rahulshankar Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Just received a case officer. Had to re-submit documents to another email address from the one that had the request for documentations preparation in October...not long now i hope till the 2nd vac required email.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa De Leon Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 13/01/2018 at 16:56, Suzyq said: Does anyone know the current cost of the 2nd VAC in AUD please? It is AUD 43,600. You can check it here under 19j subclause 8. www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees#tab-content-3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Well our medicals have been uploaded to DIBP. Hopefully that means everything on that front is OK. Just got to get through the long wait for AOS approval. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikenC Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Welcome to the last waiting room 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahulshankar Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 We had to submit AFP checks as the mother in law may have resided in oz cumulatively for a year in the last 10 years. Check completed and should be in the mail...last stage before hopefully 2nd vac request....next week one hopes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant111 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 12/01/2018 at 19:53, Zaki said: Those who have applied in February 2015 guys keep updating us! Applied Feb 6th 2015. AOS applied for 23/11/2017. Waiting nearly 8weeks for phone call for aos interview. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 2 hours ago, ant111 said: Applied Feb 6th 2015. AOS applied for 23/11/2017. Waiting nearly 8weeks for phone call for aos interview. Hopefully not long now. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett31 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 What’s the latest processing date from the department? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimboslice Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Brett31 said: What’s the latest processing date from the department? no reply to my e-mail today, so i guess they are still at 19th march 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, kimboslice said: no reply to my e-mail today, so i guess they are still at 19th march 2015 Yes, it's still 19th March, I just had a reply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Eire Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Pertenhall said: Hopefully not long now. On Monday we will be waiting 14 weeks for the phone call... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Nicole Eire said: On Monday we will be waiting 14 weeks for the phone call... That really is crazy - and I see from your earlier posts that you have tried to at least get some information from them. Have you had any feedback from them at all? It must be so frustrating for you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Depp Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 15 hours ago, Nicole Eire said: On Monday we will be waiting 14 weeks for the phone call... 14 wks, that is terrible. I don't know if this is of any use to you or anyone else waiting but I called them, it took 2 1/2 hrs to get through though. I acted a bit dumb and said that the person at the Centrelink office didn't understand fully what they had to do (this is true by the way) and I just wanted to know if my application had made it onto the system. I also asked if there was anything else I needed to provide to finalise the application. The guy I spoke with said he can see it on the system but he will send them an email asking them to contact me if they do need anything else. I joked with him and said I hope that him doing that would put me to the back of the queue and he said no we don't work like that. The next day I got the interview phone call, I think this was around the 9wk mark. If you have a spare 2-3hrs ? you could try something similar. Apologies if you have already called them ☺ 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Eire Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 19 hours ago, Pertenhall said: That really is crazy - and I see from your earlier posts that you have tried to at least get some information from them. Have you had any feedback from them at all? It must be so frustrating for you. Twice when I went in they checked in the system and told me that everything was in order and that I just needed to wait for the phonecall. The last time I went in, they made me use their phones to call the dedicated number. Spoke to someone there and they went off to speak to somebody, then came back and said they would send an internal message as the maximum wait time is supposed to be 8 weeks. Told me to keep my phone with me at all times and expect a call from a private number in the next few days - but that was on Monday!!!! Agggghhhh!!! 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2016 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hi Roomie, has anyone recently received an invite from DIBP to supply medical doco, policy check, AOS ... etc ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnak Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi Roomies I need some advice please. We are currently in Australia on our 3 month visitor visa. Will I need to inform DIBP that we are currently in Australia? Assurance of support paid on 5th of January 2018 and proof delivered to Centrelink on the same day. If I understand correctly, we will have to wait 8 weeks from 5th Jan for acceptance letter? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 hours ago, elnak said: Hi Roomies I need some advice please. We are currently in Australia on our 3 month visitor visa. Will I need to inform DIBP that we are currently in Australia? Assurance of support paid on 5th of January 2018 and proof delivered to Centrelink on the same day. If I understand correctly, we will have to wait 8 weeks from 5th Jan for acceptance letter? TIA I'm not sure whether you need to inform Immi, but it probably would do no harm to do so, just to be on the safe side. I think the timescales vary quite a bit, take a look at mine for example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly T Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Hi everyone, just did a test email and immi are processing up to and including March 31st 2015. lets hope it carries on improving. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaki Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Lolly T said: Hi everyone, just did a test email and immi are processing up to and including March 31st 2015. lets hope it carries on improving. Aside, people who have applied in February 2015 are not granted visa.so ultimately it would be 36 months clearly. Nevertheless, On 2 months frequency the processing time gets increased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorksgrannie Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 8 hours ago, elnak said: Hi Roomies I need some advice please. We are currently in Australia on our 3 month visitor visa. Will I need to inform DIBP that we are currently in Australia? Assurance of support paid on 5th of January 2018 and proof delivered to Centrelink on the same day. If I understand correctly, we will have to wait 8 weeks from 5th Jan for acceptance letter? TIA 1 hour ago, Zaki said: Aside, people who have applied in February 2015 are not granted visa.so ultimately it would be 36 months clearly. Nevertheless, On 2 months frequency the processing time gets increased. Hi Elnak, if you don’t have an agent I would advise DIBP just in case they want to contact you. As regards timing of acceptance of AOS we were lucky and received letter in less than two weeks, it perhaps varies for different locations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaH27 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Wow you’re ahead of the game if you lodged 9 April 2015 and already have AOS acceptance when immi say they’re only processing March 31st! I notice you are heading to NSW - I wonder if different areas process things more quickly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorksgrannie Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, LindaH27 said: Wow you’re ahead of the game if you lodged 9 April 2015 and already have AOS acceptance when immi say they’re only processing March 31st! I notice you are heading to NSW - I wonder if different areas process things more quickly? We are only ahead with submitting all the docs. The waiting continues... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimboslice Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, nyorksgrannie said: I wonder if different areas process things more quickly? going on my Acknowledged date of october 15, what do people guess my visa grant will be. (i know its only a guess :). i seen a chart a few months ago but cant remember what they forcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, kimboslice said: going on my Acknowledged date of october 15, what do people guess my visa grant will be. (i know its only a guess :). i seen a chart a few months ago but cant remember what they forcast. Currently showing processing time of 37-39 months. http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/access-accountability/service-standards/global-visa-citizenship-processing-times 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett31 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Can someone send me the email address of the department which sends the automatic reply containing the latest processing date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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