Hi everyone
We would be interested to hear other members' experiences re the AoS please .....
We lodged our application for a 143 on 21/08/14
At the beginning of December 2016 we were asked by Immi Dept to proceed with Police Checks & Medicals. We completed these during December.
Around 05/12/16 our sponsor was asked to deal with the AoS application, which he dealt with within a couple of days. He had a phone interview and supplied some more proof of earnings.
We then waited for Centrelink to request the Bond be put in place through Commonwealth Bank. This request letter did not arrive until around 06/03/17. Our sponsor dealt with this straightaway and had the Bond lodged by 08/03/17. He visited Centrelink to hand in the Bond paperwork (from Commonwealth Bank) on the same day.
We are now into April and our sponsor still hasnt received the confirmation letter from Centrelink to say that they are satisfied that everything is in place (he is registered with MyGov). So we assume that Immi Dept have also not yet received the letter.
We are still sitting here waiting to hear something from someone. Centrelink have now had almost 5 months to process the AoS application. If the quoted 8 or 9 weeks processing time is accurate, what date does this run from ? (the original application date ? or the date that the bond is in place ?)
We have visited our local Centrelink office twice, but they seem to know little more than we do and don't seem to have access to the AoS Dept. However, from querying their computer system, they do believe that we have supplied everything needed to complete the AoS.
Any comments would be much appreciated
Yours very frustrated
Thanks
C & A
