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First you make your immi account using the primary applicants details, then you click on import a file and here you give the details from your BVA. Even though your bridging visa is not active your status will show that your file is received. Hope this helps.

It is a bit strange definitely.... of courses most of the documents would be submitted for your nomination but atleast some documents should be uploaded here like your passport or licence for identification evidence of employment and work experience. So roughly you should see 3/60 documents atleast. This could be more if you have attached police clearance and other documents too. This is my understanding but your MA could be waiting for immigration to ask for documents before they decided to upload it.

You could still make your own immi account with the details on your confirmation letter of your application.

Tipu your MA doesn't need to give you access...you can get access yourself by details on your bridging visa. You can even upload your own documents without giving them to your MA.

Hi Jassie, if the judge has given you a suggestion of going to your local MP then by all means go ahead, I was just be sarcastic regarding the Queensland drug lord that got his visa through political affiliation with his mate Peter. Unfortunately we don't have those political connections and have to wait normal or abnormal course of our duration.

What's your occupation - U can use political influence only if your a drug dealer and you have Peter Dutton to back you up.... otherwise using political influence will only land U up with a refusal....I'm sure ur not waiting since June 2016 coz there are few people here from that period.

Yeah I think we all know that already... there is always a possibility of rejection on the visa part but most of the times it's almost a home run...if U know what mean...by the way I was trying to motivate him and others who are in the same boat.... would U rather have me say - "Samir don't get too excited it's only your nomination that's been approved there is still a chance of your visa being rejected"

Don't worry about that...once ur nomination has been approved it's a sure shot for ur visa...by the way how long back did you do the skills assessment and have you done your EOI for the 190?

Congrats Sameer...now you don't have to bother about ur skills assessment and 190

Anyways since ur nomination has been approved there is almost a certain guarantee that your visa is coming for sure... it's just a matter of waiting. I hope the wait is not too long...all the best mate!!! Surely it can't be that long away

Gazza I believe you had another guy who applied from the same company after you and got their visa approved before you... I could be wrong and mixing you up with someone else. How long did the other guys visa take to be granted after his nomination was approved??

Good job... atleast they have started working on ur file now!!!

This forum is here to share similar experiences and ask questions regarding the same scenarios - now it's an open platform where everyone will have an opinion - it's up to the individual to take the advice and do some research on that to see if it stacks up....if they are just heading in blindly then they are fools. I agree with you on the fact that immigration gives bad advice one of my friend called up to ask on the status of his wife's application, this is the reply he got back. "Tell her to cancel her application and reapply from here" this person who was talking to my friend over the phone is so lucky to be working for immigration because he clearly lacks basic common sense in order to apply from within the country you first need to be here. How some of these people get these jobs I really wonder.

Sorry to hear about this... losing valuables is bad but what's worse is getting Ur laptop and documents stolen. I really feel sad and angry to hear about this. But getting back to your topic, your MA must be embarrassed that you've done a better job than her that's why she is not replying or answering your calls. If your wife/partner has an Australian qualifications which is done over a 2 year period that qualifies her to meet the minimum requirements for English exemption.

To be honest most registered MA don't know what the rules are and how they apply in different circumstances. I can say this because I have been to several MA for advise but most of them knew less than what I know and when I challenged them on certain points the only response they had was they will get back to me. Most of the stuff that @MilaMocha said it correct including "no point informing immigration coz they would only stand to say that we hold the rights to cancel your visa. See what @Tosh14 said about his MA wanting him to pay extra. I had the same experience 2 years ago when I applied for my daughters visa after she was born here, I not only got her visa without any fee but also got it without a passport and medicals, her visa grant letter had passport number as NIL. So far all my visas have been done by my self without any MA's help the only reason I went to them is to see if there is something different that I don't know. As said everything is not black and white there is a lot of grey areas. My present visa I am the main applicant and one MA told me that my partner needs to give IELTS too when I told them that any secondary applicant does not need to give IELTS if they have an Australian qualifications which is been achieved over a 2year period onshore, they said they will have to check and get back, after one day they told me I'm right my partner does not need to give IELTS. The other point someone else noted that check what your MA is doing and what documents they submitted because many MA are lying and not doing their job properly - this is the same reason why some MA's are getting deregister and migrating themselves to other countries after taking your money though

You can leave provided you can show proof that you are being bullied, in order to do this you need to get some written statement by other fellow colleagues supporting your claims and put in a formal complaint to the management regarding the head chef outlining the details of your harrassment. You will need to gather substantial evidence to support your claim because if you just say that you are not happy and can't prove the bullying and harrassment then you could be in problem if your employer informs immigration about you leaving the job. All the best I know there are many people out here who go through work place harrassment and just have to tolerate this just because of their sponsorships conditions.

Jonjo the longest I've seen anyone wait on further assessment is 8 months on this forum but I guess each one's case is different and they might of kept asking for more evidence and documents that's what took so long.... hopefully you get some good news soon.

I'll write it, if you want; send me the details along with your email address..

Hi Geace, this fee is completely unethical please do not pay it. I can understand if you need to appeal against the decision then there is an application fee and a professional fee but there is no such fee as a complaint fee. I'm sure they will give you a receipt and are covered by their business practices but you should report this agent through mara. If you don't want to do it please send me their details and I will report them. Please don't waste any more money on complaining, they will just write a formal mail/email asking what is the status of the applicant that's all, they will not fight for U. If you want to complain Do it yourself!!!

Congrats Garry.... finally the wait is over...you must be so relieved....Share your timeline...

If they have asked you to get ur AFP check done....then U are getting closer... best of luck

Really...wow that's long 7 months..but I'm sure they must of asked for more information or documents inbetween... I'm really surprised never knew anyone waiting so long.... learning new things on this forum

Yes I think you need to speak to your MA about this, either they have received RCB and they are not telling you or they haven't filed ur RCB coz it shouldn't take more than 6 weeks.

Thanks rotbid...I feel the higher the turnover the easier the processing...

No you don't require to give IELTS again. As long as it was valid at the time of your application, you should be fine!!!