lilsweets

Time difference between UK and Adelaide is 10.5hrs at the moment. Not sure of opening hours of DIAC, could also be 8.30am-4.30pm. Just a guess, those were hours of offices I worked in when I was there.

melbert

There's that funny half hour between Adelaide and Sydney, so they are 10.30 hours ahead of us. I have just checked the 'world time zones' site and yes, it is definitely 10 and a half hours, it's 11 for Sydney when checking for meds though!!!

Mel

memewest

I have just checked through the 'view entitlement' thingy on the online status and definately says 11hrs in front...

Thats on the online visa check status, i can't check my meds...

As i applied to adelaide, i just naturally presumed that when i check online i am checking with adelaide and not sydney. Is this wrong then??

melbert

Erm, dunno!!!! Maybe we're all going MAD!!!!

Mel

lilsweets

Definitely 10.5hrs. Presume that time on internet is Eastern Standard Time which explains the 11 hours. 10.5hrs will come into effect when trying to work out DIAC office hours.

Or maybe we are going mad!

CharleneG

[QUOTE=tiger222;6909766] Tiger, that's fair enough and I agree I'm not going to hold my breath as I have said before it will happen when it happens.

It would make a great birthday present though

benlast

It's certainly a lot nicer than Dubai... since I had the laptop (actually, two laptops) in hand baggage, I fired it up and used the free WiFi. Very handy to pass an hour or so.

Currently all broadbanded up in North Beach: passing a manic week doing all those lovely New Migrant tasks (banks, drivers' licences, buying a car, sorting phones, medicare, etc etc).

Just for all those possibly wondering if it's worth all the hassle: at the end of our road is the West Coast Highway alongside the ocean. Every time I turn onto it, whether it's going somewhere new or just nipping down to the IGA for groceries, I just feel my heart lift at the sight of the ocean. Even yesterday, when it p*ssed down nearly all day

Cheers
b

Wez and Chris

Hi Ben I know what you mean - I could have travelled that road every day when we were there (on holiday) - its the kind of road when you are in the car you just don't talk because you are just too busy watching the ocean and then you start looking at houses that look onto that scene every day and think wow!!!!!!

Thanks you just gave me a v nice memory to start the day on

memewest

Hi Ben....

Gawd, look at where you are now and remember back to when we first got chatting about the ACS!! Doesn't that seem surreal??

Great to hear things are going well....

Keep in touch.

benlast

Hi MMW

Surreal, yes... and also not very long ago. I'm hoping the pace of change will slow down a bit now (for us, but not for all of you waiting for COs and visas).

Cheers
b

De Mange

I'm glad I'm not on that road when you are driving!!

Better to watch cars and traffic lights n that.

snoo

Well Done Benlast.........I'm so pleased for you! Good luck in your new life!
Lisa,xx

benlast

Has nothing really happened to April Applicants since the end of October?
Updates seems to be a bit thin on the ground...
Cheers
b

silverski

HI Ben,

we are still here waiting for some good news.

Regards
Silverski

tim n abby

Yeah, not sure what's happened? Or maybe it's because Tiger isn't posting the visa updates on the April thread anymore, so it feels like there's less going on?

We were one of the lucky April guys who got a case officer in September, but we had to send in more info. Well, it's over a month since we sent in our last bit of documentation and we're still waiting for something to happen... (And our case officer is NOT one who appreciates being contacted directly!)

As they say in South Africa: vasbyt! (Roughly translated: grin and bare it!)

Cheers
Abby (& Tim)