Mtl

Hi,
Been lurking for quite a while...

Nomination sent mid February.
Nomination approved 18 March.
Application received 22 March with everything frontloaded.
Visa granted 27 April

A friend of mine have about the same timeline as me.

Hopefully, your time will come soon

Cheers.

ken1234

what profession r u in ????? did u apply at parramatta ?????

bornfree

Hey guys,

When do you think is the right time to call Diac to check the status of your application? I have been waiting to 49 days now and nothing as yet!!!

JR_Smith

Monday to Friday between 9 and 4pm

Call the DIAC Hotline and you can speak to an operator, the operator can look into the system and tell you the current status. But the information you normally get are very poor.

JR_Smith

Congrats!

Thats quick

please, can give us bit more details

Cheers

JR_Smith

Hi Adrian

Hope you feeling better today.

I know how it is .....

ens856_2010

Thanks for the update. Can you please let us know what profession you are in? I think you applied at Parramatta right?

Krazy Kazza

Congrats!! That was quick.

Mtl

More details as requested...

Landed in Perth in Feb. 2008 with a subclass 457 as an Engineer – Electrical or Electronics Engineering Technologist (ASCO 2128-15), working as a Systems Engineer;
Decided to apply for our PR in June 2009 so ask the employer to sponsor us, get all paper work - Police certificates - job references, EA skill assesment (washington accord - Production Engineer, took 1 week);
Chasing up on a weekly base with the employer... (till they accept in mid December);
August 09 - As employer was always delaying things, I apply for WA state sponsorship as a Production Engineer (off-list);
Mid December 09 - Employer finally accept to sponsor us (Merry Christmas!);
Mid February 10 - Employer sent the nomination paperwork (not too early );
Mid February 10 - Received positive WA state sponsorship;
18 March 10 - Nomination approved;
22 March 10 - Application received by Parramatta office with everything needed - stopped stressing about all that as nothing more we can do from now on;
27 April 10 - Visa granted;
28 April 10 - We are going to the Immi office in Perth for the labels.

Krazy Kazza

Hey Ad

We are just not VIP's that's all lol! What you saying today then? I am in a funny kinda mood today!

adrian22

Lol I am going to cut myself razor blades . Wish I was an electrical engineer.

Krazy Kazza

One things for sure. You should know by Christmas time lol! That's what I keep saying and anything before this is a bonus. Only 8 months to go.

JR_Smith

I guess the lodged at the wrong time and Kazza got the wrong CO.

But it's "good" to know that you guys are sharing the same experience

Need to ask for a bridge B next week, have to go overseas.

I guess that will slow down everything

ens856_2010

Yes you are quite right. Dec and Jan is the worst time to lodge any visa application

Krazy Kazza

Yip we are all in the same boat! I have been told by my agent not to expect any news for another 3-4 weeks. The time frame just keeps moving so that's why I say xmas is looking good. I don't think anyone will hear this week so fingers for the rest of you for next week.