Try not to worry too much as there are still some of us waiting from May,June and July 2007 so you are not on your own. Some of us are modl as well!

Really ? I am surprised !!! Out agent told us the visa would be quick but it has been 9 months now. medicals and police checks completed in January this year.
Wonder why its is so slow and also why they are not processed fairly in date order ?? The Sept and October applications are being processed before ours.
I thought they were desperate for people in south australia ?
We are both 46 at the end of this year and feel life is passin us by. We need to get on with it despite the poor exchange rate.
Best Wishes to all the other June/July/August applicants who are waiting desperatley.
Thing is... is the answer is no we can get on.. but us personally have got our lives on hold !!!
Fingers crossed it wont be long ... eh ???

Hi all,

Just got the updated email from DIAC..... hopefully better news for the pre 1st September applicants than the post 1st September applicants....

Becka

As of 6 May 2008 the ASPC Admin Section is processing applications as
follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting and acknowledging applications received on
5 May 2008.

Offshore Applications received after 1 September 2007: receipting and
acknowledging applications received on 5 May 2008.

Offshore Applications received prior to 1 September 2007: All applications
have now been receipted and acknowledged.

Once an application has been acknowledged it will be allocated to a case
officer for further assessment as soon as possible, however, the ASPC
receives a large number of applications and you will not be contacted
immediately.

PROCESSING AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION - For the week of 5 May 2008

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

Applications Lodged Before 1 September 2007

Onshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)

Student/Graduate applications - Class DD and DE visas
Subclass 880: 20 August 2007 (paper), 24 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Subclass 881: 29 August 2007 (paper), 29 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Subclass 882: 29 August 2007 (paper), 29 August 2007 (e-lodged)

Onshore Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR) – Class UX visas
Subclass 495: All applications: all applications are now allocated to case
officers

New Zealand Citizen (Residence) - Class DB visas
Subclass 861, 862 and 863: all applications are now allocated to case
officers

Offshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)

Skilled Migration visas - All paper based applications for Class BN, BQ,
BR, UX and UZ visas
Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496: 23 May 2007

e-lodged Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) applications
Subclass 495: all applications are now allocated to case officers

Applications Lodged After 1 September 2007

General Skilled Migration visas: Class VE, VF,VB and Class VC subclass 487
Subclasses: 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, and 487
E-lodged: 10 November 2007
Paper lodged: 19 September 2007

General Skilled Migration visas: Class VC subclass 485 only
E-lodged: 29 September 2007
Paper lodged: 16 September 2007

It only moved a day. Last week it was 22 May 2007. This is becoming more and more frustrating.

Does any one know, from the point of a visa being processed, how long do you have to validate it? ie enter the country?

I am going to apply in Nov, because I do not want to move until after my daughter finishes her exams next May/June.

I am concerned though about leaving it until Nov to apply as we have good points now as my husbands job is on the jobs in demand list. My concern is that should we waste any time in applying, this might not be the case in November.

Is there a time limit, to validate a visa, once it has been accepted?
Thanks

usually, one year from date of medicals or police clearances, whichever is earlier - it's not counted from visa grant date.

So the key to that is not to apply for the Police clearance forms until last minute. Can you also tell me, at what point do we have to take our medicals? is it before we apply or will they tell us when we need to have them?
Thanks

you can send them with the application (but then you're gambling on the date for your validation - as above) or wati until they're requested in which case you have 28 days....

Or do as we did - applied Nov online then waited until it looked like we might get a case officer and had meds and Police checks done late April, if that all goes to plan we'll get a CO soon and have until next april to validate (touch wood fingers crossed for visa....)

If I were you I would apply now then just wait. Depending on what skills you have you will need that assessed first anyway, that can take a few months.
Wait until you have been allocated a Case Officer before you get PCC's & Meds done, that will give you a longer validation date. Get you application in & start the ball rolling.
Goodluck

{ General Skilled Migration visas: Class VE, VF,VB and Class VC subclass 487
Subclasses: 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, and 487
E-lodged: 10 November 2007 }

This part applies to me - 176 - just so I have it clear, does this mean they're processing applications made before November 10th? So by submitting on 9th March I've got roughly another four months before I hear anything?

Afraid so - rubbish isn't it! we are 175 and submitted in Feb, likely to be July/ August before we hear much.

I won't make too many plans for Christmas on the beach just yet then!

Hi there... a quick question we've had our meds done and they've been sent to sydney... how do we know if they've been finalised?

Rebecca

You can email them but not sure of the address
I'm sure someone will reply with the address but if not just do a quick search in the threads & it should come up.

[email protected] Found it!!!