176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
Sep 22nd 2009, 11:25 am
#241
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
Well i've given up on mine, don't suppose I can get my $$$ back somehow?? Getting married next October so will change to a spouse one!!
Sep 22nd 2009, 1:08 pm
#242
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
Hello all
Not been on in a while, thought I would check to see if any MIRICLE had accord and we were at the top of the list lol - no such luck :-(
Amelia xxx
Not been on in a while, thought I would check to see if any MIRICLE had accord and we were at the top of the list lol - no such luck :-(
Amelia xxx
Sep 22nd 2009, 1:43 pm
#243
excited!
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
no chance of getting the $$$ back....lol! Congrats on the wedding, perhaps it's fate intervening?????? u will be so busy organising now that u'll forget all about the visa
wud be nice to have it in time for an extended honeymoon all the same
Sep 23rd 2009, 11:15 pm
#244
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
**BREAKING NEWS** 23 Sept 09
Official accouncement here
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/faq-priority-processing.pdf
Official accouncement here
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/faq-priority-processing.pdf
Sep 24th 2009, 12:52 am
#245
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
after the priority changes from yesterday, my document status changed to MET... I think I have a CO already... 
Im relative sponsored and under CSL....
Im relative sponsored and under CSL....
Sep 24th 2009, 12:55 pm
#248
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
It looks like very bad news indeed - in my opinion.
If you are, like me, on a 176 Family Sponsored and not on the CSL or MODL then you wont be considered until 2012.
:curse:
If you are, like me, on a 176 Family Sponsored and not on the CSL or MODL then you wont be considered until 2012.
:curse:
Sep 24th 2009, 1:19 pm
#249
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
There doesn't seem much point in waiting anymore. I will be 47 and my kids will be teenagers by then. If I didn't have lots of family there I would cancel the whole thing now but one of the reasons for going was to have some family around me when I get old so will have to wait and see what happens.
Sep 24th 2009, 4:12 pm
#250
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
It feels like this isn't ment to be, nothing seems to ever work out how you hope/plan, i have wanted more than anything to bring up my babies with their cousins but at this rate they will all be at school, my nephew will be nearly!
So disheartening but what can we do except sit it out and carry on, roll on 2012.
Good luck everyone xxx
So disheartening but what can we do except sit it out and carry on, roll on 2012.
Good luck everyone xxx
Sep 24th 2009, 4:39 pm
#251
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
It feels like this isn't ment to be, nothing seems to ever work out how you hope/plan, i have wanted more than anything to bring up my babies with their cousins but at this rate they will all be at school, my nephew will be nearly!
So disheartening but what can we do except sit it out and carry on, roll on 2012.
Good luck everyone xxx
So disheartening but what can we do except sit it out and carry on, roll on 2012.
Good luck everyone xxx
Sep 24th 2009, 4:42 pm
#252
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
We just seem to be going backwards; I was hoping for some positive changes in the announcement. Do we think that is it now, or are there more changes to the immigration policy due?
Sep 24th 2009, 10:47 pm
#253
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
i just hope things changes when the economy changes as they're doing this in line with the "gfc" ... although most of us would be on #6 (ii) which is the fam sponsored + SOL list...so im hoping we've moved up ..as u would see that the previous list of priority groupings were not specific and now its extremely specific.
Sep 25th 2009, 9:06 am
#254
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
There doesn't seem much point in waiting anymore. I will be 47 and my kids will be teenagers by then. If I didn't have lots of family there I would cancel the whole thing now but one of the reasons for going was to have some family around me when I get old so will have to wait and see what happens.
I'm worried that we'll be too old to make the change.
Mandi
xx
Sep 25th 2009, 9:35 am
#255
no stressin no fussin....
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Re: 176 Family Sponsored Visa Circle
I can understand if it was new applications but it does seem unfair that applications already in process are also delayed. Some people have already waited 2 years. Has anyone written a petition to DIAC? I know DIAC reserve the right to change the rules but given they have taken people's money,this does seem out of order. They change the rules many times, but generally the lag is in terms of months not years.
Good luck, I feel for you guys
Good luck, I feel for you guys