Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hi all, Please find below links to three online spreadsheets (one for each 175, 176 and 475 visas) where you can share your visa timeline and manage it yourself for the duration of the application process. You'll be able to view other members timelines as well as edit your own to relect any changes to circumstances. Before you visit these pages and contribute, please take the time to read the following notes on how it works. Notes: New timeline entries are entered via a form (link number 1 below) Existing (yours and other peoples) timelines are stored in a Google Docs spreadsheet (these can be viewed via link number 2 below). In the spirit of Wikipedia, everyone can edit the spreadsheet (and other peoples entries) without having to sign up or log in. (You can edit the spreadsheet via link number 3). Please do not move any columns from their original location (to the left or right), or insert additional columns. Please do not reformat the spreadsheet or make editorial changes to the spreadsheet. Changes will stop the form from working correctly. Only update your own row entry if you have to. Do feel free to "Hide" columns. You may want to temporarily hide columns so that others are closer together and you don't have to scroll. This can be done by going into Edit Mode, selecting the column you want to hide -> right clicking -> selecting "Hide Column". This change is viewed by everyone, so please remember to unhide the column(s) once you are done. You can unhide the column(s) by clicking on the little icon in between the two visible columns where the hidden column would normally be. If you cannot see a particular column, it is there, but chances are someone has probably forgotton to unhide it. Do feel free to re-sort the spreadsheet in order of a particular column. All columns can be sorted (for example in order of date, in order of CSL/MODL/SOL, in order of Case Officer Date etc), however you need to go into Edit Mode to do this by click on "Edit this page" at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Hover your mouse on the thin bar that is underneath the letter of the column (A, B, C, D...) you want the sheet sorted by and the word "Sort" will appear with an adjacent arrow. Click on the arrow and a small window showing "A -> Z" and "Z -> A" will appear. Do feel free to filter columns. All columns can be filtered i.e. you can view just CSLs (which hides all SOLs/MODLs) or just Carpenters (which hides all other professions), or just Queensland applications (which hides all others states) etc. To do this, go into Edit Mode by clicking "Edit this page" at the bottom of the spreadsheet, then select the View menu -> List View. If you mistakenly make a detrimental change to the spreadsheet, such as deleting the whole sheet, or someone elses timeline, please let me or a moderator know asap by sending a Private Message so that the changes can be undone. As long as you hit the Enter key after inserting text into a cell, the sheet should automatically save. There is no Save button. The sheet is automatically refreshed by Google every 5 minutes and so you may not see your entry until this has happened. Please remember to update your entry if you get a case officer or visa, even though it will probably be the last thing on your mind! Any questions or suggestions, please let me know. Hopefully this sheet will manage itself and we will be able to get a good picture of DIACs processing times. SPREADSHEET LINKS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 175 visa timelines ------------------------------------- Link 1 - VIEW SPREADSHEET Click here to view all members 175 timelines Link 2 - INSERT ROW INTO SPREADSHEET Click here to contribute to the 175 timelines Link 3 - EDIT YOUR EXISTING ENTRY Click here to edit your existing 175 timeline entry (you can also do so by clicking on the "Edit the page" link at the bottom of the spreadsheet) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 176 visa timelines ------------------------------------- Link 1 - VIEW SPREADSHEET Click here to view all members 176 timelines. Link 2 - INSERT ROW INTO SPREADSHEET Click here to contribute to the 176 timelines Link 3 - EDIT YOUR EXISTING ENTRY Click here to edit your existing 176 timeline entry (you can also do so by clicking on the "Edit the page" link at the bottom of the spreadsheet) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 475 visa timelines ------------------------------------- Link 1 - VIEW SPREADSHEET Click here to view all members 475 timelines Link 2 - INSERT ROW INTO SPREADSHEET Click here to contribute to the 475 timelines Link 3 - EDIT YOUR EXISTING ENTRY Click here to edit your existing 475 timeline entry (you can also do so by clicking on the "Edit the page" link at the bottom of the spreadsheet) Any questions, please ask. Kind Regards Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dionne and Rickie Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hiya Drew we have put our info on the 175 one the other day no probs. I have tryed 3 times to contribute to the 176 time line but once i put all the info in and click submitt our info is not on the timeline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheHollies Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 it wont let me view the 175 timeline page. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi, Sorry. My fault. They're both fixed now. Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi, Nice idea, well done X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickynush Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Any chance of having this made into a sticky so that we can always find it? Also, people are more likely to update it if it's always on view. Thanks Drew. Nicky x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Any chance of having this made into a sticky so that we can always find it? Also, people are more likely to update it if it's always on view. Thanks Drew. Nicky x Hi Nicky, I believe Gill (Gollywobler) will be sticking it up in due course. Maybe there are a bit too many stickies up at the moment to add another? It's all happening at the moment! :eek: Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi All I asked Drew to start the thread himself so that he retains editorial control of the first post on the thread, in case he needs to change the instructions about what to do. I have unstuck some of the other threads in order to make space for this one. Drew and I agreed that he would start the thread and that I would then make it sticky. All credit for this is due to Drew alone. I have wanted a monitor that people can work for themselves for some time but I had to wait for somebody who knows how to do it to come along and very kindly volunteer for the job. Best wishes Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cuba267 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi Drew Sorry to be a pain - appear to have entered my details twice on 176 spreadsheet (lines 10 and 11). Tried to edit but failed miserably. Dig me out of technological turmoil if you could. