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I see the posts have fairly moved on from the first page I posted in may [emoji44] haha. Just wanted to say that I finally got my grant after 5 months of waiting. Hope to be in Sydney after the new year some time [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

Thanks so much! [emoji16] I planning to make the move after Christmas maybe start of February would be good for me but not sure yet. I'm a carpenter by trade, I'm hearing Sydneys booming at the minute so hopefully not to hard to find the work

I believe it plays out differently for different reasons such job occupation and work experience. I only had 55+5 points for Carpenter and got my invite within 5 days. I got the grant after 5 months in total.

I'm extremely happy I have finally got my visa. I first started the process back in February 2015. I got in touch with a company in Melbourne called Australia Here We come as I had heard many good things about them through friends when I was first over in Melbourne back in 2011. I cannot thank them enough for all the hard work they put in to helping me secure my visa. I must also add that for over 7 months of that time I put the visa process on the back burner as other things had come up, but I'm so happy that it's all finally all over and done with. Just want to say thanks to all that helped on this forum and that it made the process so much easier. Cheers! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16] Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hi Nelly, I'm just waiting for my police checks to come back this week hopefully then do my medical next week so il probably not hear much back til after the new tax year I'm guessing at this rate Did you hear anything more on your visa?

Hi Paul, It's hard to say how long it takes.. Sometimes its granted pretty quick as in direct grant or it can take some time on the other hand. I think having all documents ready when applying does speed it up somewhat though. I was guessing around the 4 month mark but I'm seeing other people getting their grant already around 8 weeks. It's very hard to predict I reckon, just depends on how complex each individual case is Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hi Paul, Hopefully it's not much longer for you now you have all documents uploaded. Iv had the request for police checks and medicals today and my agent reckons its moving quite quickly. Have you lived in SA before? I lived in Adelaide for year in 2012 on working hoilday visa. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hi Nelly, Hopefully it's not to much longer then. My estimated visa grant is middle of August which would be great as Im ready to go now. I'm a carpenter going over to a few mates who say Sydney is booming for construction work which is great to hear as they say it's quite easy to get the work. What do you and your husband work at? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hi Nelly, I lodged mine on 16th May. I would also love to hear from different people about the big move to Australia. Hoping to make the move Sept time all being well with the visa maybe I'm being little to optimistic as the visas sometimes take a bit longer than that. Where are you hoping to move to? I'm hopefully moving to Sydney on 190 visa. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

So after you put your application for your visa in you have apply for your medicals and police checks, whichever comes back first you will have one year from that date to activate your visa. Hope that clears that up for you Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Congratulations! [emoji16] I have applied 190 nsw today hopefully be over for September. Is that realistic? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

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Hey everybody, Iv finally got to the stage for submitting my eoi for 190 NSW. I'm a Carpenter + 55 points. Wondering how long does it take to get picked with my points if at all? Cheers [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hi I just applied for Eoi for 190 nsw carpenter visa. Would anyone have any estimates on how long it would take to get the visa. I know it seems a bit out there to ask but just wondering ballpark figures here... 6 or 7 months would that be realistic enough? Thanks for taking time to read my post [emoji4] Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Thanks Richard? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Yeah I have an invitation for 189 at the minute. Can I just cancel it and apply for 190 or do I have to wait until the 60 days are up? Thanks Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Sydney seems to be booming at the minute loads of work going on from what im hearing from a few differnt people shouldn't be to hard to get a job Nello Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Congratulations Nello! Im in the same situation going for 189 carpenter. At the minute I can only show 4 years of tax and bank statements as I got paid a couple of years cash. Do you think be better to go for a 190 considering I can only show the 4? Was going to send a letter from my boss to say I was working them years getting cash but not sure that would be enough to satisfy immigration. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Yeah I agree I think maybe possibly a better option would be to go for 190 visa instead claim the 3 years for 5points and 5 points for state nomination, it works out for 60 points. I have an invitation for 189 at the minute would it be a problem to change and go for a 190 nsw? Do you think it would be hard to to get a nsw state nomination with 60 points with carpentry? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hi Richard wondering could I ask a question on the documents I have? 2010-tax documents and bank statements. 2011-tax documents and bank statements (only 3 Months to though as I moved to Australia on whv) 2013-paid cash in hand 2014-paid cash in hand for first half then employer put me on books 2015-p60 and bank statements 2016-p60 and bank statements 2017-p60 and bank statements At the minute they will probably only count 4 years 2010,15,16 and 17. Will a written letter from my employer be enough to cover the cash in hand years? 2013 and 2014. Thanks Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I'm not sure if I can but I will ask my employer and see what he can do for me just to make sure I have everything in order Thanks Richard you have been a massive help thank you so much Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I get paid cheques so when I lodge it with my bank, it just shows numbers beside the money for example it would say cqhe0006 then shows the money deposited beside that but no names as such. Also I have been given a p11 form from my employer to cover for two years back in 2010 as I cant get p60 for that period. Do you thing that will be sufficient with the bank statements with no names if that makes sense? Thanks again Richard for getting back to me with that information. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Thanks so much for replying Richard. It's gives me hope for getting 189. Very stressful thinking that I have got all the rest of the documents plus English test done but may fail at the last hurdle haha. It's just my bank statements don't have my employers name only shows money going into my account. I have just highlighted were money's have been going in every week. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Thanks so much for replying Richard. It's gives me hope for getting 189. Very stressful thinking that I have got all the rest of the documents plus English test done but may fail at the last hurdle haha. It's just my bank statements don't have my employers name only shows money going into my account. I have just highlighted were money's have been going in every week. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Hahaha yeah I know how you feel they seem want to know information I have no idea about trying to get.. Tricky situation. What evidence did you for you proof of work? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk