karen79 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hey Karen79, I submitted on the same day (Apr 16), though I did submit my nomination & application together. How did the inform you when your nomination was approved? Hopefully we'll both be getting some news in the next few weeks :smile: Hi, We just got an email once our employer had a case officer (after 12 weeks) asking for a bit of extra info, then the nomination was approved about a week later. We submitted ours 1 week after nomination approval. FIngers X please that we hear of a case officer soon! Im assuming Form 80's are totally mandatory for everyone? I have mine printed but as yet have not tackled filling them in. Cant wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrova Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thx God, Finally relieved!!! Timeline: Nomination & Visa Application(via 457): 10 Jan 2014. CO requested medicals : 30 april 2014. Visa Granted : 10 June 2014. It took 151 days / almost 22 weeks. All the best, everyone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Congrats Petrova! Must be a great feeling. I wonder why yours took a bit longer. Which country are you from? Ours went in 10 weeks ago this coming Thursday, so really hoping we hear something in the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimming Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Hi, We just got an email once our employer had a case officer (after 12 weeks) asking for a bit of extra info, then the nomination was approved about a week later. We submitted ours 1 week after nomination approval. FIngers X please that we hear of a case officer soon! Im assuming Form 80's are totally mandatory for everyone? I have mine printed but as yet have not tackled filling them in. Cant wait!! sooo congratulations Edited June 10, 2014 by swimming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen79 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Can anyone tell me are form 80s 100% definitely needed or just sometimes requested? Before I go to hassle of filling them out in advance. I everything else frontloaded thus far. Waiting waiting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cethen Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Can anyone tell me are form 80s 100% definitely needed or just sometimes requested? Before I go to hassle of filling them out in advance. I everything else frontloaded thus far. Waiting waiting.... Hi Karen- According to the immi website (http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/186.aspx), it looks like form 80 is required "For each person included in the application who is 16 years of age or older: Form 80 - Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment (373 kB pdf). " Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleylass Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Little update - had our medicals last Friday (13 June) and nomination approved yesterday (17 June) - it's moving forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adaminoz Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Btw, I was never asked for Form 80 before my application wss approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karen79 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Btw, I was never asked for Form 80 before my application wss approved. I had a suspicion I had heard this somewhere before which was not only why i asked but also why i have delayed putting pen to paper! very lazy! I have them printed out.... for weeks now! Meds and police checks done and added to application, so will just sit tight wait and see!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huttu Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Timeline for direct stream: Applied in Perth office. Approved from Paramatta office Nomination submitted : 24th march 2014 Visa Application submitted: 1st Apri 2014c(except medicals) Nominations approved: 19th June 2014 Notified about nomination approval by Employer. Case officer hasn't asked for medicals yet. Not sure how long it takes for them to ask for medicals. People say that they have been asked for additional documents the same day. Still waiting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 That's good news Huttu. Hope the rest comes through quickly. All our paperwork went in on the 29 March so hoping we hear something in the next week or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family of five Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Hi all, Well finnally got an email from our case officer, it came through at 7.00pm but has the time on it 8.30am so not sure what happens there? I have been having trouble logging in since firefox updated the other day and now have to do it on daughters windows computer. The email requested form 80 for daughter, police checks for me and her??? Not sure if computer issues but the form 80 had already been done and seems to have disappeared and the police checks were both already upload and showing on there. So uploaded them all again, see what happens now. So for all you guys wondering about the form 80 the answer is yes, we are from a low risk country (UK) and have had to do it. The time line is 16th March application 19th june case officer Tina x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baguette Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 @familyoffive We filled our form 80 back in mid March, but by the time we lodged (April 10th) the layout of form 80s had changed (they now ask for 30 years of travelling history as opposed to 10 years before) so this might be the reason why? Anyway I also come from a low risk country (France) and my MA reckoned that filing form 80 was necessary...! Hi all, Well finnally got an email from our case officer, it came through at 7.00pm but has the time on it 8.30am so not sure what happens there? I have been having trouble logging in since firefox updated the other day and now have to do it on daughters windows computer. The email requested form 80 for daughter, police checks for me and her??? Not sure if computer issues but the form 80 had already been done and seems to have disappeared and the police checks were both already upload and showing on there. So uploaded them all again, see what happens now. So for all you guys wondering about the form 80 the answer is yes, we are from a low risk country (UK) and have had to do it. The time line is 16th March application 19th june case officer Tina x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleylass Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 @familyoffiveWe filled our form 80 back in mid March, but by the time we lodged (April 10th) the layout of form 80s had changed (they now ask for 30 years of travelling history as opposed to 10 years before) so this might be the reason why? Anyway I also come from a low risk country (France) and my MA reckoned that filing form 80 was necessary...! Hey baguette, isn't it the opposite for form 80, now 10 years of travel instead of 30 previously? The form we just completed asks for 10 years unless applying for refugee/humanitarian visa! Please don't tell me we downloaded an old form (.