maisiedaisy

@AlanSteel we are on a roll - whoop whoop - just shows you can meet the great immi head on and get somewhere. Now come on immi @maisiedaisy is at the door with her Sunday best on so be nice and let her in Kim

Well, I guess things must be heading towards 23 and a half months so far because I have heard absolute zilch! Stress levels are climbing

Maisie

Too spooky @maisiedaisy. I have just read out @Fisher1 email to my husband and we are in stitches - especially the 'cunning disguised as' - we have encountered that so many time here in oz!!! After my rather unexpected response from immi yesterday I am seeing this as the start of our roll towards CO Day and starts with you today - I feel it in my bones - or could be touch of arthritis - let's hope not - go maisie go Kim

if only Kim! Waiting for our visas is like being in one of those reality endurance programs on the telly except we're paying for it and we don't get to eat any animals wotsits!

Maisie x

Well done Kim! Just show it never hurts to try.

 

 

 

 

We paid our second vac today. it went like this ....

 

Re - read the immi letter three times, just to make sure everything is clear.

 

Write out details - we have no printer.

 

Go to the bank.

 

Wait in queue

 

It is very hot.

 

Get bankers cheque

 

Immigration letter says you can use Billpay 'online, by post or in person.'

 

We go to Australia post in person.

 

Post office lady doesn't know about paying in person. She says you can only pay online.

 

It's still very hot.

 

We point out that the department of immigration and border control have told us we can pay this way.

 

Husband is sweating a bit now.

 

Post office lady is vague. "Aren't you on the internet then?"

 

We cite post office leaflet.

 

It says you can pay in person.

 

We just can't find the leaflet now.

 

Post office lady looks confused.

 

She wants the bill.

 

We have no printer, have hand written details.

 

She wants the bill.

 

We leave post office.

 

It's even more hot.

 

We have a cheque for 87,200 dollars in my handbag.

 

We are confused.

 

Husband is swearing a bit now.

 

We remember alternative post office.

 

Alternative post office man seems to know what he is doing.

 

He wants the letter,

 

We still have no printer.

 

Its even more hot.

 

Alternative post office man indicates large corner shop.

 

"They print," he says.

 

We cross the road.

 

It's still very hot.

 

Husband is sweating lots more now.

 

Very drippy.

 

Nice shop man shows us computer, cunningly disguised as an arrangement of washing up liquid.

 

Two dollars later we have the bill.

 

Back to alternative post office.

 

We wave the letter about.

 

Everyone smiles.

 

Alternative post office man hands over receipt.

 

"Welcome to Australia"

 

 

Nice cup of tea.

 

 

:wink:

Fisher, you've made my day. Was sat here feeling depressed that we still haven't heard anything and started reading your post, started chuckling, read it out to hub and in fact I'm still laughing. So pleased you got it sorted

Maisie

@maisiedaisy waiting for your msg. No news yet?:daydreaming:

Hi Harvi, sadly not a thing my phone has been surgically attached to me so I don't miss the happy sound of an email or message arriving! ..... Maybe tomorrow!!

Maisie

Hi Maisie

 

it's got to be next week for you......some lesser spotted CO is walking towards the waiting room door and calling your name, "Maisie, get ready to go"

 

fingers crossed

 

Julie

I'm on the edge of my seat Julie. I tried to shove my foot in the door as Fisher was leaving but wasn't quick enough!

Maisie

Hi Val

 

our daughter who is our sponsor had to email IMMI with some changes this week. She took the liberty of asking them how long it was going to be before we were processed. Interestingly enough this morning she got an email back from IMMI stating that the current processing time from lodgement is 23 months and they quoted the Test email dateof 4 April 14. So fingers crossed that they stay on or before 23 months!!

 

Julie

23 months was up 3 days ago for us

Maisie

Hi all

 

second vac requested today!

 

We are now onshore as we arrived for our holiday yesterday, (rubbish timing, but then you'd need a crystal ball) so we have to leave before they can issue the visa.

For anyone in the same position, we have been told that we must leave Australia within 28 days of receiving the email, but this can be for a short period, like Dolphin going to Bali. If we are going for a short period, we must scan a copy of our travel plans to immi within the next seven days. They also say we need to allow three working days for the issue of the visa.

 

to be on the safe side, we are planning to go on a Sunday and return on a Saturday ... which will give them five working days.

 

Hope this is if some use to someone, and that it means the queue has moved forward a bit for the rest of you.

 

:wink:

Yay many congratulations to you, always good and encouraging for us still keeping the seats warm in the waiting room, have a wonderful life

Maisie

Hi Harvi and everyone else

Visa status is GRANTED as of 30 minutes ago. We are now partying in Bali and so relieved that we will be allowed back in on Sat. Can't tell you how stressful these last few weeks have been. Well you all know about stress. The grant came in an email and is attached electronically to our passports. Well let's hope so or we will be in a pickle on Sat. Hope all you April lodgers have everything ready and they are very poor at communicating they did not acknowledge receipt of money which was nerve racking when you send it by mail. So be prepared to send them stuff and get no response but they are working slowly!!! Good luck to you all. Now to start applying for jobs and getting a mortgage as we no longer have enough money left to buy a house outright!

So very pleased for you :wink: you must all be chuffed to bits. ...... and when you fly back in to Oz on Saturday you can have another party!

