NanaJan

its any use to anyone waiting/interested in the queue for the 103 parents visa between the 10th nov 2016 and 8th feb 2017 .

...................as at 10/11/16.... as at 8/02/17.... reduced

26/05/2008 .40 .30 .10

01/09/2009 .150 .100 .40

03/05/2010 .3460 .3130 .280

23/05/2011 .9310 .8970 .10

01/05/2012 .11670 .11320 .10

01/05/2013 .14970 .14610 .10

01/05/2014 .17570 .17200 .0

24/05/2015 .27130 .26680 .90

The list reduced by 450 in this period

I will post the updated figures whenever the list is amended by IMMI

I have picked the end date as its applicable to me

Kind regards

Keith

Thanks for posting these Keith, but I'm not sure I understand them!!

Do you know if anything is posted anywhere with regard to the 143 visa?

Many thanks

Jan

Hi NanaJan.

 

Yes, those statistics would help to manage expectations, I agree.

 

I believe people at the Parent Visa Centre look at this website periodically, so hopefully they will see our two comments, and will be receptive!

 

Best regards.

"Like"

Thank you Alan. Fingers crossed:smile:

Yes, that is correct.

 

Applying for the 143 straightaway is a cheaper solution in terms of Visa Application Charges payable to the Department.

 

Best regards.

Hi Alan,

Will the Department publish the number of applications for the 143 in any given month do you know? It would be interesting to know how many were received last May and June as opposed to the number received in the forthcoming months.

I think it would give us some idea how long we might be waiting as we assumed after the May and June backlog things might speed up. However, one day's progress since the 23rd January is somewhat disheartening. Initially when we applied we thought we would be there for (last) Christmas......:sad:

Many thanks.

We are currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 19 August 2014.

 

It has moved 1 day since 23 January. So much for our hopes that things would speed up.

I know. I was really hoping for an update today.........with a huge leap forward:arghh::arghh:

The long journey has finally ended, flew to Bali last night and received THE email from immi at 9.00am this morning to say PR is granted. Our legs and bums are a little stiff from sitting in the waiting room for so long, but we have finally made to through the door. So after a very long wait it's great to say..... whooohooo.

11am is no too early to start a liquid celebration is it.

Never too early. Congratulations:ssign19:

And this is where we need a smiley with glass in hand.......!!

'Like'.

 

 

PS. Haha I'm also getting addicted to a local online selling page. Today I sold a wicker basket and a bag I never use, and bought a new pair of shoes with the money! Not sure if this counts as decluttering exactly but I did enjoy it ...

Oh Fisher, I think we would get on well...........:biglaugh:

Snap, so are we

Geoff & Gill

We will need to arrange a "PIO Parents arrived" meet up in the city at some stage.

There are a few of us heading to, or recently arrived in, the Melbourne area:jiggy:

Just a quick update:

We have been contacted by Parent Visa Centre ( not case officer ) today requesting for AOS, Medicals and Police Clearance.

Aos and medical requested. !!!!!

Great news both. Things do look to be on the move.

Fingers crossed for a move forward on the date tomorrow.

Have spent the afternoon sorting Christmas decorations that I'd intended to keep for sentimental reasons. I am now looking at ( don't laugh) the coal scuttle. It's s special coal scuttle (I did say don't laugh) as it's an antique and sat by May parents' hearth all the years I was growing up. Its been next to my wood burner for the last three years ... But is it Australian customs proof? I've never thought about it before, but I'm wondering if I should give it to my sister :wink:

Sorry, Fisher, but that did make me chuckle.

Good luck with your move and RIP to your mum.

Hi folks,

I've just updated my signature to show we are heading to Melbourne. It might be nice to add your destination to yours too. We can all see each other's timelines and I thought it might be nice to see who else is heading our way.

HI

Thought I would let you know that some processes move very quickly. Our container left the Uk on 5th December 2016 and arrived Melbourne 21 January. It has now cleared customs and Dept of Agriculture checks (got stung for 71AUD for destruction of 4 Xmas decorations that they didn't like). Got the call yesterday asking to deliver goods on 9th February........oops don't get our house until 1st March! I've got so used to waiting for everything relating to our move to Australia that this has taken us by surprise. Oh well more storage to pay for.

Things are slowly coming together for us, we have a building plot and a design company (another waiting list!). A unit to move into in March, bought a car, two kayaks plus trailer, Medicare cards, Aussie driving lics , just got to sort out HMRC and the ATO....oh that bit might take a while.....

the climate on the Mornington Peninsular is lovely except when we get the odd day of 38C, it's great to be able to walk to the beach, we have seen loads of dolphins, pelicans, sting rays, loads of wonderful birds. I'm still having trouble adjusting to seeing Camelias out in October! We are now immersed in a world of self build, finding out that the Aussies do a lot of things very differently, some better, some not so. There seems to be legislation for just about everything you want to do, a permit for this and a permit for that.......

Just to add to the wildlife, we had a koala in one of the trees on our building plot, how great is that?

Good luck to all of you still waiting, I hope you get some movement on the dates soon.

