l4ur3n

Hi All

My 186 TRT visa grant came today. 🥳

what a long journey... 

Good Luck to everyone waiting. 

5 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

Contact the employer yourself, find out the correct person to speak to and let Immigration know

Thanks Maria

Hi All

immigration contacted me this morning to advise they are trying to contact my nominating employer; they have had no response from my employer. I think the person who lodged my nomination no longer works for the company and immigration are probably contacting his email address. 
 

Any advice? 

10 minutes ago, Michel said:

Engineering draft person 

trt

2 applicants onshore

Hi Michel

Congratulations, I hope this is the start of the ball rolling. I submitted Oct 19! Good to see someone from 2019 getting processed. 
 

what was your processing centre?

7 minutes ago, Sheb said:

Not yet.. I am still inside the processing times. Just clocked over 4 months.. so I think there is no point in doing that either. Anyway ...hopefully new financial year would bring good news & federal Govt not releasing any updates regarding new quotas on 189,190 & 491 visas might push the existing visa application forward.. but then these are all assumptions & seriously don’t know how the immigration dept select applications & approve. 
 

did u try & Contact them 

I know it is a very confusing system to try and work out. I hope they are still processing and we hear soon!

I rang the general line and they advised I just had to wait until someone picked up the application again. 

16 minutes ago, Sheb said:

My friend got approval from 186TRT in Apri on 29th. I am waiting since before him for approval but then you are waiting since way before that. i haven't had any updates. still in received status. timeline in signature. both of our occupation are the same & we work in the same company.

Hi Sheb

The wait time is ridiculous now! 
have you tried to contact Parramatta office?

Has anyone had any communication / requests or grants from the Parramatta office in recent months 

37 minutes ago, Ozzy_man10 said:

ANY DE PRE JANUARY APPLICANTS?? 

Who haven't heard anything at all...... if so, please let me know your occupation etc. 

 

 

 

Hi OzzyMan

i am not DE but TRT Oct 19 - occupation Youth Worker 

1 hour ago, Ozzy_man10 said:

Any 186 DE applicants been waiting over 8-9 months? 

If so, what's your story so far? 

Thanks 

Hi Ozzy Man

Yea I am waiting 8 months - submitted on 1st Oct 2019

There was a 5 month delay in my application as it needed a character assessment but this has been sent back to immigration for processing since May 5th 2020.

No further updates; nomination is approved and health checks all completed. 

4 minutes ago, xus0205 said:

May I ask what is VACCU？

It’s the Visa Application Character Checks Unit; they assess your application if anything is noted on the police checks. 
 

My partner had a very minor offence on his police check so the application was sent to them for assessment. It came back okay at the start of the month and I have read people getting their grands within hours. 

5 hours ago, restaurant.manager said:

@l4ur3n go to account setting and click on signature on your left side.

AND this is ridiculous behaviour by immigration, they said wait until someone pickup your application and your application already picked up by CO as your status is on further assessment.

Just updated, i have had two case officers contact me; one for the s56 further information in Oct and another on 9th Dec to tell me delay in processing due to character checks needed by VACCU. 

5 minutes ago, restaurant.manager said:

Please update your occupation & timeline in your signatures too.

My nomination status is on further assessment since 26th February.

Not sure how to update my signature?

6 minutes ago, restaurant.manager said:

Any DE applicant, who's waiting from more then 5 months now, tried to contact immigration? what they replied?

Please answer.

Hi @restaurant.manager, I’m TRT waiting 7 months. I contacted immigration on Friday and they said there was nothing outstanding I just had to wait until someone picked up the file again and made a decision. 
 

My application has been further assessment since December 2019.

4 hours ago, SmileyD said:

Nothing yet. To be honest I’m going to assume that COVID-19 will delay it even more. Can’t even visit my partner while we wait! 

