European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
Dec 11th 2008, 4:33 pm
#16
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
Hi guys....on the original subject, I just wanted to know whats DIAC stance on all this.
Has anyone sent them an email on this issue? or does DIAC specifically state that they will attend to cases on a first come first serve basis.
cheer up guys we all just want the same thing
cheers
mrt
Has anyone sent them an email on this issue? or does DIAC specifically state that they will attend to cases on a first come first serve basis.
cheer up guys we all just want the same thing
cheers
mrt
Dec 11th 2008, 4:59 pm
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
I'm British UK based and e-lodged my application for a 176 on 15th April 2008, still no case officer, this is listed on beupdate so I don't think your research has been careful enough to come to the conclusion that you have.
However, you may still be correct as many people have suggested in the past that not only are native engish speakers apparently favoured but the UK in particular typically seems to have shorter processing times.
If true, then I think its a brilliant idea as it would favour our application and speed up our processing. It doesn't seem to have helped much so far though.
However, you may still be correct as many people have suggested in the past that not only are native engish speakers apparently favoured but the UK in particular typically seems to have shorter processing times.
If true, then I think its a brilliant idea as it would favour our application and speed up our processing. It doesn't seem to have helped much so far though.
That answers everything for you doesn't it ?
Perhaps a case officer read your post and decided to do somethin about it ? In that case you should thank me lol
l.. JokesCongrats again
Dec 11th 2008, 11:05 pm
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
lol however did I manage to do that ? Unless you consider expressing your concerns as an attempt to 'Incite hard feelings', I can't see how I'm inciting hard feelings? What exactly did I say that amounts to 'inciting hard feelings'. In fact, referring to my post as 'useless', seems like an attempt to incite hard feelings on your part.
Agreed. But isn't that exactly what we're debating here? For DIAC to NOT live up to the expected standards and taking much longer then they say ? For people from other Low Risk countries like Germany, to have to wait almost an year before they are even allocated a case officer ? Britain and Germany, both being low risk countries, should be treated equally, but its quite OBVIOUS that they are not..
Seriously mate, did you find my post too hard to understand?
And like I said in my earlier post, I do not mind waiting at all as long as I have an idea of how long a wait would it be ?
Okay seriously, whatever does that mean? Perhaps you'll want to keep your suggestions to yourself because quite frankly, they are useless, to say the least. Thanks
Let's measure my desperation the only way we can on the internet,,, I've been on this forum since May2008, TWO months longer than you... and you already have more then twice the number of posts as me! APPARENTLY you spend a lot more time on these boards then I do. I'll leave it to everyone else to decide if I am any more desperate to migrate then YOU are ?
I never suggested 'discrimination' , but what I do suggest is for you to kindly READ the post before responding. I clearly said, and I quote '
And Lastly
Lets leave it to DIAC to establish who is needed in Australia, and who isn't. shall we ?
Agreed. But isn't that exactly what we're debating here? For DIAC to NOT live up to the expected standards and taking much longer then they say ? For people from other Low Risk countries like Germany, to have to wait almost an year before they are even allocated a case officer ? Britain and Germany, both being low risk countries, should be treated equally, but its quite OBVIOUS that they are not..
Seriously mate, did you find my post too hard to understand?
And like I said in my earlier post, I do not mind waiting at all as long as I have an idea of how long a wait would it be ?
Okay seriously, whatever does that mean? Perhaps you'll want to keep your suggestions to yourself because quite frankly, they are useless, to say the least. Thanks
Let's measure my desperation the only way we can on the internet,,, I've been on this forum since May2008, TWO months longer than you... and you already have more then twice the number of posts as me! APPARENTLY you spend a lot more time on these boards then I do. I'll leave it to everyone else to decide if I am any more desperate to migrate then YOU are ?
I never suggested 'discrimination' , but what I do suggest is for you to kindly READ the post before responding. I clearly said, and I quote '
And Lastly
Lets leave it to DIAC to establish who is needed in Australia, and who isn't. shall we ?
deny it all you want but that's what you want to imply, that there's discrimination/favoritism. you really wanted to make non-UK applicants feel bad and instigate sourgraping, deny it all you want bat that's obviously your attitude. if you have problems with DIAC's priorities, you will get better results by dealing with them because this is something the forum members cannot really change. again you're all bark and no bite, there's no useful resolution to your posts. remember this is the BritishExpats forum.
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Dec 11th 2008, 11:15 pm
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
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Dec 12th 2008, 11:41 pm
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
Oh had no Idea that for German nationals it takes more than 13 months!!!
Thts depressing, we applied for 175 in Sep and were looking forward to get our visas in april-may
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My OH the main applicant is a German and i am an Indian so dont know if we will be treated as HR or LR(hopefully LR)
Oh yeah and i am desperate to move to Australia and start our new life..love that country!!!
