Lina Chau

6 hours ago, Tini365 said:

Hi Guys, 

Our application has gone through to Further assessment. 

Since my last post my partner and I have had a bit of a shock. On the 29th Jan we were asked to organise our AFP, UK Police Check and also our health check. We thought, great, we are getting super close. 

We organised our AFP and got those back within a few days and managed to book our health checks in super quick. Both AFP and Health check came back positive and obviously no issues. We applied for our ACRO police checks and my partner had a bit of a shock when we got these back. She has "No Live Trace" on her police check. She remembered that she had 2 warnings for shoplifting in 2004 and referral order for carrying a novelty lighter with a serrated edge but didn't think these would appear because these took place when she was a minor. 

In 2012 my partner got a police check done for her job as an airline hostess and this came back clean. This check we now realise was not as in depth as an ACRO police check. My partner had the understanding that because this police check was clean that no records as a minor would affect her adult life. She used this same police check for her 1st visa here in Australia in 2012 which was a partner visa with her ex and she also used it for her 457 visa after she split up with her ex back in 2013.

As soon as we could we submitted a notification of incorrect answers along with a copy of the old police check that we luckily had on file. We then submitted the Acro police check.

My partner is feeling incredibly sad as this innocent mistake could cause immigration to invoke PIC 4020 which could be devastating to our application. 

I am still keeping positive as we are good people and we both have had a clean record in the UK and Australia since. There is nothing we can do to change this situation it is what it is. 

All I ask is for everyone to throw positive vibes in the air for us both and hope that immigration will take this information lightly and approve our visa. 

I'll keep you updated with our progress. 

Good luck everyone!!! 

Good luck!! All the best!

3 hours ago, AndyBR said:

Thanks Mate,

I will withdraw the application and start once again.

Hold on Mate, check with another MA first.

My MA told me the 3years experience requirement does not necessary be skill assessed if you are under DE program. 

( I am not expert - worth asking more people before withdraw it!!)

On 04/01/2019 at 13:56, babysleep said:

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

Hi @Babysleep, 

I am also from Hong Kong, can you share if you have the Home Affair department address listed at the bottom part of the letter?  

my letter does not have any clue about the address and i haven't had my case officer assigned - so I am not sure which address i should used for Hong Kong police to post my HK police check cert. 

Thanks!

Hi guys,

I am going to lodge the 186 Direct Entry visa. My agent would like me to obtain the Hong Kong Police check before the case officer requests it since HK police requires a official letter issued by Home Affair department to apply this police check. 

Now, I have received that letter from Home Affair department, however,  it does not specify the postal address of 186 Visa center.  Hong Kong police advised I have to provide the address for them to post the police check result directly to Home Affair department. 

Do you guys know if there is a Visa 186 DE processing center to collect all the supporting docs (e.g. police check cert/ result) for those applicant who do not have the case officer assigned yet?  If yes,  can you share the address/ GPO box number? 

Or, do you have similar experience to identify the address to post the supporting docs before we have the clear case officer assigned?

Thanks!

Hi all, thanks for the useful sharing. I am about to lodge my 186 nomination & visa application and saw your guys mentioned about a excel tracker logging all the shared information/ user movement. just curious if someone can share how to get access to this tracker? 

Will share my lodgement details once it is done. Thanks a lot!