David

hi George
I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
complete
thanks

Vimal Kansal

How did you get the case officers email id?
Vimal


"david" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > hi George
    > I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
    > adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
    > about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
    > is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
    > long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
    > complete
    > thanks

David

"Vimal Kansal" wrote in message news:...
    > How did you get the case officers email id?
    > Vimal
    >
    >
    > "david" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > hi George
    > > I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
    > > adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
    > > about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
    > > is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
    > > long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
    > > complete
    > > thanks


it was in his letter to me

Vimal Kansal

Hi David,
You mean
"[email protected] "


Vimal
"david" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "Vimal Kansal" wrote in message
news:...
    > > How did you get the case officers email id?
    > > Vimal
    > >
    > >
    > > "david" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > hi George
    > > > I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
    > > > adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
    > > > about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
    > > > is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
    > > > long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
    > > > complete
    > > > thanks
    > it was in his letter to me

David

"Vimal Kansal" wrote in message news:...
    > Hi David,
    > You mean
    > "[email protected] "
    >
yes thats the general email but he included his personel email id in
one of the letters to me
thanks

George Lombard

Hi David, Hi Vimal,

Two questions:

a) US police clearances are easy but the background checks are taking
forever, for no apparent reason in many cases. No point sweating it. If
you have a career option here you can get a temporary visa to cover you. If
not, just wait.

b) All case officers can be contacted using the formula
[email protected] but don't expect that sending an email will
get a reply. Bear in mind that each has 1000 applications to deal with and
will do anything at all to get them off their hands, such as referring the
whole file to an overseas Australian embassy and interminable delays. This
would not be an attractive option. We had an email today from New Delhi for
a client whose application was lodged in India in March 2001 - the final
decision is still six months away. So rule 1 is no pestering Adelaide :-)

Cheers

George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au


"david" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > hi George
    > I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
    > adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
    > about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
    > is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
    > long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
    > complete
    > thanks

Bok

I was in the same situation, waited 6 months after my request for
medicals and police clearances (sent state clearance certificates, was
told they were doing background checks in the US).. got frustrated and
sent them an FBI clearance and received a pre-grant letter in 3
weeks... don't know if that's just circumstantial, but my theory is it
doesn't hurt, so why not?


"George Lombard" wrote in message news:...
    > Hi David, Hi Vimal,
    >
    > Two questions:
    >
    > a) US police clearances are easy but the background checks are taking
    > forever, for no apparent reason in many cases. No point sweating it. If
    > you have a career option here you can get a temporary visa to cover you. If
    > not, just wait.
    >
    > b) All case officers can be contacted using the formula
    > [email protected] but don't expect that sending an email will
    > get a reply. Bear in mind that each has 1000 applications to deal with and
    > will do anything at all to get them off their hands, such as referring the
    > whole file to an overseas Australian embassy and interminable delays. This
    > would not be an attractive option. We had an email today from New Delhi for
    > a client whose application was lodged in India in March 2001 - the final
    > decision is still six months away. So rule 1 is no pestering Adelaide :-)
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    > George Lombard
    > --
    > www.austimmigration.com.au
    >
    >
    > "david" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > hi George
    > > I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
    > > adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
    > > about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
    > > is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
    > > long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
    > > complete
    > > thanks

David

"George Lombard" wrote in message news:...
    > Hi David, Hi Vimal,
    >
    > Two questions:
    >
    > a) US police clearances are easy but the background checks are taking
    > forever, for no apparent reason in many cases. No point sweating it. If
    > you have a career option here you can get a temporary visa to cover you. If
    > not, just wait.
    >
    > b) All case officers can be contacted using the formula
    > [email protected] but don't expect that sending an email will
    > get a reply. Bear in mind that each has 1000 applications to deal with and
    > will do anything at all to get them off their hands, such as referring the
    > whole file to an overseas Australian embassy and interminable delays. This
    > would not be an attractive option. We had an email today from New Delhi for
    > a client whose application was lodged in India in March 2001 - the final
    > decision is still six months away. So rule 1 is no pestering Adelaide :-)
    >

Thanks George for your prompt response but

How long are background checks usually taking in months? Also are
backgrounds from only the US taking long or other countries have the
similar wait time
thanks

