Originally Posted by chelov62 (Post 6869051)

Below is the Health Operations Centre weekly update for the week beginning Monday 13 October 2008.

We are currently processing medicals completed OFF-SHORE:

1. Urgent cases (457 visas) not requiring MOC's assessment received on 7 October 2008.

2. Temporary cases not requiring MOC's assessment received on 15 September 2008.

3. Permanent cases not requiring MOC's assessment received on 23rd September 2008.

4. Urgent cases (e-visas, adoptions, 457 visas, some Ref Hum cases) requiring assessment by a Medical Officer received on 9 October 2008.

5. Other cases requiring medical assessment by a Medical Officer received on 30 September 2008.

The case officer processing your visa application should be your first point of contact regarding any inquiry in relation to the application, including your health assessment results.

If directing an enquiry to HOC, please note that if you are not the authorised contact declared on the visa application forms, then the HOC cannot release any information to you.

For medicals referred by diplomatic bag, it should be anticipated that there is a 2 week delay before they are received for processing at the Health Operations Centre.

Medicals received by courier or through diplomatic bag are opened by a contracted service provider located in our Lee Street offices.

Generally, if documents are received in the morning they will be delivered to HOC that evening, if received in the evening they are delivered to HOC the next working day.

kind regards

Cheryl

Originally Posted by NiknAid (Post 6870018)

I am a little concerned as our medicals would have arrived before 9th October but we have not heard anything yet - we are on a 457 - is this normal?

Unfortunately I can't check my status on line because it was paperbased rather than an E visa application - does this make a difference? I don't have an agent that I can check with either as the sponsoring company handled it all.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by tiger222 (Post 6870088)

Can you check the tracking of your package to be sure it arrived before the 9th? If not, it might not be there by that date.

I was surprised by looking at our Tracking how it spent 4 days sitting in Sydney before being delivered. I was thinking it might be a quarantine type stop?

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 6870283)

Could be as simple as a weekend and a public holiday.

Originally Posted by tiger222 (Post 6870335)

Well, there was a weekend. It arrived in Sydney on a Saturday but didn't go to be delivered for 4 days more?

Bottom line - it WAS delivered on 24 SEPTEMBER, so hopefully TOMORROW (tonight), it will be processed!!! :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by tiger222 (Post 6870088)

Can you check the tracking of your package to be sure it arrived before the 9th? If not, it might not be there by that date.

I was surprised by looking at our Tracking how it spent 4 days sitting in Sydney before being delivered. I was thinking it might be a quarantine type stop?

Originally Posted by NiknAid (Post 6872505)

I will call the surgery and check today to find out how they posted it. It was sent on 26th September so unless it went pigeon post I can't imagine why it would not be there before 9th October. The last letter I sent through Royal Mail only took 6 days including the weekend.

Originally Posted by melbert (Post 6874629)

I emailed the HOC last week to ask if ours had been received, this is the reply


"Thank you for your e-mail. Health Operations Centre (HOC) is currently
processing medical results received on 23rd September 2008 for permanent
applicants.

The medical results you are enquiring about were received after the above
dates, and will be processed accordingly.

We appreciate your patience and assistance in this matter."

So, it looks like they have received them they were sent royal mail on 24th September

Just waiting again!!

Does anyone think that they will look at them then send just the one which will need to be assessed by the MO, or will they send it to the MO immediately, or will they send the whole lot together to the MO? (sorry if this sounds a bit confusing!!)

Cheers

Mel:D

Originally Posted by melbert (Post 6876038)

Thanks for that!!

Thought so, we'll be waiting a few more weeks I think until they're cleared!

Mel:D