AKper

Morning all, 

3 minutes ago, badaich87 said:

No contAct from immi yet ....???


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No, I have called them few times but they keep saying waiting time is changed

2 hours ago, badaich87 said:

Does anyone know what automated email reply says ... is it still April- nov or they have moved on from April ..... so stressed plz god help us


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Hey @badaich87 

We are also waiting for visa grant. Applied on March 2016  

3 hours ago, RobbieL said:

Hey Guys, 

Just though I would drop a quick note to say that I have just been granted my PR. 

Here are my details:

Application: 14/11/2016

PR Approved: 04/05/2017

Paperwork: None

LR

Single applicant

I will update the spreadsheet shortly. Wishing everyone still waiting the best of luck and a swift approval process!

RobbieL

 

Congrats  

5 minutes ago, Ozbozz said:

Guys!!! AMAZING NEWS!!! VISA GRANTED!!!! After 11 months of waiting!!!

Anyone who's got their ENS granted, give them a call (the phone number is on the Employer Nomination).

Thank you all for answering questions and being supportive!!

Here's my time line:

Employer Nomination Lodged: 29th June 2016

Employer Nomination Granted: 14th Feb 2017

Visa Application Lodged: 3rd July 2016

Documentation requested: Wife's UK police check, 11th Jan 2017

Visa Granted: 3rd May 2017

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WAITING! Really hope it all come through you soon, will send you all prayers.

Oz

Congrats

Just now, chiragcool83 said:

FINALLY - best news ever oh my god. After nearly a decade we're permanent residents!!! We got the grant early yesterday . I still can not believe . Thanks guys it's really help yo be in this forum! !

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Congrats

10 hours ago, Dildar said:

 

Finally it happened 186 visa was granted today - Received->Finalised (no further info was required)

 My timeline ........Nomination: 28 October 2016> Approved: May 1 2017

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Transaction stream. So happy now and best of luck for everyone. Hope everyone get their visas. 

Congratulations  

55 minutes ago, Izzielizzie said:

FINALLY - best news ever oh my god. After nearly a decade we're permanent residents!!! We got the grant early today. It hasn't fully sunk in yet. I haven't cried in relief yet! 

Thank you to everyone for the support and for sharing your experiences - it has made a big difference knowing we're not alone. I'm updating my details on the spreadsheet now, along with my signature here. 

Good luck to everyone - hang in there I know how shockingly rough the wait is - I hope you get your good news sooner rather than later! Shout out to my fellow comrades waiting for a year and longer @Zee14042016 @badaich89 @Raj1985 @Apr 2016 and to other Marketing Specialists @Jess6 - praying for you guys!!

Congratulations!

9 minutes ago, 31march2016 said:

Hi mate, Same here nom. and visa loged 31 march 2016 but didn't hear anything from CO yet. I have called them recently 3 times for update, I only got that someone is going to contact me or my MA as soon as they open my file. 

Feeling that something is going wrong but I can't do anything. I m in prison and no clue when it will be over...

also they are making our progresses more slow these days, after the changes I was thinking that they will have less job and it will help them to finalise more files but looks like it will be opposite. 

Hi mate, just a quick question, do you mean you are in prison or you were in prison in the past? I was in prison in the past and as a result our application was sent for 'external checks'. These are done by ASIO and have now been completed and our application is up for review at the end of the month.

3 hours ago, Vickiw89 said:

Are there many people that have been waiting for 12 months here? We applied on 1st may and I must admit I'm starting to pull my hair out waiting! 

Yeah, waiting since 30 March 2016 

9 minutes ago, Team AB said:

We have been silent followers of this thread since the beginning of the year and are pleased to report that PR has been granted today.  We will update the spreadsheet later but we are TAB on the October tab.

We hope our approval will give some hope to other direct entry applicants and wish everyone all the best in the their own applications.

 

 

Congratulations 

5 hours ago, Bikbik said:

Was it while ago since they have completed the requested check or recently ?

Completed few days ago, now waiting for case officer. 

1 hour ago, Bikbik said:

My nomination approved in may 2015 

what is your occupation?

did they ask any further information after nomination 

ICT business analyst

We have contacted IGIS and they completed all the requested checks

1 hour ago, Bikbik said:

Thanks for your reply could you please tell me after how lodging your file how long they took to visit 

I am waiting from 2015 after nomination approved 

Also waiting from August 2015. ?

