CameronsDad
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And so you should wait, the rest of us are too, ha ha. I'm probably the least patient person and this requires a lot of it and I'm struggling too :wink: Seriously though, I got the auto email instantly, and I had to wait six weeks before a CO got in touch. There were no contact details except for the generic email inbox and the CO only stated their first name. They asked for one more document, I got a date for meds and PCC and that was it. I'm more relaxed about it now though.... now that I know how they operate. They are a very understaffed team so I'm happy to let them get on with it now. Good of luck with your application. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Drew, sorry I can't help, we are not in Australia yet but i would advise you to post in the Money & Finance forum.
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The new price for that visa (300) is $6865 according to the pdf.
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Yes, exactly six months after lodgement for me too.
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Literally 5 minutes after I posted the above, I got an email from my CO. So I've updated my vitals in the signature below. I should also say that the letter states at least 10 to 14 months processing time as opposed to the 9 to 12 on my auto generated acknowledgement email.
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It has been over 6 weeks since we applied and I've not heard anything except the initial auto generated email, so I sent a request to the department for an update. The reply was nice enough, and received in very good time, but essentially said 'your case officer will be in touch when they are ready'. Fair enough, I just need some patience :-) I'm a wee bit jealous of those who applied around the same time that have heard from a CO, though.
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I am a mechanical engineer but I manage engineering teams, so I hope that is ok.
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As the title suggests, a company may be in a position to sponsor me, but I applied for the spouse visa last month. Will the company be able to sponsor me during this time and if so, how long will the 457 take? Would my spouse visa application still run and offer me PR. Thanks
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Lunch at "The Oaks' in Neutral Bay for my birthday on ANZAC Day!
CameronsDad replied to MARYROSE02's topic in New South Wales
Happy Birthday. Sounds like a good Day you had. It's my birthday today too (40) and my Aussie relies are always a bit spooked celebrating it on ANZAC day. -
Mobile phone and iPad access is just not configured correctly yet, but on the PC is a big improvement.
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I'm way too early in the process to offer some advice, but I will say I like this new set up. My application says 'Assessment in Progress' but my wife's form (sponsor) still says submitted. I'm taking that to mean they have actually looked at it as opposed to automatically filed it in the queue. I may be wrong though. Incidentally all of our attachments still say 'Received'.
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Good news. Keep yourself busy doing other things. We are looking to declutter next week and I'm doing some essential work to the house at the same time. The months will fly past and hopefully we'll be in a stron position to sell. Then there's bringing up the wee one too, but that doesn't take much attention does it, ha ha I look forward to your updates considering you are six days ahead of us.
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Jac, yours is a very similar position to ours, so I will be interested to see any advice you may be given.
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Hi We dropped dozens of pictures and their descriptions into a word document and saved it as a PDF. We kept it to the file size limit so this way we got loads more pictures in there than we'd have done if we had left them at their original size and uploaded them separately. We did the same for facebook screen shots. Regarding the the amount of files, I didn't see anything official, but guidance on here was up to 60 documents. So combining dozens of pictures into one is the way to go. We ended up with 43 files uploaded.
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If you're able to actually make the move earlier then I would seriously think about it, but I suspect my family would not move out earlier than planned. But that's my situation. I'd take the risk. It's your decision though.
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It looks like processing times have been reduced?
CameronsDad replied to CameronsDad's topic in Visa Chat
Ah. Ok. This thread was a mistake then. Sorry. -
It looks like processing times have been reduced?
CameronsDad replied to CameronsDad's topic in Visa Chat
Indeed I agree wholeheartedly, and more than that, the target on these service levels is only 75%. Still, it is better to see that guide figure reduce rather than increase. -
Unless I'm wrong, I think the website has been updated to the following: http://www.immi.gov.au/About/Pages/service-standards/Family-visa-processing-times.aspx
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Great news. Congratulations mate. Did you apply online? If so how often did the 'Last Updated' section change in your application summary page? Was it only when they sent you correspondence or when they were working on your case?
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Congrats mate. Get some sleep now ha ha.
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If you read the notes in the online application it states which ones need to be certified. Stat decs are one of those and passports and birth certificates are others. I'd prefer to follow the guidance notes in the system but it's up to you how you go about it. I'm Sure some have been accepted in the past without certification though.
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We have indeed. My wife travelled to the Embassy a few weeks ago for the 'interview' that lasted all of ten minutes! It was a three day trip due to flight times from Scotland, Cameron's routine and the time of the interview itself!! The passport arrived within a week which was good.
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And, of course, this site is great for advice. I got it and I'm happy to give some in return.
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If you are ok with filling in forms then the online option is easy without the agent. I suppose the only thing an agent would have given us was a hand to hold throughout the application process. If you read all the guidance notes and follow that, you will do ok without one, provided as I said, you are ok with filling in forms. Good luck
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Try BobinOz's website. He explains things really well. I had had a good start with my wife being Australian but I still find myself on that site surfing for info.
