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19 hours ago, AmberD. said:

hi, I applied onshore in 2020, but I went back to my country in Jan 2021 due to a family issue..so not sure if i should category as offshore...

I got my sponsorship approved in Apr 2021, and they ask further information for my Visa. I updated in Apr as well.

nothing happened after.

hope it helps.

@AmberD. I'm curious, have / did you tell Immigration that you are no longer onshore? If so, it's likely your status would have been updated. 

Also, if you haven't told them and they find out after the fact, there might be a few issues.

On 11/06/2021 at 10:01, yeppuda said:

I have imported our application but my agent hasn't uploaded our de facto. Would this cause any delay? Our current status is Received. 

I know someone who has the same situation but her de facto documents have been uploaded and after 1 day, her visa was approved. 

From our end, our company would not sponsor us unless it is via agent. 

 

@yeppuda Remember that this is your application and you're the one paying for it to be done. The agent is just the middle-man, they "work" for you whilst your application is pending. 

If I were you, I would call my agent and ask them - I suspect this will go one of a few ways:
1. The agent will wonder how you know this and ask. You can tell him you imported the application for viewing. There's nothing he / she can do about this, even if they get upset. It's your application. 
2. As part of #1 - they'll also thank you for pointing out the error and get it fixed before a CO views it (saving you the s56 request back from the CO), saving processing time.
3 As part of #1 - explain that it's done deliberately and tell you why. It'll be a learning experience for you. At least then you know that, according to your agent, your application is "ready" and simple just need to wait for a CO.

I found too many people (myself included) are always too afraid to call and ask agents questions. Knowing what I do now, I would 100% recommend, when ever you have a legit question or something that you need clarity on, call and ask. These things affect peoples metal states and having clarity from a direct source always helps. 

Good luck! 

On 11/06/2021 at 09:32, baiken said:

Hi All! Hope all is doing good on a Friday. 

Just a quick question, I tried reading from page 1, but after page 30, I kinda got lost on this very long and helpful thread.

My company has offered to help out in providing a 186 DE, and they want to do it with an agent. Thing is, the cost is a bit huge for me so I am thinking if I can DIY.

Please help to point me in the right direction so I can get the necessary paper works completed to get it rolling. 

All the best!

@baiken Unfortunately, unless you do this kind of thing for a living - the visa application and management of same is complex and can take a while to do (if you don't know what you doing). 

I know and agree that the cost of involving an agent is high, however, they are (typically) good at what they do and do many applications on a daily basis, hence, they generally know the laws and rules around different applications etc. My advise, would be to "bite the bullet" if you can and pay for one.

Remember that a failed application incurs another cost (re-apply) so if you do apply and get something wrong, it could result in an "incorrect" refusal due to error. That cost would add up to be more than what an agent would cost. 

If you insist, then good luck - try get all the free advise and information you can. From my experience, it's not a straight forward, nor simple process, however, there have been people who've spent many hours working on this and successfully applying and obtaining a visa, without using an agent.

Good luck either way! 

On 11/06/2021 at 20:12, 186 DE said:

I never imagined it would take this long! 
I’m  questioning everything now.

is it the business? Is it my visa application? Is it because I’m in victoria? 
is it my occupation? (Chef).

I don’t know what to do either! It’s so depressing 

I see many people make a complain and got a direct grant. Iv complained twice and got nothing  

@186 DE Unfortunately, no one can answer that for you - we all wish we knew why things are done the way they are. 

As a side note: In my experience, a Chef / Restaurant manager are considered "high risk" occupations to CO and typically take much longer than other cases. Again, this is from my own personal experience and that of this forum alone. 

Just know that they will have to get to your case, it's just a matter of when!?!

23 hours ago, rabi8463 said:

My agent asked for new police check around november 2020 because my last police check was expired. But when I checked in my immi account couple of days ago, the last updated date seems to be around may 2020 which was for my health check up. I asked my agent was the new police check submitted to immi, they say yes. I mentioned them last updated date hasnt changed when i checked my immi account. They advised me not to login because immigration checks the login status as well and my application may have problem. 

