Pandula

Your CO should look at your file anytime now, they have been processing cases with CO contact date between (roughly) 20.10 - to about 5.11 (there are some outstanding cases for September as well, but only few of them are remaining) - so I guess you would receive your grant very soon.

We also got the visa grant this morning! Thanks to everyone who gave us advice, such a relief to finally have it and certainly makes the waiting worth it! Congratulations twosocks!

Best wishes to everyone still waiting xx

Very very difficult to say. There's so much variation at the moment, but what I have noticed recently is that some people who completed their application within days of applying are getting fairly fast decisions, some within a couple of weeks, whereas people that have either waited for meds and PCC's to be asked for, or submitted them weeks after the application, have a considerably longer wait.

 

This isn't true in all cases though as you may get your visa tomorrow, or in 6 months.

 

You should allow at least three months from being allocated, or the date that you submitted your last document, whichever later. Unfortunately, you'll only know if you have been allocated when you either receive a decision, or the department contacts you for more information.

 

I'd reckon that you should either hear something within the next 2 months, if not then it may be that your application is subject to some additional external or internal checks. External checks are when the department asks an outside agency, such as ASIO (Australian Intelligence) or a government agency in your own country. If this happens then the timeframe depends on the performance of that agency to provide the information to DIBP. Internal checks are the responsibility of DIBP, and usually involve checking a persons previous travel/visas to Australia and/or any customs or arrival declarations in your name.

Thanks for your advice CaptainC, lets hope its not 6 months!!

Hey Everybody,

My husband and I got picked up in the September invitation round and case completed on 05 Nov. I've been keeping an eye on the forum and looks like quite a few with similar timelines have had their visa grant in the last couple of weeks. We've just exchanged contracts for our house sale (which we would be doing whether we are moving to OZ or not) but we would really like to go end of Jan/beginning of Feb. Any advice for a very frazzled and anxious me still waiting?

Our dates: EOI July. Invitation received 07/09/15 189 application submitted 10/09/15. Allocated CO 19/10/15. UK police checks received 04/11/15. Medicals completed: 27/10/15. Case Complete: 05/11/15.

Thanks!