ponyrama

Lodging at Parramatta - I e-mailed them and they said maximum 5 months for 119 visa. I am hoping for 8 weeks as I will frontload everything and have already had my police checks etc processed for e676 12 month tourist visa. But 5 months will do - I will be in Oz on my tourist visa by then anyway and will go to New Zealand for a week when they are ready to grant. Well thats the plan - but you know what they say, the best laid plans of mice and men.....................

Safin

Thats good to hear - they didnt to my email. Wonder if that's their charter time or what they are achieving?

ponyrama

Hi Safin - good news for you by the way - well done.

They said that they are currently processing all low risk 119's within the target time of 5 months. Which is standard response I know - but means some will be quicker. I checked on BE Update and cant find any 119's for Parramatta but the 457's vary from days to 2 months - they said in the same e-mail that they are processing all 457's within the target time of 2 months.

I just need to actually lodge now - they cant process it if I havent sent it can they!!!!!!

janjanxx

Hi Pony,

Yeah RSMS Visa not that popular !! ... just glad there is this thread to link the little amount of us that there is !! ...

4:00 in Brisbane and its Friday !! Can I not get an email today saying I have a CO !!! Pleassssssssse !! Send the damn email !!

Safin

Know the feeling... agent can't get co on the phone today....... they need to tweek the contract and then all ready for RCB.

I have to say despite the fears we will have to go home if at all goes wrong I'm glad we're waiting it out here. The stress would apply whereever you are but we have had the chance to try it out and know that the fight is worth it for us. No nagging fears it's all for nothing if we don't like it.

janjanxx

yip - lucky you there....

Emailed Agent on Tuesday asking whether he's heard anything ... to date - haven't heard from him....

Wonder : "is he away" ???

Just email back saying "heard nothing!!" ... errg.

Safin

that's my pet hate - if they open the emial then they could atleast manage two words before they close it again. Such a small thing to them and makes us feel less ignored.

I may reset my email to demanding read receipts again, but they can ignore that too now can't they and refuse to send one (i admit I have done that!)

janjanxx

Saf - not only ignored but the longer you dont hear from the Agent the more anxious you become (and irritated !!!)

So any Agent reading this - just respond... pretend, if you have to, and say "hows the family" considering you know everything about us !! ...


oh my - I'm not in a good mood today !! ... sob sniff ...

Nick.d

Thanks for that Sonya, I have now received ( Fri morning) an email from DIAC requesting Medicals and Chest X Rays, plus form 80 to be filled in by both myself and my daughter. all to be completed and sent back within 42 days, so I guess at long last they are now looking to deal with my application.

TracyAnne

Just wanted to add an update on our RSMS application.

Nomination and visa application sent on Monday 18 August front loaded everything. Haven't received acknowledgement yet but my visa statement arrived yesterday and DIMIA have debited the fee on the 19 August so at least I know they have received the application.

BTW we are onshore 857 lodged at Melbourne.

Good luck everyone, I check this site daily to see how everyone is doing.

Tracy

Burkins

Once we returned the form 80 we had the visa within 10 days! So fingers crossed the same for you.

ponyrama

I'm frontloading my form 80 - do you reckon I'll get mine in 10 days then?

janjanxx

Welcom Tracy ... lucky you there !!
Keep us posted with your outcome ... dont think there is another Melbourne applicant ...

TracyAnne

Its good that we are here already and have been for almost 3 years, we are very settled here and couldn't bear to go back to the UK. Altho others are envious that we are already here, we have an awful lot to lose if we get refused the visa.

I wonder if there are any others that have lodged at the Melbourne office?

Keep in touch.

Tracyanne

TracyAnne

[QUOTE=Burkins;6731144]Once we returned the form 80 we had the visa within 10 days! So fingers crossed the same for you.[/QUOTE

Does everyone have to complete a Form 80? Don;t remember seeing it on the checklist. We are onshore, does that make a difference?

Tracyanne