soulhuntsman 14 Posted March 27, 2013 Dear Friends, I would like to share the good news that by the grace of Al Mighty I received the visa grant today. I also like to thank all of the fellow members for their support especially in guiding me thourgh the process and keep me motivating. I wish all the members getting grants before July 2013. Regards Fari Great news!!!!! Congratulation Fari and all the best!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imi 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Thank you for correcting me dude. However, as per the Citizenship Act 2007, anyone who obtaining his/her PR after 1st July 2010 will need to lawfully reside in Australia for 4 years, not 2, in order to meet citizenship requirements. :smile: Just to clarify - 4 years in total - 2 year in first 5 years and 2 years in the next 5 years. Am I right ? Software Engineer (261313) | 176 NSW SS APR2012 | CO MAY2012 | Form80 sent JUN2012 | MED Finalized AUG2013 | PCC Call OCT2013 | Visa Grant OCT2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMAKHAN 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Thank you for correcting me dude. However, as per the Citizenship Act 2007, anyone who obtaining his/her PR after 1st July 2010 will need to lawfully reside in Australia for 4 years, not 2, in order to meet citizenship requirements. :smile: Thanks boss........ https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/citz/startIntervalCalc.do please see the link...... it says the following two points This calculator will assist you to determine whether you satisfy the residence requirements for an application for conferral of Australian citizenship. Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Residence Requirements To satisfy the residence requirements you must have: 4 years lawful residence in Australia. This period must include 12 months as a permanent resident immediately before making an application for Australian citizenship and absences from Australia of no more than 12 months in total in the 4 years prior to application, including not more than 90 days in the 12 months immediately prior to application. for us on PR...... we need to spend a total of 2 years..... the additional two years are for those who are on TR visa's..... Boss I already confirmed it from my CO....... BOHAT RESEARCH kee hai bhai nay..... I hope you understand urdu..... :biggrin::wink::cute: I hope no hard feelings Applied 176: 26 Sept 2011 - CO Allocated: 9 Oct 2011 - Form 80 submission: 11 Dec 2011 - PCC and Medical call: 22 Jan 2013 - PCC uploaded 2 Feb 2013 - Medical Referred 8th Feb 2013 - medicals finalised 4 may 2013 - Golden Email - 9th May 2013........ :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMAKHAN 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Just to clarify - 4 years in total - 2 year in first 5 years and 2 years in the next 5 years. Am I right ? @ imi...... If you are waiting for the PR ...... then only 2 years ..... If you are already on any TR visa than a total of 4 yrs, including 2 as PR holder Applied 176: 26 Sept 2011 - CO Allocated: 9 Oct 2011 - Form 80 submission: 11 Dec 2011 - PCC and Medical call: 22 Jan 2013 - PCC uploaded 2 Feb 2013 - Medical Referred 8th Feb 2013 - medicals finalised 4 may 2013 - Golden Email - 9th May 2013........ :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thinktank 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Dear Thinktank, Thanks for the complements....but I will be more happy to celebrate this acheivment with my extended family and my extended family includes all of you ppl on this forum....i can not list the name as there are so many...but you ppl are my extended family members and beleive me I shared the information with you ppl before sharing it with my wife... Hope to meet all of you in OZ and have this relation for rest of our life. I like that. 175 Applied: 8th June 2012 | CO Allocated: 28th August 2012 | Additional Information Asked by Team 13: 6th August 2013 | Meds Finalised: 15th October 2013 | PCC Call: 21st November 2013 | PCC Submitted: 2nd December 2013 | Grant: 3rd December 2013 | Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nosferatu 13 Posted March 27, 2013 Thanks boss........ https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/citz/startIntervalCalc.do please see the link...... it says the following two points This calculator will assist you to determine whether you satisfy the residence requirements for an application for conferral of Australian citizenship. Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Residence Requirements To satisfy the residence requirements you must have: 4 years lawful residence in Australia. This period must include 12 months as a permanent resident immediately before making an application for Australian citizenship and absences from Australia of no more than 12 months in total in the 4 years prior to application, including not more than 90 days in the 12 months immediately prior to application. for us on PR...... we need to spend a total of 2 years..... the additional two years are for those who are on TR visa's..... Boss I already confirmed it from my CO....... BOHAT RESEARCH kee hai bhai nay..... I hope you understand urdu..... :biggrin::wink::cute: I hope no hard feelings Dear bro thank you for your post. The link provided by you clearly expounds that one has to live lawfully in Australia for four years, either as a PR or as TR (out of which at least 1 year should be spent as a PR), before becoming eligible for citizenship. I am not sure if you checked some earlier pages on this forum and others because this topic has already been belabored ad nauseam. Excel Sheet containing timelines of Pakistani applicants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nosferatu 13 Posted March 27, 2013 Thanks boss........ https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/citz/startIntervalCalc.do please see the link...... it says the following two points This calculator will assist you to determine whether you satisfy the residence requirements for an application for conferral of Australian citizenship. Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Residence Requirements To satisfy the residence requirements you must have: 4 years lawful residence in Australia. This period must include 12 months as a permanent resident immediately before making an application for Australian citizenship and absences from Australia of no more than 12 months in total in the 4 years prior to application, including not more than 90 days in the 12 months immediately prior to application. for us on PR...... we need to spend a total of 2 years..... the additional two years are for those who are on TR visa's..... Boss I already confirmed it from my CO....... BOHAT RESEARCH kee hai bhai nay..... I hope you understand urdu..... :biggrin::wink::cute: I hope no hard feelings Furthermore, your CO is not your friend or MA and is not supposed to dispense any advice or opinion related to your immigration. Excel Sheet containing timelines of Pakistani applicants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shawais 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Thanks boss........ https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/citz/startIntervalCalc.do please see the link...... it says the following two points This calculator will assist you to determine whether you satisfy the residence requirements for an application for conferral of Australian citizenship. Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Residence Requirements To satisfy the residence requirements you must have: 4 years lawful residence in Australia. This period must include 12 months as a permanent resident immediately before making an application for Australian citizenship and absences from Australia of no more than 12 months in total in the 4 years prior to application, including not more than 90 days in the 12 months immediately prior to application. for us on PR...... we need to spend a total of 2 years..... the additional two years are for those who are on TR visa's..... Boss I already confirmed it from my CO....... BOHAT RESEARCH kee hai bhai nay..... I hope you understand urdu..... :biggrin::wink::cute: I hope no hard feelings I have not hard feelings regarding this bro, if we need to spend two years then it good news in actual :wub: but in my opinion and as per my discussion with my friends who are there one has to spend 4 year to be eligible for citizenship. :wacko: ACS: 7-Sep-2010 (Software Engineer) |175 Applied: 26-Jan-2011 | CO Allocation: 15-Sep-2011 | Submitted Form 80: 12-Oct-2011 | Med/PCC call: 2-Jul-2013| PCC submitted: 12-Jul-2013 | Med done : 15- Jul-2013 | Med Finalized: 03- Sept- 2013 | Grant: 24-Sept -2013 | Landed: 18-Oct-2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMAKHAN 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Furthermore, your CO is not your friend or MA and is not supposed to dispense any advice or opinion related to your immigration. @ Nosferatu...... U may be right... lets change the topic pls guys Applied 176: 26 Sept 2011 - CO Allocated: 9 Oct 2011 - Form 80 submission: 11 Dec 2011 - PCC and Medical call: 22 Jan 2013 - PCC uploaded 2 Feb 2013 - Medical Referred 8th Feb 2013 - medicals finalised 4 may 2013 - Golden Email - 9th May 2013........ :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tauseefahmed 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Dear Thinktank, Thanks for the complements....but I will be more happy to celebrate this acheivment with my extended family and my extended family includes all of you ppl on this forum....i can not list the name as there are so many...but you ppl are my extended family members and beleive me I shared the information with you ppl before sharing it with my wife... Hope to meet all of you in OZ and have this relation for rest of our life. "Hope to meet all of you in OZ and have this relation for rest of our life." Insha Allah ACS: Mar 2012( ICT Business Analyst) |175 Applied: 10-Apr-2012 | CO Allocation: 26-Aug-2012 | Submitted Form 80: Front Load | Med/PCC call: 8-Jan-2014| PCC submitted: 16-Jan-2014 | Med done : 17-Jan-2014 | Med Finalized: 2-Feb-2014 | Grant: 07-Feb-2014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistedspiky 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Dear all I have inquiry regarding Australian citizenship! I lived in Australia on a student visa from 2005 to 2011 Thn i came back to my native Country and applied for PR offshore So my question is do i need to stay another 4 years to get my citizenship or my ly stay in australia as a student counts. Note i did stay in my native country for more than 12 months Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistedspiky 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Congratulations!Share your timeline please? Sry for the late response was out of country for few weeks My time line Visa type: 175 Applied 24/05/2011 Co: 29/11/2011 Form 80: 1/12/2011 Meds and police 24/02/2013 GRANT: 13/03/2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
musmanasghar 385 Posted March 27, 2013 Dear all I have inquiry regarding Australian citizenship! I lived in Australia on a student visa from 2005 to 2011 Thn i came back to my native Country and applied for PR offshore So my question is do i need to stay another 4 years to get my citizenship or my ly stay in australia as a student counts. Note i did stay in my native country for more than 12 months you will be eligible for citizenship right after 12 Months of your PR grant date. Please note you must not spend more than 3 Months in last 12 months immediately before applying citizenship. For others I have made an excel sheet which can calculate your time period for Citizenship and I will send to all those guys who have PR. "CITIZENSHIP JANTRI" is available for you ... . you just need to enter required data and it will help then .... 176 System Manager applied Oct-09 | Visa Grant Nov. 2011| Landed Feb. 2012 | Citizenship Sep. 2016 Partner Visa for Wife: Applied APR 16 | Granted Jul. 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulhuntsman 14 Posted March 27, 2013 Sry for the late response was out of country for few weeks My time line Visa type: 175 Applied 24/05/2011 Co: 29/11/2011 Form 80: 1/12/2011 Meds and police 24/02/2013 GRANT: 13/03/2013 Awesome news....Congratulations and all the best!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
musmanasghar 385 Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Congratulations to fari447 and twistedspiky Edited March 27, 2013 by musmanasghar 176 System Manager applied Oct-09 | Visa Grant Nov. 2011| Landed Feb. 2012 | Citizenship Sep. 2016 Partner Visa for Wife: Applied APR 16 | Granted Jul. 