Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Sep 25th 2008, 4:33 pm
#31
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
No positive assurances at all. Just the standard response I have been hearing for months......lots of applicants received in Aug 07.....being processed in the order in which they were received (yea right!).......will process yours as soon as we get to it.......
Feeling very frustrated, and a little miserable. There seem to be no other "correct" routes that I can go through to get some answers. I do not want to bug them, but I do feel that they should be able to give me some indication of timing......so that I can plan my life.
Originally the plan was for us to be in Aus by Jan so that our 6 year old could start school (grade one) in Aus. Now that is impossible as we have to sell houses etc., and we will not do that without the go-ahead on our visa. So, we are now hoping to be there by May / June.....which means she misses the first half of grade one (she does not start grade one here until Aug 09). At the end of the day, that is not the end of the world, but I wish it could have been avoided......
Nix
Feeling very frustrated, and a little miserable. There seem to be no other "correct" routes that I can go through to get some answers. I do not want to bug them, but I do feel that they should be able to give me some indication of timing......so that I can plan my life.
Originally the plan was for us to be in Aus by Jan so that our 6 year old could start school (grade one) in Aus. Now that is impossible as we have to sell houses etc., and we will not do that without the go-ahead on our visa. So, we are now hoping to be there by May / June.....which means she misses the first half of grade one (she does not start grade one here until Aug 09). At the end of the day, that is not the end of the world, but I wish it could have been avoided......
Nix
A close friend of mine recieved her visa grant in exactly 7 months (she was an online July 07 applicant from a high risk country)
She is now in Adelaide with her 495 visa. Visa grants are a matter of luck, i shall say.
Cheers,
Sylvia
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Sep 25th 2008, 5:07 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
However i do not know of any online 475 applicants from a HR country who have got their visas in less than 10 months even after front-loading everything required by DIAC.
I read in this thread only that security checks for High risk countries take a lot longer than LR countries, and i totally agree with that, but on the other hand i guess that after comparing the timelines of 495's and 475's i have personally come to a conclusion that processing times of security checks have also increased for HR applicants post september 07.
Sep 25th 2008, 5:57 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Hi, have just read a few posts on this thread.
Has anyone got a list of the high risk countries?
My husband is Turkish, but is a British citizen. We are applying using British passports. Our agent said that there would be additional checks done as they need to verify things with Ankara. We have submitted lots of extra documents from his time in Turkey including police checks etc.
Would he be classified as from a high risk country and processed slower? Will contact my agent in the morning unless someone has a quick response. Thanks.
Has anyone got a list of the high risk countries?
My husband is Turkish, but is a British citizen. We are applying using British passports. Our agent said that there would be additional checks done as they need to verify things with Ankara. We have submitted lots of extra documents from his time in Turkey including police checks etc.
Would he be classified as from a high risk country and processed slower? Will contact my agent in the morning unless someone has a quick response. Thanks.
Sep 26th 2008, 3:43 am
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Low risk countries are Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) eligible. High risk countries are those not on the ETA list. Please check
http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAAus1En.html
http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAAus1En.html
Sep 26th 2008, 3:59 am
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Hi, have just read a few posts on this thread.
Has anyone got a list of the high risk countries?
My husband is Turkish, but is a British citizen. We are applying using British passports. Our agent said that there would be additional checks done as they need to verify things with Ankara. We have submitted lots of extra documents from his time in Turkey including police checks etc.
Would he be classified as from a high risk country and processed slower? Will contact my agent in the morning unless someone has a quick response. Thanks.
Has anyone got a list of the high risk countries?
My husband is Turkish, but is a British citizen. We are applying using British passports. Our agent said that there would be additional checks done as they need to verify things with Ankara. We have submitted lots of extra documents from his time in Turkey including police checks etc.
Would he be classified as from a high risk country and processed slower? Will contact my agent in the morning unless someone has a quick response. Thanks.
Take a look at page two:
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1163i.pdf
Good luck
Sylvia
Sep 26th 2008, 4:02 am
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Well the story for Pre -Sept 07 online 495 applicants is a lot different to Post-Sept 07 online 475 applicants. I know a lot of people who got their 495 visa from India in even 4.5 months and i guess 7 months was the maximum time it used to take then for 495's.
