Katerina

Hi there,

we are moving to GC soon and we are looking for a decent, affordable place to live -safe family friendly with good school for our 2 boys 3&5 (Kindy & Prep)

I like the look of Ormeau and like the location-easy to get to Brisbane and not that far to GC .I had a look at the Norfolk Village school and it looks good with decent NAPLAN results.

With the kids in school Mon-Fri we are happy to live the "quiet" life during the week and hit GC and Brissie at the weekends,

my main concern is ,is it just too quiet?

I would appreciate to hear from anyone who is living there at the moment.

We live 600km north of Brisbane at the moment in a small town and absolutely hate it, so don`t want to go from bad to bad...

We are on PR and our 2 years in regional QLD are up soon so just want to make the right decision

Thanks

Katerina

Thanks Cal,

yeah, I'd spotted Tannum Sands and Boyne island. They look nice.

Seen some really great houses and reasonable prices in Clinton.

Anyone any knowledge of this area?

thanks!

Hi there,we have been living in Boyne Island for 2 years.

Clinton is not bad,Clinton primary is a good school

I prefer living in Boyne/Tannum closer to the beach and if I am brutally honest I hate Gladstone it`s very ugly and industrial...

We can`t wait to get out of here..

There is nothing to do in this town,beach is always dirty (too close to the harbour-heaps of dead animals on the beach..)

lot of parks but not shaded so can`t use them in the summer...bike trails are ok,1 very expensive cinema, no indoor play centre, swimming pool is ok,they just built a kids water playground in there

I am not being negative just saying as it is,I know I would have preferred to know the truth...

on a positive side the rents have come down a lot and there are lot of new houses around..

check out the Little creek estate(close to Clinton) or Hill Close

Don`t hesitate to ask any questions,I will answer them honestly but be ready for a MAJOR cultural shock if you come here:nah:

Finally granted.....

wish u guys all the best.fingers crossed for all:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Congrats!!!:cool:

Thanks Katerina, have you got Perth Centre ENS cases date?

14/9 sorry

Bumping this up for Xenium

That's awesome! Very pleased for you! How long did you have a case officer for? When are you looking at leaving??

Thanks Jonathan, think we had a CO for a week, but not sure, they didn't request any additional information. Think about going after Easter

The best news EVER!! GOT our VISA just now :biggrin:

Hi guys, just got the updates, don't think it's accurate , people who lodged after the dates shown here got their visas already but here it is :

 

 

 

Parramatta Centre of Excellence (COE) ENS cases which were received on 1 July 2011.

Parramatta Centre of Excellence (COE) RSMS cases which were received on 29 August 2011.

 

Melbourne Centre of Excellence (COE) ENS cases which were received on 1 September 2011.

Melbourne Centre of Excellence (COE) RSMS cases which were received on 1 August 2011.

Perth is at 12/12!!!

sorry to hear that Jonathan, have no idea why , what explanation did your agent give you? Can you still lodge your application DRC?

Congratulations Sophie! That's awesome news!

 

Just had an email back from my agent, albeit a little ambiguous, stating that DIAC have not considered the nomination application as decision ready - something after four and a half months we'd kind of assumed. Anyone have any idea as to the possible reasoning or explanation behind this?

 

Also anyone had the updates through yet?

Hi guys, just got the updates, don't think it's accurate , people who lodged after the dates shown here got their visas already but here it is :

Parramatta Centre of Excellence (COE) ENS cases which were received on 1 July 2011.

Parramatta Centre of Excellence (COE) RSMS cases which were received on 29 August 2011.

Melbourne Centre of Excellence (COE) ENS cases which were received on 1 September 2011.

Melbourne Centre of Excellence (COE) RSMS cases which were received on 1 August 2011.

Not yet Katerina... I'm waiting on my boss over there to give me a start date. Looking at leaving in the next couple of weeks though! The excitement has started to wear off and now I'm starting to panic a little. Totally ridiculous since this is something I feel like I've been waiting my whole life for! But everyone around me has started to get really sad, I think I'm beginning to realise how hard moving to the other side of the world alone is actually going to be!

Hi Sophie, I am sure everyone is happy for you they will get use to it and you will be fine:biggrin:

i left my home country 10 years ago and we settled down in few months, this bit is easier for us as we have no family around us, depending on each other for a long time:)

good luck and keep in touch:)

I have just recieved email regarding changes in RSMS from 8th march.

 

 

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What are the changes KLSANDHU? Suppose they will apply to applications lodged after the 8th of March?

Hi guys, just been directed to this thread.

 

I am new on the forum and currently going through the process for a 119 visa for me and my partner.

 

Am currently waiting for my stage 2 nomination approval from Paramatta. Is it usual for them to take ages for the nomination alone? We have been waiting over 4 months and heard nothing! Going to apply for DRC visa asap after this has been approved.

 

Hope everyone is going ok with their application, best of luck to you all!

Welcome Jonathan,

Some of the guys in here are waiting for their nomination approval over 6 months so it's not unusual. Ours non DrC was approved in 2 months.

Thanks Katerina!

 

Yours will be here soon, keeping everything crossed for you!!

Thanks SophieAnn! Have you booked your flights ?

Hey guys!

 

Good news! Paramatta must be moving again...I GOT MY VISA TODAY!!!!!

 

So happy I cant stop shaking!

 

Good luck to everyone

Great news SophieAnn!!!! Enjoy the moment:cool:

hey katerina...wd u b able 2 help m out wth my query as i m gng 2 c my agent tmrw...so tht i can discuss wth hm...