David

"George Lombard" wrote in message news:...
    > Hi David, Hi Vimal,
    >
    > Two questions:
    >
    > a) US police clearances are easy but the background checks are taking
    > forever, for no apparent reason in many cases. No point sweating it. If
    > you have a career option here you can get a temporary visa to cover you. If
    > not, just wait.
    >
    > b) All case officers can be contacted using the formula
    > [email protected] but don't expect that sending an email will
    > get a reply. Bear in mind that each has 1000 applications to deal with and
    > will do anything at all to get them off their hands, such as referring the
    > whole file to an overseas Australian embassy and interminable delays. This
    > would not be an attractive option. We had an email today from New Delhi for
    > a client whose application was lodged in India in March 2001 - the final
    > decision is still six months away. So rule 1 is no pestering Adelaide :-)
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    > George Lombard
\

Sorry forgot to add the following. I know reading the discussion that
if the visa is granted one is given a validation date in australia one
year from when medicals/Police clearance were taken. Say you
medicals/Pc expire in may 03 and your visa is granted april 03. Will
they still let you land in australia in one month or does one have to
redo medicals/PC.
thanks

Vimal Kansal

Thanks George
Vimal


"George Lombard" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi David, Hi Vimal,
    > Two questions:
    > a) US police clearances are easy but the background checks are taking
    > forever, for no apparent reason in many cases. No point sweating it. If
    > you have a career option here you can get a temporary visa to cover you.
If
    > not, just wait.
    > b) All case officers can be contacted using the formula
    > [email protected] but don't expect that sending an email will
    > get a reply. Bear in mind that each has 1000 applications to deal with
and
    > will do anything at all to get them off their hands, such as referring the
    > whole file to an overseas Australian embassy and interminable delays.
This
    > would not be an attractive option. We had an email today from New Delhi
for
    > a client whose application was lodged in India in March 2001 - the final
    > decision is still six months away. So rule 1 is no pestering Adelaide :-)
    > Cheers
    > George Lombard
    > --
    > www.austimmigration.com.au
    > "david" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > hi George
    > > I sent my medicals to adelaide on oct 10th 2002 on request from
    > > adelaide. I just recently sent an email to my case officier inquiring
    > > about the status and he mentioned that since i have usa residency it
    > > is taking time to get background checks back. In your experience how
    > > long is it taking for people from the usa for background checks to
    > > complete
    > > thanks

David

[email protected] (bok) wrote in message news:...
    > I was in the same situation, waited 6 months after my request for
    > medicals and police clearances (sent state clearance certificates, was
    > told they were doing background checks in the US).. got frustrated and
    > sent them an FBI clearance and received a pre-grant letter in 3
    > weeks... don't know if that's just circumstantial, but my theory is it
    > doesn't hurt, so why not?
    >

So you waited for 6 months after medicals were sent? To get FBI
clearance in the US it take only 6 weeks maybe i should do that

thanks

Ed

I applied in March 2001 (with my wife and two young sons) with medicals and
a simple statement from the local police that I had no outstanding warrants
for my arrest. Everything was completed and the passports were back in our
hands from DC by mid July 2001. The visa was valid until March of 2001 (one
year from submission of application). We arrived in January. No worries.
Maybe Sept. 11 changed everything, I don't know.

Ed B.


"david" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "George Lombard" wrote in message
news:...
    > > Hi David, Hi Vimal,
    > >
    > > Two questions:
    > >
    > > a) US police clearances are easy but the background checks are taking
    > > forever, for no apparent reason in many cases. No point sweating it.
If
    > > you have a career option here you can get a temporary visa to cover you.
If
    > > not, just wait.
    > >
    > > b) All case officers can be contacted using the formula
    > > [email protected] but don't expect that sending an email
will
    > > get a reply. Bear in mind that each has 1000 applications to deal with
and
    > > will do anything at all to get them off their hands, such as referring
the
    > > whole file to an overseas Australian embassy and interminable delays.
This
    > > would not be an attractive option. We had an email today from New Delhi
for
    > > a client whose application was lodged in India in March 2001 - the final
    > > decision is still six months away. So rule 1 is no pestering Adelaide
    :-)
    > >
    > > Cheers
    > >
    > > George Lombard
    > \
    > Sorry forgot to add the following. I know reading the discussion that
    > if the visa is granted one is given a validation date in australia one
    > year from when medicals/Police clearance were taken. Say you
    > medicals/Pc expire in may 03 and your visa is granted april 03. Will
    > they still let you land in australia in one month or does one have to
    > redo medicals/PC.
    > thanks