Guest vixpinkbabe Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hi Gillian,You should be able to have your Meds/P Checks done when you want.It's called front loading,it just means when you get allocated a CO they already have them in place. Sometimes you don't even hear from your CO and next thing you know you've got your visa.The only gamble is that Meds and Police checks only last 12 months from when you have them done,so if you haven't got your CO by then you may well have to do them again.We're getting our Meds done on 21st Feb and send of for Police checks the same time.I lodged our 175 skilled visa on the 3rd Sept 08 and I'm on both MODL and CSL.I'm now going to apply for 176 State Sponsor,it doesn't cost anymore and you can do it online yourself , they are processing a lot quicker. Hope this has helped, John Hi John, Only thing with getting medicals done now is that DIAC are requesting that we dont send them in until requested by the case officer. Mine are done but sitting in Birmingham at the moment... xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raphael6 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 No CO yet, How long to take??!!!:swoon:175 __________________ Waiting.... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach28 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 We applied 14th nov 08 and frontloaded everything. Occupation on csl and modl. Just want my visa now. Rachael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scamp1976 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Applied in July 2008. Frontloaded everything incl meds and police checks. Called DIAC and still no C/O allocated. We're on the CSL and the MODL too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teejaygb Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi Guys, Seen most of you all applied August 08 onwards - don't want to upset anyone but you might all be in for a much longer wait yet. We weren't expecting to be waiting this long either when we started. Application lodged online = May 08. Medicals done 15th Sept and front loaded. Still heard nothing - haven't had confirmation of a CO or anything. We are on a 175 - Bricklayer visa on MODL and new CSL. Online tracking has been updated once on 12th Dec 2008 thats it. The wait is driving me mad - just trying to put it to the back of mind now. :arghh: Tina Applied in July 2008. Frontloaded everything incl meds and police checks. Called DIAC and still no C/O allocated. We're on the CSL and the MODL too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raphael6 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Rafiii No CO yet, How long to take??!!!:swoon:175 __________________ Waiting.... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 3zooz Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Applied in July 2008. Frontloaded everything incl meds and police checks. Called DIAC and still no C/O allocated. We're on the CSL and the MODL too Hi Scamp1976 , U're situation is similar to mine Can I just know when exactly didi u call DIAC and what exactly did they tell u ?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenya Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi All Am a Nov 07 175 VE paper application, I requested information for my application status using the email General Skilled Migration Pre-Lodgement Enquiry Form on the 9th Feb 2009. On 14th Feb 2009 I got a replying saying the below. Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for your e-mail about your visa application under Australia’s General Skilled Migration programme. Your file is currently with your case officer for further processing. If your case officer requires any additional documentation/information to assist in the processing of your visa application they will contact you. We appreciate your patience in this matter. For any further enquiries about the application you have lodged please refer to our website using the following link http://www.immi.gov. au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm Do you know of anyone getting such a response and if yes! how long did the CO take to contact you? :jiggy: This is really good news for 175ers paper based, seem like they are also processing files after 1st Sep 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 3zooz Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi All Am a Nov 07 175 VE paper application, I requested information for my application status using the email General Skilled Migration Pre-Lodgement Enquiry Form on the 9th Feb 2009. On 14th Feb 2009 I got a replying saying the below. Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for your e-mail about your visa application under Australia’s General Skilled Migration programme. Your file is currently with your case officer for further processing. If your case officer requires any additional documentation/information to assist in the processing of your visa application they will contact you. We appreciate your patience in this matter. For any further enquiries about the application you have lodged please refer to our website using the following link http://www.immi.gov. au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm Do you know of anyone getting such a response and if yes! how long did the CO take to contact you? :jiggy: This is really good news for 175ers paper based, seem like they are also processing files after 1st Sep 2007. Kenya , Are u serious ??? Sorry , It is just coz I can't believe they r processing those after Sep. 2007 !!! Did u know before that u have a CO or u just knew it via their reply ??? U gave us hope dear by these news !! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kasper Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 sounds promising good news hopefully. lodged online nov 08 thru agent 175 on csl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach28 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Kenya what year did you apply? Rachael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GSD Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi all, We submitted our 175 visa at the end of August 2008.........still nothing, we have done our medicals and are about to send off the police checks. Our Agent says the processing time is 8-10 months from when we submitted it..........so frustrating though hopefully soon we will hear something. Garry Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scamp1976 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi Scamp1976 , U're situation is similar to mine Can I just know when exactly didi u call DIAC and what exactly did they tell u ?? Cheers Glad to hear we're not the only ones. We've more or less put it behind us at the moment. I'm doing my CCNA ( got it !! ) and also CCNP now. I called the DIAC a few weeks ago ( sorry cannot remember, but I think it was somewhere around 8 Januari 2009 ) and they told us that they were reorganizing everything and that they would be busy processing the sponsored visa's first, and this would take until at LEAST 15 februari 2009. So now theoretically they should be done with processing the sponsored visa's and now will start with the CSL based visa's. When all the CSL ones have been done, they will focus on the non-CSL ones. Basically I think we won't have our Visa before April 2009. But that's ok , we're keeping ourselves busy, and all this time the houseprices in Australia are going down down