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  1. InNeedOfSun
    Hi Mannyg, No, I did not front load the form 80. My CO never asked for it either. cheers
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    Excellent news (eventually), congratulations.
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    Congratulations!!!
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    nice one. Congratulations
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    Hopefully your grant is not too far away.
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    Woohoo, woke up this morning to the golden email - 189 Visa Granted!! Can't beleive it, its been a long hard trek including 4 IELTS tests! I never used an agent but could not of done it without the help and info passed on from the members of PIO, many thanks. Good luck to those still waiting. Paul
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    team Brisbane for me too!
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    haha yes me too!! I have also tried to unsubscribe to as many emails as possible, don't want to be jumping at every time my phone lights up!! hopefully we will hear this week.
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    Hi Claire, once I lodged and paid for my visa application I got a HAP ID. I booked my medical as soon as I got the ID. I needed to provide this to the hospital when booking the medical. This is what links the medical and results to your visa application. The hospital upload the results for you and for me it took 7 days. Paul
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    Hi Claire, many applicants are completing medicals and Police checks upfront and getting direct grants. My family and I completed our medicals upfront but waited for our Police checks to be requested from our CO. I wish we done our Police checks upfront because it took 23 days in total from filling in the application to getting the certificate. You only get 28 days to provide the requested information to your CO. Paul
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    Hi, I know what you are going through. I sent my police checks away on the 2nd Dec and got them back on the 23rd Dec. I emailed them to chase them up, it took them 16 days to process my application, not the 10 as stated! i would send them a polite email to ask if your application has been processed, that way you will have a clearer indication of when you are expected to receive the certificate. Then contact your CO and ask for an extension (if needed). definately a nail biting scenario!! good luck
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    That quick, really. It is now 2 weeks I have been waiting. I am just impatient!! Thanks
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    Hi Folks, How long did the UK PCC checks take?? Thanks
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    Hi All, Woke up this morning to find an email from my newly appointed CO. Woohoo!! . My Wife, kids and I done our medical checks yesterday, so all we need to complete are the PCC's. Hopefully Christmas will come slightly earlier in the form of a grant!! we lodged our application on the 30th September. thanks for now and good luck to the remaining 'September Gang'
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    Congratulations Folks!
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    Are you just ignoring it? Thanks
  17. InNeedOfSun
    Ok, many thanks for your reply
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    Anyone help, please?
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    Hi Folks, I got my second invite to apply for 189 visa in September. I filled in the application, paid the fee and uploaded documents. I got an email stating that my application is submitted and it is in progress. However, yesterday I got a correspondence through Skillselect stating that my invitation will expire in 10 days. When I log into Skillselect there is still an active button ' Apply for Visa'! I am confused, should I just ignore it and hope all is well or do you think I have missed something? I am slightly worried I have done something wrong and visa will get refused! Has this ever happened to anyone else? Thanks in advance, Paul
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    Hi Everyone, eventually lodged my application for 189 visa on the 30th September. I am going to arrange medicall and pcc when asked by CO. Nail biting time!!!
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    Hi Haychel, I feel your pain! I also needed 8's in all sections to get 20 points. My writing was always letting me down, I felt like giving up. I was convinced I had done more than enough to get the marks but it wasn't to be. I also thought about applying for a remark, but due to the cost and time, I decided to resit again. I decided to leave in 4 months until the resit and practiced, practiced and more practicing. I bought Kindle books on sample questions and answers, used http://www.ieltsbuddy.com and wrote at least 1 essay a week. I practised my timing, I always spent 10 -15 minutes to begin with to plan and 5 ins at the end to read over and count the words, this also helped with my confidence. I didn't bother too much about advanced vocabulary, I bothered more about answering the question, giving my opinion with examples, structure and writing enough words. I sat it again last month and got an 8.5, 4th time lucky! My advice would be to not lose hope, practice and resit, dont bother with a re-mark. Also, as of November 2014 TOEFL can be used instead of IELTS. It may be worth looking at that option. Good Luck and all the best, Paul
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    Yes, well done, exciting times! I was the same, I logged in and out of the website a few times before it sunk in. fantastic news and fantastic scores. good luck with getting to Oz. Paul
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    Thanks Tom, i thought ieltsbuddy to be to be the best source on the web.
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    Woohoo, 4th time lucky in passing. L:8.5, R:9, W:8.5, S:9 In this case persistence has paid off. Now, let get that EOI lodged. Cheers all
  25. InNeedOfSun
    Hi, thanks, really hope it is 4th time lucky!! i used http://ielts-simon.com for most of my study good luck
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