Hello Everybody,


I just received our Grant Letter for a 175 visa.

Below are our Timelines:

Positive ACS Skills Assessment: October 21, 2008
IELTS Exam: Nov 8, 2008
Lodged Online Application: December 2, 2008
Case Officer Assigned: May 8, 2009, Request for PCC and Medicals
Medicals: May 19, 2009
Medicals to HOC Sydney: June 1, 2009
Medicals Finalized: Jun 11, 2009
Visa Grant: July 8, 2009

Thank You everybody for their inputs.BExpats is truly a very helpful site.

CONGRATS...

I wish all d best for your life.

Regards,,

Mayur

Thanks Mayur. One thing to note. My Document Checklist still shows "Required" in all Documents. Medicals show Finalized.

Congrats Mate!

Did the letter come by mail or email?

cfmx

Hey Congrats!!!!!

What are your plans now when are you moving to Australia?

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-aman

BE moderator would not allowed you to punch your maild ID on post.. So I suppose your post may be update by them in future. (As they always rulling on BE)

Anyway, I have already added you in my friend's list in Gmail and Yahoo as well..

We may chat later.

Regards,

Mayur

Doesn't matter dear.... some time it may possible ur case officer has no time to update the application status... No need to worry.. Tere are many people on BE have got their visa labeled on their passport but still their online status showing CheckList Required.. (its just like as your general guidline)

Regards,

Mayur

[QUOTE=scaria197;7733518]Hello Everybody,


I just received our Grant Letter for a 175 visa.

Below are our Timelines:

Positive ACS Skills Assessment: October 21, 2008
IELTS Exam: Nov 8, 2008
Lodged Online Application: December 2, 2008
Case Officer Assigned: May 8, 2009, Request for PCC and Medicals
Medicals: May 19, 2009
Medicals to HOC Sydney: June 1, 2009
Medicals Finalized: Jun 11, 2009
Visa Grant: July 8, 2009

wow thats amazing im so happy for you!! im in total no mans land at the moment decided to try and 'go it alone' without an agent i dunno where to start!! Looked on the relevant site to no avail! good luck in yr future

You can surely do it.

If your case is pretty straight forward-it is not difficult doing it alone. Follow the guidlines on IMMI's website and check/recheck what you plan to send. Also, make full use of BExpats. Amazing inputs by people providing genuine advise.

Let me get some sleep now It is 5 Am on the East Coast-Had got up work a work related change-work in IT.

-Rishi

If ONLY! someone said before we apply we have to have my husbands job recognised but i dunno what to do after that? the IMMI's website says summat about an error and my head is battered!! i even sat and sobbed before coz i am so passisionate about doing moving yet seem to be going around in circles!! 5am -gold coast... now i AM jealous!! Sweet dreams

You have an option here-maybe not the best but this is what I would do.

Instead of having IMMI reject your visa, withdraw it. Depends when you applied for it. If recently you have not lost time.

Apply for a new Visa once you receive a positive skills assessment form the assessing body.

People have done this route with respect to IELTS results. A few applied thinking they should have booked the appointment before the appilcation Lodge date.

-scaria197

Nah 5 AM East Coast-USA. Wow its 6:01 already!!!

Thanks for that.. here come my questions... how do we go about receiving a possitive skills assessment? i have looked on the IMMI site but it doesnt tell u what to do with the information(?) Who is/are the assessing body.. and how do we contact them? and what does IELTS stand for?
questions questions questions...!!!

Like I said last night; speak to your agent if you really are that confused. Have you read the link I posted?

Hi,sorry i know im a pain in the butt. Yes i did but im about to re-read it.. we were only at the initial stages with the Agent and to be honest after much though and deliberation we are going to try and do it on our own, think he was just trying to tell us what we wanted to hear/sales patter.. x