Kiwibayer

Hey all, 

I woke up to the Golden Email from my MA today. 
time to bring out the champagne. 

Thanks to everybody in this forum to help me keep my sanity over the last 13 month. 
Good luck and stay patient. There is light at the end of the tunnel. 

46 minutes ago, Fung said:

Hey. Are you still waiting for your visa? It has already been more than a month since you provided your updated police certificates. It's too long just for verifying police certificates.

Yes, I'm still waiting. 

No news from the MA or the CO.

39 minutes ago, Tjacob said:

@Kiwibayer we are in the same boat . Waiting for CO to look back into our file . Hopefully they have the MOJ consent back now . Mine is being processed by ViC Pese 

Details in my signature . 

Interesting, have you seen any indication on how long the MOJ consent takes?
haven't considered this at all.

1 minute ago, Fung said:

Did you use that fast method? I think you can only get a clean state certificate if you use third party service, not a full record one. However DoHA requires a full record one.

I used both options.

There is another paper that immigration requires you to sign that allows them to get in contact with MOJ for further clarifications if required.
Your CO should tell you if that's required. 

anyways, there isn't really any point in trying to speed this up as the department of immigration doesn't seem to look at the files till 28 days after request (or over 40 days in my case). 

12 minutes ago, Fung said:

Hey. Did they only request for updated NZ police certificate? I’m not sure how long it takes them to verify NZ police certificates, as it seems that MOJ is pretty slow.

NZ and Australian, 

I used the MOJ homepage to request it and yes it's slow. 
However, unlike Australia, NZ has methods to speed things up. 

i.e. you can get a faster MOJ via https://www.veritascheck.co.nz/faq 
It will cost you a bit more though.

8 hours ago, jbh said:

I was requested for police cert on 21/3, which I supplied on 28/3. But it seems they will check it after 28 days as my status has not changed since (last updated 8/3).

but don't bet on it 

I was asked for updated police certs on the 28th of Feb; uploaded everything by the 8th of March. 
Still waiting ... 

41 days so far

13 hours ago, HarryWong said:

Mine request document 26 Feb, provide document 1 March, change to further assessment, still waiting....

The 40 days rule nearly passed... so sad....

 

By the way, 40 days should be counted from request date or upload document date, Hex?

I hear you mate, 

mine were requested on the 28th of Feb, so I'm on day 35.
Let's see if we get it before day 40. 

Best of luck

7 minutes ago, art said:

Another quick question regarding the spreadsheet - should I log data according to the nomination date or the application date? I see existing data is not really consistent across the tabs.

as per your immi account, I followed the following: 

Nomination Data:                 when you nominated yourself
Visa data:                              when you received the visa grant (i.e. bridging visa grant) from the department, usually via email
nomination grand date:       your MA should tell you that this happened, usually when the department picks up your files for the first time
Visa Grant data:                   when you got your golden email 

4 minutes ago, Hex said:

@art Yep, it's there: https://www.pomsinoz.com/settings/signature/

 Feels like I say this 10 times a day 

Also, maybe we should make a sticky with the FAQ ...

2 minutes ago, Hex said:

@art Yep, it's there: https://www.pomsinoz.com/settings/signature/

 Feels like I say this 10 times a day 

Let's add it all to our signature

i.e. 

For Newbies: 
1. Update your Profile: -> https://www.pomsinoz.com/settings/signature/ or click on your account in the top right -> Account Settings -> Signature
2. The Spreadsheet is here: ENS 186 Timeline - Google Sheets

1 hour ago, Cbyrne11 said:

https://www.myaccessaustralia.com/10-useful-things-186-visa/

 

This link covers this question in the FAQ, doesn't specifically state they wouldn't cancel a visa for it, but says unless there was fraud it would be unlikely.

 

Personally, I think you're sponsoring employer would have to Lodge a complaint for any action to be taken. So you should try leave on good terms I reckon.

 

 

https://visaone.com.au/ens-186-visa-happens-leave-employer-get-pr/?fbclid=IwAR2O9EN0qr5xwM3TDFMGvHn0LA3lzU-x2_WdVMmJ5eiU5VQapwhymMIbcLw

this is on the same line: 

Quote

 

"

The answer depends. If you applied for the 186 without a genuine intention to work for your employer for the full 2-year period, and it is determined that the application was made with fraudulent or misleading claims, then you can lose your 186.

However, if the application was made on genuine grounds, but the employment relationship has subsequently broken down, or ended due to the nature of normal staff turnover (or other standard employment issues) then your 186 will continue without any problems.

Once your 186 visa is granted, you have full permanent residency rights and therefore have no enforceable obligation that prevents you from changing your employer or your role. Generally speaking, the Department is unlikely to cancel your visa if you change employers unless you have provided false or misleading information in your visa application (as previously mentioned). It is also important to keep in mind that both you and your employer must comply with applicable Australian workplace and employment laws throughout your employment."

 

The article seems to suggest that if you have legitimate reason for leaving... as long as you did not plan this while you were applying for the Visa aka 2 years back ... 
can somebody provide some actual examples where things went south? 

Any Migration agents here that could comment on this?

11 hours ago, natmis said:

We spoke to our MA today and he confirmed our suppositions that DOHA is divided into two teams now with one team processing visas from August onwards, and the second team everything before August.

well great, even fewer resources available for the ones that have been in the system for longer. 

53 minutes ago, Kaaaaaaaaate said:

@Kiwibayer what further docs did they ask for? Fingers crossed for you.

Police certificate for Australia and NZ expired so had to get new ones. 

On 14/03/2019 at 15:18, Kaaaaaaaaate said:

 

The agent I spoke to indicated that the evidence required to prove a de facto partner included on this visa type is less than for a partner visa, but the only info I can find online relates to partner visas.

Can anyone tell me if you need to go to the lengths of getting stat decs from friends etc, putting together pictures etc for a partner on a 186?

We're already in oz on my 457 but don't h

Hey all, 

My visa status currently under "Further Assesment" after I had to supply further documents. 

I'm currently planning to go on holiday outside the country over the Easter break and would, therefore, need to apply for a BVB visa. 

Does anybody know if the BVB application would influence the current further assessment? 
Either in a positive or negative way .. 

1 hour ago, Fung said:

Hi everyone.

 How long does AFP police certificate value for? And what about New Zealand’s? I heard that Australian police certificate validates for 12 months, but New Zealand’s only validates for 6 months. Is that true? Thanks in advance.

Yes NZ is only valid for 6 month

my recommendation is to set yourself a timer and request a new one a month before it expires. just so you're not in the same scenario I am in where i need to wait for further assesment as my police certificates were expired. 

Hey everybody,

With tomorrow being labour day in Victoria, does anybody know if the migration officers will be process anything tomorrow? 

Thanks

just got an email from my MA: 

"

Good news! 

Please note that the Department of Home Affairs have approved the nomination side of your permanent residency application. We have sent this on to your sponsor.

What this means is they will now move to assessing your corresponding visa application. We will let you know as soon as we have any news on your visa application. This may be soon, however we cannot guarantee this as the PR section seem to be processing a lot of nominations at the moment.

"

I'm guessing that means I'm being assessed now.  Hurray
Do I need to update anything in my signature?

Hi all

Silent lurker for a while and finally registered today.
I saw the spreadsheet today and was wondering how I add my own details to it? 

is there a process to request access?