Hayley1376

So sorry to hear mate, that's gutting. What a sickening time to be waiting for a refusal. Did they give a reason? What are you going to do now? Have you used a migration agent??

My worry is will my Visa get denied on the basis my employer isn't giving me the hours I need, or was promised, for it?? Although there is the work here, they're just giving a new employee more hours on the basis of me eventually going on maternity leave. I have been working for my employer for 2 years next month, I don't know how much more I can take but will not leave because I want my Visa so badly!

Thank you mate, appreciate it! Every time I speak with my MA, I get more and more confused about the 187 obligations, restrictions etc! Perhaps I will email again and ask what hours I am meant to be getting because last time I was told that while the Visa is processing, I don't technically even have to work for my employer! All these technicalities are confusing! I have emailed fair work too, I will keep you all updated with what I find out, in case anyone is in a similar situation.

Does anyone know who is best to speak to, in terms of our rights? After almost 2 years working with my employer, my hours may be getting cut again and another employee has been given more hours and a pay rise after only being here for 6 months. This was also done on the basis I will be going on maternity leave in 5 months. Do I have any leg to stand on or is it the same as usual, we just shut up and take it?! I thought we were meant to be treated as equal to an Aussie employee, let alone that I'm sure I can't be discriminated against because I'm pregnant? I'm at my wits end with all this. Working my ass off for 2 years and paying all this for a Visa when I'm treated like half a worker.

What a nightmare! Congratulations on your approval!

Mine is much the same except i'm in WA. Visa lodged 12.04.2017 RCB approved 17.05.2017 Occupation: Personal Assistant Still nothing! Which is confusing me as people are getting their cases looked at soon after RCB approval by the looks of things?

Fully agree that there is only so much one person can take. I could deal with the waiting if I wasn't stuck on a shitty $500 a week, barely able to pay bills, no money for food shopping and a baby on the way, with no certainty for my future. Living the bloody dream!!

That's okay, click on this link, https://online.immi.gov.au/lusc/login and that will take you to the Department of Home Affairs immigration login. There should be prompts to help you if you haven't logged in before. Sorry I cant help more, I can't remember the process myself!

Let's hope so!! ?

Yeah saw that, I'm just wondering why it has disappeared from my Immi account! Wondering if it is just part of an update or whether it's a glitch?

Has anyone else estimated processing time gone missing from their immi account?? Mine hasn't shown one for couple of days now?

Oh and as a side note, in the 36 months I have been in Australia, only 2 of those weren't spent in regional WA. 6 months in 1 spot, 28 in my current ? so I absolutely know that regional Australia is where you will get the most authentic experience!

I think my intentions have been misconstrued in all of this. I am only asking on the basis that (as said before) the business I work for has had major funding cuts under the current government and therefore I am uncertain that it will even be open in another 2 years. I'm also asking from the point of view that, should I be offered a position (still in regional WA) which has better opportunities, I wanted to know that I have the option to change employers. Finally, I have stated my concerns due to the fact I am pregnant. I would have been working with my current employer for 2 and a half years by the time baby comes and so need to know whether my partner will need to give up work and be a stay at home Dad, in order for me to continue in my position to guarentee my visa. At no point have I stated that I will be moving to the city. Once/if I get to a point where I am able to move more freely, we will be moving to somewhere which is still considered regional. The advice given is, and will be, appreciated but at the end of the day I am going to trust the advice of my registered MA. I know everyone thinks they're an expert when it comes to this, I have a cousin who is the exact same way, however each case is different, with different circumstances. I am not claiming that I am right, or that what applies to me applies to everybody else, but I think its evident from this thread that there is so much conflicting evidence you are best to speak to your MA to find out which applies to you.

Haha aren't we all though?! In saying that after 15 months of waiting I'm sure we have the right to be feeling a little impatient! It's difficult isn't it, especially when people say "think of the bigger picture" yes I understand that but the bigger picture is full of debt, set backs and increased waiting times from our point of view haha! Do you have an MA? Speak to them about your concerns. After feeling like I was a nuisance to mine, he really pulled through yesterday and emailed back saying that asking questions is what they are there for and not too take too much advice from forums as each case is different. It's great hearing other people's perspective but unfortunately visas aren't black and white so it can get very overwhelming and confusing with all the different info and opinions. This was part of my update from my MA: Once your visa is granted you are required to stay in the State for 2 years, not with your employer. if you leave your employer to take up better opportunities but stay in WA you wont lose your visa. Im going to trust his word as he is the registered MA out of the two of us, and he handled my application so knows it better than I do! I hope things at work get better and your prospective family plans fall in to place ?

