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5 minutes ago, MelbourneBrit said:

no luck yet I'm afraid. How about you? Have you tried any other potential avenues to move yours forward?

Call them and ask to speak to a supervisor

1 hour ago, Jon the Hat said:

Have rates gone mad?  That is insanely high.  Major banks used to be max 3%.

That rate is pretty standard in their country unfortunately.

Just now, Marisawright said:

Why do they need cash? They can use their cards here just as easily and also withdraw cash from Australian ATMs. Are they with a bank that charges high international fees? Get a travel card instead then

Correct, if they get a travel card, they pay an extra 7% every time they load money into it. If they use their own overseas credit card, they pay the same 7% plus whatever exchange rate the bank uses. They're just trying to save some money.

Family is coming to Australia and they are struggling to get cash. Trying to find out whether there could be tax implications if they transfer the money to my bank account here in Australia and I withdraw the cash for them.

ATO website mentions gifts from family and donations but naturally, it won't cover this scenario since they should be declaring any money they are bringing to Australia.

My family visas were granted today!

I can now say it was definitely in some sort of limbo. I called immi twice last week and they kept saying there was nothing they could do bla bla bla.

Today I called them again and asked to speak with a supervisor. He was very willing to help but said the only thing he could do was add a note to the application saying it was urgent.

I don't know if behind the scenes he did something else but 4 hours later all 8 visas were approved! I wish I could thank him for whatever he did.

Tip: if you're gonna cal immi do it at 9am sharp which is when they start. All three times I got through I did that and didn't wait a second in the queue. 

On 29/04/2022 at 08:11, wrussell said:

Yes, 30+ years, 19+ as a registered migration agent. There are some good people in a bad system, but for the most part you might as well talk to a brick wall.

I suspect the applications are in some sort of limbo. When they first applied for Visas back in 2020, most of them got approved within a week with some approved on the same day. I know everything was different before Covid but still. 

Could there be any problems with submitting the applications again, without withdrawing? Also, they submitted the applications as a group hoping it would speed things up but I wonder if it's doing the opposite.

They have updated the processing times and now for the 600 - Tourist, 90% is under 37 days so will give them a call on Monday and hopefully they will be able to assist.

3 minutes ago, wrussell said:

It is not good practice to pay for travel before visas are granted. It is a better strategy to pay a small deposit with the balance to be paid subject to visa grants.

You are unlikely to be assisted in this matter by contacting immigration.

that's what they've done mate, back in 2020... They got their visas approved and purchased the tickets but then covid hit.

"You are unlikely to be assisted in this matter by contacting immigration." Do you have any experience contacting them?

Hi there

I have applied for visitors visa for 8 family members late March. Their flight is on the 15th of May and no changes to their applications yet. They have all been to Australia at least once, the past visas were approved in a matter of days but that was before Covid.

I'm starting to get worried. If they don't get the visa they are likely to lose almost $50K in tickets as rescheduling might no be possible (they booked the flights before covid and have been rebooking it ever since the pandemic started).

I'm going to wait until Monday when they should update the processing times and will try calling immi to see if I get any compassion from them and hope they can fast track the applications. Does anyone have any experience contacting them? 

go back a few pages and you'll see it

came back for a quick update on how awesome MA's are. My PR was granted last Saturday, I haven't heard a thing from them yet. If I didn't have access to the application I still wouldn't know that I got my PR. Nice!

After my grant I'm 99% sure that occupation and employer have a huuuge impact.

My company is not google or facebook but they're kinda big in their area and probably have a millions and millions of dollars in revenue. They've also sponsored quite a few PR's so I'm sure Immi looks at them as a trustworthy business and probably fast track applications as in the last 12 months we've had 3 to 4 people getting grants in less than 6 months, for both TRT and DE.

If your employer is a small business, stay strong, it will come. I know it's easy to say that now that I got my grant but that's the only thing I can do.

Hey guys, I couldn't be more happy.... My PR has been granted!

As I posted before, I made a bot to update me automatically but it didn't work cause I set it to run only on business days and guess what, my pr was granted on SATURDAY!

I logged on my account to see if the timeframes had changed for me too and couldn't believe when I saw the status finalised. For a second I didn't know wtf was going know cause I was so used to seeing Received that I didn't recognise the page.

Developer Programmer
HR
TRT
On shore
Application/nomination date:  03/12/2017
Granted:  21/4/2018

I'm so sorry for the people who have been waited for a long time, I know it's not fair that some people are approved quicker but hold strong, your time will come!

1 hour ago, Abhy said:

Hi guys Iam new to this forum

I have applied for Restaurant Manager 08/06/17 both visa and nomination

DE off shore

HR

my immi account shows 17 to 20 months processing time.

