Gillyboots

Any ideas what the situation is when it was the CO who requested you get your medicals and Police Checks done? Surely that's different to mines (I front loaded - stupid I know). I mean, it's no fault of your own that the medicals or PCCs MAY expire before your visa is granted

Jen1977ni

I know who ur talking about tee hee

Perthfect

Hi Gillyboots

Yep - this happened to us - and they dont give a jot!

We were requested to get's meds and pcc's, all our document's were showing as "met" ... we'd sold our house and OH had given 3 months notice at work - then KABLAMO!! The day our last medical cleared the Minister announced that no more 175's would be processed at least for this financial year - it was a real kick in the guts I can tell you, and there are quite a few people that are still in this nightmare which I really feel for.

Anyway - we have been really lucky, (I thank my lucky stars every single day) we immediately applied for WA SSV, got accepted quickly and our visa was granted 3 days later. We have been on the visa rollercoaster for 18months, so we'd had a long wait, hang in there - it's worth all the blood sweat and tears.

Never ever give up on the dream.

Good luck with everything (everyone)

Perthfect
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I guess that makes me a jammy c*** too !

Gillyboots

I got a my reply from DIAC this morning, and am posting it here, as promised. And as expected, they've given no information and simply refered me back to the weekly processing updates (which still don't give non-CSL'ers a timeframe, that was the point of the email! Grrrrrr ). So no new information guys, sorry.

Dear #######,

Thank you for your e-mail in relation to your visa application under Australia’s General Skilled Migration programme.

Your application is still awaiting allocation to a case officer. As previously advised, from 1 January 2009, the new Ministerial Direction gives priority processing to applications strictly in the following order:

1. employer sponsorship; then
2. State or Territory Sponsorship; then
3. an occupation on the Critical Skill List (CSL); then
4. Business Skills; then
5. an occupation on the MODL; and then
6. All other applications

Unfortunately, I am unable to provide you with a definitive timeframe for allocation of your application. However, you can be assured that the Department of Immigration and Citizenship staff will do all they can to ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible. For information on current allocation dates of applications, please send a blank email to:[email protected] You will receive the information by auto reply. We update this information weekly. For any further enquiries about the application you have lodged please refer to our website using the following link http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa...fessionals.htm

Yours sincerely,
####
Department of Immigration and Citizenship

sooperlids

Thanks for the update Gilly. They are most helpful folks at the DIAC.

We are now going to attempt to get State Sponsorship & change to a 176. Need to think of some reasons why I want to move to a State I have only visited for 3 days. Going to try WA out of a choice between there SA & NT.

On the plus side our Agent isn't going to charge en extra.

Gillyboots

No worries Sooper, i'll keep everything crossed for you Keep us updated.

Unfortunately SS isn't an option for us, the only state list our occupations are on is ACT, and it has to be VIC for us. So, I chanced my luck and applied for a VIC off-list place, but was refused. My occupation was removed from the VIC list only a matter of days before I checked to see if SS was an option for us So, i'm stuck in the waiting room...

Good luck to everyone else

sooperlids

Thanks Gilly, WA wouldn't have been our 1st choice. In fact it would have been behind QLD, NWS & VIC. Have good friends in all those places but none in Western Australia. Lets hope after July they start on some of the non CSL 175's.