Irish Gal

Thanks for that. Sent an email on Monday and no reply yet. Ours arrived either 22nd or 23rd!!! And its the last thing Case Officer needs!!!

Just looking at your timeline. We're practically the same - give or take a week or so!

sarskis

That is last thing ours is looking for too...ours took over a month to get there with An Post and so it arrived on 27th March so we are just behind you. I am going to send a mail to case officer one we get clearance from LCU (presuming they clear), might help move it along a bit... who knows.

the4ofus

Our meds were posted 13th march so hopefully they should be getting clearance soon Good luck to everyone for the coming week, fingers crossed we get some good news

Just spent ages on facebook, must go make dinner now

Lynn xx

Irish Gal

Yes, I'll be sending mine an email too. I don't care if it looks like I'm begging - Shame went out the window a few months ago .

aglassofwinehelps

Hi

A fellow Augustee here, my userid is exactly how I'd sum myself up at the moment. there are four of us on our app, we are at the "waiting for a case officer" stage, meds sent, PC's sent, both in March. i'm not at the stage of losing it just yet but that's because a glass of wine helps!

Good luck to everyone on this looong road and maybe one day in the not too distant future we will meet in Oz. x

Irish Gal

You sound my like my kind of gal Wine is compulsory tool for all us Augustees. Where are you headed?

Irish Gal

Hi Lynn,
You must have been cleared by now. Have you sent the email to the LCU?
Irish Gal

aglassofwinehelps

Oh Hi IrishGal, I feel that I know you already! Umm, I think Melbourne but until we do our reccie then I really don't know. will be holidaying initially in Sydney with relatives (validating Visa). As usual, work dictates. What part of the emerald Isle are you from, I have family all over. I suppose you could say mom did what we are about to do (hopefully) albeit on not such grand a scale! when she left Ireland and came to England.

You will have to excuse me as the 'glass of wine' has gone down twice now due to Tesco having an offer on their wine at the moment! Where would we be without it indeed!

Irish Gal

We're heading for Melbourne - only because that's where my sister is. No point in going elsewhere really. I've heard great stuff about it and I'll be able to see my nieces and nephew more often too.

God, we've a lot in common. My mother brought us from Wales when I was 11 to Ireland cos she's from Clare! That's why I know my kids will be fine really.

Haven't started the wine yet. Have to wait til ALL the kids are in bed!

aglassofwinehelps

I feel drawn more to Melbourne maybe cos the weather is not so extreme and the four seasons appeal. Of course having all the family in Sydney, it would help moving there. Maybe when we do the validation trip it will help

My youngest is 9 and seeing mom have a glass of wine is the norm in this house, dad doesn't indulge which is quite useful

OMG I sound like I am dependant seriously I am not and I have actually been to a birthday party this afternoon (yep, it was a dolls party but me and dad were up doing musical statues and pass the parcel even tho the football results were on and had to be interrupted while Amarillo played!)

Having your sis there is fab, I'm hoping my sis-in-law will eventually join us. I'm assuming you have been to Melbourne then if your sister is there?

I have never visited County Clare, My brother often visits Dingle to surf but most of my family are in Dublin with my closest family being in the midlands.(Co. Meath)

ianbrown

viksta1000

all you people who lodged your application on the 22nd august and have already got full acknowledgement, how long do you reckon it will be until people who lodged their application on the 30th or 31st august

Vik

the4ofus

hi Irish gal,

No I haven't sent an email to LCU, we are using an agent so i thought i couldn't as they would only communicate with my agent - am I right or wrong in thinking this? I'm just sitting patiently waiting. had a glass of wine with dinner, going to open another bottle now and going to look to see if any good films on tonight - tv is sh*te on a saturday night

Lynn xx

ianbrown

We lodged 16/08/07 got full ack on 23/01/08, its has taken DIAC over 2 months to process 2 weeks worth of applications, but we have given up trying to find a pattern to it all, it was the same for the pre-acks - 2 months to process 2 weeks worth (the last 2 weeks of August apps).....there is no pattern at all...............people have case officers who lodged on 22nd August but people who lodged on teh 2nd of August dont have them. I think its just luck depending on whichever pile or in-tray your file is sitting in.

viksta1000

would it help if i just keep on pestering them until they get fed up of me and have no choice but to give me my visa