Can u guys pls guide me how to go about now

If you have applied and provided all documents, all you can do is join us on waiting

18 minutes ago, millski88 said:

Hahaha... but you'd see your golden email just as quickly as you'd notice an update in here, no?

all mail is going to MA  

When you get tired of visiting the immi site and make a bot to check the status every 10 minutes and notify you of any changes LOL

I think trying to contact them by email has great chances of being a failure. They can simply use that automated response and tell you to **** off.

If you call them, then it's a different story. You can explain that you have been waiting for ages, you can add a little bit of drama and maybe, MAYBE you can touch somebody's heart and they could at least have a look at your file to see if there's any reasons for the delay.

That worked for me when I was applying for Visitors visa for relatives, I know it's not even close to a residency visa but it worth the try. Oppose to what some people think/say, I don't think calling them will delay your application as in they are going to move your application even further down the list just because you annoyed them by calling.

If any delays happen it will be probably because instead of assessing they are answering the phone which in your case, it's fair considering the time you've been waiting. Plus, I don't think COs actually answer to phone calls unless you nag the first representative so much that they forward you to a CO.

3 minutes ago, Gourav said:

Hi

is there anyone who got pr visa applied in june 2017 or any month in 2017 and i will be very appreciate 

thanku

dude cmon, at least read the last 2 pages...

22 minutes ago, ankush said:

hi i am new on this forum was reading all the updates but was a silent follower till now.Today i got my nomination refusals as a restaurant manager just because of training benchmark.According to you should i appeal for that .Is there anybody facing the same problem?thanks

shilpa

sorry to hear that. Out of curiosity, to what status did your application change?

4 minutes ago, Vic154 said:

I disagree that’s it right to prioritise certain occupations for 186, even if they are a doctor, etc cos at the end of the day we are all in Aus and working for our sponsoring employer, so why fast track? What difference does it make to economy? Except if they are offshore and waiting for visa before coming to Aus, then I understand fast tracking required occupations. #stupidsystem

It's simple, some occupations are more critical than others and I'm sure they take that into consideration. If you were a CO and had to choose between assessing a doctor's application and a hairdresser's that applied on the same day, would really pick the latter or even leave it to chance? 

2 hours ago, Ahmed2 said:

I agree too.but one thing cook profession is level 3?

my profession is cook trt

they will give me the result under 8 to 11 month or the will delay

 

Hey buddy, there's no case officer here, no one here will be able to tell you that.

We're all on the same boat here, we know nothing and only speculate based on other people's relates.

you definitely can call them, maybe not directly the office but I'm sure you can call immi at any time.

1 hour ago, Totto said:

Hi Guys, I am very concerned, I applied on the 23rd of Jan 2017 for my 186 direct entry as a Graphic Post-Press Trades-person. I currently hold a 457 that expires in 2020. My Immi account shows that processing times are lower than what is shown on the global processing times website.On the 23rd of this month it will be 15 months of waiting and my case status is still on "Received" it hasn't even been opened yet and I am very worried that it will stay there for god knows how long.This situation is nerve wrecking as you all know, and with all the changes the department has been putting through and all the future changes currently under legislation I fear this application will be refused. I have done everything correctly with the help of my MAs but the only thing they do is tell me to wait, to wait, to wait. I have spent way too much money in this and am wondering if there is something that we might have missed. LOW RISK COUNTRY, application and nomination lodged on the same date. No CO assigned, no communication whatsoever from the department. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. The company I work for is doing well but now we have fewer employees as we are restructuring the department. It's a small business but legit and no changes have been made in regards to the company officially, it's just an internal restructuring. I fear for the worst although try to stay positive. 

 

Have you tried contacting them?

7 hours ago, bradfords said:

Hi, Been following this forum and the spreadsheet for past 4 years(second application for me I'm afraid )

The spreadsheet used to be spot on for being able to gather what month immi where processing. They used to complete the month they where on and then move on to the next up until the last year.

It's not as accurate now a days as they are leaving 10% of each months applications behind and are moving on to more recent files leaving old files behind.

the spreadsheet has recently been messed about with, so its not accurate at all. Someone has completely removed me from sept 16 and it shows that sept month is complete,  this is not the case! ?.

There's no way to know how long it will take to be allocated to a case officer, or if you will be one of the 10% that gets left behind.

Patients plays a huge part in this process, this forum can be great for support as everyone is in the same boat so we can help to reassure u throughout your journey.

Stay positive and best of luck to u xxx

 

 

 

 

 

How do you know about this 10% thing?

34 minutes ago, zanfo said:

Mine says 8-13months and my MA said that once you give them a call they lose the control on your application on their side?!?

 

That sounds like a lazy MA.