Shouldn't last updated date change when they submit my new police check?

Is it true immi checks my logins and my application might have issue?

Thanks.

@rabi8463 Your agent is lying to you. I really don't get why agents do that. "Don't import your application" - that way you completely reliant on them. I found 2 issues my agent had made and because I was monitoring my application (I'd suggest don't change anything if you're using an agent), I was able to tell them. They weren't impressed but realized the mistake and fixed it before CO got to it.

Import it, there's nothing wrong with that - it's your application. I do however, suggest - do not change or update anything. I typically got my agent to do that (if there was anything). 

11 hours ago, raj4949 said:

Hi there, did anyone faced the following situation ?? 
Immigration officers coming to office for a verification check ?? My employee sponsored another applicant 5 months before (dec 2019) and immigration officers visited our office for a verification check - is that common or just happened in our case ?? They didn’t ask for me when they visited our office but back in Sep my case was opened and CO asked for S56 and we submitted the details within the time frame. I have submitted my application back in May 2020 and still waiting for a response. 
 

Any help or suggestions would be highly appreciated. 
 

regards, 

 

 

@raj4949 I've heard of this a few times. Although I wouldn't say it's common, it does happen. 

From my understanding, these visits serve a multitude of purposes (some to check on the employer, others to check on the actual employee (sponsor). 

I've never heard of anything bad come from one of these visits, it's usually more positive (they come visit, everything checks out and the application is processed within the next few days). 

As long as everything is above board and details are correct (from both employer and employee) you shouldn't have any issues! 

Good luck, hopefully you hear something soon! 

15 hours ago, aa192 said:

Hi folks,

Does anyone here have an indication to the expected timeframe in "further assessment". I know its impossible to say exactly, but looking to see if there's any experiences here.

Timeline as follows:

Applied: 29/12/20

Nomination approved: 28/05/21

s56 evidence of defacto relationship: 28/05/21

s56 response provided: 1/6/21

Appreciate your time,

@aa192 I'm afraid each case is different and is processed to every other application. No one can answer this question. 

What I can tell you is that, I've seen some "further assessment" cases be actioned within 2-3 business days, and others that stay in that status for 1.5 years. Generally speaking, I've seen the longer delays associated to the restaurant industry, however, that's just my opinion and not fact (just from my experience on this forum). 

The best advise I can give you is to ensure all your paperwork and application details are up to date and just be patient - knowing that the CO will eventually get to your file, we just don't know "when" I'm afraid. 

All the best, good luck! 

1 minute ago, dom24 said:

Anyone here a Software Engineer waiting for their 186 TRT grant? Also, anyone who just recently been granted? 

Occupation: Software Engineer (Melbourne)

Applicants: 1 Onshore + 2 (wife and baby) offshore

Application and nomination date: April 14, 2021

s56 asking for medical: April 19, 2021 (Initial Assessment Status)

Medicals completed and cleared: May 3, 2021 (Still in Initial Assessment status)

@dom24 It's been 18 days since you applied, you might be expecting a little too much, too quickly!

There was an application approved for this role (although DE) just a little up on this same page of the thread by @dex1994. 

This role (in both DE and TRT) is typically processing real quick lately (the fact that they've already requested additional information proves that).

- I'm sure it'll come soon, just need to be a little more patient. I suspect someone will pick up the s56 within a couple days and if all boxes are ticked, you'll get the good news. 

41 minutes ago, sydneybrit said:

I think most reasonable employers understand. If your employer offers support for TRT, maybe you could offer to personally pay the difference for DE (e.g. for skills assessment) so they are not disadvantaged. Then it works well for both of you.

@sydneybrit remember though that for an employer, they get some security of the TRT (the employee SHOULD stay with them for 2 years after approved) - although there is nothing legal holding them to this. 

As for a DE, the advantage here is all on the employee, not employer. 

