Well, we finally got our 186 PR Direct Entry Visa approved today. YAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!
Here's our timeline...
27.6.13 decision ready application sent and acknowledged to Melbourne Office, all forms, medicals and police checks front loaded through MA
no news at all about progress until we phoned Melbourne Office on Monday to be told that CO was looking through our papers and it could be up to 9 months processing time (not the 6 months service standard we expected)
Total time taken 6 m and 2 weeks.
We are so happy, now I just need to sort APHRA registration..wish me luck!
Good luck to those still waiting