Lou8670

I can't answer all your questions, but do check your spam folder as emails from the department can be sent to it. 

Tomorrow I can apply for citizenship and I'm busy today preparing all the forms.

I've got a couple of questions...

We can't log into our ImmiAccount but don't know why. Someone suggested it's because the system has been updated. Our login was E and then a bunch of numbers. When click to say we've forgotten the password the system says it's sent us an email but we don't receive the email so we're a bit stuck. I tried to call Immi and was 120th in the queue! So just wondering if anyone has had this problem before and if we should just set up a new account and apply on there?

I've just realised that 3 of our passports which were renewed last month haven't been updated with Immi. Can I use our old passport numbers which the visas are attached to to apply for citizenship and then submit a change of passport form online? Just thinking this would be easier than sending by post and waiting another couple of weeks!

It's just a nightmare as, if I could just log into our account I could have updated them on there today and then applied for citizenship tomorrow.

Grrr why is everything more difficult than it needs to be!!!

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https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/189-/Skilled-Independent-visa-(subclass-189)-document-checklist


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Potato head probably won't bring the bill to a vote, that way in his limited mind he wouldn't have lost! The bill will simply be iced! If nothing happens by tomorrow he'll have little choice but to process frozen apps in accordance with current legislation!

 

That's what I think too which is why I want my application in asap. I know it'll take them an age to process the backlog but I don't want my application behind a bubble of people who may be able to apply who were told not to after 20

April or delayed any further than necessary because I delayed submitting it [emoji20]

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I'm frustrated because we became eligible to apply on Friday. If this bill is thrown out then they'll be another flood of applications. I'm trying to get mine in today and can't get past page 6 on the online application as it's saying I'm not
Eligible but they haven't asked me any info about our permanent residency yet! I'm 120th in the queue on the phone grrr!


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Does anyone have a link to the actual table of fees that clearly states the total cost of the 143? It eludes me currently.....Thanks in advance, Custardy.

Heres the link but the table isn't simple unfortunately. I remember when my mil applied 2 years ago we worked it out to be a total of $103k for her and her hubby using the table attached...no doubt it's been updated and fees raised since...

https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees

Hi

 

We have received some conflicting information around the temp CPV (173) from a couple of migration agents. So looking for confirmation from the real experts- PIO community!

 

Essentially we are trying to confirm Current processing times and whether my parents could visit on a holiday visa while their application is being processed? We are hoping the info they gave us on cost, applying for permanent visa and bridging visas are correct as they both said the same.

 

Cheers

 

Craig

Hi Craig

My mil applied in Sept 2013 and has just received her visa in August this year so expect you'll folks will be waiting between 18-24 months unless they slow down further in which case it could be longer.

My mil visited on a holiday visa whilst she was waiting for her 173 so they can visit. If it's close to their visa being issued I'd suggest advising Immi as when they issue the visa they'll need to be offshore.

Louise

Therein lies a risk of applying for a 173 first ...

 

Best regards.

I expected they would ask for it before granting the 173 so was surprised when they didn't. She does have 2 options for sponsors but yes it is now a risk. I talked to her about applying directly for the 143 but she saw that as more of a risk as she didn't want to sell her house until she had a visa (which she needed to do to raise enough funds).

Hi, Because the 173 is, as you say, a temporary visa, they won't require AoS. Your Mum's sponsor will have to arrange for this if or when she applies for the 143. She must allow enough time for the 143 to be granted before the 173 expires so she doesn't find herself without a valid visa.

Hope this helps,

Regards, Val

Thanks Val. I'll make sure she keeps enough funds to cover the aos! I would have thought they would ask for it before granting the 173 as anything could happen to your sponsor between grants!

My MiL applied for the temporary contributory parent visa which has recently been granted. She wasn't asked for an assurance of support. I thought they always asked for this but apparently not.

Could she be asked for it when she applies for her permanent visa which she'll do as soon as she's onshore?

I don't think they can if there isn't a clause in their contract stating they can...

Just depends if you want to have that argument...

Do you think you'll be in Australia before you're wife can no longer travel? If not put everything on hold...my understanding is that you can't add the baby to your visa after its been issued. You would have to make a separate application for your child.

Also, I've seen comments stating she won't be able to do the medical anyway as they insist on an X-ray...however, I have a friend who did go through the whole visa process whilst pregnant. You'll probably want to look into this further.