However i do not know of any online 475 applicants from a HR country who have got their visas in less than 10 months even after front-loading everything required by DIAC.
I read in this thread only that security checks for High risk countries take a lot longer than LR countries, and i totally agree with that, but on the other hand i guess that after comparing the timelines of 495's and 475's i have personally come to a conclusion that processing times of security checks have also increased for HR applicants post september 07.
However i do not know of any online 475 applicants from a HR country who have got their visas in less than 10 months even after front-loading everything required by DIAC.
I read in this thread only that security checks for High risk countries take a lot longer than LR countries, and i totally agree with that, but on the other hand i guess that after comparing the timelines of 495's and 475's i have personally come to a conclusion that processing times of security checks have also increased for HR applicants post september 07.
Thanks for clarifying that. Aw...so it could be a very different story for us? here i am hoping to receive my visa on January...
Oh dear... :curse:
Sylvia
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Sep 26th 2008, 4:51 am
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
I do understand that the DIAC may need more checks done and these can take longer, but this does not explain the delayed allocation of COs. Okay, if I were from a HR country, give me a CO and I would be willing to wait the checks to complete, but no, it works differently... so frustrating.
Sep 26th 2008, 5:00 am
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
I do understand that the DIAC may need more checks done and these can take longer, but this does not explain the delayed allocation of COs. Okay, if I were from a HR country, give me a CO and I would be willing to wait the checks to complete, but no, it works differently... so frustrating.
Sep 26th 2008, 2:13 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
I do understand that the DIAC may need more checks done and these can take longer, but this does not explain the delayed allocation of COs. Okay, if I were from a HR country, give me a CO and I would be willing to wait the checks to complete, but no, it works differently... so frustrating.
I think we are in a different region too - and maybe there is less resource allocation?
Sep 26th 2008, 2:57 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
I do understand that the DIAC may need more checks done and these can take longer, but this does not explain the delayed allocation of COs. Okay, if I were from a HR country, give me a CO and I would be willing to wait the checks to complete, but no, it works differently... so frustrating.
Sep 26th 2008, 4:25 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
I do understand that the DIAC may need more checks done and these can take longer, but this does not explain the delayed allocation of COs. Okay, if I were from a HR country, give me a CO and I would be willing to wait the checks to complete, but no, it works differently... so frustrating.
* manage the lawful and orderly entry and stay of people in Australia, including through effective border security
* promote a society which values Australian citizenship, appreciates cultural diversity and enables migrants to participate equitably."
Well these are quotes from DIAC website and these are also what the department reports to stand for. A few important concepts DIAC presentated here are fair dealing, cultural diversity and equitable participation.
Based on the above, DIAC should allocate COs to applicants of a particular visa sublclass fairly, regardless of country of origin.
Sep 26th 2008, 7:56 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Hi all,
I keep comming up with new theories but my latest guess is that CO's are allocated on a HR/LR basis, and since LR applications take less time to process there will always be a lag between HR applications and LR ones.
cheers
mrt
I keep comming up with new theories but my latest guess is that CO's are allocated on a HR/LR basis, and since LR applications take less time to process there will always be a lag between HR applications and LR ones.
cheers
mrt
Sep 28th 2008, 3:01 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
will you think i am day dreaming too much for hoping to arrive in January? Given im a HR applicant lodging June 08? hehehe...
I am also testing 'The Secret' theory here
Kind regards,
Sylvia
Sep 28th 2008, 7:36 pm
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Unfortunately, if your going on a 175, I think it will be very difficult for you to be in OZ by January unless DIAC really speed up applications for HR countries.
When I applied in February 2008, I thought I would have my 175 visa way before January 2009 but currently I'm not sure that its going to happen. Hence I am now applying for a 457 visa to make it to OZ by January.
cheers
mrt
Sep 30th 2008, 5:38 am
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Re: Is CO Allocation Delayed for High Risk Countries?
Hi BroomeChick,
Take a look at page two:
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1163i.pdf
Good luck
Sylvia
Take a look at page two:
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1163i.pdf
Good luck
Sylvia
Sad to see these double standards. The sslowness is the characterstic of Most of all of govt. offices are like that, irrespective of the country.