VBB

Submitted my application in Jan 2020 from Melbourne. Didn't hear anything for a year. In Jan 2021 moved to Sydney. Received a test invite within a week. Sydney FTW.

I see, thanks for the info. 

I guess best I can do is get the docs ready for the day I can apply. 

It appears that most applications take a while to be processed. Could anybody advise if I could lodge my application a couple of months before I meet the 1 year PR requirement, given that I've been living in Australia for over 6 years? 

4 hours ago, rem279 said:

@VBB - Congratulations! Surprisingly my timelines are similar to yours, except that my role is Software Tester 

Oh yeah, all dates are exactly the same :D

Congrats mate! 

My 186 visa was granted today. Feel free to add to the spreadsheet:

Occupation: Developer Programmer
State: VIC
Country: HR
Stream: 186 TRT
Number of applicants: 1
Nomination and Visa applied: Feb 20 2018
Nomination approved: Dec 12 2018 (notified by MA)
Visa granted: Jan 22 2019

The status on the IMMI website was showing up as Received until the visa was granted, when it changed to Finalized straight away.

Best of luck yall.