Baby Pom Posted December 24, 2010 Posted December 24, 2010 Just to give some hope to those applying for a Family Sponsored visa, ours was granted on 22nd December 2010. Here's our timeline for those interested: TRA Applied April 08 TRA Granted May 08 Family Sponsored 176 Visa Applied May 08 CO assigned Dec 08 Meds & PCC requested Dec 08 Meds & PCC sent Jan / Feb 09 Rules changed and played the waiting game:arghh: .... CO requests new Meds & PCC (previous ones expired) Oct 10 Wife's x-rays over exposed so asked to redo Nov 10 X-rays redone Nov 10 Visa granted 22/12/10 (Great Christmas present!!) We did consider switching to State Sponsored but by then my occupation was only on the WA list and didn't really want to be restricted to one state. We used ASA to lodge our application and have been very happy with their service and quick communications. Apart from the expense and the waiting the only hassle I had was getting Police Checks from Dubai. This involves a couple of trips to the UAE embassy, a trip to Scotland Yard for fingerprints, a trip to Milton Keynes to get them verified by the Home Office and a trip to the bank to pay by Banker's Draft, which the bank seemed confused about. I actually first applied for a permanent Oz visa in 1994, so it's only taken 16 years to finally get one!! Merry Christmas and good luck to those still waiting. Colin
John Gilfillan Posted December 24, 2010 Posted December 24, 2010 Congratulations. A great Christmas present.
whopperdaisy Posted December 24, 2010 Posted December 24, 2010 Congratulations, a real triumph of persistance :biggrin:
Guest Noodle Posted December 24, 2010 Posted December 24, 2010 How fabulous, great news and congratulations. :biggrin: xxx
TheOptimist Posted December 24, 2010 Posted December 24, 2010 Congratulations!! :jiggy:What a great present for you all! Well done and enjoy the feeling!
Guest mikka711 Posted December 24, 2010 Posted December 24, 2010 Just to give some hope to those applying for a Family Sponsored visa, ours was granted on 22nd December 2010. Here's our timeline for those interested: TRA Applied April 08 TRA Granted May 08 Family Sponsored 176 Visa Applied May 08 CO assigned Dec 08 Meds & PCC requested Dec 08 Meds & PCC sent Jan / Feb 09 Rules changed and played the waiting game:arghh: .... CO requests new Meds & PCC (previous ones expired) Oct 10 Wife's x-rays over exposed so asked to redo Nov 10 X-rays redone Nov 10 Visa granted 22/12/10 (Great Christmas present!!) We did consider switching to State Sponsored but by then my occupation was only on the WA list and didn't really want to be restricted to one state. We used ASA to lodge our application and have been very happy with their service and quick communications. Apart from the expense and the waiting the only hassle I had was getting Police Checks from Dubai. This involves a couple of trips to the UAE embassy, a trip to Scotland Yard for fingerprints, a trip to Milton Keynes to get them verified by the Home Office and a trip to the bank to pay by Banker's Draft, which the bank seemed confused about. I actually first applied for a permanent Oz visa in 1994, so it's only taken 16 years to finally get one!! Merry Christmas and good luck to those still waiting. Colin :v_SPIN:
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