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10 hours ago, henryolonga said:

Hello everyone !!!

 

I am planning to travel to Sydney with my family in last week of December. 

I am looking for a suitable accommodation (shared room) with any Pakistani family is preferable. 

Please let me know, if u have any.

 

Many thanks,

Regards,

Henry

You can arrange this online as there are so many websites, for example, 
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-flatshare-houseshare/sydney/pakistani/k0c18294l3003435?sort=rank

https://flatmates.com.au/sydney

Hotels are fully booked especially at this time of year so if you know someone local, its best to ask them to get this organized before you land in Sydney.

9 hours ago, dr.maria said:

Well I hope the same.. but the agent who submitted my case has no possible reason to give. ..   according to him immiaccouny status shows that assessment is in process  for both the application's. ... except  that he has nuthng to say. ...

 It's day 50 for tourist visa application .. no response after their consideration mail of 19th sep.... what if it will take a month more with no response??  What to do than????

 Possible actions ???

Applications through prof-imm-agent are usually conclusive so at this stage don’t worry for your tourist visa just give it another 2-4 week even if they hold this.

(Assessment in progress -> Next stage => Finalised for strong applications).

https://www.border.gov.au/help-text/online-account/Documents/status_immiaccount.pdf

I’ll suggest to just follow up one more time your partner visa application status by sending an email to ******Islamabad@dfat.gov.au.

20 hours ago, dr.maria said:

well i hope so .. the visit visa timelines are very unpredictable as u shared it may take 45 days or even 3 month to grant. well  what i noticed is that they have asked for additional doc and grant visa just after 6 days.. whereas, in my case they have mentioned of consideration  on 19-09-17 but  no response after it.

 dunn know what happening in both  applications. as no response in both. no requirement,, no interview call ... nothing at all as yet....

 

In your particular situation, I’d say the spouse visa update will come very soon ;).. as they usually hold temporary visa if the other application is close to a decision stage.

(Both applications are linked, so when applying for temp/600 it's important not to overlap this with 8-10 month mark of an initial application). 

8 hours ago, isha12 said:

congratazzzzzz maffannn

wish u all the best

pray also for me  i hv completed 12 month and 1 wek.no news yettt.hope for the besttt

for most of the ~10 month mark applications, the outcome is expected by Mid-Dec so good luck and hope for the best. ?

1 hour ago, dr.maria said:

i m working full time in an organisation too(supportive documents shared) and have applied individually but yes my husband has written a letter in favor ... so there is no point to stay.. i m soo much annoyed by the process and the different reviews im getting about it seriously..  plus i m not getting the timeliness few got in a month or 6 weeks . here no response as such .. not even for partner visa totally blank situation it is ...

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Your case is pretty strong, and delay in tourist visa is a good sign. Expect better to get the spouse visa soon ?.

Just FYI,  some 600 visas in Pak- recently have the below timelines:-

DOVA= 29 Jul 2017

Additional Doc Requested = 28 Sep 2017

Visa grant = 05 Oct 2017

DOVA= 14 Aug 2017

Visa grant = 03 Oct 2017

Cheers,

12 minutes ago, Saad Ali Kayani said:

Thanks Asim

Yes that is a valid point 

Yeah i hope we get it in next 3-4 weeks. 

Do they grant visas in Nov or Dec? From the trend i noticed they give certain nunber of visas every 3 months 

Case officer said last week that we are actively working on your visa. I hope he stays in good mood and not go for Annual leave lolzzz

There are no trend or mood involved in visa processing decisions.

I’d say, Your second tourist visa rejection is a typical response, and was probably a wrong decision even to attempt this in your particular case.

Timeline wise your spouse visa seems close to decision stage/expected to come roughly in a few week time. (btw, baby due-date won't make any difference/to make visa processing quicker ? ). 

“actively working on your visa” is a standard response.

39 minutes ago, dr.maria said:

Heya! 

 Thanks for the info.... well I have aplied for the partner visa on April 28 2017...  through  a immigration agent .. he is known to my husband.... where as the visit visa was applied in 28 august 2017.. it's been more than 6week now... just got a single email on 19 sep that my visa application  is under consideration  .. after that ... 

 Well all of my documents have been submited online...  

 Do they conduct interview  of all applicants??? 

Or contact the HR for varification.. even for visit visa.??? ...  

  There is no objection or requirement asked as yet... 

Regards... 

Dr maria

In general, For a partner visa these days they contact on a telephone for 20-30 minutes of interview and after 8-10 months from the time of application. Application outcome, through professional-agent usually is quicker as those applications are complete and well documented most of the time. 

Yes, they do verify some docs/info randomly depending upon the case.  

Additional doc request(if any missing), is usually close to the decision.
 

10 hours ago, dr.maria said:

Thanks for the info.... yea I guess I'll b having strong case as much a professional  doctor here and my husband live there since 20 year's ... well it's been 46 days now ... as I said  I got an email  that my application is in consideration  .. so finger crossed .  Plus it's 7th month of my partner visa ... let's see wht will happen ... 

 What could b the possible response and when ??  Any steps

Regards... 

Dr maria

If partner visa application is over eight months with a 600-visa pending decision, they process the partner visa, and if this happens, you will need to withdraw the visitor application once partner visa grant is confirmed. 

Considering you have submitted the polio vaccination cert. and all the required documentation completed already you’ll get the 600- visa grant soon.

For partner visa, if police clearance is 6months old they’ll ask you to resubmit along with any other missing docs(like form80, form888 -2 statutory statement from Pakistan), usually by contacting after 7-8 months from the application date. (generally, 14-28 days to submit the new docs).

6 hours ago, dr.maria said:

hello!

 i need to get an update i have applied for partner visa(australia) on 28-April 2017 and as per immiacount the status is in assessment process. please tell me how long will it take for pakistan.. all documents are updated online. 

 

plus how long it take to respond for tourist visa as i have submited the application on 28-Aug-17

 on 19-sep-17

 i got an email that my application is under consideration . but no response after that. i am still waiting for the news ...

 the guidelines will be highly appriciated

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hey Maria,

The usual processing time these days/(in Pakistan) for partner visa is 8-12 months, and tourist visa decision takes some 2-3 months. (however, in some specific cases this can be a bit quicker).  btw, applying for a tourist visa is only recommended if you have an excellent documentation to support your 600 visa application.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,