bsuman

16 minutes ago, l33tshane said:

Hi all,

I'm wanting to go home to the UK for 3 weeks over Christmas to visit family.  My 186 TRT application was submitted on 04/07/19, it's current status is 'received'.

My MA sent through the bridging type A notification shortly after.  The status for this was 'inactive' when I received it.  I'm not sure if this is still 'inactive'.  My original 457 visa is valid until Sept 2020.

I've read online about a bridging visa type B which would allow me to go home.  Other websites/forums seem to indicate that this is a pretty standard thing to process.  However, I read this thread nearly every day, and I seem to remember people being advised not to try to get a bridging visa type B due to the complications with the 457 application it can cause.

Any advice relating to experience with this bridging visa would be helpful.  I asked my MA a week ago regarding this and I am yet to receive a response!

Thanks in advance.  Big thanks to @Hex and the rest of the regular posters who help people with their visa issues on here.  It's a massive help to have all of you here.

 

You hold 457 visa which is valid until Sept 2020. That 457 visa is your current visa and you must continue to abide by the conditions of that visa. If, by Sept 2020, your PR has not been granted your bridging visa will become active so that you can continue to live and work in Australia. 

1 hour ago, cyril_au said:

Congrats!

When did you submit the documents they requested in the last s56?

It's just that I'm in the same situation and trying to guess how much more time I'll have to wait - my documents were submitted on Aug 21st (certificate & disclosure submitted).

@cyril_au I got s56 request twice. One on 4th June for Medicals and PCC. Last request was made on Aug 2 for providing disclosure of information of Police Certificate so that Australia Immigration could directly check the criminal history from their New Zealand counterpart. This is normal if you've stayed in NZ before. The document was last uploaded on 6th of August. So the application got Finalized in exactly one month after the last submission.

Finally Visa Granted and its Friday!!!

21 hours ago, positivewill said:

PR has just been Granted this morning, what a good start for the week!

I have been a silent reader in this forum for nearly two years, and  would love to thank you guys so much for helping each others and make a day pass by easier because I know waiting in this process is really hard. I come to this forum every single day and seeing someone's PR granted makes me feel stronger as I know I get closer to it. And today I cannot believe that it is my day to share my story, and I hope this will help someone else. 

So the very first thing I want you guys to keep in mind is that if you have been to New Zealand before, please make sure you renew your police clearence every six months. The NZ police checks will normally take 20 working days or 1 month to get the outcome, so be prepared. If it is a request from Australia Home Affairs, you can actually call NZ office, send them the request and get the outcome in 1 day which is fast track and I would say the guys in NZ office are amazingly nice people, but renew the police checks in advance is always the best way. Besides the police checks, please download and fill out the Consent to Disclosure of Information Form and submit along with the police checks to immi account as this will allow your case officer to confirm with NZ office that there is no other page on your records. Please remember this as it took me two months from the day of request to get me PR, I blamed myself so many times to the delay of the process lol. 

Anyways, hang in there, be patience although it is hard, keep praying and your time will definitely come.

Here is our timeline:

Occupation: Cafe Restaurant Managers

Date of submitted: Both nomination and applicants(2) on 28th June 2018

Nomination Approval: 20th May 2019

S56 request for NZ police checks, Consent form, and partner's English: 27th May 2019

PR granted: 5th August 2019

VIC PESE

Look at our timeline you can see everything is processed on Monday, I don't know if this is magic but should be noted. 

Could someone please add me to the spreadsheet.

Thank you guys for being awesome. All the best for people who still waiting, I will pray for you guys!

Congrats @positivewill. I am also on the same boat. I was in NZL for two years. Immigration asked for police check from NZL. I submitted the letter provided by MOJ (which took 20 working days to arrive). Now Immigration have sent me another s56 request  with CONSENT OF DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION form which is to be submitted to the DOHA. Does it take time for NZ MOJ to disclose the information to DOHA?

On 26/07/2019 at 12:52, leezo77 said:

@theredblur,

this is not a Police Clearance, but a Consent of Disclosure - an additional form required for NZ. You are correct though, my agent should have known that NZ police clearances would require this as well. So maybe just a heads up for any with Police Clearance for NZ,  to also fill out a Consent form. (this form allows AUS HA to confirm that only one police clearance response was submitted, just assuming that is possible to they can add an addendum to the clearance which is not uploaded or declared.)

@leezo77 I got a similar request today. I had submitted Conviction Check from NZ late June. Now there is a s56 request for CONSENT OF DISCLOSURE INFORMATION form. Does this take any significant time for MoJ to respond to DOHA or is it quicker as it took 4 weeks to get my Conviction Check from NZ. Can't help but wait.

6 minutes ago, Hex said:

@bsuman If you have not done a medical for your son (which included you walking into a medical center, providing a HAP ID which included him), then it might be that you'd need to still complete one for him.

In saying that, the data on that page can also be out of date / medicals not uploaded as yet (typically take 5 working days to upload). 

My suggestion, if you're anxious and not sure - contact your MA and ask for confirmation on this. 
- Worse case, you'd need another HAP ID and medical for your son. 
- Best case, the information has not yet been uploaded and it's out of your control. 