Same I have no communication from them at all, I think my case is just sitting in a Q somewhere

On 09/03/2020 at 18:44, SmileyD said:

Hope you were all able to fly.
Ours went to VACCU in December. We are prepared for our long wait! The referral letter said up to 12 months to process. 

Hey @SmileyD have you had any communication or response from VACCU? My 186 application was referred there on 9th Dec 2019 and I have had no response

@paulhand do you think there will be movement in processing applications that were sent to VACCU while onshore? 
 

I am going from 457 to 186 TRT & my application was sent to VACCU on 9th December 2019 for character assessment. I am still in australia atm. 

On 06/11/2019 at 21:19, LindaMason said:

Hi lisbeth I'm currently in exactly the same situation as you were, we applied too immi for a tourist visa to visit family and it was referred to vaccu in may 2019, I just wondered if u actually heard back in time for your trip?

Hi Linda 

my application has just been sent to VACCU yesterday and I am struggling to figure out time lines. I looks like it may be a long wait.

did you have a response from VACCU? 

5 minutes ago, Milan SERBIA said:

Thanks MAZ,

Thanks shygirl24,

Thanks cyberteonixxxxxx 

Thanks everyone, this forum was like my second family here I swear , we were always sharing sad and good news all together 

All of you are my family no matter what 

Cheers and stay strong your time is coming 

Congrats and we were only talking about timelines on Sunday!! 
Enjoy the celebrations. I hope my email is on the way

No news today either

Hi all

might seem like a random question, does anyone know, do visa emails only come during office hours? 

10 minutes ago, Bips22 said:

Is there a way to follow up or remind the department after submitting all the documents, for a decision. These days the department correspondences don't have their contacts or email addresses.

Hi Bips

when I uploaded the documents there was a button online to confirm I had submitted all Documents that were requested. 
I don’t think you can phone or follow up as the recommended processing times are 6 - 13 months so it’s just a matter or waiting until the time comes. 
 

fingers crossed it won’t be much longer

1 hour ago, Milan SERBIA said:

We’ll cross fingers for both of us and for everyone on this forum who waiting for the visa. Hopefully someone will answer on my question, someone with the similar timeline like ours , someone who already get an approval.

Btw, which occupation you are applying for and what state and city?

I know it seems to vary from days, to weeks to months I think we just have to wait until the day comes.  

I’m applying for Youth Work in WA, I was on the old 457 before the changes occurred so I am still able to apply for this occupation. 

My visa nomination was submitted end of Sept and approved on 1st Oct then I applied for the visa. 

My s56 for extra documents (medical and police checks) were requested on 8th Oct.

I had medicals and 1 police check uploaded on 14th Oct and was waiting for my partners AFP check which I uploaded on 8th Nov.

So about 3 weeks as well and I haven’t heard anything further from immigration. 

2 minutes ago, Milan SERBIA said:

I’ve been waiting for middle of June this year, my MA submitted nomination and visa application at the same time back then. Month ago Immigration requested for me to do medical and AFP check which I all submitted 3 weeks ago. Since then haven’t heard anything 

How about you?

1 hour ago, Milan SERBIA said:

Hi guys,

Does anyone have any clue or idea how long from when Immigration request  medical and AFP check and submission both documents till visa grant ?

Any thoughts or information will be highly appreciated

thanks 

Hi Milan,

I am waiting 3 weeks since I submitted all requested documents. My status is further assessment.

I don’t think there is any timeline and it just depends when they view the case and documents again. 
 

How long have you been waiting? 

Congrats Kantaangus mine is similar timeline to yours, hoping to get the email soon!!! 

4 minutes ago, kataangus said:

I am so happy everyone! I just got my golden email only 8 weeks after we applied!!! Good Luck to everyone! I have been waiting for this day for 3.5 years and it feels amazing! thank you everyone for all the information and keeping me staying positive throughout my time here!!

 

Timeline: Nomination and Application: 26th September

Medicals completed 4th October

s56 police check for partner  - 26th October

Uploaded Police Check - 8th November

Visa Granted - 25th November