186applicant

The visa was applied for on the 19th of May

Hi Guys So my nomination was finally approved on the 28/8/15, I completed my Medicals on 3/9/15 and was advised by my agent that I should be looking at around a week for approval of my visa. Nearly a month has passed now with no news...even he has commented that this is "very strange" and has emailed them to pursue the matter but says he won't again until after 6 months from my application (Nov). Everyone I know has had their visa approved within 1 - 2 weeks of taking their Medicals and I am really starting to wonder what is going on. Am I panicking unnecessarily? Could there be a problem with my results (34 and fit / healthy)? What potentially could be holding this up?! I've been waiting a very long time for this visa and have at many points thought it may never happen...hence my worry! Any advice much appreciated!

Hi Guys So my nomination was finally approved on the 28/8/15, I completed my Medicals on 3/9/15 and was advised by my agent that I should be looking at around a week for approval of my visa. Nearly a month has passed now with no news...even he has commented that this is "very strange" and has emailed them to pursue the matter but says he won't again until after 6 months from my application (Nov). Everyone I know has had their visa approved within 1 - 2 weeks of taking their Medicals and I am really starting to wonder what is going on. Am I panicking unnecessarily? Could there be a problem with my results (34 and fit / healthy)? What potentially could be holding this up?! I've been waiting a very long time for this visa and have at many points thought it may never happen...hence my worry! Any advice much appreciated!

Sorry, to clarify, I do have reciprocal Medicare cover, hopefully that means that I did not breach the conditions of my visa. I have not actually been asked for it by Immigration, but from my MA. The application was only recently lodged and there were a few things that needed to be added on, so hopefully it was just a formality. She is currently away, hence the reason I posted here rather than asking her directly. It worried me as by the way I read the requested it seemed like she expected me to have private cover...

So, and I just asked this in my own thread, when you come to make a PR application - in my case a ENS 186, do you just sign up for health insurance again, as this is a requirement from DIAC for the application. I cancelled my insurance as I had reciprocal Medicare, but now need to show health insurance for the 186 application. Can I get into any trouble for having let this happen?

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Hi I need advice, I allowed my private health insurance to lapse while on a 457 and i'm now applying for my 186, but immigration want me to show evidence of insurance :chatterbox:. What should I do? I've never needed any treatment etc that would require it since i've been here - just sign up for a new policy, or perhaps try and restart the old one. I'm pretty worried that this could ruin my whole application!?! Any advice appreciated - maybe some of you have found yourself in this boat before... Thanks