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baguette Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Hey baguette, isn't it the opposite for form 80, now 10 years of travel instead of 30 previously? The form we just completed asks for 10 years unless applying for refugee/humanitarian visa! Please don't tell me we downloaded an old form (.. Hi paisleylass, I filled the 10 year form you mentioned first but am afraid this has changed as I had to redo that part subsquently on the new form (see below, copy pasted from my form 80). I'm afraid you might be using an old form... 18 Your address history for the last 30 yearsInclude: addresses inside and outside Australia places you resided for study/work refugee camps • any other place you have resided such as share houses, university residences and temporary accommodation. 19 Have you travelled to any country other than Australia in the last 30 years?Include: work or study outside your usual country of residence holiday/leisure trips business military deployment visits back to your own country. Edited June 20, 2014 by baguette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family of five Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 hi, We did the old 80's and then the new ones with 30 years and then changed again to the new ones back to 10 years so they have both, but upload the newist one again. Also about to email them with forms as it says can do that. tina x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huttu Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi all, Well finnally got an email from our case officer, it came through at 7.00pm but has the time on it 8.30am so not sure what happens there? I have been having trouble logging in since firefox updated the other day and now have to do it on daughters windows computer. The email requested form 80 for daughter, police checks for me and her??? Not sure if computer issues but the form 80 had already been done and seems to have disappeared and the police checks were both already upload and showing on there. So uploaded them all again, see what happens now. So for all you guys wondering about the form 80 the answer is yes, we are from a low risk country (UK) and have had to do it. The time line is 16th March application 19th june case officer Tina x Hi, Did they ask for additional documents for you just after nomination was approved? Because in my case, the nomination got approved yesterday but no contact by case officer till now.... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleylass Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hmm.. well as we have completed the form 80 linked to from the email our Case Officer sent, I'm not doing the version asking for 30 years travel/address history unless specifically asked! I have googled and can't actually find this form though - the one asking for 30 years history whether asylum seeker or not... So our current timeline looks like: 22 March 2014 186 visa application lodged (nomination had been lodged a couple of days before) 2 June 2014 CO requests documentation 13 June attended medicals - both finalised by 19 June 17 June nomination approved Now just awaiting both UK police checks, and hubby's AFP check is in the post to us, mine was uploaded weeks ago cos I got in before the backlog kicked in We have til Monday 30 June to get all documents uploaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Form 80 was updated a second time recently to reduce the travel/address history back to 10 years other than refugee visas. So as long as you complete the form currently available on the DIBP website that would be the correct one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huttu Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's good news Huttu. Hope the rest comes through quickly. All our paperwork went in on the 29 March so hoping we hear something in the next week or two! Ya they are processing application for end of march as stated in the email. As you have already submitted all paperwork, you will get PR straightway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Hopefully although there may be one or two things they want additional information about. Realised it actually went in 27 March so it may not be long until we hear something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel9271 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Our application submitted through an agent and lodged on line on the 12 of March with form 80, police checks from UK and Australia, medicals even handed in the same day. As stated in prior posts, we are applying for transition stream 186. Think it really is luck of the draw which applications are picked from the pile for the agent to start working on, it appears at that stage everything moves quickly, just a waiting game until then I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yes, it is a bit random it seems. We haven't heard anything yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sucxx Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Think it really is luck of the draw which applications are picked from the pile for the agent to start working on AFAIK there are a few ground rules such as: low risk country get faster processing than high risk country onshore applicant get faster processing than offshore applicant Each case also assigned to 'Permanent Sponsored Entry' in each state office e.g) nsw.pse_at_immi.gov.au vic.pse_at_immi.gov.au So presumably ENS applicant applied in (or assign to) state with overwhelming RSMS applicant such as N.T would get lower priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blekm Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 got the Nomination approved today. I've applied with all the paperwork ready on 19 March. My MA said The quota for the number of visa grants for this financial year has been reached and therefore we’ll need to wait until post 1 July before the visa is granted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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