devProgrammer

7 minutes ago, M A Z said:

Its so funy, the same documents which they asked in 3rd S56 request. 

Do they really see/read the documents properly and keep a record? have doubt.. 

Would help every one if you list down all the docs requested by immigration in all s56 requests.

Who all in here waiting since January or before what is current status. And are you onshore ?

18 hours ago, restaurant.manager said:

Hi,

Immigration closed for new applications 189,190 and 491 visa till 30th june.

Will this effect on 186 visa too? Either faster the processing?

These are state nominations closed I guess.

May be not, I guess the immigration is busy on assessing criteria for people on temp/student visa to travel based on emergency purpose.

2 hours ago, depeche said:

Hi Everyone, 

been a silent reader of this forum for about 3 years
Timeline below:
457 Applied: 24.12.2014
457 granted: 17.04.2015
Arrived to Australia: 18.05.2015

186 Nomination and Visa Applied: 17.08.2017
186 Nomination refused: 14.05.2018
Appeal to AAT: 31.05.2018
Request for information from AAT: June 2019

Hearing set by AAT for 17.09.2019: 05.08.2019
Hearing cancelled: 16.09.2019
New hearing date for 24.10.2019 set: 18.09.2019

AAT Hearing: 24.10.2019, lasted for abt 20 minutes

Nomination granted by AAT: 29.10.2019
Visa application reverted to Department by AAT: 31.10.2019

Medicals and new police checks requested: 16.01.2020
Medicals done: 22.01.2020
Medicals cleared: 23.01.2020
186 Visa Granted: 17.02.2020

As you can see...date of 17'th seems to have been a common denominator for us. 
Anyway all of you still waiting: Don't give up hope!

5 people, HR country

dep@finally permanent

Congrats Mate, that is long wait. Btw what was the occupation ?

2 hours ago, Kortefa said:

Hi there,
My employer will sponsor me in sc186 (working in NSW for this company for 2+ years now) Do you have any experience with processing time since Covid19? The website suggests 61-82 days, but the visa agent told me it could be more than a year. I hope she is just overly conservative on this, but some clarity would be nice. Thank you in advance

Used to be faster before covid, can't really guess the timeline now, best thing to do is apply and wait, hopefully the processing should start soon.

1 hour ago, restaurant.manager said:

Wait is killing me

Did you happen to contact immigration since your nomination is well over 6 months ?

31 minutes ago, M A Z said:

To me very unbelievable.. hardly any grants in the last month.

but surprisingly they showing in days .. (61 to 82 days),  I am sure a govt dept can't publish any wrong info publicly.

Whats the secret behind their calculation, any idea any body???

May be less number of applications pending for processing and we would be in the rest 10% .

57 minutes ago, Ozzy_man10 said:

Oh dear who let the graduate updated the DE processing times.... 

Clearly it's suppose to months and not days haha. 

Im DE and submitted application and nomination  on 24 DEC... still nothing. 

'She'll be right mate' says the immigration officer.. Who took over $6000 for my application. Shambles!! 

Lol, Can you pls update time lines in signature, Thanks

3 hours ago, Sandhiya said:

Missed ..I didn’t get tourist visa on time.. hopefully waiting for things to change...u knw anybody with situation like me?  did u call immigration? 

How could you be onshore without a bridging visa, since you missed tourist visa , not yet.

1 hour ago, Sandhiya said:

Both my husband onshore main applicant 

Did you happen to get the bridging visa while applied ?

9 minutes ago, Sandhiya said:

Visa : 186 DE

Visa applied : 13 dec 2019

Status : Received 

 

You are onshore or offshore ?

10 minutes ago, Sandhiya said:

Yeah.. 186 DE another profile known by me contacted recently they told nothing they can do and best place to check is immigration website login. Myself also lodged dec 13 dec 2019.

Can you pls update details in signature. Thanks

19 minutes ago, Sandhiya said:

Are you making a call to immigration? 

What I meant is contact immigration on status of application. Not sure if it should be call or email and would it be worth it? Has someone contact before and got any result/response ?

2 hours ago, Swoop said:

New processing times just released this morning:

 

Does this means we get to call immigration now? My applications haven't been touched till now, got it lost in pile : 

3 hours ago, Earlymegski said:

Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing ok and that your visa apps continue during these Difficult  times.
I was looking for advice on 186 visa. Boyfriend’s previous employer In Melbourne has said he is willing to sponsor him on 186 but he’s never done it before. He’s a small construction business. Do you know how complicated it is for the sponsor and if we will need a migration agent , and if you used one do you have any recommendations?

thank you and good luck everyone 

Even I would suggest hiring a migration agent, though that can be a bit expensive, it would be worth it since the business is small and haven't done it earlier, and moreover would reduce headaches later

On 01/05/2020 at 18:07, Nancy_Ng said:

Hi Everyone, 

Do you know the timeline now for 186 Visa. I lodged my visa in Jan 2020.

S56 - Request for Info came through in March 2020 and I submitted the docs on 2 April 2020. 

Still waiting!!

@Nancy_Ng could you please update signature with time frame details, on average it would abt 4 weeks, but given current situation might have impact as well 

1 hour ago, Cahyadi said:

Have your nomination been approved ? 

@Cahyadi could you please update signature with time lines

Still waiting, looks like it is gone quite again, Going to be 5 months still the application is not touched. @restaurant.manager did you happen to call immigration since your application is well over 6 months ?

Offshore applicats , do you guys get an option to apply for bridging visa from immi account ?

5 hours ago, Cahyadi said:

MA says it through phone call to business office to check if that person still hold this nomination position or not . 

@Cahyadi Could you pls update signature with details pls. Thanks

2 hours ago, adhnan said:

are you offshore as well??

I am offshore as well.

@adhnan pls update details in signature.

11 hours ago, Swoop said:

11 hours ago, Swoop said:

Aha ok. In my experience they are definitely not helpful  I often wonder why they even have contact numbers, since all they ever tell you is that they can't help. So it's good to hear they are helpful with other people at least!

Hey, Can you please update the occupation in signature. Thanks

19 hours ago, Doodledummy said:

Thank you @devProgrammer!!

 

Just a few more questions:

1. If visa is already lodged (March 2020) and 1 requirement is about to expire on May 2020,is it still valid? Or will they be requesting for a new one?

 

2. If my 457 visa is expiring on March 2021, and worst case(hopefully not)  -PR is not yet approved, will they be granting us a bridging visa or will they be extending my 457? Im offshore btw which is why i didnt get a bridging visa upon 186 lodgement.

 

Hope someone can help clear these questions pls. Thank u so much!

1. Depends on CO I guess, I have seem someone posting saying CO Didn't ask for document after expiry and other way around as well, it might be based on the document as well.

2. You need to be onshore so as to get bridging visa (you can apply for same once you become onshore), but though you can renew the 457 while at offshore, so I guess if you are still at offshore then that would be the way to go.

4 hours ago, Doodledummy said:

Hi guys!hope all is well with you! First time to post here.

I have a question. My company used a Migration Agent to lodge my visa last March 4. Im also done with the Medical examination last March 12. 

Is it safe to assume that the nomination has already been approved? If not, How would we know if the Nomination has already been approved? Thank you so much!

Visa Can be lodged without nomination approval, so we can't say if the nomination is approved or not.

The only way to know nomination status is through your MA or company representative for same.

2 hours ago, restaurant.manager said:

Any update?

Nothing yet....Still waiting