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Finally , after 213 days , I've been informed my visa will be granted next week. It appears that the processing of July 2012 applicants has finally commenced .

 

I look forward to exploring other parts of the forum instead of staring endlessly at this thread

Congratulations! Can I ask when you applied and who your CO is??

Definitely only one year...yes, the years as a Temp resident on the SC300/301/820 visas count towards the 4 years of residency.

 

Here's the residencey calculator from the DIAC Citizenship wesite: https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/citz/startIntervalCalc.do

Thanks for that!

 

For Citizenship you need to have been a resident for 4 years, one of which must be as a PR. during that time you need to have been out of Oz for no more than 1 year total and no more than 90 days in the final 12 months. If you intend living in oz for the next few years, you'll be eligible for Citizenship pretty easily.

Getting a bit ahead of myself now as we don't have any visa yet, but are you sure its only 1 year that you have to be a PR? So would the 2 years TR count towards your time in the country in terms of applying for citizenship?? I'm sure I read it was 4 years as a PR.... Could have completely read it wrong though!!

Hi all,

I've read the forums for ages but never joined - but just wanted to give a little hope to any July/August applicants as it seems that not many visas are coming through lately! We applied on 15th August and actually had our visa approved at the start of January. I feel bad that people have been waiting longer and that there is no rhyme or reason as to why we were granted early except perhaps a well timed email to our CO at the start of the year. We never heard from our CO nor contacted them whilst awaiting the visa (except that first email in Jan asking about the possibility of travelling on a holiday visa) and we were not at all expecting things to be granted quickly. We are married with 2 kids and can't imagine that there would be anything to doubt our case (but most cases seem straight forward anyway).

Just wanted to let people know that they are working on them ....

 

And also, on booking tickets to Oz with Singapore Airlines - found out that any immigrants with the appropriate visa are allowed double their luggage limit - which is quite handy to know!

Congratulations!

Welcome!

 

 

 

Please understand that this next part of my post is not aimed at you at all, fantastic news for you and great that your wait is so short!

 

I am growing increasingly agitated now at seeing people who have applied further and further behind me but are being granted before me. Other applicants in late July was a tad annoying but handleable, applicants in August a little bit more so, and now we have a September applicant who will be granted in March when I have to wait until mid April! Of course this isn't the applicant's fault, but unless there are the Special Circumstances mentioned earlier in the thread, what can I do to expect the same treatment?

 

Of course with it being Australia Day today, Monday will be a public holiday and therefore no point whatsoever in trying to contact Australia House. But I'm starting to get frustrated having not seen my Fiancée since late October and before that since early September, to be told I have to wait until April when later applicants are going in February and March.

Try not to worry too much! It will only stress you out. This is just a forum and only a small percentage of applicants. I know the wait is horrible but you have a whole lifetime together and in 20 years when you look back it wont seem so long. Just because you have been told one thing and someone has been told something else doesn't mean that's definitely whats happening. Maybe your CO is just saying April to cover themselves and you will get it next week. You never know. And the person who applied in Sept. and was told March well I'm delighted for them if that happens but they could get an awful shock when they are still waiting (p.s. really hope that doesn't happen and it does get granted in March!) I know this forum can be a lot of help but take some of what's said with a pinch of salt. We don't know all the circumstances of people's situations. Sorry if this sounds harsh but I felt exactly like you a month or so ago and I just had to change my thinking or it was going to make the wait much tougher!

PS Happy Australia Day to everyone!!

does anybody know of visa being refused an if they were going to refuse your visa would they still make you wait the processing time ? or if they found say a medical problem would it be refused at that point ? just curious if they would make you wait and then say no ..that would be pretty sick ..

I think they tell you along the way if there are any issues. Once they tell you nothing else is required its pretty much certain that you are getting the visa. Thats the impression I got from my migration agent.

I think this is the time when we will see very little granting. Think about it, if you applied in late June 2012 and were told 5-6 months, grants will be around December 2012/January 2013... For those of us who applied in July 2013 and were told 9 months, that's April 2013.

 

Now I can't believe for a second that no visas will be granted between January and April... So I'm clinging onto hope there may be some good news. Although none is expected!

We applied in July and were told 6-8 months... maybe there are a whole heap of 6 - 8 month July applicants who haven't found this forum yet and there are loads of grants happening we don't know about? I hope so! I don't like to think all of us are just sitting waiting! Hopefully some people out there are getting good news!

ORIGINALS??I only sent certified photocopies!!! What is the point of certifying documents if you send the originals in the first place?? I'm really freaking out now!

We sent EVERYTHING this morning (apart from medicals and discharge papers from my fiancée's national service)with first class tracked mail and after reading this thread our hearts have sunk . We were hoping to have the visa granted n 3-4 months max as I desperately want to quit my job....

I didn't send originals of anything - just certified copies. You should be fine with that. Yeh the wait is long and agonising! I was hoping it would be 4-5 months when we applied and were told 6-8 months.

These are our stats.

 

309 applied for July 3rd 2012, payment taken, CO assigned, medicals requested. July 26th Medicals sent. Jan 2nd 2013 Visa approved. Easy peasy, and 1 day short of 6 months, which is what we were advised.

Hi LittleMissWildChild, Who was your CO if you don't mind me asking??

I asked in early Jan about it and they said I had to wait until April... but I just saw this...

 

 

 

I've been told the same, all my docs are fine, medical is fine, I just had to wait until April for the grant. So what you're telling me is if I book flights for Mid March, for example, and rung up and told them that then they would bring forward my grant? Seems very risky to me![/color]

I wouldn't suggest you do that! Your CO might turn around and say no... its obviously a case by case basis that they agree to grant earlier... I asked our migration agent if we could do that and he said its not worth it cause you could piss off the CO and have them turn around and change their minds.. - worst case scenario but you wouldn't want to wait all this time for that to happen!

Any July applicants been granted the last week or so?? Applied 14th of July so 6 months today for me... was told 6-8 months so the real countdown begins now!

Congrats Kelloggs30! That is exciting news for you and selfishly for me - we applied for my partners visa on 14th July and were told 6-8 months and our migration agent was told to expect it in March so it is good to know they don't always stick to what they say!

Can I be a pain and ask who your CO was?