27May2016

Hello guys! My Rsms was approved last July 3 and still pinching myself. When I got my PR I told to myself these other people waiting will be next at its the new financial year, means new quota. Today I read back this forum and no body get their visas yet since then. How could it be? I don't want to be unfair. Mine only took 13 months as a chef. Every case is different. This is my second application. My work is located in a very remote area and it's a big company a 5 star Resort with 700 staff members. I have a lot of work experience and worked 2 jobs for 6 years with minimal days off or sometimes none. Theirs a few months I earned $1400-1600 a week clean after tax. They can see that in the summary of my tax teturn we provided them. In short I paid thousands of taxes with them including the 35% tax they deducted me when I took my supernuation when I left the country. They knew I contributed a lot in the Australian economy. I think this factors also adds up to your visa case. God bless to all that are still waiting. Hang in there. Your time will come in Gods timing. Don't loose hope my friends.

I did my medical last May 2016 before I go offshore so it has been expired since May 2017 good luck and god bless mate

Got my PR today guys!!!!!!!!!!! Nomination 18 May 2016 onshore Visa 26 May 2016 offshore Chef DE Medical and afp was expired long time ago. God bless to everyone who are waiting!

Let see what will happen tomorrow guys! First day of the financial year. Please share any activities you know to ease our pain. Let us help and give hope to each other. We are all in the same boat.

13.5 months nomination 13 months visa offshore Chef So frustrating!!! Sick and tired of waiting hopeless

Almost 4 months! Unacceptable!

5 days to go before the start of the new financial year! Let see if the prediction of flooding grants will happen over the next few weeks..

Hello Daniel. I totally understand what you've been going through as I myself had a bad experience with my sponsoring employer before. I was sponsored in a regional remote area in qld I already started working after my (1st) Rsms was lodged but unfortunately the nomination was refused. The employer doesn't want to help anymore then. I spent $20,000 moving up there and visa fees for nothing that I saved for 3 years. It really hurts me bad. The conditions sucks working long hours and under staff and I've heard and seen staff that they just keep on firing. In your case you got your PR. you can report them by not paying you but don't quit wait them to fire you coz otherwise you will not meet the requirement of trying genuinely to stay with your sponsoring employer. This is my second Rsms applicantion and I've heard a lot of good things about my new employer. For me having a good employer and work staff that I can get a long for 2 years would be a blessing and just think of my salary as a bonus coz it's really hard to stay wake up everyday in the middle of nowhere with that cruel heartless selfish environment.

Many genuine relationship have been rejected even they have babies and living together for a long time, they made it harder these days but hope you're right hope he get through these and just that simple.

Did you do it by yourself or you should have ask a migration advice coz as far as I know once you lodged your visa that's final you can't change it anymore. You should have applied a partner visa instead after you get your PR. You are single then after few months you get married that's suspicious. You should have establish/build a relationship first for evidence. You can attach minor documents like medical, tax return, etc.. but a partner that's a different story mate. You might get your PR but not your wife and you need to apply a partner visa then that's the best scenario you can get but I'm just guessing better ask a migration lawyer.

Did you declare her as your partner in the questionare when you lodged your visa? Or you didn't include her and just added/attached her now?

We are in the same boat man, mine is May18 nom May26 visa chef offshore no update till now. Everyday I try to be positive but it's really hard now these days. It's been too long.

Congrats! What is your occupation? Is it a 187 DE?

You doubt anyone's lives in jeopardy? Are you waiting? Are you waiting offshore with all their problems? It is easy to say to you to wait unless you are in their desperate position you will start realising/understanding things.

A lot of people's lives is in jeopardy the longer it takes and immi looks like doesn't care ?

I'm guessing that if you are waiting for July and you have been waiting more than 13 months you would be likely get your visa because if you will be rejected they don't need to wait a new financial year you will be rejected by now. Does it make sense? So heads up you will get a good news on July!

You are over thinking, cause of your anxiety, relax, be calm and have a lot of patience. They had already made changes and Rsms wasn't affected but the new changes will be implemented on March 2018 for new applicants only. If the application is mechanic, welder and any other hospital related they get their visas in 6-8 months but if it's a managers, cook and chefs we have to wait 14 months and some are even over. That's how their system works now.

This is horrible!!! Take our money then wait for over a year!! Unbelievable!!

You will need a skills assessment then unless you have a related qualification in Australia. Getting a skills assessment is not easy it's a big job you need to be specific in what all you do, gather all your legit documents/evidence. You need to prove to them that your skill is equivalent to their 2-3 years Australian qualification. Good luck!

Do you have management qualification in Australia and work experience?

Why your MA didn't know about this? Coz my MA ask me these documents before we lodge my Rsms. I worked 7 years in Australia and I send them all my Payslips that I can find in my file, I requested the Payroll department a summary of my wages/salary for the period I worked with them from each employer. I also asked a certification letter that I worked with them. I also requested ATO a summary of my tax for the last seven years.

If they ask your payroll you should have your super paid in your Payslips.

Did you applied only nomination and not yet visa? Yeah it's really so frustrating it's been too long and I'm even offshore.

I'm May no update yet still. May I know your timeline?

Monday blues or hangover from wine lol