Originally Posted by oldandbold

Visa approved today!
Paper based may application - 119 RSMS

Originally Posted by Safin

Congratulations Old and Bold

Which office did you apply through?

Where are you going? When are you coming over?

Originally Posted by oldandbold

Less than three months and that includes my case officer away for a month.
Need to start work late october, probably starting training in Cairns ,then Adelaide and on to Darwin a couple of months later.

Originally Posted by Nick.d

Congrats to you, well done !! Have they given you a date to be in Australia by?

Originally Posted by janjanxx

Nick.d - anything on yours?

Originally Posted by Nick.d

No nothing whatsoever, starting to get a bit concerned now, CO was assigned to me in early May and she still hasn't made contact, I still have to have my medicals done, so I would have expected her to have contacted me to get those done by now.

Originally Posted by janjanxx

Hmmmm - no agent? Phone her!! ....
We have been lodged 6 weeks and still no CO !! ... hmm... very frustrating when that's all you wanting ...

Originally Posted by Nick.d

No I am doing this on my own, so no agent. It could be that the CO is purposely delaying matters, know that the magical 3yr period clear of my illness is fast approaching, so therefore, by doing that, she is giving me the best possible chance to pass the meds....... who knows ? I am off work for two weeks, so may give her a call next week.

Strange that I was assigned a CO along with the acknowlegement letter, and you are still waiting for one.

Nick

Originally Posted by janjanxx

Yes - I would give her a call - if that is the case she can just clarify it for you...

We have lodged Brisbane - with Agent !! ... oh well... just sit and wait I guess.

Originally Posted by Burkins

Congratulations - it is such a fantastic feeling.

Originally Posted by Burkins

I meant to oldandbold!

Originally Posted by Safin

Arghhh, :curse: they've done it to us again! Our employer originally agreed to ENS and then 6 weeks down the line changed their minds not wanting a 3 year commitment.

Now we've been going down the RSMS route and they've decided they don't want to do the contract as being asked for by the agent. The agent says it must be a permanent job with 2 years min and have the relevant holiday and sick pay. We understood and told the company that we could be on casual contract ie no sick or holiday pay but higher rates so long as it was full time and 2 yrs or more.

Kinda like to be sure who's right? Been up half the night raging and researching!

Now employer wants to change the terms and make us permanent not contract. It means lots less money and no more security in reality, and less flexibility and we wanted to avoid it.

And I bet we have to pay the agent for what they've done even if we pull out !!! Not that our other options are great. (SIR or hope for another 457 til Nov for more points then 175 JUST before 45th birthday)

Safin

Originally Posted by Safin

Been doing lots of research and talked with co agent. Theres nothing that actually says it must be permanent in immi website, booklets etc and apparently not in legislation either. That's just the way they have applied it to avoid the fruit pickers and that sort of casual. We are trying to make the case that as it's full time and as its for 2 years and as we are complying with legislation and workplace laws (albeit for casuals as we get a guareenteed loading in lieu of sick and annual leave) we are meeting the criteria...watch this space......