Petkula73 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Just received an email from a case officer! Hooray!!! They are asking for proof of English language skills for my wife. She's originally from Finland, but she lived and worked in the UK from 2000 to 2011 and has worked in Melbourne from 2012 onwards. What is the most appropriate proof here? Don't want to spend any more money on this unless we have to - spent a fortune so far... Anyway - huge relief to hear something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petkula73 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Just received an email from a case officer! Hooray!!! They are asking for proof of English language skills for my wife. She's originally from Finland, but she lived and worked in the UK from 2000 to 2011 and has worked in Melbourne from 2012 onwards. What is the most appropriate proof here? Don't want to spend any more money on this unless we have to - spent a fortune so far... Anyway - huge relief to hear something! Or so I thought!!! Turns out IELTS can't be taken after the application has been submitted. I'd not done this when I submitted the application and all therefore seemed lost! After 30 mins of pinging emails back and forth (and feeling like jumping out of the window!!) it transpires that you don't need to prove the English language skills if you pay an extra $4250. Bit the bullet and paid it, so the rest should be a formality. What a plonker, eh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burmtra Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Or so I thought!!! Turns out IELTS can't be taken after the application has been submitted. I'd not done this when I submitted the application and all therefore seemed lost! After 30 mins of pinging emails back and forth (and feeling like jumping out of the window!!) it transpires that you don't need to prove the English language skills if you pay an extra $4250. Bit the bullet and paid it, so the rest should be a formality. What a plonker, eh!! They know how to get money out of us; thats for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petkula73 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 They know how to get money out of us; thats for sure Yep - that's something like $12K we've now paid for a family of three. No agent fees, just all visa, medical and police fees. I love Australia though, so it's worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Lodged application DR through MA Melb office: 15th Aug 2013 Employer nomination approved: 29th Oct 2013 aha! glad to know something happening in Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffer34 Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Hi Guys, lodged my application on Friday after my nomination was approved, so far i have uploaded all the Police Checks from Uk and Australia, do i have to fill in and upload a Form 80 or will my case officer get in touch and let me know what else is required and when to go for the medicals. thanks in advance ENS 186 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppyddrum Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I would say do the form 80 now. It prevents unnecessary delays when you do get a CO. It is a long winded form to fill so the earlier you start, the better... IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffer34 Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 thanks, I am presuming that the form 80 has to be done then as part of the ENS Application, the online application doesn't make it that clear, is there anything else that you would recommend getting on the front foot with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayinperth Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Hi all. I been reading posts here for almost 4 months now and I register now to share my timeline for anyone who is still in the "waiting game" position. Specially for those who lodged in Perth. Lodge my employer nomination and visa application thru a MA DRA : June 25, 2013 Did our medical (wife and me with 3 kids) a week before actually lodging. Acknowledgement letter : June 26, 2013 Occupation: Welder Called my MA first week of Oct to ask if he have some updates about my case, told me that he'll call DIAC for updates. He then called me a couple of days later and told me he talked to one of the case officer and he got told that time that they were still attending to applications from the 5th of june 2013 and that they reckon my case will be attended between 2nd week of Nov up to 1st week of Dec. Funny thing is we didn't expect the call from our MA on 1st of Nov. And to our surprised it got granted that day a month earlier than expected! So for some of you that is still waiting, just hang on there and hope you all get it sooner than later.. cheers guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppyddrum Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 thanks, I am presuming that the form 80 has to be done then as part of the ENS Application, the online application doesn't make it that clear, is there anything else that you would recommend getting on the front foot with? yea, the form 80 is required in most cases but that is not explicitly stated. the CO ends up sending the form to you and you get in a panic trying to get it done and sent back properly and quickly. so i would say yea, do that. Doing the medicasl depends on you really. there is merit to doing it upfront, but if for some reason, your application is not looked at in time, after a year (and it shouldn't take that long to get processed but there are no guarantees) you might be required to re-do the medicals, which will hurt your pocket. besides that, just load all your other supporting document. its better to have more than to not have enough IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest comeon2012 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Can anybody know what date applications approximately the Perth Office is processing? ps: no MA, non DRC thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pozz Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Visa granted on Friday 1st November. 