rp02809094

Hi Candice -

I am frm India and ironically, my application date was Feb 7th, 2007 and I recd. the acknowledgement on March 1st, 2007. The only thing I would suggest is to complete your Medicals and PCC asap, as your application could be due anytime.
My agent had also told me a Nov 2007 or Dec 2007, but was shocked to get my Grant letter sooner than expected.

My application was under 136, which was a priority one. Is your application Priority too ?

Hope this helps.

RP

Candice Whetton

Thanks for the info. my application is also a priority,its a subclass 496, skilled designated area sponspored visa. my agent tells me due to back log i can expect my medicals only end of Nov 2007. It's been 8 months since i've lodged my application and the wait is frustrating.:thumbdown

did you have a job verfication done and if so was it before or after your medicals? and how was the job verification done?

After your medicals how long did you wait for your grant letter.

please let me know which part of India are you?

So when do you expect to fly to Oz?

rp02809094

Thanks for the info. my application is also a priority,its a subclass 496, skilled designated area sponspored visa. my agent tells me due to back log i can expect my medicals only end of Nov 2007. It's been 8 months since i've lodged my application and the wait is frustrating.:thumbdown

did you have a job verfication done and if so was it before or after your medicals? and how was the job verification done?

After your medicals how long did you wait for your grant letter.

please let me know which part of India are you?

So when do you expect to fly to Oz?





Hi Candice -

I am currently in the US. I did my medicals in Feb 2007 itself, straight after my application.

I am not sure about the job verification that you asked me, but I had given a heads up to my employers, that they should expect a verfication.

I am plan to be in Aussie for the week of the 25th December, and come back to US. Dont know about when will be the next time I will go to Aussie.

RP.

ravimedaot

Dear RP... could you detail your Time lines.. i am also a 136 BN ( MODL and SOL) applicant from India... applied in Jan and received ack in Feb...

Congracts on your Visa RP

Cheers

Ravi

Baalu27

Hi Ravi

On which category have lodged u r applications to Aus. Is u r medicals and pcc done or yet to be bdone ?

Balaji.

mfa

Hi rp02809094,

I am 136 MODL applicant. Applied on 9 Feb 2007. I have done medical and police unrequested 3-4 months ago. Did you get pre-grant letter right away or DIAC requested you for PCC and medicals?

Thanks,

-mfa

deano66

Latest...


As of 9 October 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 5 October 2007
and acknowledging applications received on 5 October 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 23 July 2007 and
acknowledging applications received on 28 June 2007.



Processing and Allocation Information - For the week of 9 October 2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated
to case officers for further processing.

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications: 12 April 2007 (subclass 880), 2 March 2007
(subclass 881) and 6 March 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 21 June 2007 (subclass 880) and 30 June
2007 (subclass 881) and 30 June 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 31 July 2007
E-lodged (on-line) applications: 13 March 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 23 July 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ (subclasses
134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 15 December 2006
Non-Priority Applications: 8 December 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 7 April 2007

Safin

did i read that right - onshore SIR is quicker paper based rather than online !!

vickys

That's sure what it says, can't see it personally though.

Fejaouk

So when do people on 175 expect to recieve their PR visa? It seems that a year to 18 months isnt unrealistic, even for priority applications like nurses.

Scott.

rp02809094

Hi mfa -

The first thing that I heard from the immigration office was his email sending me the grant letter.

So if you have front loaded your PCC and medical, and send it accross to you the immigration, and everything else in your application is complete, then you could straight get the decision (whether granted or not).

Only if your application is not complete, or any clarification is required, then you will get a question from the immigration officer.

hope this helps.

RP

rp02809094

Hi Ravi -

My time lines went like this,

application type - 136 BN MODL (accountant from India and US)
Details sent for education verification - 15th November 2006
Got the certification of MODL accountant - 15th December 2006
date of application Feb 5th, 2007
date of acknowledgement - March 1, 2007
Completed the PCC and Medical in March 2007 and sent it immidiately
Never heard anything from them.. at all..
Oct 2nd - Grant letter recd (only communication from the aussie immigration)


Hope this helps to everyone -

RP

mfa

Hi RP,
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Counting down my days! Hoping for the best.

- mfa

sfreq

Looks like the ASPC received quite a few applications in the last few days of June (no progress in acknowledging applications) - probably owing to the fact that the processing fee was hiked from the first of July.

Timandjayne

Hello all,

Application 47ES sent 15/09/07
Xrays on the 17/09/07
Medicals on the 25/09/07
acknowledgement via e-mail 20/09/07

Got medicals and x-rays done before being asked. Hoping to speed things up as much as possible. Haven't got a clue about timeframes though really. Has anyone gone, over or hoping to go over, on regional sponsored migration 47ES.
p.s. i'm a paramedic going to SA. SA ambulance have told me they have contacted DIAC trying to help speed the process along.