lothar Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 According to the comments on the guys account, he does say 19 Jan (but never clarified a year) That being said on the expats forum there is a doctor who got a grant with lodgment date 11 Dec, and another person with lodgement date 20 December. So although I am not sure about the guy in Jan, it does appear they starting to look at Dec lodgement dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behappy99 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 We are waiting for our invite since April 2017 with 65 points under 189. appeared for PTE-a again to get good score and new point 75 effective from may 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cristina Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 30 minutes ago, lothar said: According to the comments on the guys account, he does say 19 Jan (but never clarified a year) That being said on the expats forum there is a doctor who got a grant with lodgment date 11 Dec, and another person with lodgement date 20 December. So although I am not sure about the guy in Jan, it does appear they starting to look at Dec lodgement dates. All of this is so odd!! I am very pleased they are moving forward but suddenly they are jumping randomly into mid Dec, end Dec and mid Jan? On the same day? Only God knows how they process our visas and what structure they follow. I am completely lost! Just hoping for the best since we are 22nd Dec. Good luck to everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 13 minutes ago, Cristina said: All of this is so odd!! I am very pleased they are moving forward but suddenly they are jumping randomly into mid Dec, end Dec and mid Jan? On the same day? Only God knows how they process our visas and what structure they follow. I am completely lost! Just hoping for the best since we are 22nd Dec. Good luck to everybody! There are so many possible explanations. They could be taking applicants with the highest scores first, regardless of when they applied. Or perhaps different occupations are handled by different officers, and the person handling the doctors' queue isn't as busy as the person handling the other queues. We do know that no one under 70 points is being considered at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cristina Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 8 minutes ago, Marisawright said: There are so many possible explanations. They could be taking applicants with the highest scores first, regardless of when they applied. Or perhaps different occupations are handled by different officers, and the person handling the doctors' queue isn't as busy as the person handling the other queues. We do know that no one under 70 points is being considered at all. There are many possible explanations indeed, but DHA approach has always been 'first come first served' regardless of the points so I would be very surprised if points had anything to do with this. The fact that dates go up and down is more likely because of different work load of each CO and maybe because of different checks being recommended for different countries (they used to have a list of high risk countries where more checks were required, but this was quite unofficial) or even occupations (like verifying skill assessment and experience with different bodies depending on occupation). But the allocation of cases to COs should be based on lodgement date and that's it. What do you mean by nobody under 70 points is being considered at all? Once the visa is lodged, points don't matter. They are not rejecting visas below 70 points. Their way of regulating entry is by setting the EOI process which filters people by number of points. But once you have been invited, I don't think points have any impact on the processing time. Have you got any other info about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I agree with Cristina, if DHA is able to finish the background check early for claims made, the grants are immediate and vice versa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lothar Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 43 minutes ago, Marisawright said: There are so many possible explanations. They could be taking applicants with the highest scores first, regardless of when they applied. Or perhaps different occupations are handled by different officers, and the person handling the doctors' queue isn't as busy as the person handling the other queues. We do know that no one under 70 points is being considered at all. As far as I know, according to DHA, once you have received your ITA your points and occupation no longer matter. They process in batches which older ones getting looked at first. They also mention "complete" applications get looked at first, so this would be ones that have PCC and Medical attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 The onshore applicants have been contacted from December and January, I am not sure, if onshore applicants gets priority !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronco88 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 On 11/05/2018 at 19:01, Nirav said: The onshore applicants have been contacted from December and January, I am not sure, if onshore applicants gets priority !! Trust me ive been living in australia since 2012..applied in december for 190 and still waiting..no CO contacted my lawyer...people from january and february already got the grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 one more grant issued, its making me impatient to know whats going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 On 11/05/2018 at 20:04, Ronco88 said: Trust me ive been living in australia since 2012..applied in december for 190 and still waiting..no CO contacted my lawyer... people from january and february already got the grant I believe you, but the current stats are all different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavers Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Hi Everyone Regarding invites not being issued to people with 65points or below, is that regardless of which job you do. If your job was more sort after would that change anything or is it across all job sectors. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasrad Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Hi Everyone Regarding invites not being issued to people with 65points or below, is that regardless of which job you do. If your job was more sort after would that change anything or is it across all job sectors. ThanksI think your type of job is considered only for pro rata jobs. Currently accountants regardless of points are not being invited. When they start the new cycle they will probably dominate with high points and push us 65 pointers further back.The only option is to go for 190 or try to increase your points.IMO i must add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavers Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Thanks Rasrad I am going to sit my IELTS at the end of june to try and get the extra 20 points which would give me 75points in total. I am an engineer and spoke with an immigration agent middle of last year who said that he could fast track me as they are desperate for what I do (How true that is I don't know). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi6635 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hi everyone seems like the immi tracker has stopped moving again! Anyone have any updates? abi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 improvement in the pace at which grants are being issued fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi6635 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 They are granting visas for people offshore who submitted after us now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 that completely depends on how well and fast they can comprehend the documents submitted and how fast the background check if finished, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lothar Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 It does seem like all variations of 189 visas are being granted now through Dec. There is no single country anymore, no single profession, there is onshore and offshore, etc. So I guess it is now the luck of the draw on how the pile fell when it went through to processing. I think the wait now that I know they processing Dec will be worse than when I knew they were was at least a few weeks away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi6635 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 i completely agree, who knows how they are processing the visas!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 did anyone from our team get the grant ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suziemac59 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I got a direct grant today [emoji3]We applied on the 8th December 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronco88 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Just now, suziemac59 said: I got a direct grant today We applied on the 8th December 2017 Congratulations witch visa 189 o 190? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abi6635 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Congratulations Suzie! This is what I’m confused about though, we submitted 1st December; we had 75 points, and all required documents are uploaded. Who knows how they are granting the visas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirav Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, suziemac59 said: I got a direct grant today We applied on the 8th December 2017 Congratulations and best wishes what’s your IED ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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