Nomination approved: 30 March 2016

Dear @AKper @April16 @Zee14042016 @Gary1985 and other FEB/MARCH/APRIL applicants, any news?? I looked through the spreadsheet and noticed that there haven't been any grants for our timelines since November and December (for April). Also read here that they are now supposedly advising allocation for March to August? It's crazy that ours have not been allocated at all! Has anyone spoken to IMMI lately?

 

@jess6, looked at the points system but it seems odd that they would use that without disclosing? Also, I checked my points and I'd score pretty well too even without all proof provided (for those that are not required for 186 DE) so..that should've meant my file would've been allocated more quickly?

 

I'm wondering if they allocate based on country/region of origin...not just on HR vs LR. Maybe they have limits to the number assessed/approved per country/region?

@Izzielizzie still waiting

@AKper, Oh no - terrible! Have they been in touch though? I hope you get your PR soon.

 

Seeing the disparity in timelines is ridiculous--with many having submitted COMPLETE applications BUT still showing 'Received' with still NO CO allocated after 300-500+ days waiting?? Absolutely shocking, unfair and painful - and unnecessarily so. I keep praying that IMMI surprises us with some good news..and hope we don't come out of this too battle-weary. Whatever happened to 'managing expectations' and giving everyone a fair go.

 

I saw a few asking about age - I'm between 30-40 - is this the same for all those with longer timelines?? You would think our experience would be advantageous though? Although, I did not have all my experience assessed in the interest of time...ha!

jess6, thanks for that - so far no luck but who knows hey?:twitcy:

 

But I will try to end this on a positive note - let's all try to forget this for the weekend - it will come in good time. Better be SOON please!!!

Hello @Izzielizzie,

No one from IMMI contacted us, but we did call them few times. Unfortunately

receiving the same answer each time "please wait". I hope our lucky day will come soon.

May I know your occupation pls?

IT business analyst

@AKper - Did you call them IMMI?

Oh yes, many times. Just keep hearing "please wait."

Hi @syd2016 & @jess6,

we was informed that they doing health and character check (since November 2016) :arghh:

Occupation: IT business analyst,

Transition

LG country

Hi guys, still no word from my end either...still no CO allocated. Unfortunately, I can't call IMMI anymore as was advised to wait until the end of this month should my case remain untouched by then. Hope to God not. 307 days waiting for a CO now.

 

I saw a few comments that maybe people who lodged prior to June just didn't update the spreadsheet - pretty sure that those from 2015 and early 2016 that have been posting and messaging their frustrations would definitely, happily update ha ha!

314 days for us since applied for visa & 538 days from nomination date :frown:

Restoring a previous point should erase eventual subsequent edits made after said restore point. Don't have time to double check on the spreadsheet right now, but that was the case a few months ago and it always created havoc in the projects I worked on when that was done.

 

The spreadsheet edits should actually be restricted (or restricted more) and allowed only to a subset of users that should take care of "garden-keeping" in my opinion.

On the same page, a more advanced solution is creating a restricted "back-end" spreadsheet and a "front-end" one. However thinking about going back again to complex implementations in Google Spreadsheets makes me dizzy.

 

Congratulations to all the successful ones.

Who's in for getting "decorously wasted" (of course, non-alcoholic beverages available too) when we'll reach the goal? Should organize a PR party or something like that.

I didn't just restore back to a point in time, I restored back to that point, copy the sheet and restored again back to where it was, I then copied the sheet back into the current spreadsheet, hence not affecting anything else.....your welcome

BTW I've fixed the google spreadsheet and added the March sheet back in from the latest restore that had it, whoever created all the formulae etc might want to check that it all works

Good news guys ! 186 direct entry granted 4th April ! I don't know how to do my signature. But ..... Nomination put in 4th July 2015, approved 3rd December 2015, visa put in 9th December approved 4th April 2016. 2 applicants direct entry, hairdresser ! Good luck everyone it's such a relief

Congratulations

Hi all!! I'm finally a permanent resident!!!!

 

beyond excited!! it came through at 12.10pm!!!

 

 

Delighted!!! Please see my timeline below. It was processed by VIV team 4

My PR has been approved!! Finally! After 250 days; 8 months and 6 days!

Finally I can rest easy :laugh:

Congratulations!