Trevy86

Hi guys,

I have been thinking myself and made a decision that I am gonna get away this forum(I know this is very regretful) not to be obsessed with my visa thing. If I deserve to be a pr it will happen to me. 

It's been very helpful to see you guys' comments and news. And also, huge thanks to moderators of this amazing forum. You guys are the light of us.

I hope all of you guys get settled down ASAP. 

Thanks again

Trevor

Hi guys,

I have been thinking myself and made a decision that I am gonna get away this forum(I know this is very regretful) not to be obsessed with my visa thing. If I deserve to be a pr it will happen to me. 

It's been very helpful to see you guys' comments and news. And also, huge thanks to moderators of this amazing forum. You guys are the light of us.

I hope all of you guys get settled down ASAP. 

Thanks again

Trevor

Have just visited immi office and got a peace of ticket which made me so pissed to visit the bloody their website.. 

As one of mods said above, it's hopeless and helpless to be there. Any of u guys never be there.

Because a lady deals with visitors and she was like a robot while she repeating her words. There is no chance to get any help for viewing any progress. 

I guess making a phone call will be better than get a parking ticket to visit the useless office. 

Trust this on me. It was worst than I expected. 

8 hours ago, VERYSTORMY said:

Yep, one of the mods

You can try, but the staff in the office are basically clerical / customer services. From my experience they wont be able to tell you very much.

Good morning

Thanks for your reply!

To be honest, I do not really expect something from there lol Just want to give it a shot.

I hope you have a long good weekend.

46 minutes ago, ItchyFeet76 said:

Hi guys,

Employer got approved a couple weeks back, we got sent for our medicals couple days later and had them cleared last week and am just wondering how long it takes for approval from here?

Cheers ?

Hi bud, I am in the same shoe. Ppl I know said it will normally take 4 to 5 weeks.

my nomination was clearly done 22th May, but I am still awaiting processing the visa application even though my ma lodged them at the same time.

I will visit to the immi office to find out this tmrw. If I get any news regarding to this I will let u know.

good n8

3 minutes ago, VERYSTORMY said:

The immi office will not have your case officer. So, they wont be able to tell you anything. Waiting a matter of weeks is not a long time. Particularly at the moment

Wow.. you are the moderator of this forum.

I just want to ask them whether my visa application is allocated ot not. I do not even expect to meet one of them there lol

Do you believe they will not let me know anything? I mean they have no authority to check my visa application process? 

Cheers

21 minutes ago, S.md said:

You can contact ur CO so that he can look at it may be he might grant ur visa at sams time then and there 

Yeah, I will go to the immi department office tmrw to find out what's going on.

I contacted them already but no answer obviously.

thanks for ur tip  bro

2 minutes ago, Andrew sa said:

Im sory just dont get it, has your nomi been approved already? Nah i submitted with 8 months difference 

My nomi was done 22th May, but still waiting for visa approval.

I dunno why it's being like that.. coz My MA lodged them at the same time.

8 minutes ago, Andrew sa said:

Hi Guys

just to let you know my nomination has been approved by NSW today. Applied on 3 of May, Cook, HR. 

No documents requested 

Hi buddy, 

Did u lodge nomination and visa application together? 

My one also same as you. I am awaiting processing my visa application since Nomi got granted. 

1 hour ago, DLnorper said:

Are you 186 Transition stream?

Nah, 187 DR 

Occupation : welder, fitter 

24 minutes ago, Kaushal said:

Four weeks . 

When did you lodged ur application? 

Date and month ?

lodged on 10th Nov 16

Nomination got granted 22th May 17

Just a quick question for you guys. 

After the nomination got granted, how  long does normally the visa application take to be processed by a CO?

I lodged them together but only nomination was granted 2 weeks ago and after that nothing shows up. 

Plz share me your experience or info.

Thanks in advance.

11 minutes ago, DE COOK said:

My nomination granted on 29th march 2017

and documents requested for visa same day still waiting 

I rekcon your case should be solved by calling the department straight away. 

Have you done it ? 

Just a quick question for you guys. 

After the nomination got granted, how  long does normally the visa application take to be processed by a CO?

I lodged them together but only nomination was granted 2 weeks ago and after that nothing shows up. 

Plz share me your experience or info.

Thanks in advance.

43 minutes ago, hassy said:

Guys i have one question case officer asked me for past 2 years of super annuation statement in transition visa 186 visa.

So how can i show that from 457 visa granted 2014 to 2016.?

Or 2015 to 2017?

Actually my employer didnt pay in 2017

Plz advise me .

Thanks

I believe the lastest docs required. You should discuss this with your MA urgently. You are lucky that you met a good CO otherwise your case would have been rejected if you met a fussy one.

