boulam51

Hey Oliviaa

What is your timeline?
For what I know, External check are done by another australian governmental agency (which I don't remember the name but I think it's ASIS) and it's related to character check from your home country. This can take several months...

Oliviaa

Nomination approved 5 dec 2009
Visa application 15 Mar 2010

confused about internal and external check and how long it takes ASIO check

Seems tech-sh is lucky if we went through external check got ticket quickly

zmdia

Congrats mate..wow!!! You only just posted a message the other day.
Good luck charm aye
I see that you applied in JULY. Did you apply for PR and nomination both at the same time??

I also see you are a Policy Analyst. Is this something related to I.T.?

boulam51

Wow over 10 months!!! Whats going on with your case???

zmdia

That is no good..too long.
I suggest you make a complaint. Call them 100 times if you have to.

iNBETWEENER

My God i'm not sure i could be any happier! Don't even know how i'm going to get to sleep tonight!

No, i did it separately - which i think was a mistake - i'm convinced that people who applied for both together (like a colleague of mine who applied 2 months after me, but got his visa 2 months before me!) got done quicker - they seemed to pick up the work nomination and then just push ahead with the visa because it was attached,and there's so much pressure on them to get the backlog cleared.

Ah policy analyst, it could mean so many things.. i think they perhaps mean it in a more business/finance sense, but i work in health and the ASCO description worked pretty well.

iNBETWEENER

No my nomination was done first, as my work was messing about... that was approved back in July - i waited for that to clear before i sent it in. Which i think was a mistake but you never know things till its too late!

Really hope you get yours soon! Was speaking to a friend of mine tonight who applied a week before me and hasn't got his yet... i wonder if my paranoid phone calls to immigration helped shove it along? Who knows i suppose, but always worth a go - def didn't do me any harm!

good luck!

Jenx

Well done to those of you who recently got your golden ticket! January seemed to be a good month as far as grants went!! There are quite a few people who should have theirs by now, but may not have updated their details on the spreadsheet... I'll send them a message to see if they're through or not.... hopefully there's some more updating to do.

To those still waiting, we'll float that boat together for now and hopefully see a tide of golden tickets soon!

Ima Brit get me outa here

Hi guys, looks like we have a case officer for are part 1 nomination application. we recieved this email on the 27th Jan....

Dear llllllllllllll

Case has been allocated. Forwarded your email to case officer for update.

If further documents is required, you will be advised.

Thank you.

short but to the point i guess! We applied July 2nd 2010 121 nomination only

boulam51

Is this week gonna be a good one!?!?!

yellowmellow

Fingers crossed for everyone still waiting.

We are just finalising everything for our visa application now and then it can go in! Good luck everyone.........

Nomination down - visa to go!

martin brisbane

hoping to be my week too,i got case officer on 5th of jan,
my m.a will contact case officer ...............

boulam51

Aren't C.O supposed to get in touch within 2 Business days with either a decision or a request for further informations (as stated everywhere)?

My employer has been made aware early January that a C.O was allocated to the Nomination and myself have been made aware today that my main application was also allocated (most likely it's the same C.O).

BUT, we have not received any form of update or request for more documents... It's pretty frustrating as we don't have the direct email address of that C.O.

Anyone can comment?

boulam51

Hey mate!

Any news about your nomination? Have you got a C.O on it?

Like you, I have been waiting forever to get the nomination approved...

Vit-17

GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cannot believe!!!!!!!!!!

I was checking my email and I saw a new item.... my thought was:"sh#t, another spam!!!!"

but when I looked at it, it was actually from immigration.... I was shaking...

Opened it and I could not believe it!!!! FINALLY I GOT IT!!!!

I have not been notify to have been assigned a case officer... I just send to immi an email (last week) complaining that after 6 months I did not get anything...

guys, I hope all of you can get it soon!!! it is an amazing feeling!!!!

now step 2: I have already another job.... does anyone have any official documentation that say we can quint the actual job??? (I have been working for this company for 3 years (with 457 visa)....

thanks all!!!

p.s. can someone post the excel link so that I can update my status