sajeer

Hi All,

I thought it will be good to have a thread dedicated for posting time lines after PR was granted.

I have been an active reader but never contributed anything. The messages here has had both positive and negative impacts but overall it was positive.

I finally got my 175 Grant today . Here is my time lines and events,

While I am in Australia
ACS process

• Application was recieved on 26-Nov-08
• Acknowledgement Main recieved on 3-Dec-08.
• Got request for more documents on 3-Feb-09
• Documents Recieved on 13-Feb-09
• With assessor on 10-Mar-09
• Registered Post No appeared 13-Mar-09
• Case finalised on 17-Mar-09
• Letter recieved on 17-Mar-09 (Arrived at post office)
• Positive assessment with 60 points

Moved to India in June 2009

• Renewed almost expired passport in July 2009
• Completed IELTS with a band score of 8.
• Collated all the documents, got monochrome copies attested in August 2009
• Found out colour scans don’t require attestation
• Lodged online visa application (DIY) on 24 August 2009
• Received automatic notification on 25 Aug 2009
• Case officer was assigned
• All documents except medicals are met
• Found out wife was pregnant with our first child on 30 November 2009
• Received mail from case officer for PCC and Medicals on 1 December 2009
• Provided documents and decided to postpone medicals until the delivery
• Our first child arrived on 28 July 2010
• Got notification to file Change in circumstances on 18 August 2010
• Uploaded form 1022 on 23 August 2010
• Given time till 30 October 2010 for submitting additional documents and medicals
• Uploaded all documents other than medicals on 07 October 2010
• Got appointment for medicals on 26 October 2010
• Unable to download 160EH and 26EH, department advised to use 160 and 26 instead
• Medicals received in Sydney on 01 November 2010
• Wife’s and kid’s medicals status changed to received and referred on 05 November 2010
• Sent mail to HOC asking for my medicals status on 10 November 2010
• Wife’s and Kid’s medicals finalised on 16 November 2010
• HOC responded saying that they have not received one of my forms on 17 November 2010
• Doctor sent the form again and received at HOC on 22 November 2010
• Medicals status changed to finalised on 29 November 2010.
• All documents and Wife’s and Kid’s medicals met, my medicals in Requested status
• Got grant letter on 30 November 2010

Few points you might find useful,

• I had almost 2 years of Australian work experience
• Completed ACS assessment while I was in Australia
• Had a valid visa (457) while lodging 175 application
• Got band score of 8.0 in IELTS
• Been with the same employer through out
• Employer terminated 457 in June 2010

It has been 2 years since I started. The last few days were very difficult to pass by.
My employer is now ready to depute me to Sydney again. So, should be landing there by Jan 2011 or earlier .

All the best to all..

musmanasghar

Congratulation and well done ..... May u have best life Ahead

armandra

Congrats sajeer! All the best for your future life in Kangaroo Land!!!

armandra!

hemalk2

Sajeer, Congratulations....Just one question, If you had lodged 175 application while you were in Australia on 457, wouldn't you eligible for bridging visa ? and if you went with your own wish, do u need to infrom DIAC or what all that should to be taken care of.

adeel.zafar

You will not get bridging visa for 175 even if you lodge it in australia. 175 is an offshore visa and thus you are not eligible for bridging visa... you can lodge it in aus and stay as long as your other visa permits you to remain.. you must have another visa like student visa, 457 etc to stay in australia in this case...

Arcturus

Hi Sajeer,
First of all accept my heartiest congratulations on visa grant, also thanks a million for writing that detailed timeline (it is really helpful).

Please answer one question of mine, I had my medical on 16-nov-2010 and due to EID holidays it was dispatched to Australia after 22-Nov-2010. I am hoping that it must have been received by HOC by now but how can I know that HOC has received it or not? I thought to send them an email but will they answer me that they have received my medical from my country?
Also I had plan to inquire from them till 10-Dec-2010 about finalization of the medical.
Please advice.

sajeer

Hi There,

HOC did respond to my query after 5 working days. I was in constant touch with them after I got the doctor to send missed out forms. They confirmed the arrival of the form cross checking with the tracking number I had provided.

Cheers!!

Pollyana

Congratulations on your visa grant

However, sorry, but this is NOT a timeline site. You can put timelines in your signatures and extended signatures but if you want a site comprised purely of such detail - which is largely irrelevant to anyone but the applicant - you will need to go elsewhere.