Don't panic. There will be a way to get through. 

3 hours ago, jess6 said:

I wish we could guess but the government is changing the rules all the time and is not being transparent about it - obviously on purpose - so It's impossible to know.

I would avoid speculating though as it will not change the outcome and may cause more anxiety than anything else. That being said I am super stressed  

Have a great weekend!

Yep totally agree. I am planning to visit the immi office in city to find out the process. Just give it a shot. 

You have a good weekend too. 

Nah.. nothing comes out this week.

1 hour ago, jess6 said:

The visa inquiry number on the website: http://www.border.gov.au/about/contact/make-enquiry

Do plan some time ahead if you call as there will likely be a queue.

Again, I would avoid calling them if you are not above the 11 months timeline. I would also avoid calling too often. If this is managed like a call centre, these guys are probably taking notes about each contact from your agent or yourself. So put yourself in their shoes ;-)

And by the way, they also just answered my last week email. And this is not an automated email, this is a real answer. In short, they tell me that the application has not been allocated yet and they are still allocating April to December 2016.

As frustrating as it is, use common sense, stay calm and polite. These guys do not change or make the rules - they just apply them. 

Again thanks for your reply. This makes sense a lot. I might as well wait a bit more to make a call.

Do you think that ppl will get less visa grants in June? 

12 minutes ago, jess6 said:

I called the department of immigration today - first time in more than 11 months. I had sent an email last week but did not receive any answer. 

The person I talked to was very nice and patient. She knew I had an agent and did not get upset with me at all for calling. 

She told me that my application is not processed because my nomination had not been approved yet. Obviously she could not disclose any information related to my company. 

My understanding from the conversation is following: the Case Officer is the final person who completes the assessment, however it sounds like background checks are being managed by other teams before the Case Officer is being allocated. So even if we do not have a CO and our status is "received", it does look like the nomination files are being looked at.

I think it is fine to call immigration and check on your application after the 90% timeline has been reached. They do not mind if you have an agent as long as you are polite and do not call every week. However our applications depend on our company nomination so there is not much these guys can tell us if our nomination is holding the file.

In my case, I do not think that there is any issue on the company side or on my side. I feel like being a DE Marketing Specialist is holding the file basically because that occupation is under high scrutiny.

I have followed up with my agent and asked if she could call. She is nice so I trust she is doing the right thing. ***fingers crossed***

Thanks for sharing this.

What number did you ring? Can you tell me plz?  

16 minutes ago, syd2016 said:

2 cents from me -

After 6 months of app lodgement and even if you have a MA, feel free to call up IMMI for update. Be gentle and extremely polite to ask them for update. Do start the conversation by thanking for their time and hard work, then ask if it is appropriate to ask about status as you have been anxiously waiting for over 6 months for any update.

Once I completed 6 months, I called them thrice in a span of 10 days and every time they spoke very well and gave me an update. In my third and final call, they told that my application will be picked up soon and within 3 hours the status changed to Granted. (App was lodged in NSW but approved in WA, I used MA).

During the calls, they said that status update takes precious time and I should contact my MA for an update. On this I apologised and again thanked them for their time and effort. The agent mark each time you call in the application, so be honest as well. 

Thanks for sharing your experience. 

Can you plz tell me the office number you called?  Coz my employer nomination has been approved last Mon, but visa app is awaiting at the moment. My MA lodged them together at the same time in Nov last yr.

cheers

Just now, Raymond said:

haha, very true, that's seems to be the right way to go


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Many uni graduates around me here, they all did PTE and ready for EOI. This test is widely known among Chinese ppl.

Trust me on this bro. Ielts is another way to waste ur money and time.

36 minutes ago, Raymond said:

Still waiting, at the meantime, I choose to learn English and get myself a tutorial. In order to get a high score in IELTS. In this case, I feel better than thinks of my visa every single day.


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Try PTE rather than Ielts. Nowadays, many ppl study PTE coz it is more reasonable and fair.

you know ielts is a massive English test business related to immigration industry and sucks all our money. 

The level of PTE will be ok untill this year. Now it starts getting harder coz too many candidates got results more than they deserve.

Good luck my friend. 

2 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

None Of Them... 

Then you will get it shortly. 

1 hour ago, Ziggy said:

 Nom Approved Last week 

Nom And Visa... OCT 2016

DIRECT...Diesel mechanic

QLD

Processing center NSW

Bud, any of ur docs got expired? It seems they will ask you some more details.

good luck! 

2 hours ago, Raymond said:

They can do whatever they want my friend.
Just try not to focus on this too much, try to distract yourself, may be to your job?
It works for me


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Thanks bro. It beefs me up.

how's urs going?