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. 

2 hours ago, elizawho77 said:

That's fantastic news, congratulations!

 

how long ago did your medicals expire? I've only a few weeks left on mine and wondering if we should just do them all again 

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 

20 minutes ago, Ajm said:

Not really since 16 march


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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.. 

34 minutes ago, ddflach said:

I have wrote a topic as follow but it may be out of sight so just sharing it here, would appreciate your insights on the matter as it may also may meet a few other forum member's interest.

Thanks!

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Good afternoon dear friends
 

I am having a bit of dilemma and not quite sure how to proceed so I would like to listen some of personal experiences as well as some advice regarding reporting employer to Fair Work and consequences for my situation.

A bit of background:

I am employed as Motel Manager and had my visa sponsored by the company as RSMS 187 located in the NSW South Coast, it has been granted on the March 7th 2017 while away on my annual leave. I have been working here since October 15th 2015 acting accordingly to the agreed terms to increase revenue, manage and maintain the motel and so on. Worked most weekends and pretty much all holidays and festive periods since that date without receive any penalty rates on the grounds of having only 4 days off per month. So far, so good I quietly delivered my side of the commitment, however, from January 19th 2017 I have not been paid on date sometimes up to 7 weeks delayed including my annual leave which was not only paid vary late and without the load of 17.5%.

On top of that the owner is constantly harassing (threatening to report to Immigration, accusing me of "testing his intuition', supposedly received a number of guests complaints about myself and the rooms presentation, that he would give a chance to sign my resignation but not fire me even though he verbally told me that I was fired or that I am no longer employed, and so on) and accusing of wrong doing yet without present any details or proof, with even more frequency these days as my wife is now pregnant and cannot be on site due to a risky pregnancy, for that matter living in Sydney to attend appointments and monitoring her pregnancy. Note that my wife has never been on the formal agreement but usually regional motels hire couples, never received a dime for her work. 

After being ripped of from the promised commission, increasing revenue by 35% from previous 4 years along side other KPIs this constant harassing is taking a heavy toll on my nerves and after speak to managers that look after businesses nearby I found that he has a fame for pushing people to the edge till they just leave, as a matter of fact, prior to me there was 11 managers in 5 years, being myself the only one staying more than 12 months.

My questions are:

• How to proceed with reporting conditions to Fair Work?
• What sort of formal notice shall I provide to the employer?
• Consequences to my current visa situation and future job applications?
• Has anyone experienced any similar situation?
• Thank you all in advance

 

Daniel

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. 

1 hour ago, MaggieMay24 said:

There's nothing wrong or suspicious about adding a dependent after the application has been lodged.  As long as the applicant has sufficient evidence that the relationship is genuine, then DIBP would process it similarly to any other and both the applicant his wife will get a PR visa at the same time.

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. 

1 hour ago, Mmalik said:

I was single when I applied for visa and later on I married. After that I attached her file in December.

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. 

17 minutes ago, Mmalik said:

Hi

my time line 

rcb approved may 2016

nomination and visa applied 23/06/16

still waiting

Occupation accountant

state Victoria 

i got married later and attached my partner application in December 16.

Does this thing make any difference in processing time.

please advise

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? 

18 minutes ago, Naimur Rahman said:

I don't know whom I blame my luck ,immi,gov or god just reach a situation can't take any more
187 chef 22 June hr qld


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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. 

20 minutes ago, jewel said:

Hi Guys

Nomination grant today.

Timeline 

Nomination and visa applied 5 th May 2016

3 people  ( me my wife and my son)

Case officer allocated today. Medical examination wanted cause old one was expired. 

Waiting for VISA approval. Please pray for me.

Good luck to everyone.  May Almighty grant us all with all hard efforts. 

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

1 hour ago, Quoll said:

I doubt anyone's lives are in jeopardy but why should Immigration care? They're bureaucrats, going through whatever processes they have to go through. It's not as important to Australia as it is to you, unfortunately, you just have to wait.

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. 

3 minutes ago, Dhillon said:

So many applications are in waiting from last 13-14 months..processing time increased jus after march..last yr processing time was jus 6-7months..don't know how immigration works?

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

4 hours ago, March19 said:

I've been watching some YouTube videos of Melbourne based Bajwa MA. 

from what I understand there is fixed number of visas granted to each occupation every financial year. The most popular occupations are managers (of all kinds).  Therefore these fill up fast. The tradie type of occupations and very highly skilled don't get many applications therefore they are continually granted throughout the financial year.

What does this mean for you??

if like me you have applied as a manager or cook etc (19march16) and still  are waiting what I believe has happened is that the annual limit has been reached for this financial year. For the tradie occupations, because there are fewer applications they still getting their grants approved. I believe we just have to wait till the new financial year starts on 1st July and then I expect there to be quite a lot of visa granted (or refused, depending on your file!!!!!!!) for manager occupations. So don't expect too much for the rest of this month. Look forward to July  

Hope that helps you guys. 

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! 

5 hours ago, Xman said:

Can anyone plz explain, why immigration is processing so slow for the occupations listed in STSOL list?
Is immigration dept waiting for any upcoming changes in Rsms visa that will result in a withdrawal of applications related to STSOL occupations? As they have done with some of 457 visa applicants.
As processing time is getting increase every month.

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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!!

2 hours ago, Harj said:

I have bachelors of commerce degree from india and almost 4 years of experience as retail management in india only, never been to australia...


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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! 

5 minutes ago, Harj said:

Hello everyone m new to this forum, planning to file 187 as retail manager.



One question: My agent wants me to go for skill assessment...?

Seeking help!


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Do you have management qualification in Australia and work experience? 

49 minutes ago, Satyajeet said:

Hi everyone

this is my first comment here ever. This might help someone

i started work as a baker on 457 visa in jan 2016 in countryside 

applied RSMS 187 with same company on April 2016 after getting Rcb approved . After waiting long time got an email from my MA on 30th May that case officer had refused the nomination without asking any further documents

giving the reason that descrepency in finicial documents and not audited by accountant 

 

 

weeks ago my MA sent me email and asking

Following additional documents are being requested by the Department in all cases. These have not been specifically requested, however I suggest that you arrange to provide these ASAP to enable me to update your case file:
Letter from company's accountant stating that nominating business has the financial capacity to provide full time paid employment and superannuation contribution to the nominee for a minimum period of 2 years as required by the regulations.
Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement (for the past financial year). The financial statements must be audited and signed by company's accountant.
BAS Statements (downloaded from ATO/Tax Agent portal) for the following periods: (January 2016 - December 2016)

 

they didnt ask me personally so was little slow , I recommend everybody waiting from last year just update these documents sooner you can so you not ending like me searching for new option

BTw I'm still working on same place since I started last year but thatwasnt enough I guess

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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. 

1 hour ago, Pawi said:

Hi guys

Is it necessary that our superannuation payments should be done? 

 

 

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

7 hours ago, gurjit123 said:

Hi Same here as well Nomination 28 May chef no update yet so frustrating...

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. 

23 hours ago, Ray said:

Any update may file

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

4 minutes ago, manjot said:

Very quite today 

Monday blues or hangover from wine lol