Jambos Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hey :daydreaming: Maybe the update will be Monday as this would then be a fortnight since the last update? Hopefully the no change status was not the update!! Here's hoping for a productive next couple of weeks. Cheers everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHandGH Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Ok Hat in the ring - 23-Dec Pardon my ignorance friends, what exactly are we predicting will happen on this date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpremji Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We are just having a bit of fun and trying to predict what the processing date will be on the next update... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqEBgay7xfFvdEpQS2NMbTItV1o5bTctcE4wa1pVWHc&hl=en_GB#gid=4 Feel free to join in and I will add your details to the spreadsheet Pardon my ignorance friends, what exactly are we predicting will happen on this date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris N Lora Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Fingers crossed DIAC, will decide to get as many as possible to get it up to Feb 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lori2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Tania and Anlopa, you are stressing me unintentionally of course, with your moving plans and quotations, im afraid i wont be able to afford a container to move my things, i think it would cost me around 15K USD!!! And the dog, thats an extra 5K at least according to my agents calculation, what am i going to do??? Just leave with a suitcase, my heart and mind full of hope and leave everything behind and start from scratch? I need all my savings to settle and find a new home and survive while i find a job, i cannot spend one penny just in case i need the cash once in oz. What do you guys recommend? Leave everything or invest on taking my home with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AAAZR Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 25 December is my vote :biggrin: Thanks for bringing in the lighter side of things! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AAAZR Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Tania and Anlopa, you are stressing me unintentionally of course, with your moving plans and quotations, im afraid i wont be able to afford a container to move my things, i think it would cost me around 15K USD!!! And the dog, thats an extra 5K at least according to my agents calculation, what am i going to do??? Just leave with a suitcase, my heart and mind full of hope and leave everything behind and start from scratch? I need all my savings to settle and find a new home and survive while i find a job, i cannot spend one penny just in case i need the cash once in oz. What do you guys recommend? Leave everything or invest on taking my home with me? This is such a tricky subject..I've heard many people say that it makes the move easier having your own stuff around you but that being said,if the choice is between being "sentimental" and comfortable and having enough money to survive for the first few weeks...I'm afraid surviving wins. Our furniture is not in such a good condition that we can really justify taking it with us...so we're going with our suitcases and a mind full of hope as you put it! What we are considering is maybe just sending a few boxes over with sevenseas with stuff like toys and books. Link if anyone is interested,they come highly recommended by a bunch of people that used them recently. http://www.sevenseasworldwide.com/ Man this is sooooo difficult:arghh: but also sooooooo exciting at the same time:jiggy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniaholmes Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 This is such a tricky subject..I've heard many people say that it makes the move easier having your own stuff around you but that being said,if the choice is between being "sentimental" and comfortable and having enough money to survive for the first few weeks...I'm afraid surviving wins. Our furniture is not in such a good condition that we can really justify taking it with us...so we're going with our suitcases and a mind full of hope as you put it! What we are considering is maybe just sending a few boxes over with sevenseas with stuff like toys and books. Link if anyone is interested,they come highly recommended by a bunch of people that used them recently. http://www.sevenseasworldwide.com/ Man this is sooooo difficult:arghh: but also sooooooo exciting at the same time:jiggy: Thanks for the link I have just been looking they look reasonable compared to what I have been looking at. Tania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I got a tip from a friend who was in international business a while ago. Many containers come from asia to europe with goods we buy. These containers regularly go back empty. Especially after december. You can contact companies that ship these containers if they help you out. This way they make some money on the containers that usually go back empty and you will ship it much cheaper. I haven't worked it out yet and haven't contacted these parties as we aren't close to moving yet. But it's probably worthwhile investigating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj27 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Similar story here: a friend of us has a computer hardware store. He said it is a lot cheaper to pile some boxes and things on a pallet and send it like that. I don't know the downsides of that option: maybe you will get problems with customs, or insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniaholmes Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Update for this week for those that got CO and Visa granted congratulations to Name: Reco5150 Date of Visa application: 14/02/11 Nationality: British High/Low Risk: LR Trade/profession: Civil Engineer (ANZCO : Eng Technologist) Visa type: 175 Onshore/offshore: Pre-14th July 2010 Category (If applicable): Post-14th July Category: Medicals submitted: Police check submitted: Date CO assigned: 05/09/11 Date of employment verification (If applicable): Date visa granted:04/10/11 Name:Laura Condon Date of Visa application: september 2008 Nationality: Irish High/Low Risk: Low Trade/profession: Fitter Visa type: 175 Onshore/offshore: Off Shore Pre-14th July 2010 Category (If applicable):5 Post-14th July Category: Medicals submitted: Yes must redo Police check submitted: Yes must redo on 15/09/11 Date CO assigned:13/09/11 Date of employment verification (If applicable): Date visa granted:04/10/11 Name: sachinmathias Date of Visa application: 16th Feb 2011 Nationality: Indian High/Low Risk: HR Trade/profession: IT Visa type: 175 Onshore/offshore: Offshore Pre-14th July 2010 Category (If applicable): Cat 