186 ENS 457 transition. Application submitted 16th July. Asked for medical 7th October, attended a week later. Granted 1st November. No agent. Melbourne office. Very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellywellywoo Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 OMG OMG Its been approved - woop woop :biggrin: ENS 186 Perth |temporary transit | No agent. Non DRC 22/05/2013: Employer nomination submitted 09/10/2013: Approved 05/09/2013: Application lodged (all documents except health examination files included but did intent to do medical) 18/09/2013: Medical 31/10/2013: Permanent residency Granted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellywellywoo Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Mines just been approved - woop woop :biggrin: Graphic Designer ENS 186 Perth | temporary transit | No agent. (except for training requirement I had some help and a cover letter as mine mainly on the job training) Non DRC 22/05/2013: Employer nomination submitted 09/10/2013: Approved 05/09/2013: Application lodged (all documents except health examination files included but did intent to do medical) 18/09/2013: Medical 31/10/2013: Permanent residency Granted Can anybody know what date applications approximately the Perth Office is processing?ps: no MA, non DRC thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellywellywoo Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I would upload the Form 80 and get your medicals done before the case officer gets involved as mine was approved with no correspondence from a case officer. They like complete applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest comeon2012 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Congratulations to Pozz and shellywellywoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbo Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 An update!... Finally! I just received my 'Nomination Approval Notification' email! Updated Timeline: Nomination and Visa Application lodged together: 19th July 2013 Acknowledgement Receipt: 19th July 2013 Nomination Approval: 5th November 2013 Transition Stream / Parramatta Office / MA / Non-DRC Fingers crossed the visa is granted soon and good luck to everyone else waiting patiently (the wait is horrendous!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack2077 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 An update!... Finally! I just received my 'Nomination Approval Notification' email! Updated Timeline: Nomination and Visa Application lodged together: 19th July 2013 Acknowledgement Receipt: 19th July 2013 Nomination Approval: 5th November 2013 Transition Stream / Parramatta Office / MA / Non-DRC Fingers crossed the visa is granted soon and good luck to everyone else waiting patiently (the wait is horrendous!) Congratulations on Nomination approval... and good luck for visa application approval. My timelines so far: Nomination and Visa Application Lodged together on 26th July 2013 Acknowledgement on 26th July 2013 457 Transition Stream / Parramatta Office / MA /DRC So far no update, all it say in progress... lets hope its not too far off :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoreaus2013 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Congratulations on Nomination approval... and good luck for visa application approval. My timelines so far: Nomination and Visa Application Lodged together on 26th July 2013 Acknowledgement on 26th July 2013 457 Transition Stream / Parramatta Office / MA /DRC So far no update, all it say in progress... lets hope its not too far off :biggrin: hI Guys , So far we have seen one 186 application loddged on Sep 5 2013 got grant notification ... Any recent grants ? I have applied on 15th October . Lets post here our updates so that we all know whats going on ... Kishore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack2077 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 hI Guys , So far we have seen one 186 application loddged on Sep 5 2013 got grant notification ... Kishore. Which office? Parramatta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoreaus2013 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Which office? Parramatta? I have loddged mine in Paramatta on 15th October . Not sure on the grant for 5th Sep where he loddged it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack2077 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I have loddged mine in Paramatta on 15th October . Not sure on the grant for 5th Sep where he loddged it ? Okay thanks !!! May be some other office... other offices seems to be bit faster... Parramatta seems to be bit slower... may be too many applications... But from timeline perspective, none of the offices seems to follow a date based sequence in assigning the CO to process the applications.... the applications are probably grouped by occupation and/or country of origin etc... As I have seen one of the applications lodged on same day as me at Parramatta and got grant in mid-October and another one lodged in August and got grant in October. So trying to guess from someone else's grant date may not be very helpful... but it will help keep the hopes up :daydreaming:... I suppose.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishoreaus2013 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hi All, We have done our medicals on oct 2nd 2013. Reports were uploaded to DIAC on Oct8th . We have loddged the 186 application on 15th october . In evisa , the Organize health link is still showing as individual test status as completed and submitted to DIAC. Not sure when they will clear / finalise . We dont have a CO yet . Is this normal . Kishore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petkula73 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 PR granted this morning. 186ENS Transition Scheme Timeline Employer Nomination 20/08/13 Visa Application 20/08/13 Visa Grant 06/11/13 Melbourne Office British Citizen, IT Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepat Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Nomination & Visa Application lodged same day - 22.6.13 Temporary Residence Transition Stream No reply at all, this thing drives me mad every day... what will happen ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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