JonOgre

Applications usually take 6 - 8 months to process. As you are at the 8-month mark, and assuming you haven't heard from them at all, I think you'd be well within your rights to contact DIBP, or to get your agent to do so.

@Lee Jake, I have added your details to the spreadsheet, but please click on the link in my signature below and check and add your stream details (Direct Entry/ Transition etc.).

@decchou, I have added your details to the spreadsheet. How many people are included in your application?

@katrina: I have added your details to the spreadsheet. Please check by clicking on the link in my signature.

@katrina, @Kat: Welcome! Could you also share with us your stream (direct entry/ transition/ etc.), nominated occupation, and no. of applicants? Alternatively, click on the link in my signature below to add them to the spreadsheet yourself. Thank you!

Congratulations! Would you mind sharing with us your stream (direct entry/ transition/ etc.), nominated occupation, and no. of applicants? Thanks!

Congrats to @AP, who received PR today (according to spreadsheet). Thanks for updating!

And to @TSC89: Huge congrats to you all, and all the best for the future!

Private = non-state/govt. Private employers may also browse SkillSelect for suitable applicants. I'm not sure if a Skills Assessment is needed for entering an EOI for a 187 visa, but, as you say, it is not required for Direct Entry. The traditional job search for a willing regional employer, though, is probably your best bet. It was the route that I took; and the sponsorship issue only came up later in the recruitment process.

@Master, you can submit an expression of interest through SkillSelect for state (Subclass 190) or private (Subclass 187) sponsorship, or you can search for employment in the usual ways, i.e., job boards etc., in the hope of finding an employer who will sponsor you for a 187 visa.

Hi all. I've noticed recently that there are links to two different versions of the spreadsheet appearing on this thread. Please use the link in my signature, below, to access the editable version, where you can add or update your own visa info as appropriate. If you have any difficulties, experienced members here will be happy to help too. Keep the faith, and let's hope for an end to the interminable wait for August and September applicants.

Huge congrats! Very happy for you both!

You probably need to provide a document giving a reason for the name change, such as a marriage certificate.

Despite the regulation, it makes practical sense that you'd need only the Australian PCC: if you haven't left Australia, it is impossible that you since could have gained additional criminal convictions abroad. This is a case, though, where the regulation is in conflict with the practicalities. I would hope that your MA is right, and that your case officer follows the common sense approach. Anyone else had experience with this kind of case?

No-one can predict 100% what the case officer might request, but the visa regulations themselves are quite clear in 1) requiring a police clearance certificate for every country that you have lived in for an accumulated 12 months over the last 10 years; and 2) that the police clearance certificates are valid for 12 months only. This validity is usually taken to be at the time of consideration for approval, not of lodgement, although some case officers seem to give a leeway of a month or so. You could wait for the certainty of the case officer's request, but with this comes potential delays of obtaining a new certificate and having your case on hold for 28 days. You would probably be better off by reapplying for the PCC if the one year validity would have expired by the time your case is likely to be considered.

The medical check and police clearance are valid for one year only. If the case officer checks after this period, you will be asked to re-do them. To avoid further delays, it may be better to re-do them before your case is likely to be opened, and before you are asked for them.

I can see it just fine under "November." Thanks for adding!

The link in your post seems to be to a "view only" copy of the spreadsheet. Please use the link in my email signature, below, instead. Find the correct month tab (at the bottom), and then add your details to the appropriate sheet. If you are still having any difficulties, post your details here, and one of the members will add them for you.

Huge congratulations!

The declaration needs to be signed only by those applying after 14 December 2015.

@Rajbir: Congratulations on your approval today! Thank you for updating the September spreadsheet!

Excellent news! Very happy for you!

Really sorry to hear that, Freddy. The reason for the refusal given by your MA is especially confusing since the nomination is a consideration of the position and of the legitimacy of your prospective employer, rather than of your merits as an applicant.

Nice one, Gurb!

Sounds good @Freddy. All the best for the final lap.