Lots of best wishes to you in your new life - enjoy!

maisie

We all are holding our breaths - well I am also holding my breath as watching a bush fire a couple of kilometres away from our window and very smoky Kim

I hope everything is okay there and the fires are contained. Let us know that all is well please.

maisie

@maisiedaisy you are up now in waiting room in front of all in row. Hope you get CO assigned by today.Good luck to you

Here is the april 2014 waiting room list

1. Maisiedaisy - 9th april 2014

2. Harvi13(me) - 15th arpil 2014

3. @HARLEYDPHIL- 23rd april 2014

4. Joop - 30th april 2014

I'll be sure to let you know when I hear something but I'm not holding my breath

Maisie

Sent the test email today and reply received -

 

We are currently assessing for finalization applications lodged up to 1 April 2014. (no change from last week)

 

Come on IMMI - about time the date moved on :mad:

I'm really hoping that IMMI will amend.this date on Friday or I might just cry!

Maisie

Hello everybody

yippee the lesser spotted case officer has contacted me by phone and email today

so now I have to send them scanned copies of police certs and form 80 and bizarrely a copy of AOS confirmation from Centrelink who say immi already have it but who am I to argue. Will keep you posted

Congratulations Linda you must be so excited. This could be a good month

Maisie xx

Hi everyone thanks for your support but still NOTHING yet am on my phone checking emails and am getting very frustrated thought I would have had the email this week!! So near yet so far

Oh dolphin1962, so disappointing and frustrating!! I'd be glued to my email . We're so close behind you, I'm hoping the date moves on this week to include us. Hope you hear really soon

Maisie xx

I'm checking in all the time to see if Dolphin1962 has got the big yes yet!!

Also wondering if we will be in the running this week or will we have to wait another week!!! Stress, stress, stress LOL

maisie

We are currently assessing for finalization applications lodged up to 1 April 2014.

 

Yay!!! Linda let us know when you get the email!!!

Woohoo! getting really close now!! Panic, panic, panic, will everything go ok, I'm in Australia now, don't want to have to go back to the UK. Fingers crossed everybody x

Maisie

hey @maisiedaisy

That update was allready done by immi. Last friday just after thursday update 20 march they did again updated on friday upto 24 march.

there is no date of change this week till now

hope they will update tomorrow

i wish you and linda get CO assigned soon. :cute: ccording to this forum Dolphin1962 is on top of the list with 1st april 2014 lodgement date and then your turn on 2nd number with 9th april. And then its me :wink:on 3rd. Number with 15th april lodegement date

harvi

Thanx harvi, that's given me some hope for a better date it's started to feel like the carrot being dangled in front of the donkey - you can see it but you just cant grab it

Maisie

IMMI are currently assessing applications lodged up to 24th March!! Only moved 4 days this week humph!! but then it did come with the current warning about just how busy March 2014 was, double humph!

We are currently assessing for finalization applications lodged up to 20 March 2014

Ladies and gentlemen the date has moved another week! Can't complain about the fact that immi is moving much faster than when the date was stuck on 13 Feb!

 

Doliphin1962 have your docs ready, I guess you have 10 days before they call out your name )

 

Cheers,

Nassim

 

Oh wow! That's a good move - I'd been doing my calculations based on them only moving 5 days so I'm well chuffed guess we're looking at the 2nd week in March

Maisie

Hi all

 

have just received a terrifying / exciting email from immi requesting AOS letter from centre point, medicals, police checks and a scanned copy of form 80. We're going to book medicals today ( in the UK) and are wondering whether they all charge the same? The list gives addresses in Manchester and Birmingham which are both feasible for us, also we are in London for a week and there's an address in Knightsbridge. panicking a bit because it's all got to be done in 28 days. All / any tips and advice welcome. Thanks

Congratulations Fisher when was your lodgement date? Exciting times

Maisie

Whoop whoop Dolphin 1962 it won't be long and you will have your hand on that handle ready to fly out the waiting room door with the 'Angel' CO. Then next is Maisie Daisy I believe Kim

If only..........

maisie

Hi Kim,

Hope it is 27th Jan but think that may be too soon :-)

I'll have a little gamble on 20th Feb :jiggy:

 

Phil

Sincerely hope you're right because we lodged on 9 April so that would be good news!

maisie

Hi Julie,

 

I think it's probably worse given we have sold up and I left a good job. It's great spending time with the kids but it's always in the back of our minds that it could come crashing down if anything goes wrong with the medicals, but that was our choice and the risk we were prepared to take. How is the house selling coming along?

 

Joe

We're in the same boat as you Joe although we have had our medicals and are in Brisbane, hopefully there's an end in sight now, keep the faith x

maisie

Hi all

 

Auto reply today says they're now assessing for finalization 143's lodged 24 February 2014.

 

We're in Perth on holiday and its much better waiting in the sun than the cold.

 

Hurry up immi!!

 

Cheers

 

 

Steve

Thanks for that Steve, definitely good news that they've begun assessing again, you're sat in Perth, we're sat in Brisbane. It's worse than clock watching waiting for the dates to move on!

maisie

Hi Sadge

 

I'm not getting replies either - hopefully tomorrow!

 

They're probably still tucking into their mince pies etc!

 

Happy New Year to you and yours.

 

Steve

Maybe they're keeping quiet until the end of the day and then they're going to surprise us by moving on into March. I am confident that this is the case and everybody will be whooping and partying and jumping up and down as it moves us nearer to our dates ............ I also believe in little green men and pigs flying!! :wink:

Hi Bridgie

 

definitely psychological torture, we are all barking mad at 18 months into the process!

hoping to become sane again by June!

 

Julie

Where am I, what's my name? I am not a number!! sat rocking in a chair mumbling 143! 143! 143! :wink: Roll on April

maisie