Hi sambo, my application was non DRC so I am sorry I can't help you as I don't know much about DRC applications .

Regards

Katerina

Hi everyone

 

Finally after 6 months my visa has been granted today, what a great relief.

 

Here is my timeline Acknowledgment letter 2nd September 2011 in Parramatta, then wait till today, no news or nothing from CO. then Visa granted

Great news undertaker88!!!!!Congratulations:)

It's good that she is chasing it up for you then. Judging by what I've read on here once our applications are with a CO it shouldn't be that much longer to wait until we get a decision. Is it just me though or do the days seem to be getting longer the further along you get?!

 

I was officially offered my job back in October 2010, it took nearly a year of going back and forth to Aus just to get the application ready to be lodged. Its such a long and mentally draining process isn't it?! Thank god we only have to do this once. I hope getting citizenship isn't this bad! :err:

Woow that's a long journey for you too:(

this has been the most stressful year of my life, and it's not over yet.. I am back to checking my emails at 4 a.m.!!Hope it won't be too much longer, stress is not good for our health:animal-pig:

Hi Katerina,

 

I have now been assigned my case officer, CO sent an e-mail to my employer saying that the nomination had been approved and had sent me an e-mail asking for some more information...had already sent police checks before (but sent originals, because i thought you had to) Fortunatly had certified copies of originals done, so i guess i will just send them again...

 

Timeline so far is as follows - RCB Approval (late August) Acknowledgement of Visa application 6th September, CO assigned 28th February (could have been earlier but e-mail sent to wrong address), Request for more information 28th Feb.... have that on hand to send today so hopefully not too long to wait!!!

Hi BLB I am delighted for you!!!fingers crossed it won't take long:wink:

Where did you lodge your application? It may give an idea to others about processing times:)

Hey Katerina,

 

I had to ask my MA to request a status update from the DIAC. It took about a week to get a response to let me know I had been allocated to a CO.

 

Have you tried that yet?

 

SophieANn

My MA requested an update 2 weeks ago , one of the supervisor emailed her saying that our application will be with CO the following week-that would have been last week- and we haven't heard anything since then.. MA is on the way to Dublin for the Working abroad expo and said that she will email that supervisor again on Wed.. My husband got the Job on the 20th of April 2 0 1 1 !!!!!!:mad:

Nothing new here, MA emailed today to tell me DIAC are swamped with decision ready cases at the moment so even they are taking longer than usual. :wacko:

 

Hope someone hears something positive soon!

Hi SophieAnn, how did you find out that you have CO? Did they email you just to let you know they've got your case or they ask for extra info?

Hope someone has some positive news SOON :wub:

Hi guys, any news or updates??

we still don't know if we have CO or not, MA will email the supervisor on Wed again.. I am Soooo stressed and fed up:(

I have no idea how you're doing it! Mine is DRC but it feels like I've been waiting forever already! Hope you hear something soon!

 

Good luck everyone!

honestly i don`t know how we`ve made it so far..lodged in september!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and still waiting,my husband got the job in april last year..some patience the aussie employers must have

good luck

Thanks for your quick reply! I have 4 weeks until i have been in my job 6 months. I didn't send a DRC (wish I had now) but i have submitted medicals, form 80 and police checks with my application. I should deff wait a week at least. Really its only my employer who needs the process to move before the 6 months, I am happy to take unpaid leave or even work unpaid.. I guess the main thing i worry about is having to leave because my partner is here, we have been together over a year and a half but as he lives 100ks from the nearset town so i moved away to get work, so i'm not sure how we would go with the defacto thingy and he can't move anywhere as he has a farm to run!

Ah well... honestly it really helps just being able to write stuff down and talk to people in the same situation that understand the stress. I am usually so relaxed but this is really really stressful!

Keep us posted!

I know what you mean about the DRC BLB I am mad at myself for not doing that!!:mad:

Too late now, we just have to be patient , my 3 year old asks me every day when are we going to Oz and his favourite bedtime book is Australia travel guide!

Good luck :-)

Yesterday afternoon we received notice from our CO that our RSMS application has been approved! What a relief!

 

We did a 457 and 857 back to back. The amount of paperwork and cost has been daunting. The CO was strict but fair and always replied to our emails. This was a non-DRC application submitted with the nomination 20 Oct. Made a request to have application expediated due to hardship. Finally granted after second request.

 

Very unfortunate with last outstanding document, a police clearance certificate. First the South African police clearance was not applicable, then the Queensland police clearance not admissable, then the Australian Federal Police police clearance certificate got "lost" in the post, it was posted again and it turned out it was the wrong code 30 instead of code 33 (AFP admitted it was their mistake) and finally the CO got it yesterday!

 

Hang in - be patient and persevere. Opinions and emotions aside, strictly facts and proof thereof!

Great news CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Hi Katerina, am glad you have been appointed a CO. That makes me feel so much better that things are going ahead at Melb. I still havent yet received a CO despite having submitted a DRC nomination in July 2011. My Migration agent is following up with DIAC every week but they dont seem to respond to her emails. So frustrating!

 

I dont know whether to wait for the nomination to be approved and submit a DRC application OR submit a non DRC application and wait... I have put this question across to the migration agent. Hope to get a reply from her soon

Thanks alfredv, I am not sure if we have CO yet, the supervisor said it will be with CO this week but god knows .., it only happened because my husband's employer got fed up and demanded some REAL answers , so fingers crossed.

I am just so sorry we didn't lodge it DRC :-( too late now

i really hope you get some answers soon, can only imagine how stressed you must be, good luck