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi DrewSorry to be a pain - appear to have entered my details twice on 176 spreadsheet (lines 10 and 11). Tried to edit but failed miserably. Dig me out of technological turmoil if you could. Ta. Hi, That's done. Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seank Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hi Drew, great thread, thanks for your hard work! I've just updated our timeline - got CO allocated today best regards Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew&Ang Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 HI Drew, i put our details on the 176 timeline today it's showing when you view it but it's not on the edit page. cheers Drew p.s great name by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hearty Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Do you think it's a good idea to add an additional column in between "CO Date" and "Visa Granted Date" for any further document requested by the CO, answer can be just yes or no. Many people have been allocated CO since mid of March but still waiting for Visa Grant. In my case, I was asked to re-attach my birth cert as the earlier attachment was damaged. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheHollies Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Just seen the the Jonesfamily who are on the MODL list have just received their case officer, (4th April), thats a good sign, read last week that MODL applications werent being looked at for a while! Theres hope for us yet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peterauh Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Grr, didn't mean to be rude, but such facility already exists for quite some time. For example... BEupdate - Timeline Spreadsheet for Australian Visa Applications Why not just concentrate on one database only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Grr, didn't mean to be rude, but such facility already exists for quite some time. For example... BEupdate - Timeline Spreadsheet for Australian Visa Applications Why not just concentrate on one database only. Hi Peter, 'cause BEUpdate is not being managed to reflect recent changes. For example it does not take into account the new CSL etc. These spreadsheets are being managed by members of POMSINOZ and so God willing, when I get my visa, someone else will take over management of the spreadsheets until they do, adding and removing columns as when is required... Additionally, I'm confident that people are forgetting to update their timelines on BEUpdate when they get a visa as there is no community forum tied to it. Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Do you think it's a good idea to add an additional column in between "CO Date" and "Visa Granted Date" for any further document requested by the CO, answer can be just yes or no. Many people have been allocated CO since mid of March but still waiting for Visa Grant. In my case, I was asked to re-attach my birth cert as the earlier attachment was damaged. Thanks. Sounds good. It'll have to go as the end column because of the way the form works (I can't reorder the columns without the form getting it's undies in twist. Maybe a notes column? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlom Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 HI Drew, thanks so much for this, it is so useul. Can I ask, why are there no 176 applications for NSW? Maybe i am reading it wrong! thanks K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manzoor Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Hi all, Please find below links to three online spreadsheets (one for each 175, 176 and 475 visas) where you can share your visa timeline and manage it yourself for the duration of the application process. You'll be able to view other members timelines as well as edit your own to relect any changes to circumstances. Before you visit these pages and contribute, please take the time to read the following notes on how it works. Notes: New timeline entries are entered via a form (link number 1 below) Existing (yours and other peoples) timelines are stored in a Google Docs spreadsheet (these can be viewed via link number 2 below). In the spirit of Wikipedia, everyone can edit the spreadsheet (and other peoples entries) without having to sign up or log in. (You can edit the spreadsheet via link number 3). Please do not move any columns from their original location (to the left or right), or insert additional columns. Please do not reformat the spreadsheet or make editorial changes to the spreadsheet. Changes will stop the form from working correctly. Only update your own row entry if you have to. Do feel free to "Hide" columns. You may want to temporarily hide columns so that others are closer together and you don't have to scroll. This can be done by going into Edit Mode, selecting the column you want to hide -> right clicking -> selecting "Hide Column". This change is viewed by everyone, so please remember to unhide the column(s) once you are done. You can unhide the column(s) by clicking on the little icon in between the two visible columns where the hidden column would normally be. If you cannot see a particular column, it is there, but chances are someone has probably forgotton to unhide it. Do feel free to re-sort the spreadsheet in order of a particular column. All columns can be sorted (for example in order of date, in order of CSL/MODL/SOL, in order of Case Officer Date etc), however you need to go into Edit Mode to do this by click on "Edit this page" at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Hover your mouse on the thin bar that is underneath the letter of the column (A, B, C, D...) you want the sheet sorted by and the word "Sort" will appear with an adjacent arrow. Click on the arrow and a small window showing "A -> Z" and "Z -> A" will appear. Do feel free to filter columns. All columns can be filtered i.e. you can view just CSLs (which hides all SOLs/MODLs) or just Carpenters (which hides all other professions), or just Queensland applications (which hides all others states) etc. To do this, go into Edit Mode by clicking "Edit this page" at