joop

Hi Everyone

I think it is time to share some good news.

After 24 months and 11 days my mother is now an Australian Permanent Resident!!!

Lodge data 30th April 2014, CO contact April 6th 2016 ( with a bit of a horror story that took more than 3 weeks to get sorted and was the reason for my disappearance from the forum) next contact to ask for medical and form 80 on May 2nd, 2VAC requested May 10th and Visa Grant May 11th!

Can't explain how happy I am that the journey is finally over and wishing you guys all the best specially my fellow 2014ers, just hang it there it will happen really soon

Cheers all and thanks for the support and this great forum that is helping us through the journey!

Nassim

Thanks Harvi,

Best of luck!!!

CO assigned on tuesday (29th march). Asked for form 80 , college enrolment letter and some other documents to prove my dependency.

sent everything on friday, 1st april.

Afterwards No reply yet by immi.

worried

Harvi,

I hope you hear from them very soon.

Could you please let me know what documents they asked for/you provided to prove your dependency ( asking as my under-25 yo brother will need the same documents provided)

Cheers,

Nassim

Thanks Kim,

Cannot wait!

Hi Phil,

Congrats on the progress! We are right behind you

Just a question, (or two)! So your lodgment date is 23rd of April or the 30th?

Also did they ask for documents at some point before Friday and then asked for the 2VAC on Friday, or am I missing something?

Cheers,

Nassim

Immi moved to 29 April - whoop whoop nearly 2 weeks in a short week. So @HARLEYDPHIL they should have got to you Kim

Wow!!!! nice move immi!

Only one more day and it will be our turn finally!!!!

Border Control dept now on week long rolling strikes from today so no telling how this will affect progress of our visas Kim

I believe the strikes only involve airport workers and the visa processing centers should not be affected by this.

Cheers,

Nassim

Whoop Whoop ) good news :

We are currently assessing for finalization applications lodged up to 16 April 2014.

I honestly didn't expect an update this week, can't be happier. @harvi any news?

Cheers,

Nassim

No. I was so sure they would start moving ahead after non movement for so long. They will now break their service quality times which is quoted as 18 to 24 months. Apparently they are penalised if have 5% applicants over that. From now on that means every applicant will be over unless they pull their finger out Kim

I say they will move a bit this Friday, say 10 days?

Come on immi you moved through March so fast why is April taking so long?

I have n idea where they got Octber from but they would have to give a different date because they had told us to do our checks so early that they had to change the date our medicals expired on 1 April 2016 so I suppose they thought they would give us an extra six months because not everyone would be ready to go immediately.

Thanks Linda

Hi Linda,

Got my reply for my other question so please ignore it

Another one though .. I though you have to validate your visa at the earliest of you Medical or Police Check expiry. Where do you think they got October 2016? Is that a significant date?

Cheers,

Nassim

Hi Linda,

Is this AOS letter immi wanted from you the one they send out to confirm you AOS has been approved and all done? The very last bit you receive from them?

Cheers,

Nassim

Awesommmeee!!!

That was super quick, CO to VAC2 less than 3 days! ( only if all steps were that quick !!)

Congrats Linda and have fun at Bali well deserved holiday!

Actually says under that line that if you lodged "on" or after this date your case is not being assessed yet.

So Linda should be contacted with the next batch

Cheers,

Nassim

Another option would be scanning as single images (not pdf files) and then in your computer create a word document, copy each image and paste them all in the word document and then save that word document as PDF.

How are you trying to scan them? You scanner should have an option of scanning multiple pages and save them as one. If you search for the model of your scanner and scan multiple pages to one file you should be able to find instructions.

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

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

I can't stop obsessing about the date this week. I really hope they don't get stuck on March 24th

Cheers,

Nassim

Looks there is no change of dates today

Hopefully tomorrow!

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

I guess you will hear from them on the first week. I really hope they will speed up as there should be less applications after the 2nd VAC raise after 22nd March 2014.

Cheers,

Nassim

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

Hi Alan,

Could you please let us know how it used to work before this "do med/pc/aos a year after lodge date" ? Where people given 28 days to finalise AOS?

Cheers,

Nassim

As with all things related with immi I am not sure. As a 173 my understanding is that they keep a strict rotation of dealing in order of date lodged. Therefore, 173 and 143 hit CO at the same time but as no AOS then 173 can nip in front of 143 between CO and Grant.

 

However, as it looks as if new arrangement is going back to the old arrangement!!! Which includes a 28 day deadline from CO to be ready for Grant. Fisher1 has just encountered that little gem of a surprise. The old arrangement has a system of 'pre-calling 143 to say 'go get AOS' which is approx 3 months before immi thinks they will hit CO so then 14/ and 173 are on level field. HarleyPhil had this 'pre-call' - my term for it - but now has been waiting over 3 1/2 months and no CO.

 

However, my understanding is - I think - hopefully correct is that 173 from Nov 15 don't need meds for the 173 as a temporary visa but do when they then convert to 143 as long as their country is on list - UK is - and have not been given a HAP no yet.

 

Anyone more knowledgable on this please jump in if got anything wrong. Hope that helps. Kim

Hmmmm

As among us the only person with the pre-call is HarleyPhil, I wonder if it is just his agent being real smart and arranging perfect timing for him. I think he also got the dates to do meds/police/AOS in his acknowledgement letter just as the rest of us who lodged around that time but his agent decided to wait and ask him to do them closer to time of CO which as I said a very smart move!

That's just me , I could be totally wrong

And immi says.................... 13 March for finalising !!!

That is awesome news!

Almost a week in a week much better than the the time it was stuck on 13 Feb forever!

:angel_happy_face_ha

Our lodgement date was 20 Jan 2014 and CO beginning of December but my repeat Xray had to be 3 months after first medical so had to be 20th Jan. The medicals aren't looked at till CO assigned.

 

joyron

Hi Joyron,

Congratulations on the big news, hope you get your visa right after your VAC payment.

Wondering if you were informed by the medical provider who performed your medicals that you need to repeat Xray? or was it the CO that let you know?

Cheers,

Nassim