Tasmas

WOOOHOOO!!!! So today is the day for me and my husband to finally get the "YES" we've been waiting for!!

It's been a very very long road for us, and I (like Blossom) bear the scars from coming over on a Student Visa.

It's not an easy route, it's hard, stressful and very disappointing at times. I had a couple of months left on my course when Immi changed the list and my study area was removed. I couldn't get a full time job where we lived (regional Queensland) never mind Regional Sponsorship. Whilst waiting for our Graduate Visa my hubby got a job offer in Melbourne with a view to sponsorship after a year. It never happened so we started looking elsewhere and a job for him came up in Perth and we stipulated that we wouldn't move unless sponsorship was on offer. Anyway that's the short of it - 3 states - 4 and a half years - and more money than you can imagine.....but we are finally allowed to call this home and not a place where we are just visiting... my timeline is below....keep the faith everyone!

16 March 2009 Student VisaGranted

16 December 2010 Bridging VisaIssued

16 December 2011 Graduate VisaGranted

14 March 2013 RCB Applied for

12 April 2013 RCB Approved

12 April 2013 Nomination lodgedwith Immi

21 April 2013 Applicationsubmitted

17 May 2013 Aus police certssubmitted

28 May 2013 UK police certssubmitted

8 October 2013 Nomination andRSMS 187 Approved :biggrin:

Hi all,

apply RSMS from perth 25 June 2013 DRC but no response till date, anybody have same situation?

Hi - I submitted last documents to Perth for RSMS 187 on the 28 May so non-drc.....heard nothing so far.

Timeline .....a long time! This time last year my work place offered to sponsor me but first I had to get my qualifications recognised. This took months to do, having to get statements from previous employers in England.

Once they were recognised my employer lodged their side of paper work march/April and got approved pretty quick

we lodged ours 28th April I think we got CO in may. She asked for more evidence.last week we discovered we had no CO anymore.

got new CO on Thursday and approved today :biggrin:

 

 

Tasmas, what kind of dog have you got in your pic...it looks very very similar to my dog who is a rescue dog so we don't know what she is!

She's a purebred English Staffy! But she has a fault according to breed guidelines, her ears are pricked - meaning that they don't fold over at the top like other staffies you might see... but, she is as cute as a button!

LOL...just had to come back and edit, good job I checked the spelling - I put stiffies instead of staffies....ha ha ha!!! Sorry...filthy mind.

WE GOT OUR VISA!!!!!!:jiggy:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Fantastic news.....timeline please! :biggrin:

Come on DIAC, grant some visas to keep our hopes alive. there are people waiting for too long. This thread is becoming pale and inactive. Please cherish......at least 2 visas a day......:biggrin:

I'm beginning to think that every time I check my progress on IMMI website they put mine to the bottom of the pile....but still I have to check a couple of times a day....don't you just love waiting? And it's only been a couple of months for me, I feel for those still offshore and waiting for a year or so....

Hi guys - how do you know if you've been issued a Case Officer? We did have someone ring us and say they were just waiting for police checks. Would that of been our case officer or will it say somewhere on the immi site after we've logged in?

Hey thanks again.

 

Just got a email from my agent, she says that we can actually lodge the visa as soon as the RCB is lodged if we want to(If time is running out) but if the RCB is refused I lose my $3060 visa fee..is this true?

 

Also will there be a charge for adding a defacto come the 1st of July?

I'm sorry I can't help with the defacto stuff. Everyone I know that's done the RCB RSMS thing waited until the confirmation from them came through, but if you apply and you don't get RCB approval then I would think that immi would probs refuse your application, they would not return your fee as it is an application fee. If anyone can correct me on this or provide more info please do.

The employer got RCB approval and nominated the position with Immi straight away, the confirmation number that immi give for the nomination application was given to us by the employer, and If I remember rightly I had to use that to make an application for RSMS.

Cheers folks.

 

Hopefully my employer and agent will start the application this week, My WHV expires in mid August so I believe the RCB needs to be approved before my nomination and application can be lodged, the job also has to advertised for at least 2 weeks before the RCB can be even lodged is this true?

The RCB did inform my husbands employer that the job had to be advertised for at least 2 weeks within 3 months prior to his appointment....it wasn't, and it was still passed. His job was advertised when he took the position 9 months ago, and then advertised again when they employed someone else, but only for a day on seek.com.au. That's maybe why they asked for more information.

Hey anyone know how long the RCB approval is taking in Perth at the moment? And are some RCB's granted quicker than other or is it 1st come 1st served?

Hi - my husbands employer applied on 4 April and it was granted on 12 May. They asked for additional info so it might've been quicker if not for that. Good Luck

Tracy