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Old Dec 10th 2003, 12:55 pm
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Oh my god

Just got phone call from our agent's to say that Adelaide have requested our medicals/police checks. We weren't expecting this so quickly!! They only received our application on the 5th Nov.

Panicking now, must get house on market etc. etc.

Anyone else had this requested so quickly?? Perhaps they've made a mistake...

Bloody excited though :scared:
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Old Dec 10th 2003, 12:58 pm
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What type of application have you submitted
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Old Dec 10th 2003, 1:01 pm
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What type of application have you submitted
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We are going under skills designated area, family sponsored.

Hubby is an electrician, so maybe they are desperate for them at the moment?!
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Bloody hell that is quick, hope ours is just as quick!!

Good luck to you
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Ours was a similar story.
We applied in July and were asked for our medicals, police checks in August.
It then took 8 weeks, after we had all the relevant information sent off, for the yellow envelope to arrive telling us we were successful.
Luckily we sold the house to the first viewer and are very close to exchanging contracts.
We leave for Brisbane on Feb 21st.

10 weeks and counting!

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[Well what type of visa was yours then
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Old Dec 10th 2003, 1:07 pm
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Originally posted by Williem
Ours was a similar story.
We applied in July and were asked for our medicals, police checks in August.
It then took 8 weeks, after we had all the relevant information sent off, for the yellow envelope to arrive telling us we were successful.
Luckily we sold the house to the first viewer and are very close to exchanging contracts.
We leave for Brisbane on Feb 21st.

10 weeks and counting!

Good luck.

Do you mind me asking what category you applied under?

Brisbane doesn't come under designated areas does it?
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Originally posted by kittenlips
Do you mind me asking what category you applied under?

Brisbane doesn't come under designated areas does it?
skilled independent.
My wife was the main applicant as she is a nurse.
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Originally posted by kittenlips
We are going under skills designated area, family sponsored.

Hubby is an electrician, so maybe they are desperate for them at the moment?!

We're going that route and ours didn't take much longer.
The application was received 21st August , medicals requested early October .Once recieved it should take 6-8 weeks before your assurers bond is requested . On recipet of that it takes two weeks to get the grant letter.
We had notice to post the bond a couple of weeks ago - not yet done it, but am doing it!!
I'm in IT.
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Originally posted by Williem
skilled independent.
My wife was the main applicant as she is a nurse.

Hence the speed!!!
It is about the only benefit to being a nurse!!!!!!
good luck, bet you wont have to wait much longer for that yellow envelope once pc and meds submitted!!

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We're guessing it'll be the average 50 weeks (skilled independant IT), but am getting plans in place now incase it's faster, I'd go tomorrow if I could.
fed up of scraping ice off car :-)
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ooohhh your nealy there, we applied under the same 139 and it took from october to november to do the meds get asked for the bond then to be granted our visas well done and good luck


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You lucky things!!!

Ours went in on 19th November - Hmm, hoping ours will be next!!!!
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