Channel Lee Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 IMPORTANT NOTICE: OCT-NOV Bridging Visas Due to system issues we are unable to grant Bridging Visas for e-lodged applications between the 27th of October and 23rd of November, inclusive of these dates. If you have a substantive visa that has already expired or require a bridging visa during this period, please send an email with the following subject heading "OCT - NOV Bridging Visa" to this email inbox. In the email, please specify the full name of the applicant, TRN and date of birth. IMPORTANT INFORMATION This mailbox handles enquiries about applications under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS). It is important that you read this entire email as it provides answers to many questions about ENS/RSMS processing. Please be aware that if your query is addressed by this email or does not relate to an ENS/RSMS application already lodged you will not receive an individual response. If your enquiry is urgent and relates to an ENS or RSMS case currently with the Parramatta Processing Centre you can expect a reply within 5 working days. ALLOCATION TIMEFRAMES Pre 1 July 2012 Applications The network is currently allocating applications for assessment as below:[TABLE] [TR] [TD] Processing Centre [/TD] [TD=width: 189] ENS [/TD] [TD=width: 189] RSMS [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Parramatta [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 28 June 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 15 May 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Melbourne [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 8 March 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 8 March 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Perth [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 21 June 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 27 March 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Applications declared as “Decision Ready” by registered migration agents continue to receive priority allocation. However, due to the unprecedented number of applications lodged in June 2012 we can not provide an estimated allocation timeframe. Does this mean I should have a CO as well???? OMG!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Nev Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Karma What is Global Health...? Why do you need to apply that? At least you have your CO... I don't even know whether I will have a CO before Xmas or not.... Hi Lee, My family was overseas when i was requested for Medicals, so we had to take medicals from 2 ends. I took mine with Medibank which is already finalised. But my family since they were overseas, had to take theirs from an authorized medical centre. And Global health in my understanding is that government body which has Medical officers for CommonWealth that look at the reports referred from any Overseas Medical centres. You don't have to worry about it, you are in Sydney and you must have had taken it with Medibank..............so don't worry............! I have to, because, i rang up the other day and they said they are nearly a month behind from the date Medical reports for my family was received.............So, at this stage all i can do is wait until the Medicals for my family is finalized.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdirection Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 It's really hard, I know. My life in Australia in a nutshell: Arrived 10/11/2006 on Working holiday visa 31/07/2007 granted first 457 visa 20/08/2008 granted 2nd 457 visa when I switched employers 09/07/2009 granted Spousal visa with my partner 01/02/2010 - relationship with my partner broke down, began a long year of stress not knowing what would happen to me re: immigration. 09/02/2011 granted ANOTHER 457 visa as my relationship broke down and I had to start from scratch 29/06/2012 applied for ENS 856 visa...the same week I applied, my job became really stressful, redundancies are happening all around me, the recruitment (my job) market has gone downhill, people are negative and unhappy and coming to work everyday is a nightmare....still waiting.... The worst part is, my friends try to be there for me through the stress but don't fully understand because they're all Aussie. I'm now engaged to a wonderful Aussie man, but everyone keeps saying "can't you just marry him and become an Aussie?" and they don't understand that's not how it works. It's SO annoying having to explain over and over why I can't just quit my job, why I can't just marry my partner earlier than we want and get citizenship, why I can't work for Government (I live in Canberra), why I don't get Medicare, WHY WHY WHY. Ok I'm giving myself a nervous breakdown now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRaghu007 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 IMPORTANT NOTICE: OCT-NOV Bridging Visas Due to system issues we are unable to grant Bridging Visas for e-lodged applications between the 27th of October and 23rd of November, inclusive of these dates. If you have a substantive visa that has already expired or require a bridging visa during this period, please send an email with the following subject heading "OCT - NOV Bridging Visa" to this email inbox. In the email, please specify the full name of the applicant, TRN and date of birth. IMPORTANT INFORMATION This mailbox handles enquiries about applications under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS). It is important that you read this entire email as it provides answers to many questions about ENS/RSMS processing. Please be aware that if your query is addressed by