Julie

Aw Julie, it sounds wonderful, especially the koala. I am really getting frustrated now and just hope the dates speed up or this could be a very long year:sad:

I blitzed my Christmas decorations too and have got rid of anything that had pines cones or suchlike so hopefully the rest are OK. I have a large Santa but all the greenery in his sack is fake. Just hope they can tell the difference!!

See you on the Peninsula at some stage......

Jan

its only moved a day then, :arghh:

Not even a day. It was 19th August on the 31st January:ssign1:

Yes, it's very disheartening but at least the dates are now moving forward again - after being stuck in May and June for months on end. And you never know, they may speed up to the rate of processing we were seeing during 2015 - MAYBE ...

Fingers well and truly crossed:smile:

well, it appears that Bryan was right - I do not have a CO after all. My agent apologised for referring to a CO, and has admitted it was not a CO who asked for the extra stuff and Police check. But it appears that the processing has changed slightly - extra info or docs can be requested, as can Police checks, ahead of a CO being appointed. This appears to be an effort to speed things up in advance of the CO stage, unless anybody else knows something different. I am happy that progress is being made though - finally! - after nothing happening at all for 29 months.

But at least someone has actually looked at your application.

I have visions of mine festering in a huge pile of case files gathering dust!!

Not sure I understand the progression of cases because I now have a CO and my agent has been asked for extra docs and to get my Police check done. So maybe the "assessing" date doesn't have as much significance as we thought.

You must be so excited that something is happening at long last. Fingers crossed it all flows smoothly:smile:

I really hope the end is finally in sight. I've applied for my Police Cert, accepted an offer on my house, applied for an import licence for my dog. I didn't dare do any of these things until now because of all the delays. I just hope it all comes together. My daughter is planning to come to the UK when the visa is granted, so that we can travel back to Australia together.

I think I might send off for our Police Certificates soon too. I printed the form 80 today as it looks as though it could take a while to fill in!

What a lovely idea to travel back with your daughter. I'm sure the champagne will flow freely on the flight:wink:

My agent also said they are requesting medicals and Police checks in advance of the Case Officer being allocated. I haven't been asked for my medical just yet, but the agent expects it to be any day and has said I should go ahead with the Police check.

Oh my goodness, you must be so excited:chatterbox:

I'm gambling on being 8 weeks behind you......or even closer of Immi speed up!

Is the end in sight, even if still just a dot on the horizon?

Hi Jan

 

We're going to the Mornington Peninsula, we've been staying there off and on for the last three years, so have got to know it quite well.

 

Brenda

Hi Brenda,

I've only been there a couple of times but love it too. We will be more in the burbs of Melbourne, Oakleigh area, but I think a coffee on the Peninsula might be in order once we're both moved over.

Maybe @juliew1499 would care to join us?

Anyone else heading that way?

Jan

I'm headed for Victoria Point, a little way southeast of Brisbane. And the waiting is enough to drive you mad. I feel that my life has been on hold for well over 2 years now, during which time I've watched happily as the exchange rate climbed to dizzying heights during 2015 and the early part of 2016, and then sadly plunged lower and lower since just before the Brexit vote. And I had expected to be in Australia by April 2015. As you say, all very frustrating, but clerk85 has just posted that the processing date has moved on a few days to 11th August, so we all need to stay as positive as we can. We will get there ...eventually. ??

We are off to Melbourne. We actually made the decision to put the house on the market after Brexit and sold really quickly. We are now renting so ready to up sticks and move as soon as we get the go-ahead. Let's all hope that the date moves on swiftly. We will probably rent over there for a while too and just hope the exchange rate picks up a bit.

Does anyone know if Immi reveal numbers of applications received in any given month? It would make it so much easier to gauge timescales if they did. I guess not as I'm sure someone would have posted it on here if they did:laugh:

Everyone waiting patiently.....

is there a quicker way to get there?

 

is there a visa that would let us work in Oz whilst waiting for contributory parent visa?

we are 51 years old, would want to work.

applied in June 2016

 

any suggestions greatly appreciated.

We are in the same boat as we will need to work too. I don't think there is any way to work whilst waiting, but if you do find a way, please share.....

Jan

Hi Jan

 

Welcome to the forum! We're very close on our dates, so we'll be progressing through this together, hopefully.

It's nice to have someone with a similar timeline.

 

Brenda

Hi Brenda,

Yes, we should be going along pretty much hand in hand :smile:

Where are you off to?

Jan

Hello, nice to see another 2014-er. :smile::smile:

Not far behind you. Where are you going to?

Isn't it all frustrating:sad:

Hi all. I think it's time to come into the waiting room and join in the fun.

We submitted our application on the 1st December 2014 and were hoping to be in Oz by now based on the timeline when we applied.

So, here we are. Patiently, or not so patiently, waiting.

Jan

Hi one and all in the waiting room. I decided it is about time I popped in to say :ssign6:. We applied in December 2014 and were hoping to be on our way by Christmas this year! I don't think that's likely to happen now though:sad:

We will be moving to Melbourne when we eventually get there and I know there are a few of you also heading that way so maybe we can organise something at some point.

No doubt I will be on here with questions as and when things occur to me and also to vent steam at the Immi dates!!

Look forward to joining in with you all

Jan