Thts depressing, we applied for 175 in Sep and were looking forward to get our visas in april-may
(My OH the main applicant is a German and i am an Indian so dont know if we will be treated as HR or LR(hopefully LR)
Oh yeah and i am desperate to move to Australia and start our new life..love that country!!!
Dec 13th 2008, 6:47 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
fifty_pence's post is useless to say the least. people come to this site to obtain/offer relevant advice, and here comes someone who's trying to incite hard feelings and sourgraping without a practical outcome. DIAC's service standards and expected processing times are posted on their website and applicants should therefore manage their expectations accordingly.
perhaps s/he'd like to start a thread for indians versus rest of south asia? or maybe india vs rest of the third world? or something as divisive as that?
fifty_pence's divisive and condescending attitude does not help at all and s/he only wants to make people feel as bad as s/he does (being apparently someone who's desperate to migrate) and even suggests discrimination - people with such attitude are not needed in Australia and I will not feel sorry at all for him/her if s/he does not get the visa.
perhaps s/he'd like to start a thread for indians versus rest of south asia? or maybe india vs rest of the third world? or something as divisive as that?
fifty_pence's divisive and condescending attitude does not help at all and s/he only wants to make people feel as bad as s/he does (being apparently someone who's desperate to migrate) and even suggests discrimination - people with such attitude are not needed in Australia and I will not feel sorry at all for him/her if s/he does not get the visa.
Dec 13th 2008, 8:42 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
"Live and Let Live" "He Who Works Hard Move Forward Faster" "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it"
"He Who Works Hard Move Forward Faster" "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it"
Dec 14th 2008, 6:57 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
Let's measure my desperation the only way we can on the internet,,, I've been on this forum since May2008, TWO months longer than you... and you already have more then twice the number of posts as me! APPARENTLY you spend a lot more time on these boards then I do. I'll leave it to everyone else to decide if I am any more desperate to migrate then YOU are ?
aussiegaz well said.
Dec 15th 2008, 12:04 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
I wouldn't completely dismiss fifty_pence's speculation on whether or not DIAC is prioritizing people from the UK - I'm from another english speaking country that's also classified as low risk, and I have also noticed that UK applicants are on average being processed faster than people from other nations. Don't know if it's really true or not, but that seems to be the prevailing pattern from these forums and the timeline site.
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Dec 15th 2008, 12:42 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
And as far as your 'correction' is concerned, I can't be bothered to spell every word correctly, as long as the sentence makes sense, and is grammaticly correct. On the other hand however, your grammer is truely HORRIFIC, and like I said before I do indeed have a hard time believing your first language is English?
I remember you correcting me in another thread as well - you told me a 'comma' should be followed by a space!!
lol seriously man for YOU to go around teaching people english, makes me laugh.. lol look at you!
Clicking on your name I had a QUICK read through your posts, and I list below parts of a FEW of your posts in another thread (titled Indian applicants) and how you've been struggling with grammer throughout. I'm sure I can list a few dozen if I had another 15 minutes. But oh well, this should be enough..
# 152 ' I am going ask them what that their opinion on this subject because ...'
#192 'They have insulted Australians of which my Girlfriend is Australian born and that is the same as insulting me.'
#200 'I was intending on returning to my native country because I own land there'
#206 'I did not call you a 'clown' because you english is not you first langauge '
'I did not require the 10 points work Australian experience because to me they are surplus.'
Dec 15th 2008, 2:09 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
I won't dispute any of your claims.
You call me aggresive, I call it 'being confident'. And I can't help it if reading my posts gives you an inferiority complex and you go on to declare I'm anti british..
Thats your problem
Cheers anyway
Dec 15th 2008, 2:31 am
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
Any more bitching and personal insults in this thread and I will close it.
It is not a thread by the grammar police, so cut it out.
It is not a thread by the grammar police, so cut it out.
Dec 15th 2008, 2:41 am
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Dec 15th 2008, 2:23 pm
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
I was just replying to this man who calls himself a horse, who has come out of nowhere and posted something that is totally irrelevant and has nothing to do with whats being discussed in this thread, in an obvious attempt to insult me. And this is the second time he has done it after I chose to ignore his first attempt, in another thread.
For some reason he feels my english is poor just because it's not my first language. But like I said, for a native english speaker, his english is so horrific that it makes me wonder if he was even taught grammer at school ?
Or maybe he just feels the need to constantly insult me because he feels inferior because I speak 7 languages or for whatever reason!
Apologies to all who disagreed with my post. Just thought I'd explain myself.
Take it easy folks!
Dec 15th 2008, 9:01 pm
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Re: European applicants ? what do you make of this ?
I cannot believe that people are getting irritated with one another online!! We are all after the same thing - an Australian Visa. If you can't get along online why not stay where you are, and let those that want a better quality of life move to Australia with no prejudices!!