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4 hours ago, Whites.uk said:

Congrats! Keep us posted on your research project.

Tons of Uni Lecturers getting through at the minute!  New term must be round the corner 

Yes, @Whites.uk. A grant letter later than this would leave me inadequate time to prepare for teaching in semester 2. The Department of Home Affairs does know things! 

Hi all, 

glad to share that my visa came through earlier today. This forum has been very helpful for me to find relevant information, which I used to inform a number of decisions (including the timing of resignation from my current employer despite some level of uncertainty ). 

I have updated my signature. I am not in the May excel sheet. If someone could add my info to it, please.  I once requested it but received no response. 

BTW, I am a researcher and as you can see, an immigrant myself. Am very interested in doing research on immigrants and how they adapt to the new life and work in a new country! Maybe you can participate in my research after I have entered Australia 

Good luck to everyone! 

3 hours ago, Gighen87 said:

Congratulations!

This is very strange, as there is cooks waiting from February 2017 and didn't get their visa yet, not even been rejected. Who know how this immigration officers are working

I agree. There has been a very strange pattern recently. Needless to say, those guys who got their visa granted in such a short time are extremely lucky! Congratulations to them! 

12 hours ago, JS_186 said:

Silent reader - just got my golden email today.

 

I'm JS in March 2018 in the spreadsheet.

I applied for nomination and visa on 1st of March, 186 DE, University Lecturer, direct grant, no contact whatsover.

 

Perfect timing, leaving work now to celebrate!

 

Good luck everyone!

Congratulations @JS_186! Thanks for sharing the info. I am also University Lecturer. Hope mine would come in a similar timeframe. It's currently hard for me to plan anything without knowing when it will be granted. 

I have seen few people applying offshore in the spreadsheet. Does anyone know whether there is any difference in processing applications lodged onshore and offshore? Are onshore applications given priority over offshore applications?

6 hours ago, Ak101 said:

Where can I find the spreadsheet? Can someone please share it. Thanks! 

Hi Ak101, on the top of this webpage there are several tabs. One of them reads "Visa Timelines" (which is between "Articles" and "Money Transfers"). In the drop-down menu, select "ENS 186 timeline", then you can see the spreadsheet. 

I have just joined the forum for a few days. Looking at the spreadsheet, I was wondering whether there is a trend based on occupation. Glad to see the discussion today on this. It helps to make (slightly) better prediction and be more realistic. I say "slightly" better because the process contains so much variation, even within the same occupation! 

Congratulations Raj0106 and Chilli888!

Can someone add me to the spreadsheet, please?

Nomination & Application submitted on 29 May 2018

Category: 186 DE

Number of Applicants: 1

Occupation: University lecturer

Country: LR

Status: received