Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

It's always good to know you're not alone! :-)) I was starting to think it was just me!

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

On ECAS I'm marked as "in process" but I'm not because it doesn't say anything about when they *started* processing my file. More waiting required!

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

What a standstill!!! FSW is like a forgotten programme by CIC offices

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

Thought I may as well join this little thread.

Fedex reports that our package was signed for this morning in Sydney NS.

I'll update my sig when anything happens.

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

My wife and I have become so disillusioned with waiting to hear anything that we made the hard decision to withdraw our applications.
We sent a letter three weeks ago asking for a refund of our application fees and guess what? We have heard NOTHING


Midge

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

We are thinking of withdrawing our app too,had enough now.
Is it to late to get your fee back?

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

Hi

If the application in London has gone into processing, most likely you aren't getting your fees back.

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

Thanks, I thought it was too late

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

Jamie 677,

Looking at your dates I would suggest that you are not 'in processing' and it is an ecas mistake. You only received AOR on 18th Feb 2011 and to be in process 4 days later would be exceptional for an MI-1 applicant! I am sure you would be entitled to your money back if you asked for it! Most MI-1's wait 8 months or more before going in process and then another year or so before CIC actually pick up your file and process it! Is it not worth you just forgetting about the application for now and get on with your UK life? 2012 is supposed to be a year when CIC are addressing the backlog of applicants, in another 6 months you may have a better idea where you stand.
Mac2

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:

get the finger out CIC!!

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

Yeah thanks we may just leave it in,it has been 14 mths since london uk have had our file,it took them 5 mths to send us an AOR not sure why that was.i m going to email and ask what our status is but doubt i will get much joy;) just all comes down to timing,my son leaves school in sept

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

For those of you (like us) who have been waiting more than a year since AOR, you may as well see it through now having done all that work. Pity is we want to move house in any event in next year or so but given property market rotten here may as well wait.

Have done 2 recce trips now and suppose the danger in an immigration system which takes years rather than months is that a decent proportion of applciants may die/change their minds/migrate elsewhere/lose interest. I guess I see it as if it comes good in 18mths time we shall have an interesting option available. Can't believe they charge money for this service....

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

What Service? If only our own country was allowed to run its immigration system in the same way. Everybody and his uncle walks right in here and many don't even bother knocking.;)
We've still heard nothing with regard to the letter sent to London which is just unbelievable.

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

After reading this post I feel a bit deflated now. My wife Debra is a Social Worker and we are going to send off our application in the New Year! Lets hope it speeds up next year!
If any anybody has any advice in relation to the application I would be most grateful:)

Thanks

John

Re: Timeline - FSW application to CIO in Sydney, NS
 

Hi PortchesterRoyal,

You would be applying under the latest Ministerial Instructions (MI-3). These and MI-2 applicants are treated as a priority and are currently being processed in 6 - 12 months, a promised time we were told when we applied (We are MI-1 applicants). These timescales should not extend out as ours did, because of the cap on the numbers of new applicants in the later MI-2 and MI-3 streams. When we applied there was no cap and as you can see from our timeline we are now approaching two years and still waiting for medicals.