down... good for us at least if we can sell our last house here ( we had 3 but sold 2 already at a VERY VERY good price ). Last one is on the market since 1 februari, so we'll see what happens with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vixpinkbabe Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'm state sponsored and havent heard a thing, I dont even think I have a case officer x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrais Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 We lodged our application (175 Csl) in August 08. We front loaded meds and Police checks in November. We've heard nothing yet. We were told 6-9 months and our agent seems to think we will get it in that time. I am very pleased to hear that Kenya has got a case officer - it really gives us hope. I was starting to despair over the weekend thinking we are never going to get to Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcauleycm Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi All Am a Nov 07 175 VE paper application, I requested information for my application status using the email General Skilled Migration Pre-Lodgement Enquiry Form on the 9th Feb 2009. On 14th Feb 2009 I got a replying saying the below. Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for your e-mail about your visa application under Australia’s General Skilled Migration programme. Your file is currently with your case officer for further processing. If your case officer requires any additional documentation/information to assist in the processing of your visa application they will contact you. We appreciate your patience in this matter. For any further enquiries about the application you have lodged please refer to our website using the following link http://www.immi.gov. au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm Do you know of anyone getting such a response and if yes! how long did the CO take to contact you? :jiggy: This is really good news for 175ers paper based, seem like they are also processing files after 1st Sep 2007. Don't mean to put a dampner on things but i looked at this form and it said not to complete if you have lodged an application:unsure: so is the reply you got about your query rather than your visa? claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach28 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Think he put the wrong link. This link is if you have lodged your visa. www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/post.htm Rachael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jacky L Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi all, we lodged on 5th Sept and not heard anything either. We were due to have medicals end of Jan but due to the new "rules" we put them off until our Agent advises us to go due to the fact that the medical centre wont send them anyway, it seemed pointless and knocks time off to validate the visa. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vixpinkbabe Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi all, we lodged on 5th Sept and not heard anything either. We were due to have medicals end of Jan but due to the new "rules" we put them off until our Agent advises us to go due to the fact that the medical centre wont send them anyway, it seemed pointless and knocks time off to validate the visa. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :arghh: Hi Jack, It's annoying isnt it, I got mine done and on the same day DIAC decided they didnt want us to send them in, so they're sitting in Birmingham medical centre doing nothing.... Grrr I hope you hear something soon xx Vicky xx P.S You're not with OE by any chance are you? x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michelledenham Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hey, We have logged our 175 visa in Nov..... Crinimal checks in, medicals booked beg march... We have spoke to our agent re; state sponsorship aswell as pr visa.. But he said that because I am a senior Cancer nurse he doesn't think it will make much of a difference.... He doesn't think we should try and apply for 'the state sponsorship', just let our Pr visa run.... He also seemed to think that most visa's will be passed soon, especially if they are on the CSL. He said that if you read the 'Documents'....... It's warded as a proposel. I am getting so confused.. My husband and I have been arguing over this. Just don't know what to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scamp1976 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hey, We have logged our 175 visa in Nov..... Crinimal checks in, medicals booked beg march... We have spoke to our agent re; state sponsorship aswell as pr visa.. But he said that because I am a senior Cancer nurse he doesn't think it will make much of a difference.... He doesn't think we should try and apply for 'the state sponsorship', just let our Pr visa run.... He also seemed to think that most visa's will be passed soon, especially if they are on the CSL. He said that if you read the 'Documents'....... It's warded as a proposel. I am getting so confused.. My husband and I have been arguing over this. Just don't know what to do! Don't fight over something like this. I am in the lucky position that my O/H trusts me 100% to do the right thing and she let's me handle the whole visa process without interfering. We wouldn't even think about arguing about something like that. If Australia wants us, then we will come. If they don't want us, or they take their time, then we will fill our time here in Europe doing useful stuff for ourselves. Not getting into Australia is not the end of the world. Especially in these times of economic uncertainty , you are actually better off being in the UK I think. But don't fight about it, it's silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jacky L Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi Jack, It's annoying isnt it, I got mine done and on the same day DIAC decided they didnt want us to send them in, so they're sitting in Birmingham medical centre doing nothing.... Grrr I hope you hear something soon xx Vicky xx P.S You're not with OE by any chance are you? x Hiya Vicky No we aren't with OE but with Go Matilda. When did you lodge your visa? Tired of all this waiting now and sick of checking the DIAC site are you!!ha ha! Jacky xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vixpinkbabe Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi Jacky, TOtally fed up yeah,calling ASPC tonight, been told not to by agent but sod it! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rickard Family Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi We submitted our visa 175 on 21st Oct....no CO yet! and haven't been called for Meds either! Lou x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elaineyc Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 hi everyone, was wondering if anyone had sent a blank email to processing to find out what's happening now that the deadline date of 13th feb has passed for c/o allocation for those folks who were further up the visa ladder than us 175 folk??? With any luck maybe us lot will hear when they might give a date to allocate us a c/o in the near future eh! Application lodged 30/09/08 (paper) and not heard anything yet. Boo hoo!!!:unsure: cheers elaineyc x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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