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<p><p>My application is still not progressing at all I'm afraid. No CO yet. In November and December, DIAC was allocating so many COs. Then the Holidays hit and they have been at a standstill.</p></p>

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<p><p>I wouldn't want to be so bold as to advise you or your wife on something as serious as leaving a job or anything like that..., I would feel to guilty if it didn't work out.</p></p>

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<p><p>May and June 2011 were very heavy months for Visa applications because there were changes to the process that went into effect 1 July, so these months may take awhile. It seems like there are far fewer applicants once you get past July (there were people who benefitted from the changes who were waiting for July to apply, like me).</p></p>

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<p><p>So, there is a chance you will have your visa by October, but no one can say for certain. One thing you can do is to frontload your medicals and police checks, and any work verification documents you have to speed along the process once you do have a CO.</p></p>

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<p><p>Good Luck!</p></p>

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