Nelly

On 24/09/2017 at 00:46, Yikes2017 said:

Fantastic news!  Congratulations!  

Thanks.... 

On 20/09/2017 at 21:15, llodza said:

Hoping for a speedy grant ..the wait is unbearable and watching more than 50 % of cases of the same month on the tracker getting grants makes the anxioty even worse

Hang in there... it shouldn't be too long now!

2 hours ago, Simons said:

Congratulations, amazing feeling isn't it. Seems like lots are getting granted now though, keep the faith guys.

Thanks.....yes feeling v relieved ! The wait was tough...  wish speedy grants for all those waiting... 

Thanks @Gordonian and @llodza   

Oh boy..... glad to be posting this message      We got our grants yesterday!!  Received the emails from our agent in the morning. Finally... we can now move ahead with some concrete plans!

Code 261111
Lodged : 31/3/2017
Co contact for PCC and Meds: 10/04/17 
Completed By: 19/04/17
Visas Granted : 19/09/17

  Hope to see a lot more grants on this forum in the coming days...... best of luck to all !      

9 minutes ago, Simons said:

Visa granted. 

190 general plumber.

Submitted 20th march.

Every thing uploaded by 14th April.

No further information required.

Granted 14th September.

  lol... what will be will be.  Congrats Simons! Very happy for you.

Congrats... !  

6 hours ago, mdonna1975 said:

Yes, it's true.....the good news finally came through ????....we got our visa grant yesterday (4th Sept) and immediately hit the town to celebrate. It was champagne all round ???. ???.

We applied for our visa (onshore) on 4th Feb. It's been a gruelling wait. I was on an employee sponsored visa  - and really really hated my job, and my employer, but was unable to leave because I could not work for anyone else without the 190 visa. The 'trapped' feeling has been so tough - Now I am free ??. The wait is sooooo difficult, at times I think I've almost required my own Clinical Psychologist to get me through ??

I reallly hope others hear about their via's really soon. Things finally seem to be moving at DIBP which is wonderful. Xx

Congratulations Donna and wish you the best!!  

wow.. this is good news... more grants are coming in. Congratulations to all who have received the grants. 6 grants for today!

19 hours ago, Pete_Solihull said:

Hey all - I'm very happy to inform everyone of some news that I received this morning from my visa agent. After waiting 180+ days, I have finally been granted a 190 visa.

We have a wedding coming up in October (in Australia) and had already booked our flights (and obtained a tourist visa). We were hoping that our visa would be granted before this time, so we could use the holiday to validate our visa and do some serious research for housing, etc. I was starting to lose hope, but thankfully we can now move to the next stage and start planning our big move.

I hope our positive news brings hope to everyone else who is still waiting. I will keep using this forum and try to follow everyone else's progress, but I wish everyone good luck with their applications.

- Some stats for those who are interested - Application submitted 2nd March 2017, C/O contact 15th March 2017 and approved 31st August 2017.

Pete.

Wow... Congrats, Pete!!  Great that you can use the holiday as an activation trip       All the very best. Looking forward to your posts on this forum as you continue with the next stage.

On 8/24/2017 at 13:40, Yikes2017 said:

Oh my word guys. The day has come.  After nearly seven months of agonising waiting (close to break down at some stages!) our visa has finally been granted. I am in complete and utter shock. I hope with all my heart that you all receive the good news you are waiting for soon as I know from experience that it is so hard hearing if someone else's grant when you are still waiting for your own.  Much love and thanks for all the support and words of empathy of the past few months.  I will visit regularly to watch the rest come in ?

oh wow, @Yikes2017   so so happy for you     This is excellent news!!!     I'm sure, now that you have the grant... the last 7 months seem far behind      You can finally move on with your plans to make the big move.. exciting!!  Your posts have definitely helped through this waiting period. .. will be glad to see  you continue to post on this forum even from the other side.... are you moving to Sydney ?   I was wondering what is the date given by dibp before which you need to make your first entry? 

It's good to see the grants have started to come in!!!!!!

1 hour ago, Paul7 said:

I got my PCC in March 2017 and Meds in May 2017. My initial entry date is in November 2017 as mentioned in the grant.

Dunno how they calculate this time period but it is a lot quicker than what I estimated.

Thanks for sharing the details.  It seems the time duration given for first entry is not much. 

