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We applied on mind of January 2020 in Melbourne area. Still no news. Don’t know what to do. Any suggestions?

Hi guys, could someone update a spreadsheet.

I can’t believe it, didn’t get an email from MA today, went to check my immi account and found out that my visa was granted!!!

they didn’t ask for any documents, it just went from received to finalise.

does anybody know what do I have to do once my baby is born, which should be any day now. Do I have to add him to my visa or he is actually becoming an Australian citizen, so I will need to get him a local passport. Would appreciate any response.

Just stay positive and believ that your visa will come very soon. I also lost hope after I didn’t get visa,before new year, as i thought that baby will come before I get visa, but what a great news come into my house today, got visa and my son will be a first member of our family with Aussie passport)))

2 hours ago, ayus123 said:

I have the same question and similar situation like yours. I applied TRT on 27 Feb, just 1 day before you and have no update yet. 

We are also expecting a baby due date 21 Dec. I had a big hope to get some news before the due date but looking to the current processing time, I m hopeless for Golden mail before Christmas. As per my research, if the baby is born before the visa grant, we don't get any benefits for the baby and baby will get the same visa like the parents.

I wish you good luck and let's keep on praying.

 

 

Yes, I am the same. Baby due date is 4 of January, and it would be such a great thing to get visa before, so he can become an Australian citizen. But I lost my hope already. Once he is born, will need to get a birth certificate and submit it to our application and pay for additional person of course (((

Hi guys, does anyone know if we’re eligible for any payment from government once we have a baby, if we’re on 457 visa, but applied for 186 visa? I mean the same way as we can use Medicare. Thanks 

I recently spoke with my MA, and he told me that now they can see that most applicants get result in 12 months. He also said that they have some sort of meeting in July with others MA and submitted a complaint to prime minister about processing time, as it is an absurd. And employers did the same, as they need skilled workers to fill up the position. So everyone is pretty pissed off of this situation. I just hope that it will start to move quicker than it is now. Most of my friends,who applied a 1.5 years ago, got their PR in 6 months. And we have to wait twice longer. That is totally unfair.

42 minutes ago, Friskycharmer said:

This is my opinion Based on conversations with my MA. 

Before Xmas people who logged applications in jan, feb, March should see there visas processed or at least the nominations approved. 

That would be great 

I hope everyone,who applied for 186 visa in February 2018 will get their visas this week, including me

Yes,I hope to get visa before my baby born,so he becomes a citizen. That would great.

2 hours ago, Loktar said:

According to my knowledge, interim Medicare is an adequate health insurance, and you can stop your private insurance while still being on 457 visa, once you got Medicare. (I did this by myself.) And I confirmed this information in the medicare office.

Also from my experience,  immigration department gives sometimes different answers to the same questions, when you call them. So I would not trust to what they say.

Could be, but I decided to keep Bupa until I get PR, just don’t want to give a chance to migration to find anything what can cause complications during processing time)))

1 hour ago, Loktar said:

Where did you see a word "private" in that requirement? It says "adequate", not private.

Yes it says “adequate “, which means if you don’t have Medicare you should organise something else, in this case private health insurance such as Bupa. What I am saying, that you should maintain your “adequate” health insurance while your 457 visa is still valid, even if you already got your interim Medicare card. We have interim Medicare, got it once lodged 186 application and using it all the time, because wife is pregnant and it covers everything, didn’t pay a cent. So I thought I could cancel my Bupa, asked my MA and she told me that we have to keep Bupa. I didn’t trust her much, so I called immigration department and they told me that while my 457 still in effect I can’t get rid of Bupa, but once my 457 expires and bridge visa will come in effect then I will be able to do so.

6 hours ago, ICT Customer Support Officer said:

Not sure if it's been asked before. 

We are on 457, applied 186 in Feb.

As far as I understand we are eligible for Medicare (blue or something like this).

Question: if we will apply to Medicare and we will get it, do we still need to pay for 457 Health Insurance (Private fund)? 

As far as I understand as we are still on 457 (expires 2020) we must have the appropriate level of cover.  Is Medicare cover good enough? 

How does it work?

 

Thanks. 

 

 

Yes, you still have to keep your private health insurance while your 457 visa is valid. Once you move to your bridge visa then you can cancel it. I am at the same situation, spoke to migration department and they told me so. If you will cancel your private health insurance then you brige 457 visa requirements which is “you have to have private health insurance “. That doesn’t make sense!but it is what it is

4 hours ago, @dream_aus said:

Not sure, but I think yes, you have to pay.

4 hours ago, Woidy said:

Hi. Is any body knows if we have to pay for medical examination if we have medicare . Help please

Yes you have to pay, and it is quite expensive too. They want to make money on everything 

18 hours ago, BB86 said:

Guys, can u change location (from sydney to Melbourne) but stay with the same company in the same role, even when still awaiting 186 ENS grant? TRT186 

I don’t know if you can change it during your wait time, but I got my 457 visa while I was working in TAS, and then company offers me permanent position in VIC, my MA said that this not a problem as I still working for same company on same position. I just had to apply for 186 visa instead of 187.

Can someone add me to spreadsheet please 

applied on 28.02.18

186 TRN production manager 

2 people 

status Received

still waiting and hope to get visa any day. Medical and police done after couple of weeks after application had been lodged.

How are they taking application for processing? Some people get visa from last year,which is ridiculous, and then we have some who applied on March. It is a very big gap in between. I applied on 28 of February, still received (((

Just a question, Can my status still be saying receive without changing to process and I will get my visa. Or it should change to process first and only after they will grant visa?

19 hours ago, Jenny1985 said:

vasia congrats was it 186 direct entry or transitional? 

I didn’t receive the visa yet. 186 TRT

Hi everyone, could you please add me to the spreadsheet.

Applied on 28.02.2018, nomination and visa 

2 people HR country TRN

Poduction manager 

done medical checkups after couple of weeks after lodgement, because MA said so. Didn’t hear anything yet. Spoke to MA , she said that nomination was approved, don’t know if it is true or not))) Status in Immi account saying Received. Hope to get good news soon, really tired of waiting, probably as everyone else. Wish all of us can get golden email tomorrow