myvkee

hey c'mon Caz76, IS IT YOU TALKING ??????? ...yesterday i was very low n thinking such things...nah dont be negative, we all must hold on , sit tight and get what u deserve. This visa waitingitis wont last long. It's permanent cure is on its way ! Chill out :-)

Bubbles

Ok so it's a year today and not a word. How much longer do they need?? Please DIMIA i was hoping not to have to endure another winter!

Tracy

badri

Hi All

My practical experience the whole waiting is painful. I also know its easy said but I went through all the things you are going through. I also know if I say its gonna be fine you would think ya right you got the visa. But trust me the waiting will be soon over. The only way I could make things work out is planning and getting things ready. From my experience once you have the visa time flies and you are still stuck with things to do. I did lots of preparation I think I could have used the time better.

So Please don't let the spirits down. We have all waited so long and almost there. You all will be there for sure since we are all true to our heart nothing can go wrong.

Remember tomorrow is a new day and it always brings the sun shine. Smile and try to make the best out of it.

I remember saying every day while driving 45 minutes is it going to be the day and then I think thank god that yesterday went smooth.

Don't loose the spirits thats my only advice

Cheers and keep smiling
Badri

myvkee

thanks badri for boosting our spirits ! but how can we count the chickens unless they are hatched ! well iam trying to be calm n optimistic, yeah holding on isthe only thing we have.

Hello caz76 , how r u feeling today ! hope it's a soothing day for u.

good luk to all.

loidy

yeah it is full of hippies...perfect!! we will fit in just fine x loidy

CAZ76

Hi guys,
Still no news here. Fed up pi**ed off and wondering whether Oz will be worth all this. I am planning on telephoning Adelaide later tonight to find out what is going on - I have had enough! I don't care if they don't like being chased up - I don't like paying out money for a service to be pi**ed around! If they do chuck my case out then it's their loss. It all seemed like such a good idea over a year ago, but now it is a nightmare. We are passing up job opportunities and want to have another baby. If the visa doesn't happen we will soon be better off just getting on with life here in grey old Blighty. What a waste of a year.

P.S. Byron Bay is full of hippies and it is a beautiful place - even if it is bl**dy miles (km) from anywhere.
P.P.S. Please excuse the language but very uptight now!

loidy

hi caz, know how you feel, it's crap waiting isn't it especially while reading about med requests for people that applied only weeks ago!! how on earth do dimia justify it? DIMIA get off your arses and have a read through some prejuly apps, there are plenty of skilled people there....and patient ones! good luck with your phone call, let us know what they say x loidy

CAZ76

I'll let you know what they say - it's gonna be late for obvious reasons.
How are the rest of you? Is anyone else as fed up as loidy and me? I am now beyond positive encouragement so no amount of it (although kind and much appreciated) will change how I feel (some good news or progress might!).

Rob Morton-Jone

Its hard but hang in there

CAZ76

I am going to have some Dutch courage now - before I speak to DIMIA. Better try not to have too much though! I don't suppose they will appreciate a drunk Pom on the other end of the phone.

Rob Morton-Jone

Are you using an agent Caz?

CAZ76

Yes I am with an agent - but they just tell me what date applicants they have had requests for, to give me some idea, and when I spoke to them last week they said they were still only getting April 13ths back!

Ozbod

CAZ

We are with an agent and we still have'nt heard anything, we are April 13th and feel the same as you, have totally had enough and just want an answer, either way would do at the moment then we could at least start planning things, at the moment everything is on hold.

It does'nt help that everytime i turn round everything seems to be about Australia.

Ozbods vv cheesed off wife

CAZ76

Know what you mean about Aus things being everywhere you look - very irritating. I totally understand the whole 'on hold' thing. Problem is that we are passing up opportunities because of this.
Has your agent contacted them yet?
We are stuck in Kent too! They must have an anti Kent thing going on!

youcanlaugh

I emailed my CO today. I sent some docs that they requested 2.5 weeks ago. Chased them 10 days ago but they hadn't even been entered onto the system by then, so I've been very patient and waited a further 10 days before emailing again.

We've got a buyer for the house now and are hopefully just 3-4 weeks away from exchanging contracts, so it would be nice to get some kind of answer, even if it's just that the docs I sent answered their questions to their satisfaction. Hopefully get a reply tomorrow.