this email or does not relate to an ENS/RSMS application already lodged you will not receive an individual response. If your enquiry is urgent and relates to an ENS or RSMS case currently with the Parramatta Processing Centre you can expect a reply within 5 working days. ALLOCATION TIMEFRAMES Pre 1 July 2012 Applications The network is currently allocating applications for assessment as below:[TABLE] [TR] [TD] Processing Centre [/TD] [TD] ENS [/TD] [TD=width: 189] RSMS [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Parramatta [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 28 June 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 15 May 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Melbourne [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 8 March 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 8 March 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Perth [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 21 June 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 27 March 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Applications declared as “Decision Ready” by registered migration agents continue to receive priority allocation. However, due to the unprecedented number of applications lodged in June 2012 we can not provide an estimated allocation timeframe. Does this mean I should have a CO as well???? OMG!!!! Thanks Channel Lee for sharing this... I applied on 29th !!! So I need to wait wait wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shangrila Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 IMPORTANT NOTICE: OCT-NOV Bridging Visas Due to system issues we are unable to grant Bridging Visas for e-lodged applications between the 27th of October and 23rd of November, inclusive of these dates. If you have a substantive visa that has already expired or require a bridging visa during this period, please send an email with the following subject heading "OCT - NOV Bridging Visa" to this email inbox. In the email, please specify the full name of the applicant, TRN and date of birth. IMPORTANT INFORMATION This mailbox handles enquiries about applications under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS). It is important that you read this entire email as it provides answers to many questions about ENS/RSMS processing. Please be aware that if your query is addressed by this email or does not relate to an ENS/RSMS application already lodged you will not receive an individual response. If your enquiry is urgent and relates to an ENS or RSMS case currently with the Parramatta Processing Centre you can expect a reply within 5 working days. ALLOCATION TIMEFRAMES Pre 1 July 2012 Applications The network is currently allocating applications for assessment as below:[TABLE] [TR] [TD] Processing Centre [/TD] [TD] ENS [/TD] [TD=width: 189] RSMS [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Parramatta [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 28 June 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 15 May 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Melbourne [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 8 March 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 8 March 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=width: 189] Perth [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 21 June 2012 [/TD] [TD=width: 189] 27 March 2012 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Applications declared as “Decision Ready” by registered migration agents continue to receive priority allocation. However, due to the unprecedented number of applications lodged in June 2012 we can not provide an estimated allocation timeframe. Does this mean I should have a CO as well???? OMG!!!! Thanks for posting this Channel Lee, I have requested my MA to follow up with immi since my application date was 27 June 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel Lee Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's really hard, I know. My life in Australia in a nutshell: Arrived 10/11/2006 on Working holiday visa 31/07/2007 granted first 457 visa 20/08/2008 granted 2nd 457 visa when I switched employers 09/07/2009 granted Spousal visa with my partner 01/02/2010 - relationship with my partner broke down, began a long year of stress not knowing what would happen to me re: immigration. 09/02/2011 granted ANOTHER 457 visa as my relationship broke down and I had to start from scratch 29/06/2012 applied for ENS 856 visa...the same week I applied, my job became really stressful, redundancies are happening all around me, the recruitment (my job) market has gone downhill, people are negative and unhappy and coming to work everyday is a nightmare....still waiting.... The worst part is, my friends try to be there for me through the stress but don't fully understand because they're all Aussie. I'm now engaged to a wonderful Aussie man, but everyone keeps saying "can't you just marry him and become an Aussie?" and they don't understand that's not how it works. It's SO annoying having to explain over and over why I can't just quit my job, why I can't just marry my partner earlier than we want and get citizenship, why I can't work for Government (I live in Canberra), why I don't get Medicare, WHY WHY WHY. Ok I'm giving myself a nervous breakdown now lol. Take it easy missdirection. Everything will be fine~~. