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Visa granted today! Good luck all! 

9 minutes ago, leezo77 said:

Just a general update:

I got a email a few mins ago from my agent. They just received and email and tel call for my wife and I to provide a Consent for NZ MOJ. I assume this is based off the recent S56 request for Police Clearances. Note, I have not even a Parking ticket in NZ but nevertheless, I guess its all down to process. 

Some additional notes: 

- My agent sent a mail yesterday requesting feedback

- An email was sent to my agent came from an official at Home Affair - a Decision Maker, today

- We have 7 days to return the consent form

So a broad assumption is that a decision is immanent, and there are no further requirements, and that we are in direct communication with a Decision Maker so there should be not delays re: queues. 

 

It definitely sounds promising receiving a email directly from the official. Although its strange that your agent did not ask you to do an overseas police clearance prior to the submission of your application.

12 hours ago, SBroc said:

Took a break from this forum for a couple of weeks so apologies in advance if this has been covered recently. I am about to put my 186 visa application in and just wondering if it is possible to do the medical without them having to request it? So I basically submit everything in one go? 

Thanks 

11 hours ago, Muppett said:

Yes I did the medical without them requesting it.

Yes. I did the medical without them requesting it too.

Some good news. Status updated from received to initial assessment.

S56 requested - Australian National Police Check needed (Realised I did the wrong one )

1 minute ago, Canada2Australia said:

After. My nomination was approved in just under a week if I recall correctly.

Are you in a regional area?

No not in a regional area unfortunately. That's probably a key difference between your application and mine. Aside from that my nomination was also approved within a week, and a single applicant with no family included in application. Perhaps my delay (2 months) in applying for my PR after my nomination was approved might have delayed my application being process. Anyways I guess its all just speculation at this point. *Fingers crossed* to get some good news soon.

17 hours ago, Canada2Australia said:

I'm starting to think it really has to do with your situation.

For me,  I am a single guy with no family. My former company applied for my 457 when the immigration website said average wait times were mostly over a year; it was granted in 4 weeks right at Christmas. My currently company applied for my 186 visa when again the website was saying that wait times were mostly over 18 months; it was granted in two months. I also live in a regional area (Darwin) that most immigrant do not want to live in. It has an economy that is in tatters at the moment and the population is in decline. This means that they need people to fill vacancies and try to grow the economy and population again. So I'm thinking this, all of these factors combined,  had a lot to do with the speed of my visa approvals. 

As for a citizenship application and it's associated timelines,  I don't know if these factors will assist me in getting mine approved quickly (when I am eligible to apply,  which is next July). We shall see. 

This is all just a theory though, so take it with a grain of salt  

Awesome! I'm in a similar boat to you but yet to get my PR approved. My employer applied for 186 visa and the nomination was approved in a week. I applied for my PR about 2 months after it was approved. Just over a month now so hoping I get lucky. 

A quick question, did you apply for your PR before or after your nomination was approved?

Hi everyone,

Random question. 

Has anyone applied for their PR after their nomination has been approved? I see that most people here have submitted their PR application prior to their nomination being approved or at the same time.