dig deep

Hi all, Myself and Jude are hoping to move to Australia later on this year,Jude has passed her skilled assessment as a nurse,and had our acknowledgement on 20th of march,where we were told the process would take approx 6 months,we are now 8 weeks and 1 day (promise not counting the days)from the approx date.Having seen previous forums with time scale of medicals,police checks etc.is it likely they will meet this approx date they have stated.we will be going on a skilled independent 138 visa.

charlotte

Hi - we are early March applicants on a 139 visa and I am a nurse too. have not heard a dicky bird from the DIMIA and have sent off our meds & police checks unrequested. the waiting does your head in thats for sure!!
word on expats is that they are processing the March applications so good luck to you.
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Lotte

suzy

On the immi forum there is a thread for March applicants. You can see how far people are in the process.

There's also a Read Me thread at the top which give current processing times from DIMA

zeny

HiHi!

You can check out how other March applicants are doing on the March thread here:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...&page=32&pp=15


For priority applications, DIMA is processing up to March already. Unfortunately, 138 is not a priority visa and the processing is only up to December. Sorry, it will be some time more.

Meanwhile, there are a few things you can do to kill time while waiting:

a) You can also see how most of the other applicants (other than BEs) are doing time wise here:

http://austimeline.com/

b) Send an blank email to [email protected] every Tuesday and see the latest ASPC time line

c) Join the Waiting Club (aka BE Forum) and try very hard not to go insane with all the waiting

Good Luck!


CHEERS

p/s Extracts from ASPC email:

"...As of 18th July 2006 the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre is allocating
applications lodged on or before the following dates:

SIR - paper based applications: 15 March 2006
SIR - e-lodged (online) applications: 1 May 2006

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS (all paper based)
Priority Applications: In the range of 1 March to 8 March 2006
Non-Priority Applications: In the range of 28 November to 5 December 2005


Notes


SIR visas: All applicants for a Skilled - Independent Regional [SIR]
visa receive priority processing.


Offshore: means that the visa being applied for can only be granted
when the applicant is outside of Australia.


If a visa application was made before the earliest relevant date as
shown above and you have not been contacted by a case officer please
contact the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre at:
[email protected]


Applications eligible for priority processing

1. Applicants whose nominated occupation is on the Migration
Occuptations in Demand List (MODL)

2. For applicants whose nominated occupation is not on the MODL,
applications for any of the following visas are given priority:

a) Skill Matching (Migrant) (Class BR) - Subclass 134 - Skill Matching
b) Skilled - Independent (Migrant) (Class BN) – Subclass 137 - Skilled -
State/Territory-nominated Independent
c) Skilled - Australian-sponsored (Migrant) (Class BQ) - Subclass 139 -
Skilled - Designated Area – Sponsored
d) Skilled - Independent Regional (Provisional) (Class UX) - Subclass
495 - Skilled - Independent Regional (Provisional)
e) Skilled New Zealand (Residence) visa class (Class DB) - Subclass 863
- Skilled - Onshore Regional-Sponsored New Zealand Citizen
f) Skilled — Australian-sponsored Overseas Student (Residence) (Class
DE) - Subclass 882 - Skilled — Designated Area-sponsored Overseas
Student

Eligibility for priority processing does not mean that any processing
requirements can be waived..."