Thanks so much for your input everyone! I was sure my registered agent wouldn't have lied to me in regards to my visa information. I have emailed them regardless, to get some light on the situation so I will let you know what he says in response as soon as I get it. The MA I have chosen may not be the friendliest or most understanding in my anxieties, but in saying that I don't know anyone who has gone with them who have had an unsuccesful application! As for my employer, the business is in trouble due to recent government changes and therefore I don't even know if they will be open in 2 years time, hence why I'm a bit stressed! When they said babies make things a little more complicated, they weren't lying, perhaps we should have waited until my future was certain...in saying that though I never wanted the easy life haha! ?? spent my whole life not wanting children and boom, meet the one guy that changed everything last year! I think either way what is meant for us won't go past us, so wishing you all the best of luck with your visa process, it's nice to know people are in the same boat as me and I have found somewhere I can actually vent/talk about it all :) I will post today once my MA has emailed me back and let you all know the scoop!! Until then, have a wonderful day, every day in this amazing country is a blessing! ??

Could you tell me who your MA is please?

Thank you for all that information MilaMocha, it's much appreciated. I've found the email chain which had this conversation in and here are some quotes from it (not saying they're true to word, just using for reference for this thread ?) "For a 187 visa, the 'two years of work for a regional sponsor' is counted from the time you commenced work for them full time. This means you can include time worked on your 417 and your current BVA" "As you have been working for ***** since September 2016...you are already 19 months (currently) into the two years required. You will need to have the 187 visa approved though - you can't just leave the regional area after the two years if the 187 is still processing." Hence why i'm a little confused about it all! As much as I would like to be earning more money at almost 30 years of age, all I want to make sure of is that when the visa decision comes in, it isn't based on something my employer has or hasn't done, rather than myself. The payslip thing shouldn't be an issue, however I read somewhere that they aren't asking for supporting documents for the RSMS visa anymore and are making decisions on the basis that all applications go in as 'decision ready' now? There is so much conflicting evidence and information, I'm just trying to seive through what is correct and what isn't - sorry if it seems i'm dismissing what you have said, definitely don't want it to come across as that just trying to figure out what the devil is going on! Haha. Leaving with the baby and without the father just isn't an option for me though! I suppose worse comes to worse I will pay out again for another visa and go on to a partner visa with him, but we're starting a family together because we are crazy about each other. He has an 8 year old daughter from a previous relationship and leaving her is absolutely never going to be an option! I'm wondering what is going to happen with my immigration position when baby is ready to arrive (ironically, around Australia Day haha). Will I have to come straight back to work so I can keep up my end of the visa deal? Again, not ideal because $22 an hour is no where near enough to support my partner and a newborn, as well as us having his 8 year old come live with us (hopefully!). Yes, unfortunately that's exactly how I feel when I speak with my agent, luckily he has an assistant who is a lot more sympathetic but for $5,000 to handle my application, I feel like they were just happy to get the money and that's it. I would like to ask him what he thinks about my position with my employer but i'm too scared to, which is why I came to you guys haha.

Oh wow, as much as it's a shame you're going through the same rubbish, I'm also glad that someone is having a similar experience to mine! Haha. As doom and gloom as it is, I feel like there is just no happy ending at this point! I'm in Western Aus and have been regional for almost 3 years now ? how about yourself?

Hi everyone, new to this forum so excuse any rookie mistakes! ?I applied for the 187 direct entry stream as a personal assistant in April 2017, RCB approved in the May. No case officer assigned and by reading this thread i'm guessing most people have had to wait around the 23 month mark?! I was only 4 months off the 17 month mark before the processing time changed, i'm beyond devastated! In theory, my two years with my employer will be up in September, my migration agent said those two years begin from the moment of employment, whereas I've had other people say that is not true and that the two years begins from the visa being granted. In my time there so far I haven't been 38 hours and have been stuck on $22 an hour the whole time, as my employers have said it is based on whether or not I get the visa?! I also paid for every last inch of my visa and so being in this position for nearly two years now has left me in debt due to visa payments and only being on a basic wage and I have not progressed in my career half as much as I would have liked by now, with this particular company. Does anybody know where I could find the required wage and hours for my position, as I've been getting conflicting information on this as well. Any advice would be massively appreciated, whenever I call my migration agent I'm made to feel like a nuisance and get no information whatsoever (again, understanding much cant be said on processing times as we're all in the dark!) Oh and to add to the mix i'm also pregnant and would like to marry my partner, but we are stuck in limbo with all this and I have no idea what my entitlements are and whether I will have to leave with the baby, and without my partner ? HELP! haha. Thanks in advance.