oppyddrum
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hi guys, Im in Auckland and got the grant letter last night. Quick question though, do you have to do the evidencing in auckland, or can you use the grant letter to get back into Oz and then get it evidenced at the DIAC office? my return flight is tomorrow and the "agency" that diac uses here says it will take 3 days to get the evidencing done... Im confused!
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i think i got addicted to this forum... i still check for updates like 4-5 times a day! Anyways guys, off to Auckland tomorrow to get my visa evidenced... will keep you all posted on how it goes.
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Congrats Sol2Oz... i like how you calmly delivered the news... lol! Hope you have a great time in Oz.
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Congrats!!! http://www.seek.com.au might help
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Looking good Flo. Members of this thread are the best and im sure you will have the best time. i cant even bring myself to stop coming here... and this is my first trans-generation migration so i am a bit psyched! LOL
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i been dreading this very message... lol. SHandGH has been a legend at doing this!
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cool! apparently, they don't acknowledge the itinerary (except for that automated message). Anyways, last leg of the process... i cant wait till i get it done! lol
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Congrats Siddysweet! on the NZ website, it takes about 15 days to process the visa, but if you walk into the NZ embassy in Sydney, it should happen same day... it took me 30 mins! its pretty easy actually, just take your pregrant letter, statement of account showing you have money for the trip (1000/person/month), the application, your passports, and (for 457 holders)maybe a letter from your employer stating your employment status and that your leave for the time period you plan to go has been approved. You can go through their website for confirmation as to what else you need to take. oh, and all your family can be on one application... so convenient and cheap. I am leaving Sydney on the 3rd of June, its a Sunday and i leave NZ on Wednesday evening. so 3 business days but 4 whole days. i hear NZ is quicker coming through with the visa so fingers crossed. i suggest you email your CO as soon as you land in NZ though, so that you can at least trigger the action in case it was going to be delayed. i agree with you, that pre-grant letter is pretty confusing. Again, congrats!
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i promise, this has got to be the bestest week ever!! Congrats Zee80 and Arunblr... its been a hell of a run guys. Still wishing everybody who is waiting good luck and speedy allocations and grants!
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Yea, have to go somewhere, NZ is my cheapest option, just got back from getting the NZ visitors visa today, by far the easiest process actually. got it in less than 30 mins. lol. It was harder to get to Sydney and find parking in the sydney CBD (where i paid A$49 for 2 hrs parking), than it was getting the visa! Anyways, trip to Auckland in the first week of June. Sending my itinerary to my (very efficient) CO tonight, and i plan to send him another email the moment i land in Auckland to let him know i am out of the country... just in case he did not notice. ;D Have you got all your PCCs in? i hope you get it while you are away, the extra trip can be a pain to the pocket and just a general pain.
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i'm totally loving this week!! Keep it coming DIAC... Congrats to all of those who got grants and allocations so far this week... may the roll continue!
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congrats to hmsmark!! we have the same entry month and same grant day! lol This week is shaping up to be an epic week for grants and allocations!
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Huge congrats to Sol2Oz! was so happy to hear that your Co finally contacted you! and about your documents showing as "MET", mine still say "required" so i think if the CO doesnt say anything, you are all good. Hope you get that grant soon! by the way, is there anybody here who has gone through the "pre-grant process" lately? i need some clarification on how that works... just so i am clear.
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Turn Me PURPLE!!!!!!! Got my pre-grant letter today! I emailed my CO this morning to let him know that i had uploaded everything he asked for and 8 hrs later, i got an email with a pre-grant Letter. Needless to say, i am pretty excited! That being said, this pre-grant business comes with its own set of confusions, they have said i need to allow for at least 3 business days when i go offshore to get the visa evidenced, and i should send them details of my trip including time, date, flight number, destination, etc... and that they will not respond until the visa has been granted... so that means they will not respond till i am off shore (probably in NZ)? Its a bit confusing but i am going to enjoy the moment first and worry about the rest 24hrs from now. I will really like to thank the members of this thread, you all are an amazing bunch and i wish all those still waiting speedy allocations and grants!
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I hope this week brings heaps of good news... definitely some good news for Sol2Oz this week... *everything crossed*
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Thanks for that. I hope my CO has looked at it cos Medibank sent it the same day he asked for it.
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Quick Question guys: How do you know if/when your medicals have been finalized by DIAC? All my other documents still say required so i don't think the medicals on there will be changing either... or am i missing something?
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Mine took a while as well. they recieved it on the 6th of april and didnt send it until 30th of april...
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its beginning to become ridiculous how they can just skip people like that. i am inclined to believe that the allocation has been done but the CO has not actually made a move yet... its impossible that your case hasn't been at least given to somebody! Still holding on to this week for you anyways. I was wondering the other day, in what numbers do COs get allocated cases? 10s? 100s?
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Update on my situation... Called DIAC yesterday about the CO requesting evidence of work experience when i didn't claim any points for work experience. The lady was really curt and told me to reply the email with my concerns... I did and got a reply today that i do not need to provide the evidence of employment anymore *fist pump moment* The clinic just confirmed that they have sent in the medicals and AFP have sent me the PCC for Oz, so everything is moving smoothly and i am glad my CO is one of those that responds to emails! SN: does anybody know what the sch 6 points test is? the CO said i met the sch 6 points test...
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Hi Siddysweet, I am also on a 457 in Newcastle and i applied for the 175 as well. the medicals are sent to you in an envelope but also sent to DIAC electronically. you should call the clinic you used (i assume Medibank) and ask them if they sent it electronically. they can confirm that for you. keep the envelops sealed though in my opinion just in case you have to forward it to DIAC yourself. http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/ The above link (1st 3 options on the page) shows you how to view the progress of your application and how to attach documents to your application. Hope this helps.
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Mine is just an ABPF... and i got the email within minutes of that happening. everything is still showing required though.
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I didn't, because i was going with the study requirement instead of the 12months work exp in the last 24 months thing. and i did not claim any points for work experience either, so its weird that they would ask for that. i replied though letting him know the situation, hope that gets sorted ASAP cos he's got my BP rising to high heavens now!
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I just got an email from the CO (team 6) asking for Evidence of employment claims... i did not claim any points for that though... im confused now. @Sol2Oz: i had a feeling for both of us for this week... i believe that strongly. My heart is pounding! now on hold to talk to somebody at DIAC... so far, 20 mins of holding. i need to clear this up.
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NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG guys... i just got ABPF!!!!!! i feel faint! *now deep breathing*