Dorothy

'oH Daq tlhIngan (That's Klingon for those who don't speak Galactic)

khanyawar

Thanks for your response. i just asked cuz i dont see what harm can it cause if ppl share their experiences about when they got their CO allocated here. I know its not definative.

moneypenny20

It does a lot of harm. Too many people hear a timescale and then get completely stressed because theirs is slower than someone elses. It's all completely irrelevant anyway. Everyone is individual, everyone's application is individual and even if two people have similar histories, similar experience, blah blah blah, even if they somehow have the same CO, the timescale could well be completely different.

Anyway regardless of that, as MrsGreenstar said and as it says in the red sticky 'read me' threads at the top, this is not a timeline site and as such there is no point discussing it further.

Siaki

Hello everyone!!! again..

with regards to the visa processing time:

1. from xperience can someone tell me if it actually takes a full 6 months before they tell you if the visa is granted?
2. Can it take less than 6 months if paperwork is in order?
3. After the visa is granted, normally how long do they give you in order to 'activate' it?


thanks!!!
Siaki

roaringmouse

Yes they could, but it is of little relevance to any other visa application. It will take as long as it takes. Initial entry date is normally 12 months after either the medical or police check, whichever is earlier.

mrsgreenstar76

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=743661

+1

Siaki

hey thanks and truly sorry!
i didnt mean to cause a problem.

Thank you

aali-01

Hi Guys,
i received a notification from OZ immigration dept to submit the medical and character certificate. i received the notification on 26th may and 25th June was the last date to send all the documents. i sent my medical certificates. For the character certificates, i needed to send them the certificates from all the places/countries that i have been living in for the past 10 years. now, there is one country that was still pending for the certificate and i sent the receipt for that country (as per stated in the document). The tenure for that country is 1 year. 2011-2012. Getting the character certificate for this mentioned year still needs 1-2 months.
my questions
1 - How much time does it usually take to get te final visa call, after the submission date for medical and character certificates.
2- Would they consider to process the visa only AFTER i have submitted the character certificate for the above mentioned one year ?

i need to plan accordingly.
thanks in advance.
cheers.

goldchoccycoin

They won't grant the visa until they have all your PCC's and how long after they receive it 'til they grant the visa - no one could possibly say. It could be days, weeks or months.

Best of luck.

Nigel72

Does the status "met" indicate that not only the submitted document has been deemed as sufficient evidence, but also that the underlying requirements corresponding to that particular document (i.e. points test or basic requirements) have also been met?

Thank you, All!

Pollyana

It just means that someone - a CO, Admin officer, Support officer etc - has changed the status to "Met". Don't read any more into it than that. Some people have had their status say Met when they haven't submitted documents, some have it saying Documents required when their visas have been granted.

Nigel72

So, at what point does a Case Officer make a preliminary assessment? i.e. when do they assess your file against the basic requirements and points test?

mrsgreenstar76

There is no way anyone here will be able to tell you when you're going to get any kind of assessment by a CO.

moneypenny20

When they decide to pick up your file and start working on it.

coool

Hi all,

I have lodged my application before 2 and half months and they have recently requested for PCC and medical. I can see PCC and all other with "Met" status except Form 160EH and 26EH which are still in "Requested" status. However, I can see medical report received message.

So, can anyone tell me how much time will it take to check and finalize the medical as for me process looks too quick!

Thanks in advance