Richo
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Welcome on board Ozdream1 and good luck to you too! To get the most out of the forum you might want to share a summary of your details on the spreadsheet and on you messages. I've found this helps you find other people in a similar position to you.
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Great news. Thank you for sharing.
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Hi Manson, Are you currently in Australia? I came over Australia from the UK on a 457 in 2013. In 2013 was certainly quicker to get over on the 457 than on a 186 however the visa has its downsides e.g. you are dependent on your employer, you don't get medicare unless your country has a reciprocal agreement (the UK does), you don't get state benefits (e.g. child care rebates / free schooling) and it can be harder to get loans/finance as a temporary resident. Depending on your circumstances the downsides of a 457 may not be an issue. If I had my time again I'd have waited and come over on a 186. It takes a little longer but you are in a much better position once you are approved and become a permanent resident. Fingers crossed we are all getting near the end of our waits! I'm conscious others have been waiting longer but I hoping this doesn't take longer than 8 months. Richo
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Hi Manson, As a fellow June DE applicant when do you think your residency application will be processed? Obviously there are no new updates from the Dept and we have no other option but to accept and embrace the wait (I'm not looking to restart a conversation on this) but base purely on a hunch/gut-feel my wife thinks mine will be approved on Valentine's day (which I suspect is a reminder that valentines day is coming) and I don't know why but I think it will be on Feb 22nd. What about you?
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Congratulations on your residency CM (the may applicant Transition stream)... whoever you are!
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Hi all, Its a bit quiet today... has anyone had any progress on their application?
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Hi Gary1985, No news from the other Feb DE guys...
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Hi Gary1985, The following entries show on the spreadsheet for Feb applicants as having open/unprocessed DE applications: ala Feb7 raj1985 Sim Lam Are any of you guys on this forum?
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Hi Bluegrass, great news and congratulations mate! I'm told my self that I'll hold it all together when I hopefully get my call but I bet I don't! Enjoy the feeling!
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Hi all, I just caught up with my MA who let me know that on Monday she received a visa approval for DE application made in June.
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Hi Jess6, Thank you for sharing the feedback from your MA :-) My MA gave similar feedback and also mentioned the staffing issue.
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Hi Bluegrass - great news about the approval of your nomination. I hope your Visa application is approved soon.
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Nice one! Congratulations!
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That sounds promising. I hope the requested documents are easy for you to get.
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Hi pinkypiglet, did you see leethompson's reply to my post? LT says you can complete the medical prior to application. If you are interested in doing so you might want to ask him how. I'm sure your MA knows what they are doing but I agree with LT that there is no point delaying your Medicals and police checks unless you think the application process will take more than 12 months so I'd get them done asap.
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I think you can only get your medical done post application as you need a referral letter for each person that is part of you application. I did mine shortly after submitting the application. you can get the police checks done any time. Again I did mine shortly after submitting my application. So countries police take longer than others to respond so don't leave it too late or this could delay things.
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Congratulations! Great at to see a DE application go through ?
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Hi, I'm still waiting for my residency application to be processed but I did my health check shortly after submitting my application.
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Hi Summer615 - Congratulations!
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I'll ask my MA next week to find out if they are seeing the same position regarding DE visa processing/approval time and to find out when their last DE application was approved/processed. Jess6 (and any other DE folk) any news from your MA?
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I hope it is due to the small sample size. I remember a post a while back that compared the total applications to the number of entries on the spreadsheet but I couldn't find it. In Dec my MA advised that the Dept had starting processing DE applications made in March but there are unprocessed DE applications that predate March so I don't know what that actually means. I'm interested in any other feedback regarding DE processing times for applications made in June or any other months!
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Late in December my MA advised that the Dept were looking at applications lodged in March 2016. I looked at the spreadsheet for DE applications listed Feb thru June and recognising this information represents a small sample of all of the 186 applications it generally makes grim reading for DE applicants. Feb Finalised 9 Not Finalised Yet 4 Mar Finalised 6 Not Finalised Yet 3 Apr Finalised 1 Not Finalised Yet 9 May Finalised 8 Not Finalised Yet 6 Jun Finalised 2 Not Finalised Yet 8
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Hi Jess, Yes I'm in NSW and my Occupation is Management Consultant. My other details are Nomination June 16th and Visa June 21st. If you are using an MA have they given you any feedback on likely processing times for June DE applications? Let me know how you go. Richo
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Hi tuckersgirl, Yes you can. You'll need to create an immiaccount and then import your application to this once you have created the account. To import the application you need your TRN number or your application number plus your DOB, and passport number and country of issue. I can see on my immiaccount that my MA will automatically be emailed should there be any changes to the status of my application or any other communication/request made by the Dept. Honestly if you have a good MA I don't think having access yourself adds any value whatsoever and if you are like me you will have to fight the urge to continually log on an check and check your status. It's an efficient system but its not a positive experience. I recommend leaving it to your MA who will let you know of any changes to the status of your application and will let you know if you the Dept have any questions/requests. The status update is expressed as one word e.g. "received" and there is a date when your application was last updated (mine is set at my application date in June and presumably this will change if the status of my application changes or if the Dept request some information. There isn't any information about when your application might be processed. Personally I wish I hadn't set myself up to get access but the choice is yours!