Hi all,

 

I'm at the same stage now, not sure wether to upload documents or not now as it states "Processing - Please wait for the department to contact you"?

 

Also is it a good idea to arrange for the medical now or should I wait until the department contacts me? I do have the option to "Organise a health examination" so assuming I need to do one.

 

Thanks

 

Chris

I'd just get on with it Chris. I think you click on the link and it provides you with the letter to enable you to book your medicals. When we did ours 2 1/2 years ago I'd worked out there was about a 9 week wait after being invited to apply and getting your case officer. We booked our medicals for 8 weeks after our invite as we had to fly to the UK to do them and we wanted to ensure we got the cheapest flights as well as maximising the 1 year to validate our visa. We actually received our case officer after 4 weeks and so had to prove we'd booked medicals as they give you a time limit of 30 days (if I recall correctly) after receiving your case officer to submit all documents.

Wow!!!!!do you think it's worth me writing an email to see if they have an ETA then? Haha xx

Do you meet all their criteria @JenPen ? As long as they can tick the box you'll be ok...problems start when they can't!

We did but then it was a while ago before they starting restricting accountants...

It took Matt&Beck 9 months [emoji33]...apparently as Beck's midwife cases were not in her training but she had plenty of them afterwards they couldn't tick the right box so they referred her to Board...took forever!

I don't see anyone sharing...

You can check the invitation round results on immigration's website. It will give you a better idea of how quickly people are being invited from date of EOI.

My mother in law applied on 2 Sept 2013 and received confirmation her application had been lodged on 16 Sept 2013. She was also told 12 months by immigration. I told her it would be at least 18 months. She received her case officer this week after 22 1/2 months. They are not speeding up at the moment. I'd work on 18-24 month time frame if I were you and check again with the Immigration Department on timeframes before doing medicals or Police checks.

Glad it's moving along. Would like to know how she has to send her form 80 and police checks does she have to email or send by post also what options does she have to pay the visa charge?

Her case officer has requested she scan the documents to an email address they've supplied to her. She'd omitted to do a form 80 for her hubby so has been asked to supply that.

Re. The visa charge I assume you mean the vac as the visa charge was paid on initial application. She hasn't been asked to pay the vac just yet. They usually wait until they have all other information before requesting the vac to be paid.

Hello Bob and Maggy

My understanding is that when they give an assessment date on the TEST email that is the date you can expect a case officer to contact you. The process then takes a few more weeks ..... Certainly from reading other applicants posts the final stages seem to vary in the length of time taken. Frankly I would be thrilled to hear from a case officer but I don't see that happening until next year! I also thought that if they' ve asked you to do a medical and police report and if they are satisfactory then the rest is just a rubber stamping of the form and the final VAC. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

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Unfortunately the rest isn't just rubber stamping. Once you are allocated a case officer they will ask you to complete all of the information they require and submit all reports. They can ask for further medical investigations if there is a potential issue. Once they have all of the information they will request the Vac to ensure you have the finances available then they assess the whole case and make a decision as to whether to issue you with a visa. The only thing I'm not sure on is if they tell you if you're unsuccessful before or after requesting the vac.

MIL received her case officer today 624 days after lodging her application! They are now dealing with applications from 16 September 2013!

Hi we lodged on 1 April 2014 so a very similar time to you was hoping to be there for Christmas this year but it doesn't look like that will happen now unless they speed up a bit

Unfortunately it's unlikely you'll have your visa before Christmas. My MIL applied in September 2013. At the time I told her she'd have at least an 18 month wait before she being allocated a case officer. It has now been 22 months and she is still waiting. A month ago she asked IMMI how much longer and they said they were dealing with applications lodged 2 weeks before hers, however, there was an increase in applications at the end of August 2013 as IMMI increased their fees on 1 September 2013 so these must be delaying her case further.

When she applied waiting times were approximately 18 months with immigration anticipating they would bring waiting times down to 12 months but this has clearly not happened and in fact waiting times have increased.

Hi Julie

Yes the worrying thing is I looked back through my emails and in July 2014 they were assessing January 2013 so their progress has been pretty slow by the looks of it.

I agree with you it would be great to have timelines from immi so that we can forward plan - but that's just me being silly!!

We're de-cluttering like mad as the decorating was done just over a year ago anyway.

Take care

Steve

They had a huge influx of applications when they changed the fees in September 2013 and again when they announced in the budget in June 2014 that they were closing the loophole for the non contributory visa. Hence probably why everything has slowed down.