Hi @Hex. We all including my son did the immigration medical check up on the same day late June which is way more than 5 days. Prior to medicals my son had a regular check up in the local medical center using interim medicare card. No we didn't provide any HAP ID during his check up at local medical center. We didn't even know our HAP ID until before MA provided us after immigration requested it. This was after my son's normal checkup at the local medical center. Immigration requested medicals only for my and my wife. We however did it for our son as well but the HAP ID was not provided by immigration for my son. MA gave us the same HAP ID that was generated during EOI for 189 and said it would be ok. If it was OK why would his status still show "In Progress".

26 minutes ago, bsuman said:

Thanks @Hex

Hi @Hex . Created and Immi Account and IMMI Status Shows "Further Assessment". In the details it shows medical submitted for me and my wife. While my son's show "Medicals in Progress". We all did the medicals on the same day. However Immigration had asked for medicals only for me and my wife as my son's was already in "Medicals in Progress". We had a  interim medicare card and my son had visited the doctor. This visit happened before immigration had asked for our medicals. I informed MA that my son's doctor visit was just a normal one. He provided me with another HAP ID for my son. The same HAP ID that was generated while I had submitted EOI for 189 visa. Don't know why my son's medical still says in progress. Very anxious and confused.

5 minutes ago, Hex said:

@bsuman 
1 - Yes you can create your own account, try it and you'll see - most people here do it. 
2 - No, it will not affect your MA's account in any way - they are completely separate, you are simply importing your own visa application. 

Thanks @Hex

4 minutes ago, Hex said:

@bsuman If you have already lodged you PR application, you would have received a bridging visa that contains a TRN number, attached to your case. 

With this information (and a few personals), you can login to your immi account --> click import application --> enter the TRN and passport number --> click import and you'll see your application appear in your list. 

I strongly suggest, if you have an MA - to do nothing other than view it for status updates - rather let the MA make any changes etc. (that's what you paying them for anyway). 

Thanks @Hex. I do not have an immi account. Can I create one by myself? And do import application. Doesn't this create any problem as my agent's immi account is probably linked with my TRN.

8 minutes ago, Hex said:

@younghote Just noticed that your signature has this labeled; 

- "IMMI Status: MA would know"

Thought i'd let you know that, if you have your bridging visa, with the TRN number you can login to your Immi account and import your visa application and view the status yourself
- Login to your account, click Import --> enter TRN / passport number and a few other bits of info. 

Hi @Hex I am also on the same boat. I currently have a 457 visa and my bridging visa will kick in on 05 May 2020. How can I see the status myself without bothering to ask MA.

11 hours ago, Muppett said:

I have. I regret it now though, I could be in for another long wait. If you haven’t lodged anything yet and your nomination chances are looking good I’d definitely recommend applying for both at the same time. 

@Muppett Same here

1 hour ago, Dhakalbinod said:

After submitted additional documents how many days take to finalised the 186 application its 5 weeks i ve submitted additional documents nothing heard after then. 186 visa and nominations lodged 29 jun 2018.

@Dhakalbinod has your nomination been approved already? If you could include timeline in your signature.

31 minutes ago, Helio said:

I just received my golden email!!! Finalyyyyyyyy!!!

I am so happy and wish luck to everyone!! 

I've updated my signature with the dates. Thanks, guys! 

Good on ya @Helio. Hope our application is also finalised soon.

1 minute ago, Hex said:

@bsuman

This only applies to people that are waiting for the nomination to be approved before lodging their visa's. 

Typical use case is that people lodge both of these applications together - meaning there is no risk of expired anything.
However, some people don't want to risk the money they need to pay for the visa application and rather wait for the nomination to be approved before submitting their visa application. 
Therefore, they submit the nomination - wait for approval. --> Your nomination approval only last 6 months, in which time you have to lodge your visa. If you fail to do that, you'll likely be required to start over and re-submit a nomination. 

- If you're nomination gets refused, you loose any money on the visa application. 

Hi @Hex . Ok it now makes sense. I did the same. Waited for the nomination to get approved before I lodged the visa. 

Nomination Approved - May 2019

Visa Applied - 27 May 2019

Medical and PCC requests - 4 June

Medical and PCC submitted - 25 June

Spouse functional english requests - 27 June

Functional english submitted - 2 July

Outcome expected - Only CO, and GOD knows

1 minute ago, sydneyishuk said:

Hi 

As long as you apply within 6 month of the visa grant than that is fine.

If you apply Nomination and Visa at the same time  - that still is fine, nomination grant does not expire then as application already submitted.

Just applies if application is not submitted, then it must be submitted by 6 months of Nomination approval.

Hi @sydneyishuk what do you meaning by - "As long as you apply within 6 month of the visa grant than that is fine."

Is it a 186 visa already granted, or nomination approved?

6 minutes ago, Hex said:

@bsuman No one can answer this - please go back a few pages and read some of the posts there, this ("how long will I wait") is often asked. 

It completely depends on the application and case you have;
- They COULD need additional documentation 
- They COULD request other items 

As for the wait: Again, there is no set answer to this. 

My suggestion is to be patient and hope for the best - unfortunately, there isn't much else you can do. 

Thanks Hex. 

186 TRT Stream

High risk country

Nomination Applied: Aug 2018

Nomination Approved: May 2019

Visa Applied: 27 May 2019

Request for Police Check, Medicals: 04 June 2019

Medical and Police Check Submitted: 25 June 2019

Request for spouse functional English: 27 June 2019

Functional English submitted: 28 June 2019

Will they come and ask for for documents. Any idea when the application will be finalized. It's been a long wait since nomination was applied.