restaurant.manager Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 15/01/2021 at 17:13, TooGoodToBeTrue said: I just heard from my agent that immigration has requested confirmation from my employer of roel availability for coming 2 years. The nomination was approved over 2 years ago so makes sense they need this. Our agent advised this usually is indicative of a decision when confirmation is received. Has anyone had this request and how long before you received a decision? It's mean your PR going to be grant soon, may be tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwoodthedog Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hi - has anyone had any luck contacting Immigration for an update on their visa? We're now way outside of the normal "five to six months" processing time -- we applied for a 186 (offshore) in April and haven't heard anything. Is there anything we can do? Immigration lawyer is completely useless, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 50 minutes ago, elwoodthedog said: Hi - has anyone had any luck contacting Immigration for an update on their visa? We're now way outside of the normal "five to six months" processing time -- we applied for a 186 (offshore) in April and haven't heard anything. Is there anything we can do? Immigration lawyer is completely useless, unfortunately. You can't blame the lawyer - what do you expect him to do? Unless you are in a priority occupation, offshore visas are pretty much at a standstill due to Covid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hex Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Marisawright said: You can't blame the lawyer - what do you expect him to do? Unless you are in a priority occupation, offshore visas are pretty much at a standstill due to Covid. @elwoodthedog to add to this, I've also heard from more than one source that Immigration typically won't look into case delays, unless it's passed double the "expected wait". So if the expected delay is 5-6 months, they won't bother looking into it until it's at least 10-12 months old - and even then, it's unlikely anything will happen from there. There are just so many circumstances - you can never be sure. It's all a waiting game Edited January 18, 2021 by Hex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, elwoodthedog said: Hi - has anyone had any luck contacting Immigration for an update on their visa? We're now way outside of the normal "five to six months" processing time -- we applied for a 186 (offshore) in April and haven't heard anything. Is there anything we can do? Immigration lawyer is completely useless, unfortunately. Published processing time for a 186 is now 5 to 9 months, with many application taking longer than this. Be mindful that the Department has stated in writing that "application status enquiries and priority processing requests will NOT receive a response". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV01 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 43 minutes ago, Marisawright said: You can't blame the lawyer - what do you expect him to do? Unless you are in a priority occupation, offshore visas are pretty much at a standstill due to Covid. Agree @Marisawright @Raul Senise What would you suggest would be the best way on - how to reach immigration dept if onshore priority list occupation application hasn’t received any comms from department in 2 months ? I am assuming , generally the wait time for PMSOL candidates is roughly a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, SV01 said: Agree @Marisawright @Raul Senise What would you suggest would be the best way on - how to reach immigration dept if onshore priority list occupation application hasn’t received any comms from department in 2 months ? I am assuming , generally the wait time for PMSOL candidates is roughly a month. But you're not on the priority list, are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elwoodthedog Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Marisawright said: You can't blame the lawyer - what do you expect him to do? Unless you are in a priority occupation, offshore visas are pretty much at a standstill due to Covid. Oh, he's only useless in the sense that he doesn't reply to emails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewalch Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 15/01/2021 at 16:13, TooGoodToBeTrue said: I just heard from my agent that immigration has requested confirmation from my employer of roel availability for coming 2 years. The nomination was approved over 2 years ago so makes sense they need this. Our agent advised this usually is indicative of a decision when confirmation is received. Has anyone had this request and how long before you received a decision? Did you get your medical and police clearance twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV01 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 29 minutes ago, Marisawright said: But you're not on the priority list, are you? I am 261312 (Developer Programmer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1992 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Morning all, Sharing my "timeline" and curious if anyone on here has recently been granted PR under the same occupation? 186 - Temporary residence transition - Marketing Specialist - 225113 - Onshore (VIC) Date submitted: 2nd June 2020 Health check complete: 14th July 2020 s56 Request for More Information: 23rd September More information submitted: 28th September Status: "Further assessment" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restaurant.manager Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 22 hours ago, Hex said: @elwoodthedog to add to this, I've also heard from more than one source that Immigration typically won't look into case delays, unless it's passed double the "expected wait". So if the expected delay is 5-6 months, they won't bother looking into it until it's at least 10-12 months old - and even then, it's unlikely anything will happen from there. There are just so many circumstances - you can never be sure. It's all a waiting game Where did you hear that, they won't look until processing times reached to double? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV01 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Daniel1992 said: Morning all, Sharing my "timeline" and curious if anyone on here has recently been granted PR under the same occupation? 186 - Temporary residence transition - Marketing Specialist - 225113 - Onshore (VIC) Date submitted: 2nd June 2020 Health check complete: 14th July 2020 s56 Request for More Information: 23rd September More information submitted: 28th September Status: "Further assessment" Hey @Daniel1992 What was the s56 request & how many days for submitting the info ? & I am assuming your company nomination is already approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1992 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, SV01 said: Hey @Daniel1992 What was the s56 request & how many days for submitting the info ? & I am assuming your company nomination is already approved. Request was for my partners visa confirmation and copy of passport. As stated above, requested on 23rd and responded 28th - so 5 day turnaround. Yes i believe my company nomination has been approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooGoodToBeTrue Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 18/01/2021 at 13:56, Kewalch said: Did you get your medical and police clearance twice. Yup, the original ones were over 12 months old. I applied in may 2018! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kewalch Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 15 hours ago, TooGoodToBeTrue said: Yup, the original ones were over 12 months old. I applied in may 2018! Thanks for your reply, my medical and AFP has been expired from December 2020. Can you please explain how it works. Should I wait for the request from immigration or get it done before they ask. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hex Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) On 19/01/2021 at 11:19, restaurant.manager said: Where did you hear that, they won't look until processing times reached to double? @restaurant.manager as mentioned, "I've also heard from more than one source" - one of which was when I was waiting and called in - the Immigration consultant told me that's "typically how they base priority". It's possible he was referring to his own "priority", however, as mentioned, not many people (including me) really know how they work. Edited January 20, 2021 by Hex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanket723 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Hi All I'm new to this forum but sharing my timeline and progress. Visa application category - 186 (Direct Entry) - Accountant (General) Applicants - 1+1 Nomination applied by company - 31 October 2020 Visa application filled - 9 November 2020 (didn't wait for approval to come through) Medical - 11 November 2020 (again didn't wait for case officer, just proactively got this done) All other documents like local and internal police check has been provided. Nomination status last I heard was - AWAITING APPROVAL Visa status - APPLICATION RECEIVED Any clue on what "AWAITING APPROVAL" means for Nomination? does it mean it's at an advanced stage or no idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanket723 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Applied onshore as well! The sponsoring company is a big one - ASX listed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 16 hours ago, Sanket723 said: Any clue on what "AWAITING APPROVAL" means for Nomination? does it mean it's at an advanced stage or no idea? Who told you that the status was "AWAITING APPROVAL" as there is no such message on the ImmiAccount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul888 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 21 hours ago, Sanket723 said: AWAITING APPROVAL Sounds promising, I wish everyone to have a status like this. Only sadly that in immi account they don’t have that status listed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr2021 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 08/01/2021 at 12:14, raza12345 said: Hi, I am working as a software engineer, and have three years of post-qualification experience and my employer is willing to sponsor me for 186 direct entry. My question is, is the 60k plus super salary enough as a software engineer to satisfy the Australian Market Salary rate? I have the same question. Can someone please answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 New Visa processing time for month ending December has been updated 186DE - 4 months to 7 months 186 TRT : 5 months to 10 months These are numbers for 75% and 90% processing of applications. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanket723 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 21/01/2021 at 06:50, Raul Senise said: Who told you that the status was "AWAITING APPROVAL" as there is no such message on the ImmiAccount. I checked with the company HR who checked the Immi account and said this. This is the status of the Nomination application not the visa application Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooGoodToBeTrue Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 20/01/2021 at 07:18, Kewalch said: Thanks for your reply, my medical and AFP has been expired from December 2020. Can you please explain how it works. Should I wait for the request from immigration or get it done before they ask. Thanks You can’t go for Medicals without them requesting them. But no harm in preempting the afp and redoing that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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