natmis

Hi Guys,

I'm about to apply for the citizenship and was wondering what kind of documents have you attached? Have you attached any character reference letters, etc?

Thank you!

Nat

Happy Monday everyone

We just received our visa  It was our 3rd attempt for 186 and we finally got it.

What a great Christmas gift

Good luck everyone!

All details in the signature.

12 minutes ago, cyberteonixxxxx said:

So i guess they lodged both at the same time. Had the nomination approved but visa didnt get assessed at the same time. Thanks.

I've noticed it's quite common recently that they are not assessing nomination and visa at the same time. I've got my nomination approved a week ago and no news/requested documents for a visa :).

Hi All!

My visa nomination just got approved! After 2 declined nominations, moving interstate to change the employer, we are half way through!

I keep my fingers cross for everyone here, and remember, never lose hope and fight for it!

Cheers

Nat

And here I go again!

Back in the game for the 3rd time

Nomination applied: 05/08/2019

Visa Applied: 07/08/2019

Occupation: Software Engineer

Hey Guys

Sorry for the out of topic but if you know the company that is looking for an amazing Software Engineer, specifically iOS Developer with 5+ years of experience, please let me know!

Cheers and congratulations for everyone that got their visas

19 minutes ago, SAJ.N said:

Hi Nat,

Are you able to apply on-shore for 189 (You as main applicant) while you are appealing 186 nomination ?

Hi,

We decided not to appeal as it would have critical consequences and also the chances to win are minimal. I can't apply for 189 as a primary applicant, i'm way too young to have the experience, will be graduating this year and my occupation is not on the list (I work in IT but studying Marketing).

The action plan is to find the employer that is willing to sponsor us on 186 (we are on a good way) and in the meantime my partner will be taking IELTS (min. 7.0) to get more points for 190 visa and we will apply in September as we need more experience. 

Fortunately, I don't need to take IELTS or PTE again as I was doing a Bachelor Degree on Macquarie Uni for the last 2 years.

5 minutes ago, Hex said:

@natmis I'm curious - if his employer is so keen to keep him. Could he not simply "sponsor" a DE visa, or even better a 189 (if you guys qualify for it). 
- When i say sponsor, I mean as in to pay for it. 

If your 457 is running out, I've had a friend go from a 457 to the new equivalent (482) within about a month of application (they really quick).

He actually did pay for it, and he's keen to cover all costs.

We weren't on 457 visa, we came to Australia on 476 visa and then, after 1.5 year, applied for 186 DE.

1 minute ago, Hex said:

@natmis That's great news - i'm glad to hear it. The only question I have is; 

How would the employer ensure to get any response from the department within 1 month?
Honestly - unless they have someone in the department to help, or an agent that "knows someone, that knows someone ", I don't see it possible. 
- Also, if this was the case, surely they would have used this "connection" to speed your previous applications up. What's changed that they now have access to 1 month response? 

Although it's great that the employer wants you guys, i'd be careful to not put your eggs in one basket and have a fall back strategy (which it sounds like you do), just in case. 

 

Well, that's a good question. As far as I know, the start up is supported by the government as they are working on the common project so they know some people.  

They can't ensure us that we will get a PR within a month so our priority now is to find another employer and that's what we're focusing on.

Just now, Anajmi said:

Hi Natmis,

 

Why should you leave Australia and then apply for a new visa?

Hi,

Sorry, I should probably quote my previous post. In short, employer's nomination has been refused and we wanted to withdraw the application.

They want to appeal but our migration agent says there is a vary small chance to win an appeal and tbh I don't have nerves to wait another god knows how many months.

We found out that if the appeal is being refused as well, you can't apply for any other visa being onshore -> you need to leave and apply offshore.

The question is - what are other consequences of appeal being rejected? 

1 hour ago, SAJ.N said:

Hi Nat,

So sorry to hear that.

How about 189 Skilled visa? It's heaps faster .

Heyy,

It is our second option, but my partner would have to pass IELTS on like 8.0 (?) to have enough points.

If 186 will completely fail, then we will try to go on 189

Hey hey,

So I have a situation here...

Basically, my partner's employer doesn't want to let him go and he's ready to fight and appeal. Our migration agent says that it doesn't make sense because the chances are super low.

My partner said to the boss that if they want to keep him, they literally have one month to get him a PR as he already resigned. The boss says that they will make the application being fast-tracked (don't ask me why would we fit in in being fast-tracked as I can't find any reasonable explanation) and he will get support. They have a meeting today with another migration agent. Anyway, did anyone hear about the consequences and risks when the appeal is being rejected?

We know we would have to leave Australia to apply for another visa as you can't do it onshore, is there anything else?

Thanks in advance!

15 minutes ago, peyotemix said:

Did they ask you to provide additional information or ask something?

No, they didn't ask for anything both times.

10 minutes ago, Hex said:

@natmis Sorry to hear about the news - never good seeing these come through. 

Could I ask, are you on a "higher than usual" salary, or is it more of the company can't afford a "affordable salary? 

