Sekena

Sekena, you should be nice with Gagan. Its not Gagan fault if things not work as we thought , but Gagan information was not entirely false. After his information categories like 886,175 started processing. It was unfortunate for 176 and 475. If Gagan decided to fight then we should all support unless you already filed in some other category.

 

I believe that we should fight, refund is not sufficient , either process us or provide us application fee + redund us the time we spend waiting. This is about our precious time and money and this is the reason we should be going to court. These are basic human rights.

 

Gagan , do you know the name of the lawyer, any track record of the lawyerand how much he is asking ?

its not about being nice or not, it's about getting the facts right. We need to learn from recent history, the last time in 2010 ,there was a cap & cease, it became a major issue, however the DIAC were legally well protected...... Please read this article very carefully....

http://www.visalawyers.com.au/content_common/newsitem.aspx?id=5e2f05b0-0342-4328-8791-054fbeb176f8

Don't let emotions get in the way, I applied in Feb'08 and I've learnt that the DIAC has made sure that there is no recourse for applicants in the event of a cap & cease except for the refund of visa fee......ask yourself would you legally fight a lost cause......ask yourself are you willing to put down thousands of dollars into something that would yield absolutely no result. If you still want to go ahead, then good luck and make sure you have enough money.

for the folks who get what am trying to say here, get your money back and if u really want to go to Australia...use that money to reapply....

Am signing off...this is will be my last post.

Good luck and God bless

Hi All, Consulted with one of the best lawyers in Melbourne who has great winning record and a very reliable person...says we can win the case if put in high court but that involves good amount of money...but still i wont take a back and will go ahead. I would urge all offshore guys not to give up ...this is the time to get together and file the case total injustice has been done.

ok gagan...1st off stop giving false hope to the group. You have been doing this for over 2-3 years. U say u consulted a good lawyer...what's his / her name. Just stop it.....

All the members who applied under 176 ( including myself) it's not worth going to court, coz it's a waste of precious time and money. Take your refund. Unless you are really unhappy in the country that you live in and have a lot of money then go for it.

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.