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Send an email request to your case officer that you are withdrawing your application or phone immi. Try not to get your application rejected. No one can tell the time frame nowadays =c

as long as the nomination is still valid which is 6mo. from approval date, it is fine. i hope you get the result by then. good luck!

You don't have to take the test again if this is the case. There will just be a tiny possibility that CO's would ask you to re-take IELTS.

Hi Llee1234, It was a different CO. I was caught up with the july '12 changes. The nomination was based on the old system and was assessed by a different group of CO. I actually tried to convince her to process my visa application but she declined. It wasn't decision ready. I was told the same thing while I was waiting for my Nomination approval. They said the 6mo. processing timeframe is separate for the nomination and visa approval. It took my Nomination 11mo. to get approved and my 1st visa application 5mo. from lodging ...only to get withdrawn and $3k gone. =x There's a big probability that the CO who assess your nomination will also be the one assessing your visa application. It would be ideal to send her an email just to inform her your TRN for the visa application and wait if the tides are on your side. Good luck!!! =D

I'm on a 457 visa.

Hi Llee1234, Did you mean you lodged your visa 21st June 2013? My visa is approved. I was only lucky that the CO who advised me to withdraw my first application considered processing my 2nd visa application when I sent her an email. If not, my new application would be placed at the bottom of the pile and wait six months before I can start following up my application. I've been on a 457visa for the past three years and it might had helped expedite the process verifying documents. 187 NOM lodged: 19-Feb-12 187 VISA lodged: 27-Nov-12 187 NOM Approved: 20-Dec-12 187 VISA withdrawn: 10-May-13 IELTS Exam: 25-May-13 IELTS Result: 07-Jun-13 187 VISA lodged: 07-Jun-13 187 VISA Approved: 13-Jun-13

There were visa applicants who got the nomination and visa approval on the same day which is a good thing as you don't have to wait longer. Goodluck!

Better lodge a visa application before July 1st as the new visa charges could make your VAF doubled!

You can send an email to the processing centre about your situation and the least they can do is issue you a bridging visa whilst your application is pending.

I'm from a 457 visa and one of the conditions is "not engage in work for another person or for them self whilst working for the sponsoring employer". The 187 doesn't have this condition, so it should be fine to have an extra job as long as it's not conflicting with the main employers interests. Your employer might forward a complain to immi against you.

Hi Kayes49, I applied at melbourne immi. You can do follow up emails to the CO ...just be careful not to be 'pushy'.

Hi All, Got my visa approval today. I lodged a new application last friday, as soon as I got my hands on the IELTS certificate which I didn't provide the first time and the reason I had withdrawn my visa application. I then informed the Case officer that I lodged a new application and hoping this time she wouldn't find any more reason to reject my application. Prayers answered. =D

Finally, after 2nd attempt I received the visa grant letter today! =D It is under Melb processing centre.

That's right blossom, I should have asked my employer to re-apply nomination and just lodged my PR visa under the transition scheme. I was only advised by immi to lodge the visa as direct entry since my nomination was for the old visa. I didn't realise they will not honour my +2yrs stay as 457. :frown:

@LF Appreciate your kind words. I'll have to confirm on Monday if I don't have to pay again for the new application if I withdraw my rsms application. I'll be resetting my timer to day 0 again. waaaaaa, I'm going crazy at the moment!!! :jiggy: @Blossom79 I thought those rules doesn't apply to me and that my case is considered transition stream since I've been under 457 for morethan two years and the only reason I'm instructed to apply under direct entry stream is because my nomination was for the old type of RSMS visa. Lessons learnt the hardway. =x

Hi Blossom, I'm actually thinking of appealing my case on Monday but the looks of it seems like a lost cause. =x I guess they are by the book nowadays, no if's or but's. I lodged myself, probably my bad as I didn't dig every single detail and raised questions. When I think about why I didn't look at my circumstances carefully, I remember immi bragged last year that the PR pathway for 457 visa holders will be lots easier on July '12 onwards. Big mistake on my part not to do research! =x I'll be resetting my timeline soooooooooooooon. =c

Anyone here similar with my case. A 457visa holder with +2yrs stay, nomination lodged pre July 2012 and lodged 187 under direct entry stream? I am in trouble... I am advised to withdraw my application because I didn't have a recent IELTS certificate and therefore do not meet the English language requirement. I am under a 457visa since Sept 2009, engineer and I took IELTS June 2009 which I attached in my application, just an evidence that I am competent in english before I came to Australia. The CO's argument is that my IELTS certificate has lapsed and I should withdraw my application and take IELTS first then apply again! Is there anyone here similar to my case?

