sandch

Great news - activity at last amongst us November 07ers. Watching this space eagerly.
Cheers

coloneldube

.Here we are just arrived for an all too brief holiday in Perth (arrived yesterday), got a message from home a couple of hours ago to say we have had the all important letter too requesting medicals. I guess that means we officially have a case officer since the letter was signed by a real person. We have been given until June 30th to get meds done. I jokingly said a few months ago that we could have our meds done here as apparently it is cheaper.

Anyway, progress at last, we can hardly believe it.

Cath & Tone

sandch

Us too. Same letter received today, expected visa grant after June. We can now just get it all done at last, then sit back and wait. Two expensive medicals to organise then!
(I guess anyone who has already done the medicals and police checks, will only be asked for the AOS at some stage)

Cheers
Steve

charlie5

Hi Folks

Glad to hear that some of you are making progress. However, I am not sure that I can understand what is going on?

It would be nice to hear from kaz_loyd & bullyboy who are before me on the CPV tracker spreadsheet.

Charlie

donovandenese

well...one would think so...but no!! Mum submitted medicals and police checks in Sept 2008. (ack date 13/11/07) Yesterday she had 2 letters from immigration - requesting police checks and medicals, then requesting the AoS be organised (sponsor has to make an appointment at Centrelink to prove her sponsorship and arrange payment of AoS).

I think the fact she has had a letter requesting AoS means they probably HAVE got the medical & police check that were sent in September, but we will be contacting immig tomorrow to confirm they have got them as its a bit confusing!!!

For those of you that havent yet sent in your medicals and police checks - were you also aksed to organise your AoS in the letter?

Alan Collett

Have a close read of the letter from the case officer. Some of the correspondence emanating from POPC case officers presently (particularly for applicants who lodged in November 2007) is indicating that meds and penals might be progressed in the next few months in anticipation of grants in the first month or two of 2009/10.

I agree that a chat with the case officer should be worthwhile - as a rule I find case officers at POPC very helpful, whether you communicate on the phone or by email.

Best regards.

donovandenese

these letters talk about visa issue in July/Aug/Sept 2009 (eg 2009/10) - thinking positively, it may be that you haven't had this letter as they are hoping to get yours into this year (2008/09)!!

donovandenese

I'm going to email them tonight at the email address in the letter ([email protected]) - confirming the dates we sent the police check and medical (Sept 2008) and asking for confirmation that it has in fact been received and is all ok.

charlie5

I wish that I could be that positive. However, I am going to chase my agent next week. Funny that none of you guys have got an agent??

Charlie

sandch

Hi
Yes the AOS was also requested. However the wording of the letter is important - if I can figure out how to do it, I'll add a tab to the tracker containing the text. The letter gives applicants the option to delay actually doing anything until June. This is obviously all about phasing the workload at the POPC, otherwise they'd have little to do now, and too much in June onwards.
Cheers
Steve

Alan Collett

This is precisely the issue of case officer wording I referred to in my posting above, Steve.

Best regards.

charlie5

Thanks Alan.

Is anything known about visas remaining to be allocated in the current year please?

Charlie

Alan Collett

I have no further news presently, Charlie - nothing beyond that which appears on Go Matilda News, that is.

Best regards.

charlie5

Many thanks, I read that article with interest.

Charlie

sandch

Folks: there's a link now to the text of the letter which I hope helps with understanding. http://www.sjcm.co.uk/ltr.jpg
(or a red link at the top right of the tracker....)