reehan

I too have 3 dependents . One more thing, whats your landing date?

Congrats. That's pretty fast. I uploaded my medicals on april 24. Since then no update from co. I'm also from pakistan. How many dependents are included in ur application?

I have same team 34 and CO (BD). Lodged on March 08, CO on April 5, medicals uploaded on April 24. No update after that.

I am not sure if my agent submitted Form-80 and Form-1221, i will update soon. CO asked for my daughters' birth certificates as well along with PCC and Meds.

I lodged 190 visa on March 08, CO assigned on April 5.

Hi!, I have been assigned a case officer on April 5. CO requested for Meds and PCC. He is from team 34.

Guys, Anyone got CO assigned from March gang? I am still waiting for CO.

Thanks for detailed reply! By attested do you mean attested by notary public?

I am from Pakistan (lhr). I also have same question about medicals as I heard Pakistani cannot go for medicals unless asked by CO. What docs you submitted for PCC and how much time it took to receive?

Can you please share your Medicals experience? What documents are required to do Medicals before CO assignment?

I got acknowledgment on same day. I think Diac don't follow any pattern in sending out acknowledgments. You should get yours anytime.

Hi Guys, Starting a new thread on March 190 applicants. I lodged my application on March 08. No sign of CO yet.

I am Jan 2009 applicant with 175 visa class. No CO assigned yet.

Hi, what is child care benefit and how much states pay for this benefit?

Congrats, Can you please share your dates?

Can you please share your information? when and which state you applied for sponsorship and was it 190 or 176, what documents you sent to DIAC after sponsorship approval for change of visa? Regards

Thanks for your reply ompragrash! I have a confusion. My occupation is software engineer and i was eligible for NSW state only so i applied there for 190 because they are offering state sponsorships under 190 not 176. If i get NSW sponsorship which is ofcourse under 190 subclass I should notify DIAC for change of visa and they will change my subclass to 176 based on 190 approval letter from NSW? Sounds odd to me. Hope you can explain.

Hi Guys, I am priority 5 applicant (subclass 175 applied in jan 2009). I received below email from DIAC in July 2012. According to DIAC if i am able to get state sponsorship from any state, i need to inform DIAC and they will change my visa category under same fee. Anyone got state sponsorship after july 12 and had his/her subclass changed without paying the visa fee? Any thoughts how to do it after july 12 because mostly states offering 190 visa which i assume cannot be changed to from 175. Senior expats! Your help required. "I am writing to you concerning your General Skilled Migration (GSM) 175 application lodged on 23/01/2009 . The Government recently announced 190,000 places for the 2012-13 migration program year. This includes 129,250 places for the Skilled Migration Program including Skilled Independent, Employer Sponsored, State and Territory Sponsored, and Skilled Australian Sponsored (Family Sponsored) applicants. See: Australian Immigration Fact Sheet 20. Migration Program Planning Levels The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has set new priority processing arrangements for skilled migration applications, which took effect from 1 July 2012. Information about the priority processing groups and the order of processing applications is available on the departmental website. See: Priority processing groups and order of processing applications. As at 1 July 2012, there were approximately 16,350 Skilled Independent cases representing approximately 27,600 applicants in Priority Group 5 awaiting allocation. As such, many Priority Group 5 applicants still face a considerable wait until their application is allocated to a case officer for processing. You can follow the progress of GSM applications being allocated to case officers on the departmental website: See: Allocation Dates for General Skilled Migration Applications As you have not been nominated by a state or territory government, and your nominated occupation is not on the SOL in effect from 1 July 2012, your application is in priority group 5 for the purposes of priority processing arrangements As your GSM visa application was lodged before the legislative changes made on 1 July 2010, you are eligible to seek a nomination from any state or territory government. When seeking a nomination from a state or territory government agency you should consider whether your nominated occupation is listed on the current State Migration Plan (SMP) for your intended state or territory. State Migration Plans commenced for all states and territories in late 2010 and early 2011, and list which occupations state and territory governments can nominate applicants under. States and territories have a limited capacity to submit nominations for occupations not listed on their State Migration Plan. These provisions allow states further flexibility in providing nominations which may be valuable in meeting shortages in very specialised occupations. It is important to note that it is entirely at the discretion of the state or territory government agencies to nominate applicants and to submit nominations of their choosing to the department. Once a nomination of their choosing is received by the department, it will be considered and the nominating agency will be informed of the decision. If you are able to obtain a state or territory nomination, and meet the other eligibility requirements, you should email a completed Form 1022 togsm.documents@immi.gov.au notifying GSM of a change to your visa application category. Your visa application category will change once your nomination has been submitted to the department by the state or territory government and approved. You may also wish to consider alternate visa options including: - considering your eligibility for an employer sponsored visa, which would require a new visa application - submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) for another skilled migration visa through SkillSelect Information about SkillSelect can be found on the departmental website. See: SkillSelect You can withdraw your application at any stage during processing if you no longer want to be considered for the grant of this visa. Information on how to withdraw an application, along with other information for applicants who have already lodged a GSM application, is available on the departmental website. Applicants who do not wish to continue their application and withdraw for this reason, are not eligible for a refund of the visa application charge. See: Application Already Lodged - Professionals and other Skilled Migrants - Workers - Visas & Immigration Further information on the processing of priority group 5 applications is available on the departmental website: See: Processing of Priority Group 5 General Skilled Migration Applications General Skilled Migration "

Hi Guys, I am a priority 5 applicant with 175 subclass applied in Jan 2009. Recently i am able to score 7 in IELTS and now I claim 70 points. Can i convert my 175 application into 189 without paying visa fee again? Will DIAC consider same old application and process it as 189 application? Senior members, please advise! Regards, Reehan

So the cut off for Nov 1st invite is 6th August as i believe you have already received the invitation. Correct me if i am wrong.

What's your eoi creation and submission date?

Hi Sully, I noticed that you got rejection from NSW. Would you please share your experience? Whats the reason of rejection? I recently applied to NSW.

Jbb, Can you please share your experience with NSW sponsorship? What is your occupation, did you mention any specialisation in your application and did NSW give a verification call to your employer? Also how much time they took to process your application?

thanks. Have they reduced IELTS requirement from 7 to 6 in each? See this link http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visa-and-migration/skilled-sponsored-migration

Amittal, Your analysis seems correct. I also recently analyzed August report and came up with same findings. Hopefully someone can explain the difference in two figures. Regards, Reehan