judith501

best news i heard all year We too will be celebrating for you as I knwo how hard it has been to just sit and ....................WAIT................. FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS XXXX:jiggy:

argghhh - how ridiculous! i am stressed waiting so goodness only knows how my friends are dealing with it!!!

Decision ready isn't just about police checks and medicals. Was an agent used?

what on earth is happening or should I say NOT happening. there was a spate of 187 visas being granted about a month ago and now nothing!!! my friend applied 23rd Ocyt 2012, had CO 23 april 2013, had nomination approved about 2 weeks ago yet still now word. Application is decision ready as in police checks and meds provided. WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG ? WHY DO SOME PEOPLE WHO APPLIED MARCH/APRIL 2013 ALREADY HAVE THEIR VISA? :cry:

Hi all

my friend is soon to get PR visa granted (hopefully) if they were to come to Oz now on tourist visa ( they applied offshore) do they tell their CO they are onshore? And then does CO contact them tio tell them to get offshore inorder to issuie visa? also current processing times for 187 visa says 6 months, their application has been in for almost 7 months should they email their CO to point this out? cheers. I got my PR visa granted 22 may 2011 and cannot wait for my best friend and family to join me

come on people I wanna hear more good news --more visas being granted, mo9re CO allocated. need paramatta office to keep going

my employer to be has applied for nomination for me and it has been approved. i have applied for 187 visa 6 months ago. my employer has not answered my last 2 emails ie early feb and last week - if they have decided not to go aheaed they would have to inform DIAc - yes/no? and then would DIAC not have to tell me or wiothdraw my visa application. any advice please

Visa granted )

tell us more, date applied decision ready or not, high risk country, your job etc etc .

Hey guys, a friend of mine for applied two weeks after me. He recieved a case officer today who requested Medicals. Really seems like things are moving fast now with Parramatta Office.

how come he applied in january and get case officer 3 months later but many people are still awaitinhg CO after 6 months!!!!. was he onshore application? was he decision reaady?. thanks

Just gooooooot grant email. It was a good suprise for us as we were not aware of CO allocation to our case.

Here are my timelines

 

Processing Center : Parametta

Non Decision Ready

RSMS (187)

RCB Approved in June 2012

Nomination applied in June 2012

Nomination approved in 23 Sep 2012

Visa 187 applied in 29 Sep 2012

Co Allocated 16 Nov 2012

Visa Application Withdraw 8 Dec 2012 (Since IELTS exam was not taken before Applying)

Visa 187 Reapplied in 28 Dec 2012

Medicals done on 20-Jan-2013

Co allocated - Not Known

Grant - 15 Apr 2013

wow this was quick - cant believe you didnt even get a CO first . my friend is waiting for CO - maybe they will get grant notice and not CO. what was your job p-lease

looks like things are really starting to move for those October 2012 visa applications. 2 people have had visa's granted thi last week and 1 has had a CO. lets hopr they get throigh all October applications asap

im uk born, went to live in south africa with my parents when i was just 7, came back to live in england when i was 21 , that was 1987, so been back in uk 26 years now, so im hoping CO dont request me doing form 80, most cases that i come across of people doing a form 80 is because they from high risk, so fingers crossed

lets hope you geta case officer asap as we want ya out here asap:realmad:

Hi Guys,

 

I'm wondering if anyone can recommend any reasonably priced good places for short term accommodation? My parents are due out later in the year for approx 6 weeks. They like their independence and we don't have much space at our place so we think they'd probably be more comfortable and prefer to stay somewhere rather than bunk down at ours.

 

So any suggestions for reasonably priced places would be gratefully received. We're in West Belconnen so anywhere in Belconnen or Inner North is preferred.

 

Thanks in advance :biggrin:

did you manage to find anywhere yet?

we have been here 8 months now and have just bought a 3 bedroom house, we get the keys next week and we are so looking forward to moving in in November. We love Canberra a perfect place to raise a family

Sorry I have no blog but i cannot believe how quick your 176 visa was approved from application - well done

when do you get here and have you found anywhere to live yet?

I see- sounds much better now. So the new person has to go through same checks via the Landlord or Agent as teh original tenant. That's good and so much more secure for the LAndlord. Thanks guys you have cleared a few things up for me, oh and by the way , yes I am living here - emigrated just 7 months ago and loving it :biggrin:

I think he is looking to Break Lease rather than sub let, by having someone lined up to take it on he will save himself a few $$$$ in rent when he has to move.

 

Cal x

So, here in Oz, you are allowed to Break Lease (ie leave early) but you still have to pay but you are allowed to get any old tom dick or harry in to help cover your payments. Gee I would be well peed off as a landlord as whoever takes over has not been through creidt check and references etc and may trash the place etc etc.. Also how do you knwo Steve the legend hasn't just got a proerty he is wishing to rent out??

Are you sure your landlord will allow this as most landlords will allow 'sub-let'. be careful you don't get your self into a load of troubles

we had a lovely van in uk 5 berth - suited us well, sold it for just over £1,000 and it was great really good condition. we started to look for vans when we got here and were astonished at how expensive a van is here in same condition and size of ours average price about £12,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you can go through all the hassle of conevrsion and papers etc bring it over

wishing you all luck that they get processed and granted soon. we arrived in canberra noveber 2011 and loving it

be careful with gumtree alot of scams going on, stick to stayz etc

I have found the opposite - Gumtree has been excelent for me in a number of its areas ie accommodation, auto sales, freebies, jobs etc a very well organised service and has a good reputation

Hi I am due to qualify as a children's nurse in march 2013 and I was wondering what kind of opportunities where available to me and if I would need experience before I could come over and work :-) x

mY FRIEND QUALIFIED AS A CHILDRENS NURSE IN January 2012 but has been told by the Ozzie nursing board she will need at least 1 years post qualifying exp as childrens nurse before she can apply to AHAPRA. Problem is there are not enough paedriatric nurse jobs available in UK for her to start her experience!!!

sORRY i CANNOT HELP YOU

hi ben, we've been here 4 weeks and certainly notice the cold house syndrome! The crappy wall mounted heaters are usually on most of the day/night as we're renting there's not much we can do about that.

 

Driving is a bit odd, but i've driven some places that makes canberra drivers look fantastic, eg paris, milan and london! They may be slow here, but at least they're not trying to kill themselves in a hurry! On the plus side, a slower pace on the road allows better sightseeing! Canberra has lots to see.

 

I love it here, bad couldn't think of a better place to raise my kids!

totally agree!