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Old Feb 8th 2008, 10:18 pm
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Originally Posted by donovandenese
hi - has anyone in the CPV application process been given a case officer in the last few weeks? If so - what was the date of your original application?

I understand that the POPC is still processing CPV paperwork although they've put a hold on actually issuing the CPV's - so I'm just looking for a rough idea which month they are up to.

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what date was your acknowledgement?
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Old Feb 8th 2008, 11:09 pm
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hi - mums acknowledgement was early Nov 2007. The acknowledgement letter said they were currently processing March 07 - approx 7 to 8mths wait to getting a case officer. I know theres still a while to wait but was just wondering if anyone has any more recent info as to what date they are up to?

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Old Feb 10th 2008, 7:27 am
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Can anyone help with regard to weight for your medicals, I am 15 stone has anyone had any problems with weight, if so what problems.

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Old Feb 10th 2008, 7:49 am
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Can anyone help with regard to weight for your medicals, I am 15 stone has anyone had any problems with weight, if so what problems.

Thanks

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Gloria if you use the search button at the top of the page I just tried it and it came up with quite a few threads with people talking about this subject, good luck Janet
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HI all, I'm new to this thread, but was hoping someone may be able to offer some advice. I have 136 (permanent resident visa), granted in November 2007. My OH and I are planning on moving to Adelaide in January 2009, once our house is built there. I then want to sponsor my Mum on a CPV and have read that we need to be settled for 2 years
Having read much of this thread it looks like some people sponsor their parents in less time - how soon can you proove you are settled to meet DIAC requirements? Obviously with the wait for the visa looking at being at least a year we are keen to start the process ASAP
Thanks for any help offered!
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Old Feb 10th 2008, 5:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Em76
HI all, I'm new to this thread, but was hoping someone may be able to offer some advice. I have 136 (permanent resident visa), granted in November 2007. My OH and I are planning on moving to Adelaide in January 2009, once our house is built there. I then want to sponsor my Mum on a CPV and have read that we need to be settled for 2 years
Having read much of this thread it looks like some people sponsor their parents in less time - how soon can you proove you are settled to meet DIAC requirements? Obviously with the wait for the visa looking at being at least a year we are keen to start the process ASAP
Thanks for any help offered!
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Donovandenese, Our application went in for Cont Parent Visa on 9th Feb 07 and we got our Case Officer on 14th Nove 07 - 9 months later. We were then asked to do meds and police checks, which we did in November 07 and our Daughter paid the Assurance of Support with Centrelink in mid December.
Early January we were about to be asked to pay our last payment to get granted our visa when a hold was put on all of them, prob till 1st July.




Em76 - AS you ar a permanent Resident you would still need to be "settled" and the DIAC class "Settled" as two years in Australia, regardless of the fact that you are having a house built - you obviously wont be living out there till 2009 so if I have got this right your Mum will not be able to apply till 2011 when you have been there for two years.

I am sure someone will correct what I have said if I have given you the wrong information.

Our Daughter went on a 457 visa in Feb 2005 and we was not able to apply until Feb 07 when she had been there for two years and during the second year she got her PR as well.


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Old Feb 11th 2008, 6:34 pm
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Hi Janet

Thanks for that it is not only my weight but I have just come out of hospital after having my second knee replacement so thats another worry, I will just have to try and diet

thanks again


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Gloria if you use the search button at the top of the page I just tried it and it came up with quite a few threads with people talking about this subject, good luck Janet
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Old Feb 12th 2008, 10:38 am
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Hi Glorianic - my mum has had a couple of hip replacements (first one 15 years ago and another (same hip) 2 years ago) - the migration agent told us knee/hip replacements shouldn't be a problem for the medical for the CPV - unless there are ongoing problems currently requiring treatment. He recommended taking a recent hip xray and medical report from the hip specialist to the migration medical - to confirm it was not an ongoing problem. She hasn't yet had her medical though (waiting for a case officer) so we haven't put this advice to the test.

Has anyone else applying for a CPV had hip/knee replacements and had any problem with medicals?
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Originally Posted by donovandenese
Hi Glorianic - my mum has had a couple of hip replacements (first one 15 years ago and another (same hip) 2 years ago) - the migration agent told us knee/hip replacements shouldn't be a problem for the medical for the CPV - unless there are ongoing problems currently requiring treatment. He recommended taking a recent hip xray and medical report from the hip specialist to the migration medical - to confirm it was not an ongoing problem. She hasn't yet had her medical though (waiting for a case officer) so we haven't put this advice to the test.

Has anyone else applying for a CPV had hip/knee replacements and had any problem with medicals?
Hi everyone,

anyone had any movement with their visas since the halt? have searched through this thread and haven't noticed any progressions. Has anyone had a case officer allocated since then?? we would maybe expect to be allocated a case officer April/ May 2008(fingers crossed) would be interested to hear if things ahve slowed down with the process.

Good luck to all that are waiting, hope there is some good news soon
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Hi everyone,

anyone had any movement with their visas since the halt? have searched through this thread and haven't noticed any progressions. Has anyone had a case officer allocated since then?? we would maybe expect to be allocated a case officer April/ May 2008(fingers crossed) would be interested to hear if things ahve slowed down with the process.

Good luck to all that are waiting, hope there is some good news soon
Hi Aussie

I was just about to pay my 2nd vac for my cpv the day before it was halted, so you can guess how gutted I am at the moment. Thats another 6 months with my life on hold and even less time to sell the house.
Its not recommended to sell house till visa is granted and that is what we are intending to do. We cannot afford to make a validation trip then come back to sell house so it has to be sold before we go in mid November as that is when our year is up or leave it with agents to sell.
That's if the visas do not start up again till July.


Donovandenese

I had a total knee replacement about 7 years ago and an ankle stability op about 5 years ago and just took my consultants letters with me to meds saying that everything went ok and he signed me off.
Meds passed ok. Was worried also about my high blood pressure so I just paid £98 to have a 24 hour monitor put on by my gp and took the readings along to meds as well - blood pressure on day of meds was below the required limit and good but the Panel Doc still took all letters. Bett er to go prepared than have to go back and get letters later.

Good Luck to all those waiting.


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Old Feb 20th 2008, 10:07 am
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hi everyone - has anyone on here been allocated a case officer since the issuing of CPV's was halted? Haven't seen any recent progressions.
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Old Feb 21st 2008, 7:08 am
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I asked my agent yesterday about this and this is his reply "Case officers are still working on files to make them decision ready, but there are no grants being made until 1 July."

So we will have to keep our fingers crossed. Ourt acknowledement was 16th August any more of you about this time waiting.


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Originally Posted by donovandenese
hi everyone - has anyone on here been allocated a case officer since the issuing of CPV's was halted? Haven't seen any recent progressions.
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Originally Posted by glorianic
I asked my agent yesterday about this and this is his reply "Case officers are still working on files to make them decision ready, but there are no grants being made until 1 July."

So we will have to keep our fingers crossed. Ourt acknowledement was 16th August any more of you about this time waiting.


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my parents are in waiting mode now...acknowledged april 2007, CO allocated in Dec 2007, med/police checks sent dec 2007, meds cleared in Feb 08...now waiting for AOS and 2nd Fee...
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Old Feb 22nd 2008, 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by melb2007
my parents are in waiting mode now...acknowledged april 2007, CO allocated in Dec 2007, med/police checks sent dec 2007, meds cleared in Feb 08...now waiting for AOS and 2nd Fee...
Hi Mel

We were acknowledged in Feb 07, CO in November, meds/police checks sent Nov, cleared Dec, AOS paid Dec 07 and was about to pay 2nd vac when they were stopped, so now the wait...............
At least you have 3 more months than us in which to validate your visa, here's hoping we get an extension to allow us to be able to sell house before we go as house will not go up for sale till we get our visa as advised by Agents and CO's.

Good luck with the waiting

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Originally Posted by melb2007
my parents are in waiting mode now...acknowledged april 2007, CO allocated in Dec 2007, med/police checks sent dec 2007, meds cleared in Feb 08...now waiting for AOS and 2nd Fee...
Hi, We are at exactly the same scale as your parents. Acknowledged in March 07, Meds/police checks in Dec 07- and waiting for AOS to be requested. We haven't had any word from our agent about the meds being cleared yet and as it's now 9 weeks (they were sent on 21st Dec) think I will e-mail them and ask. Did your parents hear from their agent (if they are using one) or directly from Aus? As Caz said it doesn't leave much time to sell the house before having to make a validation visit.
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