the bottom of the spreadsheet, then select the View menu -> List View. If you mistakenly make a detrimental change to the spreadsheet, such as deleting the whole sheet, or someone elses timeline, please let me or a moderator know asap by sending a Private Message so that the changes can be undone. As long as you hit the Enter key after inserting text into a cell, the sheet should automatically save. There is no Save button. The sheet is automatically refreshed by Google every 5 minutes and so you may not see your entry until this has happened. Please remember to update your entry if you get a case officer or visa, even though it will probably be the last thing on your mind! Any questions or suggestions, please let me know. Hopefully this sheet will manage itself and we will be able to get a good picture of DIACs processing times. SPREADSHEET LINKS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 175 visa timelines ------------------------------------- Link 1 - VIEW SPREADSHEET Click here to view all members 175 timelines Link 2 - INSERT ROW INTO SPREADSHEET Click here to contribute to the 175 timelines Link 3 - EDIT YOUR EXISTING ENTRY Click here to edit your existing 175 timeline entry (you can also do so by clicking on the "Edit the page" link at the bottom of the spreadsheet) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 176 visa timelines ------------------------------------- Link 1 - VIEW SPREADSHEET Click here to view all members 176 timelines. Link 2 - INSERT ROW INTO SPREADSHEET Click here to contribute to the 176 timelines Link 3 - EDIT YOUR EXISTING ENTRY Click here to edit your existing 176 timeline entry (you can also do so by clicking on the "Edit the page" link at the bottom of the spreadsheet) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 475 visa timelines ------------------------------------- Link 1 - VIEW SPREADSHEET Click here to view all members 475 timelines Link 2 - INSERT ROW INTO SPREADSHEET Click here to contribute to the 475 timelines Link 3 - EDIT YOUR EXISTING ENTRY Click here to edit your existing 475 timeline entry (you can also do so by clicking on the "Edit the page" link at the bottom of the spreadsheet) Any questions, please ask. Kind Regards Drew Hi, Please add one column in your spreadsheets "Country of Applicant" HR/LR. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peterauh Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Hi Peter, 'cause BEUpdate is not being managed to reflect recent changes. For example it does not take into account the new CSL etc. These spreadsheets are being managed by members of POMSINOZ and so God willing, when I get my visa, someone else will take over management of the spreadsheets until they do, adding and removing columns as when is required... Additionally, I'm confident that people are forgetting to update their timelines on BEUpdate when they get a visa as there is no community forum tied to it. Drew Hi Drew, Thank you very much for your explanation and the effort for creating these databases. I have provided my input. Well done mate! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hi,Please add one column in your spreadsheets "Country of Applicant" HR/LR. Thanks Hi Manzoor You have made a very good point since quite a few Poms in Oz members are from High Risk countries. According to DIAC the visa processing times will be the same for Low Risk and High Risk applicants. So far since the beginning of January it does seem to be as DIAC say. However I think an extra column as you suggest would be a very good idea so that we can track whether equal speed processing is actually happening. Best wishes Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OgaPoga Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Just a quick note. My OH is from High risk country (main applicant) and we got our CO within 2.5 weeks since we changed to 176 (slightly more than 10 working days). So it seems there are no difference between High and Low risk countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moonlit_valley Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hi all, Do you think it's a good idea to add an additional column in between "CO Date" and "Visa Granted Date" for any further document requested by the CO, answer can be just yes or no. Many people have been allocated CO since mid of March but still waiting for Visa Grant. In my case, I was asked to re-attach my birth cert as the earlier attachment was damaged. Thanks. Sounds good. It'll have to go as the end column because of the way the form works (I can't reorder the columns without the form getting it's undies in twist. Maybe a notes column? I've added a new column on the 175 spreadsheet called Notes/DIAC Delays. You can enter notes by editing existing spreadsheet rows in Edit Mode or via the form when creating a new row. HI Drew, thanks so much for this, it is so useul. Can I ask, why are there no 176 applications for NSW? Maybe i am reading it wrong! thanks K No idea. Maybe 'cause Sydney's in NSW? Only kidding!! Hi,Please add one column in your spreadsheets "Country of Applicant" HR/LR. Thanks Hi Manzoor, a High Risk/Low Risk column already exists. It always has, but has been hidden by someone. In fact, all questions in the form are represented by columns on the spreadsheet. I've re-quoted my original post below, but you can make the High Risk/Low Risk column appear by clicking on the H-I box in between the G and J columns. Do feel free to "Hide" columns. You may want to temporarily hide columns so that others are closer together and you don't have to scroll. This can be done by going into Edit Mode, selecting the column you want to hide -> right clicking -> selecting "Hide Column". This change is viewed by everyone, so please remember to unhide the column(s) once you are done. You can unhide the column(s) by clicking on the little icon in between the two visible columns where the hidden column would normally be. If you cannot see a particular column, it is there, but chances are someone has probably forgotton to unhide it. Any questions, let me know. Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest James.S Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 HI Drew, thanks so much for this, it is so useul. Can I ask, why are there no 176 applications for NSW? Maybe i am reading it wrong! thanks K Hi, basically there are only a very select few trades such as ICT, Finance and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology that NSW will sponser.... so very very few 176's therefore..! James... :jimlad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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