Daveymb

I know this might be a bit of a stupid question, but when we first arrive to activate our PR visas, can we line up in the Oz passport and residents line at passport control? Just thought I would ask as this will save time. cheers

Good on you mate, it's a great feeling hey. But now you have to sort everything else out. It's a roller coaster ride. Good luck June gang, it's nearly there.

I'm not a lecturer, but an RF and currently work in he. Looking on unijobs.com.au there are always psych jobs going. But, being well published will help. My field is fairly small, so difficult to get positions in oz. what other options are open for former RF in oz outside of HE?

Hi Shreya10 Yeah, you're right, team 8 and same CO. It looks as though the wheels are starting to turn. As for timeline, i haven't managed to do this. But, needless to say that we applied on the 19th June and we have got the grant this morning. It's taken a while, but we got there in the end. As for everyone else, hang in there it will come. We know how it feels, but its only a few more days i'm sure of it. Also wanted to say a big thankyou to everyone on PIO, its full of useful information etc and without it we probably would have struggled a lot more in terms of getting the application in. We did it without a MA btw. We hope all of you waiting in the June gang here really soon.

Well guys, it's been 1 year and 1 1/2 months getting to this point but today we finally got our visa granted :-) PR189. For all those waiting in the June gang, we applied on the 19th June, were allocated a CO from team on sep10th. Had to give in additional documents which we did ASAP, and then waited a month. Not the quickest team but they get there in the end! V funny feeling: happy, shaking and scared all at the same time! Next stop, flights!

I've read somewhere that the form 80 can take anything up to 9 months to clear security checks. Aaaahhh

Can I ask, are all those in the June gang applying from 'high risk' countries? I don't think they are, but just wanted to ask. We're not, but it seems that makes no difference.

Nope, nothing for us today. Looks like another wkend. Maybe next week. I wonder how many June applicants are still waiting, and not just us on pio?

Yeah, it's not looking good for us June gang. let's hope tomorrow brings some good news. I just don't understand, what's holding them up. I did read somewhere on pio that some CO have a 30 day waiting period after all docs have been sent/received. I don't know if this is true or not, but it could be. Yet, others seem to get grants 2 hours after CO receives docs, so who knows. Hang in there guys!

I don't want to alarm you, but we had a hell of a time with AISTL. All I can say is I hope you're transcript indicates 120+ credits for you PGCE and that all of the modules are clearly labeled etc. All in all it took us 6 months to get the all clear. As for advice with the waiting, I can't really suggest anything but have patience.

Seriously, I don't understand why those who submitted in aug are getting grants and many June applicants are still waiting? Is this to do with security checks? Even for those from low risk countries? We keep thinking that we've missed something, but if that was the case we would have been asked to supply it. I just don't understand.

Any news for June applicants? Has anyone had an email from team 8 confirming that they have received docs?

I find it a bit off of Team 8, or any team for that matter, for not responding to emails, particularly when you have attached documents. I just hope that attaching docs to the team email address is fine? Rant over

Hi Guys Still waiting for that Email! Us June guys are getting hung out to dry hey. Just logged into our account and it still shows 'request' next to the documents that the CO required, but in the section below it indicates the documents have been received on a particular date with the term 'TRIM', does anybody know what this means? cheers

Nothing to report from us either. It looks as thought the wait is going to be a bit longer for us June gang.