paul30

Nothing yet been checking my CC daily hoping to see it's gone

mo33

Ours sent end of August!! I reckon that they're on a go-slow coz maybe all of the original case officers (136's) might be unemployed at the end of it so might draggggggggggggggg on for a while!!
Hope not, just a thought tho'!!:curse:

Bobbie

I sent off for mine on the same day (02/08) and still not a dickie bird!! Im thinking about booking meds soon, this waiting is doing my blood pressure no good!!

Gonnago

Having studied the timelines (saddo) it appears that the May lot were getting ack numbers 3 months after applications so I am gonna risk it and book meds for end of november. I guess I can always cancel them if no word nearer the time.

saville

Hi! We sent off our 136 application on the 8 aug and still heard nothing, we made our payment via hifx and they say theirs no way of finding out if and when payment goes through, however been in touch with agent and she reckons whole process will take 9 months due to the backlog. So frustrating

gaynor-andy

Hi we are August applicants 22/08/07 on 136. There are nine of us heading for Adelaide. We have been told by our agent we are looking approx 7 months for a case officer. I hope this time goes quick, as all we seem to do is keep hanging on.

Gaynor, Andy, James Callum, Lauren + 5

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE

collybabe24

Be patient your time will come, i too am feeling frustrated and our application was sent may, it took 13 weeks for acknowledgement, i am so glad we frontloaded because of the backlog, our meds were processed last week so hopefully we get a co soon, good luck to everyone i know how you feel:curse:

TMRE

Sorry was that how long it took just to have your c/c charged (pre ack?) or was that for full acknowledgment? Bit tired today so a bit slow

collybabe24

We were pretty lucky as the changes had just come in for the 7 day pre ack which we received and in the e-mail it said in 3 weeks you will receive full ack, this didnt happen it took 13 weeks.

Alan Collett

Please send your email to me (alan - at - gomatilda - dot - com) as I can't identify you from your BE name!

For reference, the last batch of file references received (a few days ago) were for applications lodged on 21/06/2007. The ASPC seems to be acknowledging the receipt of applications received in mid to late July 2007.

Also, and perhaps more importantly, I am reliably informed by contacts at the Skilled Processing Centre that there were some 30,000 visa applications lodged at the ASPC in August => those who submitted their applications in that month can expect a reasonable wait before their applications are processed.

Best regards.

ianbrown

30,000 strewth!!!!

hairart

thanks, i will in next time, i emailed Lorraine, i suppose my message may have been filtered into junk?? thanks for the info, 30,000.... no wonder they're busy!!

Funkey Monkey

better get comfortable, looks like were are in for a long wait....

kjc79

hello all augustees,

here is a section of what my agent emailed me yesterday responding to my email stating that i was going to get my meds booked for end oct/beginning november:

Looking at the other applications I currently have going through they are currently taking 3.5 months to receive the file reference numbers.

this making it mid/end november to get a file number to attach to the meds as on another part of the email also states:

I would NOT advise booking or undertaking a medical until we receive this number ~ We recently had an applicant who did not wait for the file reference and DIAC lost the medical reports. The client has now had to do another set of medicals at cost to him.

I just want someone to tell me its all okay and that it is going forward..aaarrrgggghhhh:curse:

they do say no news is good news though???LOL

kathx

Bobbie

Oh my god, Whats happening??? Are all August applicants cursed?? Its been two months and still nothing?? Why are September applicants getting in ahead of us?? Really starting to get stressed now!!
Sorry for the rant
Bobbie XX