Liz Nguyen

Hi Spicykhan, 2 to 5 grants still come thru each day. Hang in there!

Hi everyone, 

Congratulations, Simon.

Visa granted 9.05 this morning (15/9), one day after Simon so Gordian, it will be your turn very soon. I lodged on 22 March, updated all info on 26 April and I have only 60, Brisbane.

Thanks, everyone for keeping me sane. for the last few months I have looked forward to what you guys have to share here instead of checking my email for the news.

Congratulations to Frenzy, Sunscreen, Rakesh, Ida and Jassi! My application was lodged back in March on shore and like Simon and Gordonia I am still waiting. Guess it may be because my skill is out of the list. 27 grants today and all to those lodged in May except 1 in March and one in April.

I saw clinical psychologist and thought it must be Donna and it is. Congrats, Donna.

Great news, Pete. Congrats! So far four of us have got grants, right? 

10 hours ago, Simons said:

Because of this wait. We started the whole process in Jan 2016 and life has basically been on hold since then, and things are moving so slow that I just think it's gonna be the 11-15 months they say. Its just ridiculous. If it's not granted by next march then will have to do med and police checks again too which is more money.

Hi Simons,

I know it is hard but hang in there. The grant may come any day. You have waited such a long time after all. 

On 8/17/2017 at 20:43, Pete_Solihull said:

Excellent news - but also soo unfair!

I have submitted a 190 visa for the same occuptation, but I submitted mine on the 2nd March! I had C/O contact 3 weeks later and submitted Police and Med checks on the 30th March and still waiting! I wish there was some logic that could be applied to understand when I can expect my visa to be approved.

Please don't get me wrong, very happy that visas are being issued and other people are being successful - I guess I can just hope that my approval isn't too far behind your grant.

Hey Pete,

Someone just got a grant for quality assurance today and he lodged on 8th August, offshore to Adelaide. Is that the skill you are after? if yes, that is strange and 'unfair' as you said.

On 8/24/2017 at 18:10, 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 ?

Great news, Yikes. I was disappointed to see no new grants on today and definitely thrilled to read the good news.

On 8/19/2017 at 03:00, Yikes2017 said:

Perfect! That's where i'm heading so any info on suburbs, good schools, things to do for families would be much appreciated. Thanks

HI Yikes, what would you like to know? primary or secondary school for kids? how far from the city you would like to go? house prices here have increased by 100 or 200k for the last 5 years in some suburbs and it is such horrible news for us trying to buy the first home. the government provides kind of help for first home buyers though. I mean if you buy something lower than 600 0001, you don't have to pay stamp duty, which could be around 30,000. if up to 740,000 you are entitled to some concession. you guys may be aware of this already but just in case ...

12 hours ago, llodza said:

Hi guys i just got CO contact saying they want my most recent payslips (3 months} . They also said i fill in a form called Form 1399, does any1 kno what this form is about and if it means grant is near?

VISA lodged 3 june  , nsw, electrician

 

HI it is the form to check whether you have served in your country's army or not. That means you are processing your application but they may need time to verify the information you provide in the form and it may take quite some time. 

Oh my God. I need to go home 

Great news, Paul7. 

As we are all so fed up with all this wait, perhaps it is good to have something more relaxing. I have been living in Melbourne for nearly 7 years so if anyone goes to Melbourne and would like to chat about school, accommodation, etc. I am happy to help.

That's great news, JMReevo. Well done.

HI Jassi, I am onshore, waiting since 22 March. 

You are welcome Nelly and I have just seen an engineer being asked to update the application with his CV. 

An engineer was granted with PR today. Since July most of the grants are for offshore applications. This is good news for Yikes and anyone applying offshore.

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.

That is good, Yikes. Hope once they look at your application, it will be quick enough for you to start teaching the new school term here next year.

All of my friends who got the grants in less than 5 weeks said that we need to lodge a complete application and include all necessary supporting documents (they did not do the health check until the case manager told them to, though). Problems such as wrong details in translated documents or missing contact details of referees means you need to update the information and then start the queue again. Maybe it is a good idea to have a look at all the documents to see if everything is o.k. 

On 7/24/2017 at 18:20, Nelly said:

 

On 7/31/2017 at 15:11, Nelly said:

 

 

You guys may have already noticed the grant on 3rd August to someone applying offshore and waiting for 376 days. 

An internal auditor lodged on the same day, 22 March and got a direct grant on 11 April. I wonder what category he is in? 

Thanks, Nelly for sharing this. I have been thinking maybe there is something wrong with my application. All of my friends who applied for visa 190 on shore last year and the year before got the grants in 3 to 5 weeks. and I have been waiting since 22nd of March. I hope they would look at those lodged in Jan-March 2017 in August.

Hi Nelly,

Any news of recent PR grants this July? Thanks a lot. 

Hi Jonny, as far as I know, you only need to add the qualifications to the application and EOI will automatically work out the score. Skill assessment is for work experience, not for qualifications. Good luck.