Lily77cat

wow this is a long thread!!
have dived in and read bits but was wondering whether you could help.

the visa 121 is for company sponsored residency yes?
so the company has to lodge the visa application?

i.e. OH would have to have the medicals/job/job description/benifits/salary etc all sorted out before the visa applicaiton is lodged?

OH has worked for the company for a few years and we want to transfer over to OZ.

So am i right in thinking that if all this took place theoretically next week, and it was all lodged then we are talking about feb 2011 (6months) before it is given a case officer??

and then how long after that till the visa was ranted??

can the company keep the job open for that length of time??

cheers for any help or insight into the process

manx2010

Hi there,
ENS 121 is employer nominated.There are 2 parts to this type of visa;
Your OH employer nominates a position for this type of visa and lodges an application for approval of the nomination to the DIAC.DIAC approves the nomination if appropriate
Next DIAC look at the visa application from you which is then granted if in order.
The two processes can be handed in together,which is the recommended way or the nomination can be put in first. Police checks,medicals can be lodged at the time of application or when requested for by the CO.Here is a link to DIAC webisite with information regarding 121.
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/ens/

Hope this helps.

ken1234

Hopefully some of us will hear some good news today ...

If some 1 calls DIAC and get some news on the processing days please let us know ,

Thanx


Good Luck every One

jkd1962

Hi all, forgot in all the excitement, to tell you.
We got our PR last Monday!!!! from Parramatta!!! the feeling is awsome.
timeline was Nom approved Jan10 application in 15th Feb PR granted 30 Aug 10. ENS country,
Good luck to you all, Take Care

ken1234

Congratulations .....

boulam51

Nice!

ken1234

My MA enquired about my visa status from parramatta last week and she got a reply back saying this application is not being allocated to Co at the moment 1nc it is allocated Co will contact u within 2 working days .. Please note ENS standard processing time is 7 months for non Eta country ..

Its been 200 days and another 10 days to Go for the deadline but havnt heard nothin yet ... too damn slow ...

melbourne_cup

I just got the info from my agent, both the nomination and the visa application have been transferred from Paramatta to the Centre of Excellence in Perth. Hopefully, Perth can speed up the process.

ashish.aus

Hi guys,

Just wanted to update all of you that my PR was granted half an hour back.

Both nomination and PR were approved at the same time and by the same guy.

My timeline is nom applied 19/03 application applied 24/03. Both approved 06/09.

Interestingly I applied in Parramatta and my application was approved from Perth. I know that some of the applications were transferred to Perth/Melb and all those people got an email/comm from Immi about the same. I didn't get anything.



KEN, buddy you are next.. just hang in there...good luck.

Good luck all of you.

Cheers
Ashish Sharma

ken1234

congratulations ashish

I have been hearing that i am next since past 4 months ... but hope you are right this time ..


have a good 1

Kan3NAN

Congratulations Ashish!!!!.. good starter for the week..

Ken, its a parramatta effect (slow, lethargic and too process oriented) causing the hurdle .. I guess its just a matter of day or two or mostly a week for you to get..

Wishing you good luck mate!!.

ken1234

I hope u r right ..

Sattman

Both applications were submitted 12th March and were also for IT : Computing Professionals nec ASCO Code: 2231-79

hsvkbi

The times are in the spreadsheet which has been put on page 52 or 72 I think.

Clarie

hey ken123,
we're still waiting, my 7 month deadline is up on thursday. my MA is on the case but i am not hopefull. if they are processing end of feb and march then my application is lost in cyber space!!! here's hoping we both hear news this week.