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imi 10 Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Sry for the late response was out of country for few weeks My time line Visa type: 175 Applied 24/05/2011 Co: 29/11/2011 Form 80: 1/12/2011 Meds and police 24/02/2013 GRANT: 13/03/2013 Congrats on grant. Finally. some good news from 175,176 camps as well. :smile: . Seems 2012 cases will be started soon getting calls and grants. Insh Allah Edited March 27, 2013 by imi Software Engineer (261313) | 176 NSW SS APR2012 | CO MAY2012 | Form80 sent JUN2012 | MED Finalized AUG2013 | PCC Call OCT2013 | Visa Grant OCT2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nosferatu 13 Posted March 27, 2013 @ Nosferatu...... U may be right... lets change the topic pls guys Actually I think I should say few more words about the issue of contacting CO. Several months ago an applicant's case was discussed on these forums who was stuck in an immigration quandary. He requested his CO to opine on his case, heeded his CO's advice and subsequently got rejected. The best sources for immigration related info are DIAC website, internet forums and fellow applicants. Excel Sheet containing timelines of Pakistani applicants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shawais 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Sry for the late response was out of country for few weeks My time line Visa type: 175 Applied 24/05/2011 Co: 29/11/2011 Form 80: 1/12/2011 Meds and police 24/02/2013 GRANT: 13/03/2013 Congrats dear. ACS: 7-Sep-2010 (Software Engineer) |175 Applied: 26-Jan-2011 | CO Allocation: 15-Sep-2011 | Submitted Form 80: 12-Oct-2011 | Med/PCC call: 2-Jul-2013| PCC submitted: 12-Jul-2013 | Med done : 15- Jul-2013 | Med Finalized: 03- Sept- 2013 | Grant: 24-Sept -2013 | Landed: 18-Oct-2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aston Ks 10 Posted March 27, 2013 Sry for the late response was out of country for few weeks My time line Visa type: 175 Applied 24/05/2011 Co: 29/11/2011 Form 80: 1/12/2011 Meds and police 24/02/2013 GRANT: 13/03/2013 Congrats mate, hope the december applicants get their grant soon.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulhuntsman 14 Posted March 27, 2013 Actually I think I should say few more words about the issue of contacting CO. Several months ago an applicant's case was discussed on these forums who was stuck in an immigration quandary. He requested his CO to opine on his case, heeded his CO's advice and subsequently got rejected. The best sources for immigration related info are DIAC website, internet forums and fellow applicants. Agree, Leave the CO in peace... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamascusBlade 10 Posted March 28, 2013 ALHAMDULILLAH-E-RABBILALAMEEN! I have recieved med/pcc request today...I think the swarm of 175/176 grants is almost here... :biggrin: ...sit tight as we go through this bottleneck... ACS +ve: 26-Oct-2011(263111) | VIC SS: 14-Nov-2011 | 176: 26-Nov-2011 | CO: 20-Dec-2011 | Further Docs submitted: 03-Jan-2012 | Med FL: 28-Jan-2013 Reffered: 30-Jan-2013 | PCC requested: 28-Mar-2013 | PCC met: 09-Mar-2013| Med finalised: 26-Apr-2013 | GRANT: 26-Apr-2013 :smile: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamascusBlade 10 Posted March 28, 2013 Dea soulhuntsman, Were your meds referred? I think CO takes 15 or so days max after PCC submission (if meds allready finalized).....what do u say? ACS +ve: 26-Oct-2011(263111) | VIC SS: 14-Nov-2011 | 176: 26-Nov-2011 | CO: 20-Dec-2011 | Further Docs submitted: 03-Jan-2012 | Med FL: 28-Jan-2013 Reffered: 30-Jan-2013 | PCC requested: 28-Mar-2013 | PCC met: 09-Mar-2013| Med finalised: 26-Apr-2013 | GRANT: 26-Apr-2013 :smile: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulhuntsman 14 Posted March 28, 2013 ALHAMDULILLAH-E-RABBILALAMEEN! I have recieved med/pcc request today...I think the swarm of 175/176 grants is almost here... :biggrin: ...sit tight as we go through this bottleneck... MasAllah, great news.....All the best and smooth process!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soulhuntsman 14 Posted March 28, 2013 Dea soulhuntsman, Were your meds referred? I think CO takes 15 or so days max after PCC submission (if meds allready finalized).....what do u say? Dear DamacusBlade, Yes, our meds are referred and confirmation was provided by our representative(agent). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShoaibAnwar 10 Posted March 28, 2013 ALHAMDULILLAH-E-RABBILALAMEEN! I have recieved med/pcc request today...I think the swarm of 175/176 grants is almost here... :biggrin: ...sit tight as we go through this bottleneck... Congrats bro, This is really a great news for 175/176 applicant ..... n u put new energy in the moral of 175/176 applicants May Allah bless u Ameen Regards, Shoaib IELTS: 07-01-2012 ,ACS +ve: 13-04-2012, WA SS Approved: 23-05-2012, 176 Lodged: 31-05-2012, CO: 10-07-2012, Form 80 Submitted:21-07-2012, Medical/PCC Call: 25-02-2014, Grant: 08-05-2014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
