For information again. I haven't interacted with this forum however people submitting similar time frame to me may be interested.
Contacted C/O more so out of boredom. Although from the receipt of the initial email in November, I have never had any contact (not even a compliments slip with returned docs), so thought 5 months would be a good idea to make sure Meds and Character had been received and logged and if C/O will at any point request further information.
C/O replied promptly (24hrs) Advised Meds received character received, all in order. However was awaiting an Australian Police check...... Yes I missed that bit, read through and through the generic letter when first received and totally missed the need for an Australian check as well as the Brit one, so lucky I emailed. Don't worry though this isn't applicable to all applicants!
No dramas, Aus check done online very straight forward and $42. Just a reminder to anyone like me, and daft enough to miss it, You must provide police clearance certificate(s) for ANY (not just the one currently living in) country in which you have lived for 12 months or more in the last 10 years. Whoops! Oh yes and make sure you read the word after the United Kingdom bit
Other than that, C/O provided some good information - Paraphrasing - Once Aus check received will have all docs - Time scale is realistic of 8-9 months from date of lodgement - At this stage C/O is aiming to grant beginning of August, however will better advise closer to the time.
Happy waiting
App submitted 1/11 - Recieved 2/11 - Payment 2/11 - C/O 5/11 Docs returned 8/11 - Meds Character done 8/02