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest projuri Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 :ssign4:I just received my PR. 856 DR applied end of June 2012. Agent said that CO requested extra documents from my employer which is unusual and it took frustrating ~2-3 weeks to process it. I tried to ask what sort of the documents were requested and agent said it's confidential and refused to answer which is a bit weird, but I'm happy anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRaghu007 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's really hard, I know. My life in Australia in a nutshell: Arrived 10/11/2006 on Working holiday visa 31/07/2007 granted first 457 visa 20/08/2008 granted 2nd 457 visa when I switched employers 09/07/2009 granted Spousal visa with my partner 01/02/2010 - relationship with my partner broke down, began a long year of stress not knowing what would happen to me re: immigration. 09/02/2011 granted ANOTHER 457 visa as my relationship broke down and I had to start from scratch 29/06/2012 applied for ENS 856 visa...the same week I applied, my job became really stressful, redundancies are happening all around me, the recruitment (my job) market has gone downhill, people are negative and unhappy and coming to work everyday is a nightmare....still waiting.... The worst part is, my friends try to be there for me through the stress but don't fully understand because they're all Aussie. I'm now engaged to a wonderful Aussie man, but everyone keeps saying "can't you just marry him and become an Aussie?" and they don't understand that's not how it works. It's SO annoying having to explain over and over why I can't just quit my job, why I can't just marry my partner earlier than we want and get citizenship, why I can't work for Government (I live in Canberra), why I don't get Medicare, WHY WHY WHY. Ok I'm giving myself a nervous breakdown now lol. Hi Missdirection.. Relax.. all is well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Nev Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's really hard, I know. My life in Australia in a nutshell: Arrived 10/11/2006 on Working holiday visa 31/07/2007 granted first 457 visa 20/08/2008 granted 2nd 457 visa when I switched employers 09/07/2009 granted Spousal visa with my partner 01/02/2010 - relationship with my partner broke down, began a long year of stress not knowing what would happen to me re: immigration. 09/02/2011 granted ANOTHER 457 visa as my relationship broke down and I had to start from scratch 29/06/2012 applied for ENS 856 visa...the same week I applied, my job became really stressful, redundancies are happening all around me, the recruitment (my job) market has gone downhill, people are negative and unhappy and coming to work everyday is a nightmare....still waiting.... The worst part is, my friends try to be there for me through the stress but don't fully understand because they're all Aussie. I'm now engaged to a wonderful Aussie man, but everyone keeps saying "can't you just marry him and become an Aussie?" and they don't understand that's not how it works. It's SO annoying having to explain over and over why I can't just quit my job, why I can't just marry my partner earlier than we want and get citizenship, why I can't work for Government (I live in Canberra), why I don't get Medicare, WHY WHY WHY. Ok I'm giving myself a nervous breakdown now lol. Don't worry, everything will be alright.. you are nearly there......few more days and you will have it......Good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owendoyle Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's really hard, I know. My life in Australia in a nutshell: Arrived 10/11/2006 on Working holiday visa 31/07/2007 granted first 457 visa 20/08/2008 granted 2nd 457 visa when I switched employers 09/07/2009 granted Spousal visa with my partner 01/02/2010 - relationship with my partner broke down, began a long year of stress not knowing what would happen to me re: immigration. 09/02/2011 granted ANOTHER 457 visa as my relationship broke down and I had to start from scratch 29/06/2012 applied for ENS 856 visa...the same week I applied, my job became really stressful, redundancies are happening all around me, the recruitment (my job) market has gone downhill, people are negative and unhappy and coming to work everyday is a nightmare....still waiting.... The worst part is, my friends try to be there for me through the stress but don't fully understand because they're all Aussie. I'm now engaged to a wonderful Aussie man, but everyone keeps saying "can't you just marry him and become an Aussie?" and they don't understand that's not how it works. It's SO annoying having to explain over and over why I can't just quit my job, why I can't just marry my partner earlier than we want and get citizenship, why I can't work for Government (I live in Canberra), why I don't get Medicare, WHY WHY WHY. Ok I'm giving myself a nervous breakdown now lol. You are not alone Missdirection. Like the other's have said hang in there. You have came very far and well done for sticking it out. I have been through my fair share (2 x 457's, redundancy, etc etc) and I have a friend who had an even worse situation. FYI you may be eligible for Medicare. I was not eligible on my 457 but became eligible as soon as my PR visa "application" was acknowledged. Worth checking. Good Luck!! Maybe dance with Santa to cheer up... :xmas24: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul66 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Guyz i wish every one gud luck and hope we will get approval before this Christmas. God will look after us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel Lee Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Hi Guys~~~ Any good news this week `??