Telle

In this situation, the more evidence you can supply the better. We were married but still classified as being in Defacto as we hadn't been married for 12 months. Our agents asked us to provide phone bills (showing itemised items of each others numbers) and text messages, our actual Skype/gmail chats etc...We bombarded them.

Any cards/wedding invitations etc are good. Any other bills or bank statements in joint names.

Hope that helps

We too received our grant today! Agent called this morning to tell us Finally the wait is over!

Strange thing was though I emailed the agent yesterday for an update and nothing, he said he had just emailed the case officer and voila! It was there this morning!

For all of those still waiting, I am sure the wait will be over soon Keep holding in there.

My husbands medical was referred as he had viral meningitis, all cleared and discharged from hospital back in May. Our agent told us referrals can take up to 2 months. Our CO has not contacted us since we sent all of the paperwork and doctors discharge letters and everything else they wanted and that was a month ago now.

Its just so annoying as we wanted to front load all of our documents but were told not to do it again and again by our agent. Seems the direct grant is a much quicker route.

Ironically we were told not to front load as the date is from the first one done, which is now ticking against us anyway, so would have not lost any time and probably would have given us more time to make our first entry. Sorry, but can't help feel a little let down by our agents who we paid thousands of pounds to and not got a great service ...ok frustrations vented

Hey Telle,

 

Which team are you with? I am with Adelaide gsm02 . We have almost the same timeline , I have not heard from either..

Hey Mariaarieckal, Yes, we are also with Adelaide GSM Team 2...maybe a hold up on their end???

Anyone else with Team 2 GSM Adelaide???

Another week down and still nothing I am going to give the DIPB a call next week to see if they can tell us anything...

Surely your agent should have known a state level PCC would be required?? What's the point of paying for an agent who isn't able to guide you through the process without missing something like that? I've no idea whether a CO would automatically wait the 28 days following requesting further documents, but I'm sure I've seen people receiving a grant in less than 28 days. Is it always the case that if you're using an agent you can't have access to your immiaccount then? Or does that only apply to some?

I think that is dependant on how many cases they have. We were advised that we couldn't have access as they only have one log in and all of their clients info is on there, so I am assuming it would be the same with all other agenst. It is a rubbish system as just being able to see a small change in your status is something to get excited about and you can see that they are working on your case, this way you are completely in the dark.

As said before and I would say it to anyone, DO NOT USE AN AGENT...they are a complete waste of money. I thought that they would relieve the stress of the whole process, but it actually makes it worse.

Shelly, My husband was furious and wrote an email to our agent to say the same thing, but I told him to hold off on sending it as we didn't want to get them even more upset with us for "bothering" them as I figuered they may hold off on telling us anything like for example you have a visa and then not tell us until we have a few days before we can activatation period is over. It is so frustrating and quite honestly stressing me out and I agree, after paying them so much money and being advised that we could "call the main person at any time on his mobile phone" which we have never done as we try to bother them hardly at all, it is a little disappointing.

So, I shall sit and wait patiently and fume in silence x

Unfortunately as we are using an agent we do not have a username or login that we can use as all of their clients are listed on their username and login, which makes the wait even worse as we cannot go and check on anything ever! We have to rely upon them to do so. We recently asked for an update and they got quite snooty with us and sent a very unprofessional email back telling us how many hours they work a week etc...

I know that they have been uploaded as the Clinic that we went to for our medicals advised us so (when we explained that we are not able to log on and check anything), they also gave us our medical grades and so we know my husband has had to go to referral as he got a B due to having meningitis not so long ago. But we have no idea if the CO is requesting extra information.

I think just being able to log on everyday would ease the stressful time because at least you feel you have some control over if you find out the information straight away, rather than having to rely upon someone else to do it when they have time etc....

Therefore my advise, do not use an agent for those who are undecided!!!! LOL

strange we also applied on June 18th. I cannot check to see what the medical status column is showing as we are going through an agent who tell us very little, but we are still waiting.

And still we wait....

We are!...submitted our application mid June, CO assigned on the 1st September, asked for PCC and Meds which have both been uploaded, more than 2 weeks ago and nothing since.

We are using an agent and they are busy elsewhere at the moment, so we may have one, we may not...just have to wait patiently, although this seems to be harder than anyone would have thought!

Still waiting

I'm still waiting. My medical was graded A, hubby was given a B, so more waiting....

So nice to see more & more people getting grants.

 

Is there anyone still waiting for a grant?

I've submitted my last piece of document (police clearance cert) last Thurs, 11th Sept & am currently waiting for a grant.

 

Kind regards,

N.

Hi NSB, Yes, we are in the same boat. PCC were uploaded last week and medicals were done this weekend, so depending on when they are uploaded by the clinic, they said anything between 7-10 working days, so that's at least another 2 weeks and then then agonising wait for the grant or not....

It is so frustrating that we were told to wait before doing these things as we were thinking of doing them before and uploading but were heavily advised not to Happy for everyone else who has their visa, but beginning to feel the drain of the constant wait we seem to be facing

Please help, is form 80 just for the main applicant or everyone on the visa over the age of 18.

Thanks

Wats2014 it is for everyone on the visa who is over the age of 18. I was dreading to have to fill in this form as I used to travel for work and would be in at least 3-4 different countries a week. We held off from filling it in on the off chance that we didn't have to do it, and luckily for us, we have not been asked for it. We still have medicals to submit, but everything else is done. Our migration agent has advised that it would be highly unlikely for it to be asked for now at this last stage. If it is going to be painful and long to do, then I would suggest not front loading it incase you never need to do it. Afterall, why go through all that stress if you don't have to

Hello...new to this thread.

My husband is a secondary school science teacher (physics speciality) and we are nearing the end of our 189 visa completion, with just our medicals to go on the weekend.

We are looking to go to QLD, hopefully somewhere around the Gold Coast region. I know of smart teachers and Hays for recruitment, but if any one else has any other information it would be great. Ideally he would like to start in January for the new start of term, but how much of a realisation is that or is it not going to happen that quickly?

PCC's will be sent to agent today (once I have colour scanned them) and medicals on Saturday.....here's hoping a grant very soon...who knows...maybe even next week???? Or is that too quick from medicals to processing??? Argh...getting nervous/excited now

I believe that the clinic will upload it. Reading different forums, it seems that they take anything from 1-14 days for them to upload.

We didn't get asked for form 80 when CO asked for PCC and medicals...does this mean they won't want it, or will they ask for it later?

We Still have not had a response either fr contacting them 3 days ago, however we have been able to book medicals with TRN # as suggested on here. We just have to call them up with it when we have it.

Did anyone else have to take their health questionnaires when they went or is it just because our agent has been unable to upload them due to the technical problem which is still ongoing?

We are having the same issue, but it is our agent who is having the problem, they have having it with several people. We have tried to book medicals anyway as our agent suggested, but we cannot book the medicals without the HAP ID, so we are waiting to hear from our CO, who may be able to provide us with the HAP ID's

Seems the update the other weekend has knocked something off line as our agent cannot access several health questionnaires to up load and gas emailed our CO. It would stand that thus may be happening to other people too.

We lodged on the 18th June. CO Team 2 Adelaide.

The agent cannot access the medical questionaires to upload the information. I have asked if it something I can try, but they have advised that due to other clients having the same login as it is done through the agent, there is nothing that I can do. I am waiting to hear from the agent if we can proceed anyway and go and book our medicals for next weeked (13th)

Well good morning September. Have been advised by my agent this morning that we have a COvassigned from Adelaide team. However, there are problems accessing the medical questionnaires area, so have had to let the CO know. Quite nervous now...all very real now