Sekena

I believe DIAC only look at your employment up until the date you lodge your application and not when a CO picks up your file.

 

So you should be ok....

Thanks BPremji & Bloomberg, I am an offshore client 176, I have another question for the forum, should I inform the department that I am out of job at the moment and in search of one.

URGENT feedback required :

My org has recently gone thru a downsizing & my job has been terminated, incidentally my application is up for allocation in next month or so... I want to know how would this impact my chances of getting a grant. Also, will CO reject my application knowing that I lost my job & I don't have a new one?

Any update/feedback will be appreciated.

Thanks Sekena.

Folks, do anyone know how many apps have been logged in between Jul'11 - Dec'11?

just a 3 day update on allocation dates, considering 21st & 22nd May was a Sat & Sun.

Hi, I have a question about the Police Certificates, when I applied a couple of years back I had submitted 2 sets of Police clearance certificates (PCC), one from the birth country and other from the country I live in. Since I haven't taken up residency in my birth country after applying for Australian migration. My question is do I still need submit PCC from the birth country once I am allocated a CO?

Technically I did not take up residency in my birth country, which means the PCC I submitted 2 years back is still valid.

Any feedback/response to my question would be appreciated.

Folks, remember the table below, DIAC have no obligation to process Cat 4 within immediately, the standard norm is 18 months, so some of us CAT 4 will need to wait for a longer period. My guess is they might start Cat 5 offshore once they reach end of Jun'11 Cat 4 applicants.

[TABLE=class: tableborder, width: 1]

[TR]

[TH=bgcolor: #ECECEC]Priority Group Number[/TH]

[TH=bgcolor: #ECECEC]Visa Subclass[/TH]

[TH=bgcolor: #ECECEC]Processing Time[/TH]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]RSMS

(subclass 119, 857)

Skilled Regional

(subclass 887)[/TD]

[TD]Low risk – 5 months

High risk – 8 months[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]ENS

(subclass 121, 856)[/TD]

[TD]Low risk – 5 months

High risk – 8 months[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]State Migration Plans (SMP)

(subclass 176, 475, 487, 886)[/TD]

[TD]Low risk – 12 months

High risk – 24 months[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]Nominated Occupation on the SOL – Schedule 1

(subclass 175, 495, 496, 861, 862, 863, 880, 881, 882, 883, 885 and 176, 475, 487 if not SMP)[/TD]

[TD]18 months[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]

[/TD]

[TD]All visas listed in priority 3 and 4 that are not SMP or Nominated Occupation on the SOL – Schedule 1[/TD]

[TD]Assessment will commence when all cases in priority groups 1-4 are finalised[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

Hello njk, good luck hopefully you will get your letter soon.

I am just surprised that the DIAC are now onto Aug'11 applications for CAT 4....

New Update on DIAC website, Dec 23rd :

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/estimated-allocation-times.htm

Form 80 :

Hi, do we need to submit form 80 for each individual older than 16 years OR only for the main applicant?

Thanks for the response.

Hi Sekena,

 

I can only speak from our experience and close friends' :hug:

For employment verification and proof of further work experience we had to provide the following for at least 3 of the last 4 years:

Payslips, employment contract, any correspondence on official letterhead and a reference letter by manager or work colleague.

My husband's employer was never phoned so we were lucky as far as thats concerned. Also note that we are from HighRisk country.

 

My friend's employer however was phoned,without warning and the guy that phoned stated that he was phoning from the Australian High Commission but did not disclose the purpose of the call. He asked questions such as how long she's been employed there ,working hours per week and position held in company.

 

Hope this helps and sorry for taking so long to reply! Best of luck:wub:

Yes it was helpful...thanks

Employment Verification :

 

Hi, I wanted to get some inputs on how the DIAC go about doing their employment verification :

Also, do they inform the applicant that they are doing a verification?

who do they normally call for verification?

Do they disclose to the employer that they are calling from the Australian immigration Or is it anonymous?

 

 

Any further inputs that you can share with me would be helpful.

Thank you all.

Folks, any advise on the above query would be helpful....thanks

Employment Verification :

Hi, I wanted to get some inputs on how the DIAC go about doing their employment verification :

Also, do they inform the applicant that they are doing a verification?

who do they normally call for verification?

Do they disclose to the employer that they are calling from the Australian immigration Or is it anonymous?

Any further inputs that you can share with me would be helpful.

Thank you all.