ellis

Hi guys

 

for me today is week 16!!!

 

 

My TIMELINE:

Visa Type: ENS 186 Direct Stream

Nomination lodged: 23/05/2014

Visa application: 18/06/2014 ( with MA)

Nomination Granted: 5/9/2014

22/9/14: CO ask for more information

25/9/14: Medical check

30/09/14: CO received the medical result

 

Apparently my CO is in Team 4 Victoria.

All the docs are in.

i m hoping to hear something this week

 

 

Hey,

I don't think your visa is too far off mate. Mine was processed in VIC and they requested extra info too. Once they received this, it took about 2 weeks till approval.

If you have a CO, then at least you know that your application is being looked at.

Good luck :-)

By the looks of it, it seems that visa's are being approved around the 14 week mark excatly to the day! I guess thats a good enough guideline for me.

Yup, the longest wait of my life, I can tell you that much! Hang in there, not much longer now :-)

Hi Folks, great news to share. My nomination and visa were granted this Avro. Here is my timeline:

 

26/06, Nomination and Visa application submitted (Parramatta Office)

02/10, Both nomination and Visa are granted (no CO contact)

 

Time to celebrating....And good luck for the rest of guys!

Congrats Christin!

Hello Everyone!

OUR VISA GOT GRANTED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Timeline:

Employer Nomination 27th May 2014

Visa Application with Medicals/ Police Clearance 19th June

Request for more info from Employer 29th August

Employer Replied 9th September

Nomination Approved 11th September

Request for more info from us (AFP Check) 24th September

Info Sent 1st October

Visa Grant 2nd October

Just over 3 months from application to visa grant. Processed with Team 4 in Victoria.

Good luck to those of you waitng, any day now...

Still no news.

Waiting...

mine was just under 6 week.. Longer than most

Jeepers! That must have felt like an eternity!

We have got so much riding on getting PR, life seems so stagnant at the moment as we can't make any serious decisions... yet.

Hi guys, quick question for those lucky ones who already have their PR!

How long on average did it take from nomination approval to visa grant?

El x

We hand our nomination submitted last week of June

Application submitted 15th July

Medicals 25 July

Medicals finalized 1 week of Aug

Not a peep from immi

From what I have read, they seem to be approving around the 2-3 month mark. Fingers crossed for both out applications!

What's your timeline like?

Looks like you have a CO working on your application if your getting requests it's a good thing

Hi Stevevw975,

Thank you for replying :-)

I am just hoping and praying that we get our visa. The suspense is so stressful!

Oh I forgot that when my hubby's employer sent the reply, the automated response said that they are currently working on applications made in June 2014.

Hi All,

Quick timeline update:

Employer Nomination 21 May 2014

Medicals complete 10 June 2014

Visa Application 19 June 2014 (with medicals, Form 80 and all other supporting info)

CO Requests further information from employer 29 August 2014

Information send to CO 08 September 2014

Does anyone know if requesting further info at the nomination stage is common practise? They require info like job title, salary, job description and skills required.

Should I be worried because so many 186'ers have had no requests for more information? EEK!

Hello Everyone,

Congrats to those who have got your visa!

We are still waiting... patiently...

Employer Nomination - 22/05/14

Medicals Done - 10/06/14

Application Lodged - 19/06/14

As per acknowledgement letter, application processing centre in NSW.

No contact yet, but will update when I hear anything.

x

Hmm.. well as we have completed the form 80 linked to from the email our Case Officer sent, I'm not doing the version asking for 30 years travel/address history unless specifically asked! I have googled and can't actually find this form though - the one asking for 30 years history whether asylum seeker or not...

 

So our current timeline looks like:

22 March 2014 186 visa application lodged (nomination had been lodged a couple of days before)

2 June 2014 CO requests documentation

13 June attended medicals - both finalised by 19 June

17 June nomination approved

 

Now just awaiting both UK police checks, and hubby's AFP check is in the post to us, mine was uploaded weeks ago cos I got in before the backlog kicked in

 

We have til Monday 30 June to get all documents uploaded.

Hey Paisleylass,

We've now lodged and waiting...

I've also done the Form 80 with 10 years, I've checked and checked and can't even find a version with the 30 years!

Did you manage to get all your documents uploaded on time?

Our UK police checks took just 8 days from the time we posted it till we got it back!

Wow smythe123! Congrats! That was really quick! Hopefully ours will be as speedy as yours :-)

My husbands employer applied for the nomination too early but have since withdrawn and resubmitted their nomination. Once we get our UK Police clearances back, then we will apply.

fingers crossed for us :-)

Thank you so very much for this information guys.

you have saved us a lot of time and possible heartache!

I'm so glad. I signed up to this site, I really value your opinions :-)

Thanks for all the congratulations and good luck to those waiting.

 

I second MaggieMay24's comments, transition is definitely 2 years before you can apply.

 

Can you clarify the date of arrival and the date commencing the role?

 

If it's not 2 full years, it'll get refused, I checked this with them before I applied (I REALLY wanted to apply early!).

 

My advice - get your HR to call immigration and double check dates. If they confirm what we think, then you can either withdraw the nomination. Re-apply after that (you will not get you) nomination fee back most likely - so you might have to cop the $800 or whatever it is). Seeing that you applied early March you'll likely get a decision soon anyway.

 

You definitely don't want to lodge your application now because if the nomination is refused your $1000s in application fees go with it!

Hi Adaminoz

thanks so much for your reply.

I'm definitely not applying now, that's for sure! Our visa was approved on the 2nd March 2012, arrived on the 2nd April and my husband started actually working on the 11th April 2012.

If the nomination has already been declined, does that mean all our chances for another nomination application become non existent?

Hi MaggieMay24

Thank you for your reply.

