Jooan

A christmas miracle is upon us because after an intense week of figuring options. MY 186 GOT APPROVED AND I AM FINALLY A PERMANENT RESIDENT!!

Hi everyone, I’ve been avidly reading your processing times for some emotional support. However, I’m in dire need of some advice. I’m an onshore VIC applicant from Singapore applying under the occupation of graphic design. Here is my timeline: Applied nomination & visa: 30th Nov 2020 Medical complete: 14th feb 2021 Department request on more documents (medical & police clearance): 8th April 2021 Lodge 1st complaint to department: 21st sept 2021 Department response to wait patiently: 11th Oct 2021 For more context, I’ve been at this company for over 6 years now. I went from a graduate visa to two work sponsorship visa - 457 & 482. It is because I held a 457 visa that is why I can apply for PR theough work. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, some time in April 2021 the company went through some financials and made 80% of the employees redundant. I was one of those that got made redundant. At that time in April 2021, the migrant agent the company hired was confident I would have gotten my visa approved by end of May 2021 as she saw some movement in some applicants that was in a similar position as me. Unfortunately, as you know, since may 2021, there was barely any movement in my application. Fortunately, since the redundancy, the company has been extra kind to keep me on a part time basis. The bad news is, it seems like my employer is requesting we come to a consensus on when my end date of employment should be. It appears he would like to wrap our employment up by end of 2021. I’m in desperate need for some advice as I feel like my visa is so close to getting approved and really don’t want to throw all the work done down in the drain! Should I look into hiring my own migration agent? Or do I need to speak to a migration lawyer for more advice? Help! Any feedback would be much appreciated!