FlappyChicken

I think there must be a rush on this week to get the applications through. Good luck to all those waiting!

Hi Flappy chicken

 

Your application and nomination were they on the same date?

and was it DRC or non DRC?

 

I applied for Nomination and Visa on 31st December

Got Ack Letter same day, bridging visa on 08 Jan

DRC with nomination

Woo hoo!!!! PR Granted

Application filed 24.09.2012.

Acknowledgement letter received 08.11.2012

PR granted 08.04.2013.

Parrammatta office.

IT Professional

Timeline 6 months 16 day - phew!

Had a bit of an update today - our Employer Nomination application has been approved. Now waiting for our PR application to be approved. Not sure why they were not approved together as I thought they were submitted together. Our MA advised that due to a teething issue with the electronic lodgement that they were in fact lodged a couple of days apart.

Nomination Lodged - October 31st 2012 - Approved April 3 2013

Visa Lodged - November 3rd 2012 - Approval still waiting

 

Does anyone have any idea how long we are likely to be waiting for the visa approval?

 

Thanks

How long is a piece of string? I have been waiting 6 months and 13 days :SLEEP:

So:.................................

"PROCESSING TIMEFRAMES

Once your application is allocated to a case officer they will attempt to conduct their assessment in the following working week. If a decision cannot be made quickly they will write to you and provide their contact details."

Are they suggesting I should hear something by no later than next Wednesday (being the Working Week?) I suppose if I don't I will be on the pile.

Although I do have the name of the CO...........

Sent NSW (Paramatta) an email and this is the reply:

Dear Client,

Thank you for your e-mail and apologies for the delay in responding.

The case has been allocated to a case officer.

The case officer is : XXXX XXXXX

I have copied them into this email, so they may respond to you.

Regards,

So what does this mean, its in the pile or the CO is working on the application?

There is no rhyme or reason to how things are being processed. 6 months on the 23rd March. Our application was DRC with nomination and through an MA who has processed several others from the same company, i.e. the compnay I work for.

So I do not think we get preferential treatment at all, just relived of all money and hope. Yes they have pretty much screwed things up personally. Ho hum this is Australia and nothing is ever simple, this what they call living the dream!!! If it was Christmas at this point I would say "Bah Humbug".

Interesting my MA did not give me the password so I can't check my status online. When asked she just say's the she has heard nothing grrrr.........

Hi Flappy,

 

is that the most current one? if yes, it is unbelievable slow for Perth centre. here was the time frame that received on 5th Dec, 2012

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ENS

 

 

 

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RSMS

 

 

 

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Parramatta

 

 

 

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22 June 2012

 

 

 

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11 May 2012

 

 

 

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Melbourne

 

 

 

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14 February 2012

 

 

 

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Perth

 

 

 

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18 June 2012

 

 

 

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20 March 2012

 

 

 

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Sure is sent and got a reply yesterday

ALLOCATION TIMEFRAMES

Pre 1 July 2012 Applications

The network is currently allocating applications for assessment as below:

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[TD] 13 June 2012

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[TD]Melbourne

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[TD]All Cases Allocated

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[TD] 1 April 2012

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[TD]29 June 2012

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Applications declared as “Decision Ready” by registered migration agents continue to receive priority allocation. However, due to the unprecedented number of applications lodged in June 2012 we cannot provide an estimated allocation timeframe.

If your application was lodged before the dates listed above please explain this in your email and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

We are working through our large caseload in the most efficient manner possible and thank you for your patience during this busy period.

Post 1 July 2012 electronically lodged Applications

Due to the large influx of applications in June 2012, our capacity to allocate post July 2012 electronic applications has been affected. Decision Ready applications are a priority. We are currently allocating

e-lodged applications received July-August 2012.

Attachments for e-lodged applications

We appreciate that there have been some challenges around e-lodging attachments.

All supporting documentation for e-lodged applications however should be uploaded through the e-lodge system as they will be automatically filed and linked to your case.

Attachments forwarded by other means have been known to go astray causing delays in the finalisation of the application. Please ensure that you are familiar with the advice around attachments on the DIAC website.

Information/documents specifically requested by a case officer should be emailed directly to that case officer.

PROCESSING TIMEFRAMES

Once your application is allocated to a case officer they will contact you within 7 working days of your application being allocated.

