Turkeytek

The 176 visa date for allocating case officers hasn't moved now for a couple of months! I know they are busy but this is crazy! Can anyone offer me some positive advice?!

jaketheory

Bit of an exageration. Its actually been only 3 weeks, as it moved forward about a week the week of Oct 13th.

patience is a virtue, especially when it comes to waiting for your visa.

Turkeytek

3 weeks? When I checked on 30 September 08 they were allocating case officers for 20 Nov 07. Last time I checked they were still stuck on 20 Nov 07. Date today is the 10 Nov so that means its almost a couple of months.

mb_jg

We applied on March 20th 2008, absolutely no movement online at all, we are from a HR country. Today our agent emails us saying that they do not expect a formal request for medicals & pcc until Feb 2009
However, the agent wants us to complete the medicals & pcc so we can frontload before the formal request.
This is probably the most frustrating waiting I've done all my life. I just hope it works out in the end & is worth all the trouble

dasalcedo

New Timeline format from DIAC:

GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION
PROCESSING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING:
10 NOVEMBER 2008


This is an automated e-mail response which provides weekly updated
information on skilled migration applications being processed in the
Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre (ASPC) and Brisbane Skilled Processing
Centre (BSPC). Please do not reply to this email address. Our contact
details are listed below.

1. ASPC APPLICATION ALLOCATION INFORMATION

Applications lodged on or prior to the dates shown below are being
allocated to case officers for further processing.

Onshore Student/Graduate GSM / Paper & E-lodged / Class DD and DE visas

Subclass 880, 881 and 882:

E-Lodged: All Allocated
Paper Lodged: All Allocated

Offshore GSM / Paper lodged / Class BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ

Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496:

Paper lodged: 25 July 2007

Please note that on 31 August 2007 the ASPC received a large volume of
applications due to legislative changes which commenced on 1 September
2007. Applications will continue to be allocated as usual however these
allocation dates will appear static until all applications received on this
date are allocated.

Offshore GSM / Paper & E-lodged / Class VE

Subclass: 175
E-lodged: 7 December 2007
Paper lodged: 15 October 2007
Subclass: 176
E-lodged: 11 December 2007
Paper lodged: 20 November 2007

GSM / Paper & E-Lodged / Class VF

Subclasses: 475, and 476
E-lodged: 3 December 2007
Paper lodged: 27 September 2007


Onshore GSM / Paper & E-Lodged / Class VB

Subclasses: 885, 886, and 887
E-lodged: Now processed by the BSPC. All cases processed
in Adelaide have been allocated to case officers.
Paper lodged: 29 July 2008

GSM / Paper & E-Lodged / Class VC

Subclass 487
E-lodged: Now processed by the BSPC. All cases processed
in Adelaide have been allocated to case officers.
Paper lodged: 29 July 2008
Subclass 485
E-lodged: 11 February 2008
Paper lodged: 07 February 2008


If a visa application was made more than two weeks before an allocation
date shown above and you have not been contacted by a case officer please
contact GSM Adelaide from the web page
http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa...fessionals.htm


2. BSPC APPLICATION ALLOCATION INFORMATION

Onshore GSM / E-Lodged / Class VB

Subclasses: 885 & 886
E-lodged: Applications lodged between
January and May 08
Subclass 887
E-Lodged:
July and August 2008.

GSM / E-Lodged / Class VC

Subclass 485
E-lodged: March 2008

Subclass 487
E-lodged: July and August 2008.

bahaa.mourad

Please note that on 31 August 2007 the ASPC received a large volume of
applications due to legislative changes which commenced on 1 September
2007. Applications will continue to be allocated as usual however these
allocation dates will appear static until all applications received on this
date are allocated.

What that means,anybody can explain that note ?

Turkeytek

I reckon it refers to:

Offshore GSM / Paper lodged / Class BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ

Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496:

Paper lodged: 25 July 2007

commonwealth

what it appears to mean is that they will not allocate case officers to other applications unless all the pre-Sep 1 '07 applicants are allocated a CO. i think it's only fair to do it that way because they have been waiting for more than a year now!

imaxx

but if you check out beupdate, there are jan 2008 applicants who have been allocated COs...it makes it more confusing

dasalcedo

I understand that they won't move the dates on their timelines anymore until August have finalized, so the date of 25th July will remain until then.

Daniel

inno

Is this too long?
I applied for a 457 visa on 23 september 2008
Medicals were finalised on 14 november
Upto today 12/11/2008 ,thay are just quiet
This is nearly a month after medicals were finalised
The other thing ,when i applied ,i had indicated that i would like to have the visa on or by 23 November.I am expected to start work on 1 december 2008

Are they delaying because i will be starting work in december or they have pressure of work

bahaa.mourad

yes i think so too
but is it static for the 136 or for all classes and subclassed of visa ?

commonwealth

i reckon this pertains to future allocations...

imaxx

it should be. but aug 2007 applicants are now getting their CO's and visas, so i hope the date (25 july 2007) refers to them. but as it is, even the 175 and 176 have not moved a bit since about 2 months ago even as applicants everywhere are allocated COs and granted visas....

sram466

hi inno,

don't wish to dampen your high spirit and hope ..if you do get your VISA on your preferred date ...you would be the 1st in the whole of this forum to get a VISA under 2 months !!

The truth is you got to wait ... wait ... wait and waiting is what most of us here have been doing, cheering and encouraging each other along the way so as to keep our spirit and hope high.

cheers !