Oh goodness! That's so disheartening!

My husband works for a massive organisation who has sponsored lots of people over the years, I would think that they would've know when to apply. I really hope that this error doesn't cost us in the long run.

Do you know if there is any way they can withdraw their nomination and reapply? My husband will contact HR on Monday and talk to them. I will keep you posted on the outcome of this.

thanks so much for noticing this. Couldn't bear the thought of losing over $8K.

Im so stressed now :confused:

Hi Everyone,

Congrats to those who have got their 186 and fingers crossed for those of you awaiting decisions.

I have posted and said hi on the welcome thread, and pasted my message below...

I have been reading a few of your threads for a while and thought it best to actually register and say hi :-)

Firstly, I have to say that your community is fantastic and the advise you offer is great!

I am currently in Regional QLD on a 457 visa (my husband is the primary applicant). We have 2 young children and I do not work as the the cost of childcare is extortionate with no government help.

We arrived in Australia in April 2012 and my husbands employer has lodged their nomination for the ENS 186 (Transition Stream) at the beginning of March and no word on that approval yet.

They have since given us the application ID and we have created our ImmiAccount, but are currently waiting for my husbands birth certificate and our police certificated from the UK. I don't think I need to provide my birth certificate as I am not the primary applicant (please correct me if I am wrong).

We haven't done medicals yet, but as the cost is so high, we were thinking of waiting for it to be requested before we got them. Do you think this is advisable, or should we just send it all through with our application?

I am really looking forward to contributing to the forums and becoming a part of this 'community'.

Thanks for reading :smile:

Hello Everyone,

Congratulations to all of you who have received your 186 and fingers crossed for those of your awaiting decisions!

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading a few of your threads for a while and thought it best to actually register and say hi :-)

Firstly, I have to say that your community is fantastic and the advise you offer is great!

I am currently in Regional QLD on a 457 visa (my husband is the primary applicant). We have 2 young children and I do not work as the the cost of childcare is extortionate with no government help.

We arrived in Australia in April 2012 and my husbands employer has lodged their nomination for the ENS 186 (Transition Stream) at the beginning of March and no word on that approval yet.

They have since given us the application ID and we have created our ImmiAccount, but are currently waiting for my husbands birth certificate and our police certificated from the UK. I don't think I need to provide my birth certificate as I am not the primary applicant (please correct me if I am wrong).

We haven't done medicals yet, but as the cost is so high, we were thinking of waiting for it to be requested before we got them. Do you think this is advisable, or should we just send it all through with our application?

I am really looking forward to contributing to the forums and becoming a part of this 'community'.

Thanks for reading :biggrin: - See more at: http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/welcome/211836-hello-newbie.html#sthash.UGEwllXZ.dpuf

I have just posted this on the Welcome Thread and copied and pasted here...

I have been reading a few of your threads for a while and thought it best to actually register and say hi :-)

Firstly, I have to say that your community is fantastic and the advise you offer is great!

I am currently in Regional QLD on a 457 visa (my husband is the primary applicant). We have 2 young children and I do not work as the the cost of childcare is extortionate with no government help.

We arrived in Australia in April 2012 and my husbands employer has lodged their nomination for the ENS 186 (Transition Stream) at the beginning of March and no word on that approval yet :wideeyed:

They have since given us the application ID and we have created our ImmiAccount, but are currently waiting for my husbands birth certificate and our police certificated from the UK. I don't think I need to provide my birth certificate as I am not the primary applicant (please correct me if I am wrong).

We haven't done medicals yet, but as the cost is so high, we were thinking of waiting for it to be requested before we got them. Do you think this is advisable, or should we just send it all through with our application?

I am really looking forward to contributing to the forums and becoming a part of this 'community'.

Thanks for reading :smile:Hi Everyone,

I have been reading a few of your threads for a while and thought it best to actually register and say hi :-)

Firstly, I have to say that your community is fantastic and the advise you offer is great!

I am currently in Regional QLD on a 457 visa (my husband is the primary applicant). We have 2 young children and I do not work as the the cost of childcare is extortionate with no government help.

We arrived in Australia in April 2012 and my husbands employer has lodged their nomination for the ENS 186 (Transition Stream) at the beginning of March and no word on that approval yet.

They have since given us the application ID and we have created our ImmiAccount, but are currently waiting for my husbands birth certificate and our police certificated from the UK. I don't think I need to provide my birth certificate as I am not the primary applicant (please correct me if I am wrong).

We haven't done medicals yet, but as the cost is so high, we were thinking of waiting for it to be requested before we got them. Do you think this is advisable, or should we just send it all through with our application?

I am really looking forward to contributing to the forums and becoming a part of this 'community'.

Thanks for reading :biggrin: - See more at: http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/welcome/211836-hello-newbie.html#sthash.UGEwllXZ.dpuf

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading a few of your threads for a while and thought it best to actually register and say hi :-)

Firstly, I have to say that your community is fantastic and the advise you offer is great!

I am currently in Regional QLD on a 457 visa (my husband is the primary applicant). We have 2 young children and I do not work as the the cost of childcare is extortionate with no government help.

We arrived in Australia in April 2012 and my husbands employer has lodged their nomination for the ENS 186 (Transition Stream) at the beginning of March and no word on that approval yet.

They have since given us the application ID and we have created our ImmiAccount, but are currently waiting for my husbands birth certificate and our police certificated from the UK. I don't think I need to provide my birth certificate as I am not the primary applicant (please correct me if I am wrong).

We haven't done medicals yet, but as the cost is so high, we were thinking of waiting for it to be requested before we got them. Do you think this is advisable, or should we just send it all through with our application?

I am really looking forward to contributing to the forums and becoming a part of this 'community'.

Thanks for reading :biggrin: