Sankev

Thanks for all good wishes.

Sold house but still lots of unfinished business....but don't feel under pressure anymore.

Good luck to everyone whether just starting.....or nearly at the end.

What a relief when it comes.....WHEW!!!!!!!!!

Sankev

Sleeping Beauty

another congratulations ...............well, what a week!

good luck for the future.

finona

Hi this is a long thread so apologise if it has already been covered. I have been in Australia since July 2007. Just getting sponsored for a permanent residency visa through my work (currently on a 457). I want to sponsor my parents to come and stay here with us. They are willing to pay the £40,000 or whatever it is to come here. How long does it take? They have seen an agent back home and seems to think it will be fairly quick. Anybody else had experience of this.

Thanks very much.

Alan Collett

The processing time to visa grant is difficult to predict with certainty, Finona, as for CP visa applications it is a function of how many applications will be ahead of your parents, and the number of visas available annually.

As a guide, CP visa applications lodged last July are being assessed by case officers presently.

My expectation is that with the increased number of CP visa applications available from 01/07/2008 (see http://www.gomatilda.com/news/article.cfm?articleid=447) processing times will continue to be between 12 and 16 months. Of course in the meantime your parents might choose to spend some time with you on a long stay visitor visa, allowing for a holiday in Australia of up to 12 months.

In case of need: http://www.gomatilda.com/contact.cfm#ouroffices

Maybe have a chat with my migration agent colleague Sarah White in our Brisbane office, or Lorraine Beaumont in Southampton.

Best regards.

finona

Thanks Alan

Australia

Congratulations to everyone that have got their visas, I spoke to my agent this morning about getting a case officier and he says they dont process them in strict date order. knowing my luck ours will be at the end. ack 16 aug 07. Anyone else got their case officers lately.


Glorian

patience 07

Hi Charlie
Thanks for your welcome. Yes we do have a case officer

Lodged 15 June 2007
CO 16th April 2008
Medicals 22 April sent courier
Police check (£35) sent for certificate Sat 26 April received Thursday 1 May sent to Agent to forward.
Assurance of support (centre Link) sorted and paid into the bank May
Now we are waiting for the CO to ask for the big cheque.
Can't wait to be in Au with grandchildren. How about you?
Patience 07

donovandenese

they seme to be still processing applications acknowledged in july 07 so with your august ack you should get a case officer soon!!

DerekM

[QUOTE=Sleeping Beauty;6556007]derek, well what can i say. it seems so long ago that you were in Cyprus and waiting. it has been a long haul. is your new house in the same area as you are in now? i might see it on 'surf rescue', that tends to home in on Avoca Beach

thankyou for your good wishes. take care.
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Yes it the same house and we will have been there a year in a couple of weeks! The people in the village know us now-----especially at the coffee shop.
Keep an eye open on Surf Rescue then, I have bought a Long Board and am a keen surfing 'learner'! Caught a really bad cold off the g'children on a weekend sleepout/visit though so keeping quiet at the moment.
Keep up the good work on the thread, we all still follow it! Reminds us how lucky we were!

ozdog

Red letter Day yesterday - Friday

Passports returned with Visas - they are orange !

Exchanged contracts on house sale, completion Friday 1st August.

Tickets booked Sunday 3rd August - arrive Perth 3pm Monday.

Emily and Dylan - Grandma and Grandad coming to get you !!!

Sankev

Ozdog

What a wonderful feeling.

I bet you can't wait.

I bet they can't wait either.

Our Visas should be here next week....we have posted passports.

All good stuff

Good Luck and Bon Voyage

Sankev

charlie5

Hi

Well, what a week that was and I was only watching all the action from the sideline.

Congratulations to all those who now have their visas after a long wait. Best if luck in the next stage of your own personal project.

I am hoping that there are now loads of spare case officers about to pick up my application. Ever an optimist.

Charlie

donovandenese

You and me both charlie5! Mums application is about a week behind yours so we're watching progress daily.

congrats to all those now free to make the move!

sirmatt101

Well done guys, when did you apply?

caveman1

Agree, it's been great that all the CPV's caught up in the backlog have been getting their visa's at last and congratulations to them all. Now hopefully we will start seeing posts for case officers. I can't believe they are still on July .....argh. We have been waiting since 4th September 2007 for one.

Rita