TheColebecks

Does anyone know if DIMIA closes for a long Christmas break? If so, when does it start and for how long??

I'm wondering whether to wait until they come back from their break before sending our visa application off? I don't want it burried beneath tons of untended post for days on end

Karen

JenJen

Er when were you going to send it in if you don't send it now??? Cause if they are having a long break for xmas then it';ll prob take them months to sort themselves out, it sounds like all the time they take to actually get to the applications they must be doing one application then having a million cups of tea etc before tehy start the next
Shall we all apply to work for them ?????? then the applications would get processed faster cause they're obviously short staffed and with costs for doing just our part of the PR visa we could do with the extra money.

Jen

WS

I'd just send it. I'm sure its really quite organised and the sooner it gets there, the sooner you can start waiting for a CO.

Buzzy--Bee

I'm guessing that DIMA in Oz will have a longer period of being understaffed as most people take time off over Xmas/New Year there.

What I'm wondering is whether DIMA in the UK take a long break too as I'm just about to send my application off to the London office.



Buzzy

chels

I think I remember reading somewhere that Australian commonwealth employees are entitled to both local holidays and the holidays they would have got if they were based in Canberra. So they could celebrate the Queen's birthday in the UK even if the locals didn't!

If this is an urban myth, sorry!

Clippy

Hmm I don't know but would be interested in the reply...

TheColebecks

Thanks.

I'm able to answer my own question now ! From what I have gleaned so far they seem to only have the Aus Bank Holidays and nothing 'extra' therefore they are closed for the following dates: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Additional Holiday 27 December & New Year’s Day.

Karen

Clippy

Ooh well that doesn't seem so bad - thought it would be a 2 week shut down or something

Funky Monkey

I was told that things "slow up" over christmas.
What I would like to know in all honesty is why there are such variations in timescales , I mean you can have 2 136 modl applicants who submit around the same time in similar circumstances and yet it really varies greatly to getting a visa.

C&R

Great info thanks. But how many CO's take leave at xmas? quite a few I would imagine..

lacey21

They had a Christmas Break last year but it was only for Christmas day and such. They did slow a little but I did get my visa within the time frame. So I am sure you have nothing to worry about guys.

Good luck, I hope that helped as I waited for my visa over the Christmas break last year and I know what it feels like.

hugs Lace xxx

CathnPaul

Hope this helps Karen:

http://www.immi.gov.au/about/careers...leave/18.0.htm

its dima holiday calender. x

TheColebecks

Thank you xx