Gooner1976

I mean hear soon. Not here. So excited I've forgotten basic English!

Timeline = application lodged 11 April 2013, visa granted 23 October 2013 Not even 6.5 months. Superb. Maybe we were lucky, but if you are in a hurry, there is hope! Hopefully you April applications will all here soon. OZ here we come. Whoop whoop. Not excited... Much!!!! Cheers, Craig

So the general consensus seems to be that it may take 7 months, but probably 8, possibly 9. However, in people's experience would you say that at this point it is likely that it will be granted (considering all checks were OK and case officer told me it was a good application), just a matter of when? Does anyone have any experience of waiting 8 months under the impression everything is OK, just to be turned down at the death?

Hi Christian. Sounds like you are nearly exactly a month ahead of me with everything, so hopefully you'll get yours soon and I won't be far behind. Yes I had DP as my CO. Did they assign you someone else, or just pass it on? I'm assuming that due to not assigning me a new CO means DP had signed it off and it is now just in the processing queue.

I know it seems I'm being impatient, but I had heard of people getting them in 5 or 6 months and that the 8 to 9 month time frame was most likely for those in the high risk category. Just wondered if anyone else has had a shorter than 8 month processing time?

Hi. Did anyone lodge a 309 application around April from the UK? It's been 5 months now and I've heard nothing. I was assigned a case officer on 18th April, who phoned me and told me that I had a good application with lots of good evidence and my police and medical checks were OK and sent by end of June. However, when i contacted them to say my current address had changed, i discovered my case officer was on extended leave. I gave my new details and was told this had been passed on to a supervisor. That was mid-July. I then contacted them a week into August to check they had everything they needed and asked if any of this would have delay my application and was told that they have all they need for now and they will be in touch if they need anything else. Since then, I've heard nothing. Do you think I can expect something soon, or am I just being impatient and letting the anxiety get to me? Anyone experienced a similar situation? Cheers, Craig