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdirection Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thanks guys, you're all very sweet for trying to cheer me up! I'm okay, was just having a blah day on Friday and being a drama queen! I am extremely impatient anyway, so this kind of waiting was always going to send me nuts every now and then. I do realise though that I'm pretty lucky, got a CO after 6 months and before Xmas, and a lot of people are still waiting so I won't complain anymore! You are not alone Missdirection. Like the other's have said hang in there. You have came very far and well done for sticking it out. I have been through my fair share (2 x 457's, redundancy, etc etc) and I have a friend who had an even worse situation. FYI you may be eligible for Medicare. I was not eligible on my 457 but became eligible as soon as my PR visa "application" was acknowledged. Worth checking. Good Luck!! Maybe dance with Santa to cheer up... :xmas24: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenak29 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi All, I have jsut been told that although I applied via parramatta office, my ENS application was forwarded to Perth office. Any ideas why that is happening? Perhaps jsut that Perth has lees backup of files? Or do the troublemakers get sent over to WA? lol Lena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenak29 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi All, Here is some info that I received from the offical enquiries section of immigration with an idea of why some applications are taking longer than others to process: "In regards to your application being moved to Perth, it hopefully is a “good” thing. We are trying to come up with ways to make processing more efficient, with the large amount of cases we have on hand. One of the ways was to focus on particular occupations and centralise them. That way a case officer can understand the occupation and what the requirements are, and hopefully being enabled to process these cases more efficiently. In regards to our allocation, it is meant to be in date order. However, this is usually date order of receipt in our Parramatta Office. If a client lodged in Brisbane, for example, although their lodgement date is one date, by the time the application in transferred to Parramatta it may be a few days later. Moreover, with a large number of files, occasionally, some files do get misplaced and are not allocated within their date. Any such cases should be brought to our attention so that we can rectify the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRaghu007 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Friends... Good news from my end. Got my 856 PR approval today. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRaghu007 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Nomination and Visa applied on 29-June 2012 (Non-DR) at Paramatta, applied by MA Occupation: IT Granted PR on 10/12/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingTheDream Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Congratulations kRaghu007! That's been a long wait, but you have the reward. My circumstances: Nomination (ENS 186 [457 Transition pathway]) & Visa lodged 29th November 2012 (Decision Ready) at Parammatta. I suspect that I'm in for a long, long wait! Does anybody out there share the same cirumstances as me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdirection Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Nomination and Visa applied on 29-June 2012 (Non-DR) at Paramatta, applied by MAOccupation: IT Granted PR on 10/12/2012 That's amazing, congratulations!!! By any chance does your case officer have initials R.B.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel Lee Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nomination and Visa applied on 29-June 2012 (Non-DR) at Paramatta, applied by MAOccupation: IT Granted PR on 10/12/2012 Congrats ~~~ Did you get any notification when you allocate your CO? Are you ETA or non-ETA Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRaghu007 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Congrats ~~~ Did you get any notification when you allocate your CO? Are you ETA or non-ETA Cheers Thanks Channel Lee. I am non ETA... I didn't get any notification regarding CO allocation.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRaghu007 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 That's amazing, congratulations!!! By any chance does your case officer have initials R.B.? Thanks Missdirection :-). Nope .. initials doesn't match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdirection Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Just emailed my case officer, and got a reply saying she is on leave from 12/12 to 14/01! I can't believe this, looks like I won't hear anything until at least mid January considering I've heard nothing today. Bit gutted about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma Nev Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 How many more days, do i have to wait......Medicals were taken a month ago? This stress is bugging me....can't sleep, can't concentrate..........! Life has never been like this before.....! It's hard, very hard........! SANTA :xmas10: i need your blessings........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel Lee Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Just emailed my case officer, and got a reply saying she is on leave from 12/12 to 14/01! I can't believe this, looks like I won't hear anything until at least mid January considering I've heard nothing today. Bit gutted about that. Looks like from now on it is hardly to hear someone get approval until mid-Jan~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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