didik

This is for those who have received AOR and case number. Everytime CIC Sydney received a letter, it will be keyed into CIC system after 2-3 working days by your case officer. however, it will take another 3-weeks (used to be 2) before the case officer really LOOK into your doc. and decided what is the next step.

Update for my application. CIC Sydney just sent out Security Check request on 30 May! I am wondering why such a delay? CIC Sydney inform me that the security check "normally" will take a month to complete.

ddk

harmi

didik - thanks for the info! Well - if your security check is the last thing to be done - you are nearly there! Can you pls let us know how things went with your medical? I heard somewhere that the results of the medicals are sent to Singapore

Hang in there!

Harmi

didik

Medical for CIC Sydney should be sent to Singapore. Your DMP should know this, and the DMP will sent the medical result for you.

harmi

Didik - thanks. When I called the doctor here in Canberra to get an idea of cost involved for a family of 5 (a lot of money by the way) they told me the paperwork goes to Singapore. I thought that was strange - so I was interested to find out what you knew about it. Resolved now - thanks!!

Harmi

Timmo

Thanks for the update Didk.

What did you guys pay (or quoted) for medical fees? I'm in NZ at the moment and it's around $300.

Timmo

Woah! Big (bad) update for Sydney applicants:

I just got off the phone with Sydney (the lady was really helpful) and they are just looking at Skilled Worker applications submitted/received October 2004 (yes, 2004). How does that fit in with everyone's timeline? Seems to work with Didik's. Could someone else please ring them to make sure it is 2004??? I got her to repeat it but gotta be sure!

If it is 2004, I'm DEFINITELY applying Common-Law now!! Just waiting on my OZ Police Clearance and Medicals.........

didik

Timmo, unfortunately, the timeline is pissable We just don't know how much the 2002 cases have been thrown back in at cic sydney. Please somebody ring the CIC and check!!

For medical cost, family of three, i paid around A$450 for the DMP service. On the top of that i paid blood test, and Xray (another A$300 i guess).

didik

Timmo

Didik, is the blood test and x-ray a compulsory part of the exam, or only if something strange came up in other tests?

didik

Timmo, compulsory. The blood is for HIV while the X-ray is for TB.
didik

Budgie1

Timmo - Oct 2004 sounds about right to me - I applied early November 2004 and have not heard anything as yet.

Remember Didik applied August 04 and got word February 06 that suggests at best they would be at November 04 applicants now that an additional 3 months has gone past.

Sounds like they are running a little behind this schedule if they are up to October 2004 applicants.

As I have posted elsewhere - I am hoping to perhaps hear something in July and I applied November 2004.

Be assured that as soon as I do hear anything I will be posting it here!

Wannago

As a Oct 04 applicant I am excited as Big Kev (may he rest in peace) would have said. Holding my breath...

Wannago

Timmo

Good luck Wannago! Keep us posted.

Wannago

I rang the Sydney office too, and first checked that calling them will not put me at the end of the queue! The young lady at the other end assured me that is not the case [but then I have never called them in the last 18 months and if we all bother them frequently they might soon change] and then said I should expect to hear from them in a couple of weeks as my file was being looked at by the visa officer. She could not tell me whether there would be an interview or a waiver as she was not the concerned officer. Also, as we have applied though a Canadian consultant they will communicate with them. I thanked her and feel much more relaxed now knowing that things (good - I hope) are happening and there is some movement with the file.

As soon as I hear further I will post it here. I must say I found the support from our little community very helpful. Thanks all. From to and soon

Wannago

H143

Lol I like your little emoticons at the end!

So if they have thrown the 2002 cases back in, is there a greater quota this year to include those cases, or do they eat up the quota that was there before they were thrown in?

I'm not really expecting anyone to know the answer to this, just wondering...

OzRob

So, they are up to Oct 2004!! Being a Jan 2005 applicant it looks like I have antoher 4 to 5 months to wait before hearing anything...

H143, I am certain that the quota will be just the same.