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Cheers! So it was a VL, team 33 brisbane.

thanks gbuss! all the best with your application

Hey, mistake on my part - thats the date i received my police check. More great news from me, I received my visa grant yesterday! less than a 24hr turnaround! So happy!!!

Wahoo! Got a CO people So that makes my time line: VIC SS lodged 11th December 2012 VIC SS accepted 18th December 2012 Visa application lodged 23th December 2012 Medicals done in Melbourne 2nd January 2013 All documents uploaded by 3rd January - apart from waiting on a UK police check (16th January) CO Allocated - 19 January 2013

Many congratulations kuber - that's fantastic news!! I didn't even realise that you had a case officer. Petar - lodged means your visa is in the system and is awaiting a case officer, we are advised case officers can take up to 5 weeks but many people have a much quicker turn around (2-3 weeks). Once the case officer is assigned, its just a case of them assessing the documents you've provided and making a decision on the visa. Good luck

I think referrals happen in cases where there are queries on results. There is an FAQ for panel doctors here: http://www.immi.gov.au/gateways/panel_doctors/conducting_medicals/faq/medical/ Its not something to immediately panic about, sometimes they just want to check out any meds you take, or slightly high blood pressure etc. I think the basic idea is you get a grade a or b. a no significant issues or grade b, issues. If something serious was found, your doctor would have been in touch before diac got the results. This is my understanding anyway, it can add to processing time.

Hey franconian, thats fantastic news! Congratulations. Keep us posted, hopefully it will go through super quick its great to hear some December lodgements are still going through the system quickly. Back to hoping for a CO next week now

Thanks for this info Kuber. I had no idea the delay would be so long! Especially as it seems a lot of people on the forum were having pretty quick turn-arounds before (1-2 weeks) xmas. At least this will stop me checking my emails every 5 mins thanks again!

Hi - first post from me! Congratulations on your visa waj I just thought i'd share my timeline as another person in the December club: VIC SS lodged 11th December 2012 VIC SS accepted 18th December 2012 Visa application lodged 23th December 2012 Medicals done in Melbourne 2nd January 2013 All documents uploaded by 3rd January - apart from waiting on a UK police check Co Allocated - waiting Have any of you guys received an acknowledgment letter confirming your visa application etc.