3 Post-14th July Category: Cat 4 Medicals submitted: Not Yet Police check submitted: Not Yet Date CO assigned:05/10/11 Date of employment verification (If applicable): NA Date visa granted: Waiting Name:pimb Date of Visa application:04/11/2009 Nationality:South African High/Low Risk: HIGH Trade/profession:Meatl MAchinist (First Class) Visa type:175 Onshore/offshore:Offshore Pre-14th July 2010 Category (If applicable): Post-14th July Category: Medicals submitted: no Police check submitted: no Date CO assigned: 05/10/11 Date of employment verification (If applicable): Date visa granted: Not a bad week with some of the the states releasing the SMP I guess their aren't as many moving across as we thought Good luck all:hug: for next week :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suandianbrown Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 You're doing a great job on this thread Tania, It can't be long until you get your Visa......I am off to the bank in a minute to get a check drawn up for our Police checks, so they will go in the post Monday, and we have our meds booked for the 25th October.........So fingers crossed We should have our Visa's before Christmas....But we don't intend going out until July 2013, when our Middle Son finishes his A Levels, Our Eldest Daughter won't be able to join us until she has finished her Degree in Spring 2014.....I just hope she doesn't meet the man of her dreams and decide she does not want to come. Su x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniaholmes Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 You're doing a great job on this thread Tania, It can't be long until you get your Visa......I am off to the bank in a minute to get a check drawn up for our Police checks, so they will go in the post Monday, and we have our meds booked for the 25th October.........So fingers crossed We should have our Visa's before Christmas....But we don't intend going out until July 2013, when our Middle Son finishes his A Levels, Our Eldest Daughter won't be able to join us until she has finished her Degree in Spring 2014.....I just hope she doesn't meet the man of her dreams and decide she does not want to come. Su x Thanks Su, I should imagine your visa will be granted before Christmas, Wow 2013 at least you have plenty of time to organize things and when your daughter comes the year after you will be settled in, I am sure your daughter will be far too busy to settle down while she is studying :GEEK: :wink: I had the same worry with my oldest who is now nearly 19 I was hoping he wouldn't meet any girls or settle with one as in the past he has been far too busy but now he has been with his girlfriend nearly a year and she is lovely, my son is still happy to come but is planning to eventually get his girlfriend to come out to Aus.:biggrin: Tania x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lori2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Well, I was planning on taking only small things to OZ, such as my piano....LOL. I will try to contact some of the importing companies, im from central america and in the middle of the continent, i first need a truck to take everything to the port, sounds like in a few months i will be busy, i am considering to take only boxes and my bikes, maybe it wont be too expensive that way, i will check, thanks for the advices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniaholmes Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Well, I was planning on taking only small things to OZ, such as my piano....LOL. I will try to contact some of the importing companies, im from central america and in the middle of the continent, i first need a truck to take everything to the port, sounds like in a few months i will be busy, i am considering to take only boxes and my bikes, maybe it wont be too expensive that way, i will check, thanks for the advices Check out this link from AAAZR http://www.sevenseasworldwide.com/ I think i will be using this company. Tania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bsbs Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 let's be calm till Monday .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsmark Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 DIAC seems to be moving along nicely. Just going by this site and others, they are firmly into granting COs for February applicants. While the update may say an earlier date, there are a lot of Feb 2011 applicants getting COs. I'm a July applicant, so I've got my fingers crossed that I'll have a CO by February or so. That would fit in with my schedule nicely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniaholmes Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I forgot to say that our medicals were sent off to Aus this Friday gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniaholmes Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Good luck everyone for tomorrow :hug::hug::hug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest waitingtogotooz Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Whilst we sleep soundly tonight, let's hope that the DIAC are working hard batching out visas and CO's for us ))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Got everything crossed for tomorrow morning. Lets all concentrate on a good outcome. (The collective will and all that) I suspect I will be drawn to the laptop as soon as I wake up!! Becoming obsessive! Good luck everyone and pleasant dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHandGH Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 tania got my visa granted this morning oh my god ure nxt!!!!! r u on face book would luv ta meet up in queensland and bitch bout the visa process i prob wont be on poms in oz any more woz so obsessed with it i need a break from it ha im sooooo happy i hope ure nxt i so know how u feel Well done Laura. I say you're delighted. Long wait for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sav321 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hi Guys, I just noticed my status updated to "07/10/2011 Application being processed further". Does it mean the CO is assigned? Cheers Sav321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy22 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hi Guys, I just noticed my status updated to "07/10/2011 Application being processed further". Does it mean the CO is assigned? Cheers Sav321 It certainly means a CO is looking at your case :cute: Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sav321 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 It certainly means a CO is looking at your case :cute: Congrats! I am so happy if CO is assigned, but I got no email regarding CO assignment. :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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