Izzielizzie
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Thank you - best of luck to you too - hope we all get it close to our 6 months at least.
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Thanks for the detailed info, Bluegrass! When did you lodge? Let me know if you get asked to provide new PCs? We were hoping for more than 2 weeks given it's Christmas/NYE holidays, and we are visiting more than one place (plus it is so expensive for a family to travel during peak holiday dates) - here's to hoping we get approval sooner rather than later! Plus the wait is driving me nuts. :unsure:
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Hi, hope someone can advice? If we travel overseas on leave pending PR visa grant, will we be asked to get police clearances after the trip? We were set to spend the holidays in our home country (already have valid PCs), plus a few days in another country (still need to get visit visas) and thought 6-8 months processing time was already a stretch. But looking at current timelines, it seems anything is possible..:no:
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Hi Flupo2000, depends on your faith in your nomination/employer getting approved, as well as your circumstances. If you're hesitating and are in no particular rush, unless they ask you for additional items (causing delays), it looks like processing times are largely based on nomination anyway..just my opinion based on the spreadsheet.
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Wow Gsha, that was quick (from the document request) - happy to hear that - bodes well for the rest of us! Hope we hear of more approvals from this week!
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@Dave87 I'm in a similar situation myself! It feels like everything is on hold pending PR grant. Extra frustrating since our lodgement got delayed by nearly half a year! Just praying that when we finally hear from IMMI, it'll be a straightaway grant...no more delays hopefully.
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Hi @Gsha, congrats! Why would they ask for another clearance - has your wife's o/seas police clearance expired already? If so, has she been to that country since the expiration? Hope you get PR soon!
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@Dave87 - Hope so too. Hitting the magical 6 months = the anxiety going up a few notches! :twitcy: I don't know what my stress levels would be like if we had to wait for a year. Hopefully submitting a complete application helps?! Best of luck to all of us!
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Let's hope they just gave you a conservative date! Automated email response has been indicating that they are working on early FEB applications since mid-SEP - surely, they would have progressed by now since we're hitting mid-OCT soon! Some days it's disheartening how express entry PR applications have such short turnarounds, meantime currently employed (and sponsored!) applicants living here for years have to wait indefinitely - often beyond the 6-month period. Very stressful wait!:chatterbox:
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Hi 'Waiting for PR', I know of a family whose 186 took a year because they included an elderly parent in the application. Main applicant's an academic with a Uni as their sponsor so it was apparently more because of the added family members..hang in there!
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Hi mdgolam, did you provide those documents in your initial application? If you did, that's odd. If you had not provided them, then it's probably routine as part of the requirements. But May was a while back - from the spreadsheets, looks like average they get back to the ones they request documents from between 30-45 days. Have you tried ringing to ask?
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Hi 1902016, congrats! You mentioned they didn't ask you for form80 - are you from an LR or HR country? Thanks!
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Hi DDIV, thanks for responding so promptly - very helpful! I will stay up late to finish the form 80s - have been so slack thinking they might not be needed but safer is best, huh? By the way, was your PC a few months old when you submitted and was that okay? We submitted our PCs online about two months after lodgement and it's supposed to be valid for a year. No plans to go overseas right now - hopefully they don't ask us to get AFP PCs again? Thank you! I can't imagine how overwhelming being PRs would be...praying the rest of us get it sooner rather than later. The waiting game is killer.
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Massive congrats DDIV! Hope you are still checking - quick question - did you provide police checks in your original application? We provided with ours and just wondering if they ask for it again (overseas ones take so long to get) or is the 1-year validity followed? Also, how long was the PR turnaround after you provided the documents? Thanks!
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Congrats to all the recent PRs! I have a question RE police checks (PCs)- a number indicate that they get asked for PCs by their CO - does this mean that they didn't provide police checks with their initial application? Or do COs sometimes ask for a second round of checks? The IMMI website says police checks are valid for a year, but do COs ask for subsequent ones if you send it too early? Or if you're from a HR country? AFP is usually fast, but it will take us a while to get from overseas so wondering if we should prepare in case - or is it fine so long as it's within the 1-year validity date? Hope someone can advice? Thanks!
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I wonder what determines the length of time? Is it the sponsor? If the sponsor is already an approved employer or an established/big business?? Just looking at the spreadsheet and wonder why some get it so very quickly in 2-3 months, whilst there seem to be others that have been waiting since September last year.
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Yes, thank you! I was thinking the same thing - maybe I should quit checking the timeline forum and spreadsheet daily - I think it might be adding to the anxiety. Might log out and just try to pray each time I'm tempted to peek! Thank you and enjoy the peace of mind that came with your visa! :rolleyes:
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Wow Nasir, CONGRATS! We have been here that long too - too long so yes, the waiting game is a killer. Your relief must be overwhelming. Enjoy the freedom!!
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Hi Nasir, I see - thanks for replying promptly! Hope IMMI gains more staff working on 186 since they seem to be behind. Curious to read that there are express entry applications that get approved quickly. I thought 186 would be priority since we're already employed and most of the time, living/working in Australia, too.
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Hi all, my employer applied for my nomination separately - I have the acknowledgement letter, but not their online login - does anyone know if I can check progress of my nomination without having to bug my employer? I'm so stressed lately that I check every single day...assuming the nomination goes through first, wouldn't mind if I check regularly myself. Thanks!
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Hi Jobic, I agree with you - have been obsessively tracking the dates and I agree with your estimation RE countdown from nomination in MOST instances. Frustrates me though as my employer was ready to nominate 4 months before we did because we had to wait for my skills assessment results... hope we all get it sooner rather than later!
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Hi Totomony, you should be able to check timelines of others (including Jobic's) via this spreadsheet: https://goo.gl/SM8j0A - if you haven't added your details yet, please do! It helps us all track...and feel more hopeful! Ha ha.
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Congrats to all the new permanent residents! Good luck to the rest of us...man, the stress is insane isn't it?:confused:
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In relation to my post above, just wondering if anyone knows if there is a reason that processing times vary so distinctly - from as long as 8-11 months to as fast as 2-5 months! I'm aware that submitting complete applications is a plus, but apart from that, are any of the below indicators of processing times? - HR vs LR - 186 transition VS direct entry? - Type of nominated occupation? - Employer - Company size? - Employer - Status/history with DIBP, for example, would a more "reliable" company (ie. government, multinationals, etc.) with a positive track record as a sponsor mean that it will be processed faster? - Onshore vs offshore? - Anything else considered? Hope someone can shed light, thanks!
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Hi Yasaima, we previously tried going down the 457 to 186 transition stream via my spouse too, but it didn't work out. We've had many unfulfilled pathways that were just enough to keep us holding on - to say it's been excruciating is an understatement but we are certainly survivors - surviving with our sanity anyway, ha ha! In saying that, I'm shocked at how anxious we are becoming - so near yet so far! I wonder what determines the speed in processing times - why some take 8-11 months, whilst others are processed in 2-5 months! It's only been around 4 months from 186 lodgement but it's been 9+ months since we started preparing and yes, nearly 9 years here now. It's mind boggling. Praying we didn't make a mistake investing this much of our lives here and that this pathway ends positively.:frown::chatterbox: I would like to stay positive but some days, it's harder. I'm sure many can relate - thank God we have this forum!