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i agree jeremy if they dont want to believe people who actually work in govt departments such as myself and pollyanna there is no hope in it and there is no point in coming to this forums without any trust best pay 1000's of dollars to agents and ask them. And again i can tell you
Government department dooooooooooooo nottttttttttttttttt close for a month

mlbonner

Perhaps the banks were on holiday!?!

NJJ

Well I can guaruntee they will all stop work today at about 3.10pm (well the ones in melbourne at least!!).

jimmy011

ok got it govt offices are not closed for month. but i heard some people saying that there is period of one month during which lot of officials of ASPC go for a leave.actually i want to know about period of time during which less work is done so that will mean further slowing of processing of applications.
jimmy

mlbonner

Yep here too (2.10pm our time). I'm going the pub at 1.30pm.... my bets are already on.

Pollyana

Strangely enough the Australian Government does allow its workers to take a holiday, and some of them probably take part of that holiday at Christmas - especially those with families, as that is when the long school holiday takes place.
However, other workers take holidays/sick leave at other times of the year, so I'm sure this will not cause a great delay to the processing of your application. But then, I'm only a govt worker, what would I know.

alamo

Jimmy

Unless DIMIA varies from year to year then I dont think this will happen. Check out austimeline for people who applied during that period last year.

Cheers

Alamo.

GCH

So if my CO wants the meds and pcc by 28th Dec, i would say he would be working and my applic. would carry on at the same speed ?

Craig822

For crying out loud Jimmy which planet are you on? Common sense tells you that when you are allocated a Case Officer then you are in the hands of that 1 person unless they go sick or get the sack. Being a 'person' that person is entitled to go on holiday whenever they can use their allocated leave just as much as me, you or anyone else in employment - to REST. It stands to reason therefore that when your CO is in work he/she will work on your case as their workload dictates i.e IN TURN.

jeeeeeees.

alamo

GCH

Dont know for sure, like Craig said folk do take holidays etc. I would expect it to slow down a bit not come to a halt.

Alamo

vikk

Hello, I don't want to get tied up in your debate, I found the following info on DIMIA website & thought some1 may find it helpful.

News: 14.12.2004 DIMIA News
Changed Opening Hours During Christmas Period!
Please note that during the Christmas period our opening hours (counter hours and telephone hours) are as follows:

Thursday, 23rd December 2004 Open from 9.00 - 11.00
Friday, 24th December 2004 Closed
Monday, 27th December 2004 Closed
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 Closed
Wednesday, 29th December 2004 Closed
Thursday, 30th December 2004 Open from 9.00 - 11.00
Friday, 31st December 2004 Open from 9.00 - 11.00
Monday, 3rd January 2005 Closed
Tuesday, 4th January 2005 Closed
Wednesday, 5th January 2005 Open from 9.00 - 11.00
Thursday, 6th January 2005 Closed
Friday, 7th January 2005 Open from 9.00 - 11.00

Date Telephone Hours
Thursday, 23rd December 2004 Open from 14.00 - 15.00
Friday, 24th December 2004 Closed
Monday, 27th December 2004 Closed
Tuesday, 28th December 2004 Closed
Wednesday, 29th December 2004Closed
Thursday, 30th December 2004 Open from 14.00 - 17.00
Friday, 31st December 2004 Open from 14.00 - 17.00
Monday, 3rd January 2005 Closed
Tuesday, 4th January 2005 Open from 14.00 - 17.00
Wednesday, 5th January 2005 Open from 14.00 - 17.00
Thursday, 6th January 2005 Open from 14.00 - 17.00
Friday, 7th January 2005 Open from 14.00 - 16.00

JAJ

These refer to the hours DIMIA offices are open to the public. Processing in centres like Adelaide will follow a different schedule.

Between now and the end of January things will be slower in most DIMIA offices but won't stop except for a few days like the Christmas period. This is true of most Australian businesses - from mid December to end January is the holiday period and with a lot of people away things in general move more slowly.

Incidentally, DIMIA officers do read this forum and what they'll think of people who seem to feel they should never take holidays is anyone's guess.

Jeremy

Galilite

I understand that December - January is also popular time to take a vacation, right?

My officer did .

Lucyemma5

Right. Don't forget that Australia is at the height of their summer and they tend to take their holidays after "Schoolies" week.

JAJ

Not quite. The 'Schoolies' episode takes place at the end of November.

The holiday season begins in the run-up to Christmas and continues until the end of January.

That's not to say people take 6 weeks vacation but most people will take at least 2 weeks between mid December and end-January. This is when school holidays takes place.

Jeremy