22 minutes ago, sydneybrit said:

You are much better to do 186 DE rather than 186 TRT for the following -

• You can do DE now rather than waiting to be eligible for TRT
• Doing it now/earlier protects you from the Government changing the rules/visas etc. (e.g. if your job becomes ineligible for PR)
• Processing time for DE is typically much faster (currently 5-11m for DE, 13-17m for TRT)
• DE requires a skills assessment, though this is not much extra cost given the benefits in my opinion 
• Getting PR earlier avoids employment risk if your current employer goes bust etc.

I think most would agree you should seek to get PR as soon as you can, wherever possible. You should look at the below links, the pages for TRT and DR are useful and outline what you need in detail. It is good to get collecting the information sooner rather than later (i.e. collecting references/doing English tests) so you are ready to apply when the time arrives.

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/employer-nomination-scheme-186

Hope that helps

@sydneybrit / @baiken It's also worth mentioning, that although I agree with what's said here, there's typically some financial help with a TRT.

A DE typically means you're doing it all yourself, including all the funding and costs included. Some companies often pay for / a portion of the TRT process. 

On 29/04/2021 at 16:50, Micgeo said:

I got an officer send me email and she request more information 
However, i login to my immi account. I accidentally press "information provided" and now the status changed to "application in progress". But I am still waiting for my agent to upload these documents,She’s going to upload the next week .What should I do?
 

@Micgeo I think you'll be safe.

If your MA is uploading the required documents within the week, by the time the CO looks into this, the information will be there - personally, I don't think you'll need to do anything. 

- The only time this will be an issue, is if the CO looks at your file before the information is uploaded. That happening in 5 days is unlikely (although not impossible). 

1 hour ago, Ronnie_w said:

Also if anyone could kindly tell me how to have my immi account link to my application since I applied it through an immigrat agent?

@Ronnie_w There are so many posts on this query in this thread - however, the simplest way is to "Import" the application. 

From your Immigration account, click the "Import application" button --> this will prompt for a few details, including our TRN number (provided in response to the PR application). Enter this information and import the application. I suggest you use this purely for monitoring your application and not making any changes, without first confirming with your MA.

- Watch for any "last updated" date changes (means something has happened) and "Messages" (where any correspondence from any CO would appear). 

Also - the MA doesn't get notified of this process (as far as I'm aware) and wouldn't know that you're "watching" your application (that's typically the follow up question). 

This forum seems dead - regardless, I though to let everyone know that I received my ceremony invitation for 24th May.

That means Sydney / Hills area (for families) are processing December 2020 citizenships now. (This is obviously different per region / state and family / single person) - this is just an update on my personal application, in case anyone is in the same situation (awaiting a family invitation for the NSW / Hills area). 

5 minutes ago, Hopeforever said:

Just asking 

who ever done medicals one year ago and and recently CO contact any of you asking medicals again 

I have seen post only regarding Police clearance 

medicals second time any????

@Hopeforever I've seen many people get asked for new medicals (and police clearances). It all depends on your CO and how "expired" the requested documentation is. Luck of the draw I guess. 

Could I suggest to please update your signature with your timeline / application status (similar to mine - see below). This helps others when viewing / answering questions. 

You can update this here: https://www.pomsinoz.com/settings/signature/ 

17 minutes ago, Nafanya said:

Hi Guys,

When you check your Nomination or Visa application on immi it has a field called "Last updated" does it mean at least something? Like somebody is working on your application if dates are getting changed?

Thank you!

@Nafanya yes, this is an important field. If the date has changed (good sign), then something on your application has been updated. 

- Typically if there's something changed that you need to be aware of, there'll be something waiting for you in the "messages" section of the application.

Also, it may / may not have updated the "status" of the application.

2 minutes ago, Daniel1992 said:

 

This is madness, on submission it was something like 6-9!

Anyone lodged a "complaint" via Home Affairs website before? If so, how was your experience?

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-support/departmental-forms/online-forms/complaints-compliments-and-suggestions

@Daniel1992 Good luck with that - I've been on this forum for a long time and have heard many people who have lodged complaints, most with the same response.

They receive a generic email back, thanking them for the email and never hearing about it again (if they do, they get told - it's within the waiting timeframes and to please wait). 