Also - applying for a student visa, although buying some time - might not help with employment, as you are only allowed to work a set amount of hours on that visa, which is not ideal for your situation (I assume). 

Good luck and please keep us posted. 

Just to clear some things out - I'm a secondary applicant, my partner is the one who got sponsored.

I would say that all experienced software engineers earn around $100k so that's not too high. I think that immigration don't take into the consideration money from investors. Simply, annual turnover needs to be in a good place.

I need to stay in Australia to graduate as I already have spent thousands of dollars on Uni fees  and I have just one semester left.

We'll see how it goes and if we won't find anyone to sponsor us, then we will go somewhere else:) 

Thanks!

1 minute ago, peyotemix said:

Hi Nat,

I got refused for the same reason in 2017 and still waiting for a response from the AAT.

You could try and lodge another nomination again providing more evidence to support the business situation and justify why the business is in debt at the moment by providing accountant letters, local business letter of support or similar things.

Many businesses are in debt but still manage to pay their employees wages is just the way it is in the world now.

If you research you can see that even the Department of Home Affairs is in debt, how do they pay their wages?

Good luck

Hi, They are actually not even in debt.

They had a massive investment from the investors and they were able to pay the salaries from product sales. I don't want to appeal because it just takes too much time, having in mind the current processing times + they got refused twice, chances are extremely low.

If we won't find the employer that is willing to sponsor, I'll apply for student visa as I still have Uni till December 19.

Hi Guys, sadly I want to share bad news with  you.

My nomination has been refused yesterday. The reason was exactly the same as the first time - the company is not able to pay the salary for the next 2 years.

I have to admit, I expected that but I had hope because financials looks waaaay better now than it was before.

Our decision is to withdraw and to find another employer asap.

Cheers,

Nat

1 minute ago, Mansu said:

Hello There.

Im new to this forum.

I have applied for ENS 186 visa as a Hardware technician in January 2019. Just want to know does anyone recently got approval as a Hardware Technician?

Hi there,

Please check our spreadsheet, which is updated daily, where you can find who and when got the visa recently :).

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1INy6sxuUIisgLOT7CcskWLjQjHV_6yVvUBRHceWE_a0/edit#gid=1377925411

Cheers

4 minutes ago, Jerita said:

Hay playitbyear it’s not hate I was just guessing because that’s the only profession which is moving very fast and always in demand

I wouldn't say so, there are still quite a few engineers that are still waiting.

Also, on this forum, we have seen a few cases where cooks were approved within the reasonable timeline so it's not a rule of thumb that no one cares about this occupation.

I suggest to sit tight, and as Hex always says: expect the worst, hope for the best. Especially that you only applied 6 months ago!  

Cheers.

Hi,

I just called DOHA to ask and maybe get some update for my application as I'm getting worried.

They told me that the status is active but they couldn't explain what does it mean because it would be the protocol breach?

Have anyone heard anything about this status?

21 minutes ago, tuti said:

Hi all,

Just sharing a point of view, which it could be totally wrong, just based in some research and also the current approvals. 

It seems to me that everyone who applied before March/2018 and haven't got the nomination approved will have to wait for the new financial year or perhaps for the new government....  the reason for that is because the majority that is waiting from before March/2018 doesn't have the profession included in the current list.

In the other hand they need to approve their "target" for this financial year, so they are approving everything that they can easily to reach that.

Does anyone have the same feeling? 

 

You might be right, who knows..

But recently I joined a few groups on Facebook where people are sharing their timelines and I saw a few posts with the grants from people who applied in 2017.

7 minutes ago, Capitano said:

Hello, 

Anyone know how to access the timesheet as I am unable to open it, 0its says "protected file"

And 

Please add me to time sheet please 

Thank you 

Hi, 

you are already in the spreadsheet

22 minutes ago, Roni S said:

Good Morning All,

anyone waiting from June 2018 and received famous email on 4th April, but nothing heard after that? 

Hi there

I am waiting from June, stream DE.

I think that there are more TRT applications processed now based on this forum's spreadsheet and Facebook groups

34 minutes ago, Nandarao said:

Hello bro did you saw any July grants recently 

For this kind of questions, it is worth to check the spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1INy6sxuUIisgLOT7CcskWLjQjHV_6yVvUBRHceWE_a0/edit#gid=737425834

It will save us a space on the page

18 minutes ago, MMHF said:

Hello

Ielts is always valid for 2 years.

thank you

Not for immigration purposes if you are applying as a secondary applicant...

It has been already explained a few pages back.

42 minutes ago, Deep1984 said:

Keep dying inside day by day. Only faith we have to keep. Frustrating with the immi processing. Some people waiting long and some just got within 2 month. Don't know exactly which month they are processing. Just pray to God everyone  will get it. 

Based on our spreadsheet, which I try to keep updated, they are processing TRT May/June. For the applications lodged after 12/08, you're right, there is no visible pattern there. I heard the rumour recently that immigration outsources a company to process these but who knows if that's true

Keep positive!:)