Prema

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know. We got our Visa granted today.

Congratulations.

You can lodge your nomination and visa application at the same time.

We applied in Nov 2019. Have medicals booked for this Thursday.

When did you do your medicals?

Hi all, Can anyone share there experience on when they received their approval of visa? Did you have to wait long for an answer after your medicals? Is it plain sailing for this stage or could anything go wrong if medicals are all good? Cheers Prema

Hi Ruby, The department requested: A profit and loss statement (statement of performance) for the most recently concluded financial year, with comparative figures for the previous financial year Copies of current contracts with subcontractors showing payment rates in accordance to the figures provided in application.

Hi Ruby, Here is our timeline. 4th Nov 2019 nomination and visa submitted 24th Nov 2019 immigration requested more information on business 5th Dec 2019 additional information uploaded 6th Jan 2020 nomination approved. 13th Feb request for Medicals & police checks 13th Feb Sent application for ACRO UK 20th Feb Medicals booked

Thank you. I’m just so done with the waiting hope we get approved.

We just got asked to do our medicals today.

4th Nov 2019 nomination and visa submitted 24th Nov 2019 immigration requested more information on business 5th Dec 2019 additional information uploaded 6th Jan 2020 nomination approved.

It’s my partner. But DE overseas. Contract administrator.

We’re still waiting. Nomination was approved 6th Jan 2020. Since then nothing. Guess the next step for us would be to do medicals once we’re asked by department.

Congratulations. Must be such a load of your mind.

Hi, after our nomination was approved, have not heard anything else from the department.

Offshore, UK, contract administrator, DE. Work in South Australia.

Hi all, Just wondering what you have all experienced in wait times after nomination has been approved. My time line so far is: 4th Nov 2019 nomination and visa submitted 24th Nov 2019 immigration requested more information on business 5th Dec 2019 additional information uploaded 6th Jan 2020 nomination approved. Cheers Prema

Hi Maggie, thank you for your reply... I guess its just a waiting game Cheers Prema x

Hi all, I had a question regarding our nomination approval last week. Once nomination has been granted, how long does it roughly take to get an answer regarding a visa application? I have been told that it is a pretty much done deal for a positive outcome, but is this really the case? Can you get a refusal to a visa application if you have had a nomination granted? Any experience in this area would be greatly appreciated, the waiting is driving me insane. Cheers Prema

Hi, Immigration asked us to do medicals in Feb 2018 this year we only did it once.The company that is sponsoring us is a small family run business. Before we left Adelaide my husband had previously worked for them for 3 years, work was offered to the Australian market, but no body wanted to do the work or had enough relevant experience (it is in the cleaning sector), hence why they looked at the avenue of sponsorship with hubbie. We have waited so long for this, and still have no idea when our visa application will get approved. it's worrying as the nomination approval states we have to start work at latest 6 months from the date of the nomination approval date. With no approval yet on our visa application we are loosing time, as we would need to arrange house sale, move overseas etc.

Hi, my husband has applied. We are offshore. nomination sent Dec 2016 RCB approved Feb 2017 visa application sent May 2017 case officer assigned Feb 2018, requested medicals and further info Nomination approved and granted 4th April 2018 just waiting for visa approval now.

Lifestyle depends where you live how you shop and how you spend your pennies. We are here on a 457 visa. Live in the area Hazelwood Park. The state/public schools are very good, for both primary and secondary, with naplan results the same as the best private schools. We are not entitled for any government help with the children, but we knew this before we came here. We have to pay for private health care, it's one of the proviso's on our visa. Without this our visa would be invalid. I would say we have a good life. Hubbie works and I stay at home albeit bored. On Sunday we went to an open air market for our veggies and fruit which is so much cheaper then the supermarket. Then dropped all the shopping home and went down to the beach Glenelg for an afternoon out. Cost nothing but petrol the kids and us had a great time. Got home and watched movies, The time we spend with the children is very different compared to our lives in the UK. I would say our lives are much better here. Just can't wait to become PR, but will have to be patient for the next 2 years!! Hope this helps Prema