If you have not been contacted by a case officer, and your application was lodged after the above dates, then it has not yet been allocated.

There are a range of factors that can impact the processing time of an application, including:

- whether the application was complete at time of lodgement;

- how quickly you respond to requests to provide documentation;

- complications obtaining health clearances;

- if police checks haven’t been completed they may take significant time to obtain; and

- checks with third parties to verify claims made in an application.

The Department’s published service standards for the processing of ENS/RSMS applications can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/about/charters/client-services-charter/visas/8.0.htm

While we attempt to finalise all applications as soon as possible, the service standards acknowledge that 25% of cases will be finalised outside of these time frames.

Hey flappychicken,

 

don't blame you for laughing.. As we are in for a long wait.

 

my question was whether it is advisable to contact diac if you have an MA? Is it a risky thing to do?

 

thank you

I tired using the MA, about as helpful as a chocolate tea pot, basically took my money and run! :arghh:

Tried contacting the DIAC there not very helpful either :arghh:

Just a case of waiting, you can try sending them a blank email and get a reply it tells you where they are in the process but not on individual case. nsw.pse@immi.gov.au this is for Paramatta :SLEEP::SLEEP:

Hi all,

 

just wondering if its worth me calling immi/diac although I have applied thru an MA? Any disadvantages?

 

timeline: applied nom and visa together on 4/02/2013

ack letter: 4/02/13

not heard anything back as yet after that.

 

 

thanks

 

givemeasign

Ha ha laughing on the floor, sorry!!!! :biglaugh:

Some of us have been waiting 5 months, and still no news, good luck if you get it quickly :wink:

Update:

186 lodged as DRC with nomination via an MA on 24.09.2012

Acknowledgement letter received today 8.11.2012

fingers crossed it gets processed quickly and a CO is appointed and decision made soon!

I lodged a Decision Ready 186 nomination and application at the Melbourne processing centre on the 30th and 31st Aug respectively. I received Acknowledgement letters on the 31/8 and 13/9 respectively. I've heard absolutely nothing since then.

Are you using an MA or doing it yourself? When I spoke to the DIAC they did mention when you receive the acknowledgement letter/email that it might be worth giving them a call to get an idea of timescales. Why did you submit on two different dates?

this is usually on their Auto Response email. You will receive this when you send them an email. According to last week, Parramatta is now processing applications received as of May 16th.

I spoke with the DIAC today on the 131 number. The details given above are for the standard application i.e. lodged by a 'normal' person and not a Migration Consultant/Agent (MA).

I spoke with them and the timescales for my application which is a 186 ENS prepared and submitted by the MA and as DRC, with the Employee Nomination and the Application lodged.

At the moment when submitted online both by MA and a normal person its taking 4-6 weeks for the application to be 'picked' up in the process. At this point once 'picked up' an Acknowledgement Letter is sent out confirming the application has been lodged. At this point if its via a MA and DRC its treated differently then a normal application. A Case Officer (CO) is normally assigned within 10 days. The CO then apparently has 2 weeks in which to make a decision.

Is this everyone else's experience when using a MA with a DRC application?

Thanks

FlappyC

Hope this helps.... this was last update from Sep 3rd, I received from DIAC last week.

 

The following is provided as a general answer to this enquiry.

 

The ENS and RSMS processing network is currently allocating applications to case officers for assessment as per the following table:

 

Parramatta Processing Centre - ENS cases which were received on 11 April 2012

Parramatta Processing Centre - RSMS cases which were received on 26 March 2012

 

Melbourne Processing Centre - ENS cases which were received on 2 December 2011.

Melbourne Processing Centre - RSMS cases which were received on 16 December 2011.

 

The Perth Processing Centre - ENS cases which were received on 21 May 2012.

The Perth Processing Centre RSMS cases which were received on 27 January 2012.

where do you get this info?

Do you mean the Australian High Commission here in Australia?

Our DRC ENS 186 Visa was lodged on 24.09.2012 via the online process. The DIAC has taken the payment for Visa and we have not heard anything since. We are now in week 5, should I be worried its taking this long and we have not had a CO assigned?

Is there anyway I can check the status? Our agent lodged the visa on our behalf and said she would contact when see gets news. Just hate not knowing what is happening