@LF CO already contacted me. I should be feeling great but its the opposite! =x Anyone here similar with my case. A 457visa holder with +2yrs stay, nomination lodged pre July 2012 and lodged 187 under direct entry stream? I am in trouble... I am advised to withdraw my application because I didn't have a recent IELTS certificate and therefore do not meet the English language requirement. I am under a 457visa since Sept 2009, structural engineer and I took IELTS June 2009 which I attached in my application just an evidence that I am competent in english even before I came to Australia. The CO's argument is that my IELTS certificate has lapsed and I should withdraw my application and take IELTS first then apply again! ...reminds me of the two doctors with immigration issues that I watched in TodayTonight.. =c -herbert

Hi LF, I haven't heard anything back from the CO. This is what I think is happening. A case officer is given at least two files to work on, lucky for the first case she picks if its Decision Ready and can decide the same day or the following day and all she has to do is file them. This is the case for a friend of mine who applied about three years ago. It only took two days to get his visa approved and note that he's from a high risk country (Philippines) and lodged the visa himself (no MA), 2yrs on 457 visa and a steel draftsman. My Nomination got approved only hours after a CO has been allocated. The trouble starts when she needs to verify something and it may take time before she gets a response. The logical way to do is pick another application and try to process it as far as it can get if it's not 'DR'. The only time she'll get back to your application(that is if you are first on the list) is when she's done on what's on her plate. There are even applications who are done by registered agents but are all messed up! This kind of applications takes so much time to process and the CO's have to deal with them. I was actually counting months after I lodged my application, meaning I'll only check out or follow up with immi what's happening every 30th. I try not to think about the application everyday as it is 'indeed' frustrating and I'm with you. I actually thought that I would only be counting days when I got a CO but when I read your post, it looks like I may have to count weeks. Now, I programmed myself that I may have to wait several weeks so just not to frustrate myself. If my application gets approve sooner than later then it would feel even better! Look for ways to keep the sunshine.

My understanding is that these priorities are for 'pre' and 'post' July applications. I am post july and I already have a CO allocated last April 30. These priorities were mentioned in their response email on the 23rd of April and I would think they have applied this strategy earlier. You are correct that there's a different group processing post July applications.

For the meantime they have re-prioritize into four groups ...probably until the back logs are all sorted out. Priority 1: Decision Ready, complete applications in ANSCO 1 & 2 occupations (by date of lodgement) Priority 2: All other Decision Ready applications (by date of lodgement) Priority 3: ANSCO occupations 1 & 2 requiring further documentation (by date of lodgement) Priority 4: All other applications by date of lodgement

Finally got a case officer on the 30th of April. Hopefully she wouldn’t request anymore docs from me and just approve it! Fingers crossed!!! =x I’ll keep you guys posted. tnx

Hi All, The auto-response email was updated yesterday and it shows their strategy on handling the cases. It looks like they will no longer show the current processing period so we will never know how far are they on allocating cases. We will just have to rely on updates from the members ...so please post any updates you receive. PS: It was also made clear that they are not obliged to reply on our e-mails. =x ***excerpt from the auto-response email*** We will no longer be publishing allocation dates by processing centre as we are using a number of strategies to manage the caseload more efficiently. Generally we are managing allocations via the following: Priority 1: Decision Ready, complete applications in ANSCO 1 & 2 occupations (by date of lodgement) Priority 2: All other Decision Ready applications (by date of lodgement) Priority 3: ANSCO occupations 1 & 2 requiring further documentation (by date of lodgement) Priority 4: All other applications by date of lodgement ...Contact by the case officer is by no means automatic or required under legislation.

Congrtz DOCL187!!! I lodged my 187 application on the 27th of Nov. last year. Hopefully i don't have to wait any longer. Fingers crossed!!! :biggrin:

Hi Everyone, New here. I applied RSMS visa on 27th of Nov. last year. Has anyone here who applied 186 and 187 that are still waiting? Can you share when you lodged your application. I was told by immi that a different group of case officers handle post July 1 applications, hopefully it is fast tracked ...though i highly doubt it =x 187 Nomination Lodged: Feb 2012 187 VISA lodged: Nov 27 2012 187 Nomination Approved: Dec 2012 187 VISA Result: ??? been waiting 4mo. =c Non-DRC application and HR country; melb immi; transition from 457 visa. Thanks! -hrbrt