- This is difficult if the timeframes keep changing... Which is frustrating! 

All the best. 

24 minutes ago, Riki said:

Ohhh dmn it is that for the new people apply or for everyone? I submit my police check two weeks ago so hopefully I get it soon coz I'm just over it with this waiting

@Riki That would be for everyone. 

Good luck, hopefully yours comes quick! 

1 hour ago, Hames C said:

New visa processing times released today:

186 DE

75% 5 months

90% 11months

186 Transition Pathway 

75% 13 months

90% 17 months

Wow TRT pathway is clearly taking a long time now... 

9 minutes ago, aa192 said:

Hi all,

Any grants lately for 186 DE ICT Security Specialist? 

Sponsor location: NSW

Applicant location: VIC

Applied: 28 Dec 20

Status: Received, no updates

Also, do you know if the processing happens in the sponsor's state, or applicants? Or does it not matter?

@aa192 still well within the waiting / processing times. Suspect there'll still be some wait here.

4 minutes ago, Rcs said:

Hi all,

My immigration agent has lodge my 186 application. Does anyone know if I import the application in my immi account, the immigration agent will still have it in his account? If I import, will it be removed from the immi agent account? 

 

 

"We are writing to inform you that your application for an Employer Sponsored Entry visa will shortly be allocated to a Decision Maker for assessment. To reduce potential processing delays you may wish to commence your application for relevant onshore/ offshore police certificates and health examinations, if you have not already done so."

@Rcs You can import the application and the agent will not know about this. Just don't change anything on the application. 

Some agents get upset if you tell them you've imported the application (for some reason - I think it's because they want all the "power"), regardless - it won't affect your application nor processing. It's your application, so I think it's only fair that you can see and monitor any on-goings with same. 

20 hours ago, Klt888 said:

Hi all,

Any grants for general accountant lately?

I’ve recently applied for 186 TRT under general accountant:

Nomination and application lodged: 22 January 2021 

Applicants: 2 onshore 

State: VIC

Health Check: Cleared 9 March 2021

Status: Nomination - finalised, Visa - further assessment 

Can anyone provide any more information on further assessment, can it be stuck on further assessment for a long time or do any of the long timers have a general estimate of how long it would be stuck on this phase before a grant?

thanks in advance!

 

 

@Klt888 in my experience, most applications that get set to "further assessment" take a longer than usual time. 

- There have been the odd exception, where some have come quicker than expected, however, generally speaking from my personal opinion - further assessment means it's going to be a while. Best to sit tight and try enjoy the ride. 

5 minutes ago, yoginkumarpatel1 said:

Hello All.. I got below mail can anyone explain whats is it..?

"Dear Patel, 

We are writing to inform you that your application for an Employer Sponsored Entry visa will shortly be allocated to a Decision Maker for assessment. To reduce potential processing delays you may wish to commence your application for relevant onshore/ offshore police certificates and health examinations, if you have not already done so."

@yoginkumarpatel1 Basically telling you that your application will likely be handed over to a case officer "soon" for processing and if you haven't already completed all outstanding paperwork / requirements, to do it soon (e.g. Police checks, medicals etc.) 

57 minutes ago, Micgeo said:

I can’t understand why they’re taking so long they requested payslips and payg Submit everything the 19th of March still no news 

@Micgeo There are many people wondering the same thing I'm afraid... Unfortunately, Immigration say that they will "try" respond in 28 days of a s56 request, however, this timeframe is not reliable nor dependable. I was told that once a request is submitted, some agents, simply add the requested case to another pile - wait ±28 days, then revisit it (not before) - however, there have been exceptions. 

There is no science to this I'm afraid - I personally waited longer than 28 days and I know others that have waited much longer than 28 days. It's the luck of the draw.

Good luck! 

1 minute ago, masc said:

Can you give me number? I confess I'm afraid to call them, but I will. 

@masc You can get this from a quick Google Search: 131 881

Unless you've been waiting for at least double the expected waiting period - there's nothing they'll do for you (even then, you'll be lucky if they help).