siddysweet

hi, I got a direct grant this afternoon at 1pm (GMT+0800, 6am London Time). Pls make me purple! Since I am a February applicant, it is much faster that I had expected. It is fantastic! I wish everyone who is in the waiting room will get a quick grant.

 

Name: fatwu

Destination: Sydney, NSW

Date of Visa application: 05/02/2012

Nationality: China

High / Low Risk: HR

Trade / Profession: ICT Professional

Visa Type: 175

Onshore / Offshore: Offshore

Priority Processing Group (Category): Category 4

Date Medicals submitted: 02/05/2012

Date Police check submitted: 03/04/2012

Date CO assigned: 16/05/2012

Date of employment verification (If applicable): None

Date visa granted: 16/05/2012

Congratulations fatwu for a direct grant

Erik I am sure you will be the next...

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!

Thanks Oppyddrum!

We got our NZ visa in about 15 mins yesterday :)We will let the CO know today for our travel

Guys got a pre grant a couple of hours ago!!... We are so happy

SHandGH please change our status.

Thanks guys for all the support and information. You have been tremendous

Oppyddrum, we are also planning to go to New Zealand.Would you be able to tell us the time required to get NZ visa? Any major issues or was it fairly simple? How long are you planning to be there for getting the grant? The pre grant letter is quite confusing.

Regards

Siddysweet

Any news for you Erik..am still to hear

that's not fair, you applied after me :wink:

 

Congrats though! :smile:

Congrats Craigdon .. its a good sign that they have atleast began processing december applicants..!!

No news from me yet. Still waiting for anything to happen. :sad:

Anything for you, siddysweet?

Nothing for me as well ERIKinSA

Lets not lose hope may be we will be the first ones on Monday

Hi siddysweet, would you like your details to be added to the first page and spreadsheet? If so please complete below.

 

Name: siddysweet

Destination:Sydney (Already in Sydney on 457)

Date of Visa application:14/12/11

Nationality:Indian

High / Low Risk:HR

Trade / Profession:Chemical Engineer

Visa Type:175(Online)

Onshore / Offshore:Offshore

Processing Priority Group (Category):4

Date Medicals submitted:06/02/12

Date Police check submitted:04/05/12

Date CO assigned: Hopefully Soon

Date of employment verification (If applicable):

Date visa granted:

Thanks SHandGH for updating our details

Hi Oppyddrum,

Congratulations! Really Happy for you. Hope to hear something good for us now!

Good Luck! and enjoy NZ

Siddysweet

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!

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.

Thanks Oppyddrum,

I think this is of great help to me. I will check with the Medibank for the electronic results and will upload our PCC now

Hi All,

I have a question.

Me and My husband applied for 175 sub class visa online on 14th December 2012(currently on a 457 visa in Sydney). We have completed our medicals and have received our PCC. I have been reading in this forum that people upload their PCC and medicals.

As far as my understanding goes we are not supposed to open the medical's envelope. I want to know how to upload them then? Also, where do you upload the documents unless a CO is assigned, because we do not have a CO yet.