1mysteriouslife

Visa granted Code 132311 Lodged : 14/5/2017 Co contact: 24/05/17 Replies same date: 7/06/17 Granted : 19/09/17 ????

Congratulations once again and all the best !!

Congratulations !!!??? Simon. I am glad you didn't withdraw or fake death. Way to go! So when do you move?

Congratulations Pete !!!! That is a great news. All the very best

Simon, hang in there, by next month you might get the grant, also because faking death would be a tad over the top ;-) and the money doesn't seem to be coming back any other. See you in Australia! Do send them a follow up email.

You are planning to withdraw because of the long wait or because of change in your plans?

If you are changing your mind then they may not refund. This is the excerpt from the site "Refund of the Visa Application Charge Mandatory refund You may request a refund of the visa application charge, however there are very limited circumstances where the visa application charge must be refunded. These include the following: your application was 'unnecessary' at the time it was made your application is made because of a mistake made by the department the applicant dies before a decision is made. A mandatory refund is not available if you change your mind about continuing your visa application after it has been made. The visa application must have been unnecessary at the time it was made. The visa application will not be considered unnecessary if, for example, you no longer need a visa because you no longer want to migrate to Australia. Discretionary refund The visa application charge may be refunded, if the visa application is made because of a mistake by the applicant, for example the visa applicant mistakenly applies for the wrong type of visa. The application must clearly have been mistakenly made. The migration delegate has absolute discretion to make a discretionary refund. A refund will not be given in situations where you subsequently decide that the visa application was a 'mistake' because, for example you: change your mind about continuing the application do not satisfy a criterion for visa grant claim it was a mistake to have applied because your visa application was unsuccessful (that is, you state that you would never have applied for this visa had you known your application would not be successful) consider in retrospect that you applied for the wrong class of visa. You can make a written request for a refund stating the reasons why you consider your application fee should be refunded when sending your withdrawal letter to the office processing your visa application."

That is a great news. Is there a whatsapp group for Australian immigration? Is it possible to share the link

Tough! And you are right. No point putting life on hold. All the best to you too

Does the processing time have anything to do with nominating state or the job code or the processing office (mine is GSM Adelaide)?

We lodged for the visa on 14 May 2017, Medical's and all documents uploaded on 8 June 2017, the wait is so miserable I can see many who have lodged before are still waiting. So 7-8 months should be expected? I have been checking half a dozen times a day, but it appears 190 visa grant is very slow compared to the 189.

1mysteriouslife 14-May-2017 7-June-2017 Still waiting