to get advice from a professional.

Immigration may cancel your visa if they find out unless your study leave is related to your work with your employer and you have an agreement in place saying you will return to work for your employer after your study leave. Make sure any arrangement is properly documented just in case immigration checks. With all computerisation going on and interdepartment linkaging, it is so easy for immi to check if your are getting paid by your employer and paying taxes. If they notice you are not getting paid, they will ask your employer where you are. That said, this is just my opinion. Check with an immigration official if possible, or an immigration expert.

Thank you, part of me is excited, the other part nervous! Once I am there I m sure everything will fall into place. Regards Karen

$182 for Recorder lessons??? Give the kid a book and a recorder, thats the way most of us learnt! And as for $43 on coffee....ever heard of a jar of Nescafe?!

The IT field is being flooded with graduates from India and Asia so I'm not sure that's the best option.

Get some professional advice from a good agent. It is possible to prove you are in a de facto relationship with a new partner even if you are still technically on a visa as a partner of someone else, BUT I would not advise going it alone. I'm basing that on advice from an excellent agent who was prepared to undertake a Partner application even though both myself and my partner were then on Partner Visas married to other people, and both thse marriages had failed. It is doable, but difficult,

There are rules but basically, a company can't sponsor someone unless they've proved they can't get a local candidate, so obviously it's got to be a skilled job - if anyone can do it, they can find someone locally. It's so easy in hindsight, if you'd included him in your original application he could have visited to validate his visa, then he'd have had five years to make up his mind. Too late now, unfortunately. It's a very difficult one because to get any kind of skilled visa, he needs a qualification AND a few years' experience in his chosen trade - so realistically, he's got four or five years till he can apply, and it's always possible the rules will change, and the trade he's chosen might have different requirements or be off the list altogether. Thinking aloud, I wonder if one strategy would be for him to come to Australia to do his study, in which case he could get a student visa. You would need to check the fees as they're often very expensive for an international student. When his course is complete, he would still be young enough to get a Working Holiday Visa, which would enable him to stay in Australia for two years (if he does the regional work), which might give him enough work experience to get sponsorship or apply for PR. It might not work out but at least he'd get a qualification and he'd have four or five years with you. I'd be consulting an agent.

There should be simple 2 ways Either pay same immi amount and get result in 8-9 months fast track Or half fees for 22 months slow track. Everyone will choose their priority. Just a thought

Is anybody contact with immigration about their processing time? What ph no should i call ?

They should have more strict laws for pr holders who dont stick to their commitments,

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I was mugged twice in Perth australia but never attacked by a shark in my friends pool.

If you are that worried - swim in the resort swimming pool or in a rockpool, rather than the open sea. I have been mugged in Luton - but never had any shark encounters in Australia