Originally Posted by pshriv_11

Hi All,

I am on 495 visa and already completed my 2 yrs stay in South Australia and more than 1.6 yr work experience, I have some queries - is anyone help me to give an answer of my queries - I would be very much thankful
1- I was away for 9 weeks ( on oversease tip) - do I need to stay 9 weeks more than apply for PR or as now Australia is my home so it does not make any diffirnce to go oversease
2- I am a married person but my wife and an infant is still in my home country but my wife has delivered a baby in South Australia and return back to my country , I have Australian birth certificate for my son but still do not have my son's passport ( 2 months old). I wish to include them in my application - so please advise and guide - what could be the Government VISA FEE for all of us

3- If I submitt paper base application - where I need to send this application - please advise about postal address

4- some one told me that If I apply online - than I could not upload more than 1000 MB - as I have many payslips and docoments ie - residential proove, marriage certificate, birth certificate, passport, photo of my wife, my son and mine, PCC etc

5- MY WIFE ALREADY HAS PASSED IELTS with 6.5 - as spouse needs to provide only 4 in all four sessions.

Thank you all and waiting for your promt response

pshriv_11

Originally Posted by RussellCat

We officially arrived on 25th Feb 2009 (were on a tourist visa visa for a few months at first). We heard someone say here you can start the submission process 28 days before your visa was activated so (I'm not very good at maths!) but I think that means the 29th of Jan 2011 for us.

Do you know any more fine details about when I can start the application as I have all my documents ready (except perhaps a medical for our baby who was born just under a year ago which we may need)?

We just want to get it underway as quickly as possible.

Originally Posted by sambeg

Hi
I lodged 887 visa application online on 1st Feb 2011 from 495. Is there anyone who've got news to share? There is no news on my visa progress.

Originally Posted by sebeva

Good luck sambeg!!
I am wondering whether minkyme29 has got the visa as she already applied before Christmas...

Originally Posted by minkyme29

No news yet I'm afraid

We applied on the 20 Dec and know a fellow applicant who applied around the same time on the 16th. All appears to be ok, the DIAC info suggests they are now processing online applications received up to 7th Feb, although we haven't heard anything and our online status has remained unchanged. The other applicant has phoned DIAC and has been told that they were assigned a CO on the 3rd Feb and we're presuming that maybe we too have been assigned one by now. I will probably phone them if I haven't heard anything by the end of this coming week.
All we can assume is that things have been held up by recent weather events in Brisbane and that there is a bit of backlog. Having said that some people in Adelaide have been granted their 887s after just a week or two and applied at the beginning of Feb.
So all quiet but hopeful. Will keep you posted with developments.

Cheers

Originally Posted by sebeva

I would definitely give them a call ASAP as it looks like they forgot about you. Already happened few times in the past so would be nothing new....
Looking forward to hearing from you

Originally Posted by Nick11

We had to wait 6 months for our 887 visa..for 2 months we had a co...our paperwork must have been sitting on her desk for the whole time. When eventually hubby managed to get a message to her ....by sweet talking the lady at diac..who said she would sent the co an e-mail as to the status of our application...our 887 was granted within 24 hours!!!!
Go figure!!!