August

Visa granted today!!!!! Woooooo! applied 14th August 2014. 9 months and 15 days. Best news in the world. So happy! Felt like eternity but so worth the sweet news!

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'.

Yes the setup is much better than before. I am assuming the fact next to my documents it says 'processing' it means they have approved that my partner is who he says he is and they are still working through all of my supporting documents. The radio silence is so difficult I am into month 8 of waiting now as plenty of other people on here are...it is so looooong!

Good luck with your application

With the new "Assessment in progress" application status enhancements. Is it standard for my partners information to have a tick saying 'approved' next to the documents I uploaded and next to my documents it says 'processing'? is this also a new feature and does it mean that this is now a step further along from perhaps both saying processing?

Thanks!

Is it standard for my partners information to have a tick saying 'approved' next to the documents I uploaded and next to my documents it says 'processing', is this also a new feature and does it mean that this is now a step further along from perhaps both saying processing? I cant see this within the document linked above.

Hi Magdalena,

We are in a very similar situation to you. My partner applied 12th August 2014, did medicals and police check in February 2015 as requested and was notified of a change of CO last week so our new CO is also LG.

Good luck with yours!

Let's hope she is kind to us :wink:

I also have LG. I applied August 14th. I am waiting for August applicants to start getting their answers from June....it can't come quick enough. It's been a difficult 8 months waiting already, lets hope we all get the answer we want nearer the 10 months too!

Hi All,

I tried searching in the thread before I posted, but can't see anything. Has anyone else got Case Officer LG?

Hi August,

Look back to page 1083 on this thread where I summarised the status of June 2014 applicants. You will see that some people got their visas granted this month after 8 months and 15 days, whereas mine was at 9 months and 6 days. It is luck of the draw with your CO and their work-load at the time I think.......

Thanks for this! I must have missed that page. Making me feel slightly better knowing it may be closer to the 10 month mark than 14 month mark for everyone quoted that waiting time....but who knows.

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has been granted their visa this month, earlier than the expected time frame, on time or late?

The not knowing is difficult. Glad I'm definately not on my own with that!

Thanks

The only emails I've had from my CO are the initial one and another email saying that he was satisfied I was in a relationship and to move on to the health and character requirements, which I have done and uploaded.

 

Looking at them the only contact is this: Email: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/europe

 

I've phoned up the immigration number a few times in the past but all they say is that I have to leave Australia when they make a decision if I'm there. I'm hoping that by no response asking for anything else that its the 'no news is good news' kind of situation.

 

I wonder how I can contact my CO directly to ask/inform him on the current situation? :huh:

Do people normally get an email to say the CO is satisfied that you are in a genuine relationship? I am just wondering as the only email I have received is to say it has been submitted and I needed to give some further information, but that is it. So far it has been 7 months with no other correspondance.

My fiance applied on 12th August 2014 and completed medicals as asked mid February.

As everyone is getting theirs at 9 months currently and we applied a little after it hit 10-14 months, I'm hoping we get it around the 10 month mark.

Waiting is killing me!

I applied at the same time, got a CO on the 14th August. I am also hoping for the 10 month mark...fingers crossed!