@Paul7   Paul, I was wondering what is the date / time duration given to you in the visa grant to make the first entry into Aus ?  Is it 12 months from your medical / PCC date?

4 minutes ago, Simons said:

We are thinking now carry on as normal, could be after Christmas till get visa. Just gonna keep saving, if and when get visa activate it then can plan properly what to do and when to leave. Because if after Christmas it's going to be a mega rush to get every thing sorted, so it's on the back burner now. What will be will be.

hmmm...  seems like a good plan. But I'm just worried about the duration they give before which we need to make the first entry. We were hoping to avoid an additional activation trip and save on expenses and just move once and for all. Anyways... it's hard to estimate how it's all going to turn out. I guess ..best to carry on as normal and keep ourselves busy. What will be will be  

19 hours ago, Yikes2017 said:

My husband keeps telling me to stop thinking about it but I've stopped working now, we've sold our house, moved into temp accommodation and it's the only thing on my mind day in and day out! He's still working 50-60 hours a week so easier for him to take his mind off things! I'll have to do some temping/ volunteering or something i think coz i'll go out of my mind with the prospect of waiting 4 - 8 months more!

I know how you feel. Not having any idea on the dates is tricky and very uncomfortable. I thought the grants would come in by June and we arranged for a lot of our stuff here to be sold... but couldn't finalize any date with the buyer. It's all just up in the air.  I'm getting so tired of checking my email everyday..multiple times!       I wish DIBP would provide some concrete information in terms of dates and processing timeline for specific set of applications. Atleast then, it would help us with certain decisions on this side.

21 hours ago, Simons said:

Know how you feel, we are thinking just knocking it on the head, then thinking no wait it out, then shall we jus carry on normal sell house buy new one here. Just stuck in limbo.

True...it's not a nice feeling.... to be stuck. Every decision of ours  too, small and big seems to be hanging cause we are just waiting to cross this step. So much seems to depend on it and the timing is just all over the place  

3 hours ago, Yikes2017 said:

Processing times have increased again. 75% in 11 months,  90% in 15 months

This is so scary and frustrating!!!!!!!     Sometimes I feel, I'm going to stop thinking about it all together....   but it's really hard   

On 8/17/2017 at 12:06, Paul7 said:

My God has answered my prayers!!! Got a grant today morning. Thank you so much guys for ur support.

CODE: 139914

VISA LODGED: 19/04/2017

CO Contacted: 02/05/17 and 16/06/17

GRANT: 17/08/17

Congratulations Paul !!       I can just imagine the relief and joy you must be feeling...  wish you all the best with next steps and the move to Aus! Hope you continue to post in this forum from the other side.

On 8/15/2017 at 15:20, Jayakrishnan Gopakumar said:

Hi Nelly may i know your job code and points?


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Hi Jayakrishnan.  My profession is ICT Business Analyst with 70 points. What about you?

11 minutes ago, Liz Nguyen said:

Hi Nelly,

As far as I know you don't have to start the queue again if you upload your CV but you will have to if the CO asks you to submit further support document. If you update any information that changes your status, for example a higher PTE score that now gives you 70 instead of 60, then you will be lined up behind those lodging before your updating day.

Thanks for your response Liz! Thats what I thought too. I will check with my agent today.. not sure why he hasnt uploaded my CV, although I sent it to him. 

2 hours ago, Jassi singh said:

Yes its good if u do that otherwise they will make u wait even longer just because of this stupid thing so better do it

Will it change the last updated date, if I upload my CV now?

Hi all... just wondering.. have you uploaded a copy of your CV in immiaccount? Is it required?

5 hours ago, Yikes2017 said:

Out of interest, is there any progress on the 189 tracker Nelly?

The 189 tracker shows 30 grants in july/august as compared to just 13 grants on the 190 tracker for the same period ..

We too have gone through an agent, so hopefully it's all good. I don't see much action lately. Really wonder what's going on? 

On 03/08/2017 at 20:02, Yikes2017 said:

Sorry,  my dates above make no sense!!  I mean we lodged our app on 1st Feb,  CO request for meds and police checks on 14th Feb,  meds were  done and uploaded by us on 22nd Feb

@yikes2017   The waiting time is way too much!   Would you know, what is the validity period of the medicals and pcc?