babysleep

12 hours ago, aus.pr said:

Did you apply for virtual citizenship or they sent you an invite without applying?

I didn't apply for the virtual one and they just email me last week

Yeah I just got invited to virtual citizenship ceremony happening next week at Strathfield NSW!! I have been waiting for 6 months since the test!

1 hour ago, coquette said:

Hello! I have an UPDATE

Received an email , appointment and test set for 27/9 in sydney CBD office! Soooo happy

heyy congrats and good luck to your test~

May I know when did you submit the application and which council you are with?

I submitted my application in May 2020 and I am based in Sydney.

Anyone knows whether immi is still processing applications and tests recently?

Thanks for answering! Good luck to all of us

Hi all,

I got my PR last year and just submitted the application of citizenship last week.

During this year, I did not travel for more than 3 months.

Do I need to apply for police check? If yes, should I directly do police check and put the reference number? or wait until Immi ask me to do so.

Thanks a lot for answering =)

1 hour ago, rammygirl said:

She can ask the company to sponsor her for PR but they don’t have to. They can nominate as a direct entry stream application now if she meets all the requirements. For the transfer application stream she must wait until the two years are up. If the PR isn’t granted by the time her current visa expires then she will go onto a bridging visa until it is.

 

If she can qualify for a skilled independent visa she can apply without sponsorship and it will be quicker and more straightforward. 

Thank you!! I will tell my friend about this!!

My friend has already held 457 for 1.5 years, can she request company to lodge nomination now?

Because it takes 12-13 months for Immi to access the case........

Thank you so  much for answering.

21 hours ago, Marisawright said:

To be honest, that sounds like they are exploiting you because they know you cannot leave without risking your visa.    If you do leave, I think they would be likely to complain so it would be a risk.

18 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Agreed.  A difficult situation; I suggest you use all the routes available to you in discussing your concerns with your boss; with HR and if necessary with a union or employee support body - getting this on record would help your case later if you are forced to leave.

Thank you very much for your replies!! It is useful

11 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

that you will work for an employer - who has been through the

17 hours ago, Wonderingaloud said:

This was asked recently- see the link below to the thread. 

 

Thanks for your reply. Since I got PR, my company keep cutting staffs and push their workloads on me. That's why I suddenly think of changing job T_T

I just got 186 PR last week. Anyone know whether I must stay in this company for another 2 years? 

Can I change job? Thank you!

9 minutes ago, apoudel35 said:

Congrats mate ,

Can you please share your timeline 

Occupation: Accountant (General)

State: NSW

Country: LR

Stream: 186 TRT

Applicants: 1

Lodge: 30/3/2018

Nomimation approved : 6/3/ 2019

Police check received : 22/3/2019

ENS 186 Visa granted : 7/5/2019

OMG I received the golden email this morning!!

Immi requested me to provide overseas police check on 6/3, 

and they received the police check on 22/3, 

and finally I got the PR today!!!!

Thank you so much for this forum, eg advise, statistics and encouragement!!

(Please update my timeline in the excel too, thanks!!)

6 minutes ago, Hex said:

@babysleep

Correct - alternatively, you can wait the *28 days they estimate (more like 30-40) and then check again. They would have hopefully already responded to you on this by then. 

@Hex

Thanks  hope it goes quickly!! I can't wait for PR haha

Just now, Hex said:

@babysleep Where did they send the police check to? 

If they are updating Immi directly, then you'll be able to see when they have it, when your application is updated with the same. 
If they are sending it to you / your MA, then you'll need to update your application and again, would then know when Immi have it, once the application is updated. 

Thanks for answering!

They send it to immi directly! So what I need to do is keep logging in and see whether there is still a flag for police check? lol

Immi requested my Hong Kong Police check. I have already called Hong Kong Police and they said the letter was sent last Wed. 

How can I know if Immi receive it or not? Can I check it online?

Thanks for answering!

Lets share the happinessssssssss!! I just got nomination approval today and case officer is asking me for only overseas police check!!
I hope to get PR within a month! =)

Please add me to the excel spreadsheet! Thank you ^^

Nomination  Applied: 30/3/2018

Visa Applied: 20/8/2018

No. of Applicants 1

Profession: Accountant (General)

Country of Birth: HK

Citizenship: HK

Stream: 186 TRT

Nomination approved: 6/3/2019

Status: Received (6/3/2019)

On 12/01/2019 at 13:48, Daniel Jia said:

Received email today, accountant category applied on 07 Mar 2018, Nomination and PR approved on 12 Jan 2019.

No further documents asked and direct granted, status changed from Received to Finalised this morning.

Congrats!!!!! Your update is a big encouragement for me!!

I am in the same field as you and applied on 15 Mar 2018!! Hope I can get mine soon too!!

1 minute ago, Gary Leigh said:

Character and Police Certificate Requirements

As per the Department’s website (Character and Police certificate requirements), some countries such as Singapore, Japan, The Netherlands, Fiji, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, or Hong Kong, require a letter from the Department first in order to provide a penal check (‘penal check letter’). If you wish to ‘front end load’ the penal check process to reduce processing delays you may wish to obtain a penal check letter before you lodged your visa application or prior to receiving a request for further information from the Department.

For such requests you can email the bio-data page of your passport to nsw.pse@homeaffairs.gov.au and include the words “Penal Check Letter” in the subject line of your email.

Thanks for reply! I have already received the letter, just finding place to do fingerprint ^^

1 hour ago, Ezzentric said:

 

 Hi @babysleep It's quite a process with Hong Kong. I helped a friend navigate the process .   It's best to check the HK gov website. All the steps are there and you need the immi letter attached as HK govt wants to know the reason and proof of the reason. You will use the Aus Post office but not all Post offices know the full process so best to go the the ones where there is a big HK expat community such at the CBD. Hope this helps. 

Thanks! I have already checked the website, just not sure whether I can go to police station to get fingerprint done!

1 minute ago, Kashif.Iqbal said:

Which country you from?

Hong Kong. I just got the request letter from Immi.

Anyone know where I can get fingerprint in Sydney? I need it for overseas police check!!

Thanks a lot for helping!

Anyone know where I can get fingerprint in Sydney? I need it for overseas police check!!

Thanks a lot for helping!

Anyone knows if immi hold the 186 applications for accountants?
In the spreadsheet, the accountant who applied 186 in Nov 2017 is still in pending status =S

2 hours ago, MaggieMay24 said:

As soon as you lodge your 186 application onshore, you're eligible to apply for Medicare.  I think you also need to currently hold a visa that grants you work rights so a 457 would fall into that category.

Thank you for telling me!

I have submitted the 186 nomination & visa application. Can I apply medicare even the nomination is not approved yet? (I have bridging visa confirmation but not yet active)