Sammy T

I don't think so because:

Nothing else has changed eg all evidence still says required
We haven't had an email from CO
Processing dates are stuck at 21st Sept (we are 13/10)
And we were told by ASPC not to expect a CO until Jan/Feb at the earliest

So on the basis of the above, no, I'm pretty sure we don't have one but pleased that all meds are finalised and now we can concentrate on Christmas and then trying to sell the house in the New Year. At the moment I'm feeling chilled out about it all, so no worries

Good luck to everyone else

Sam

Sammy T

Thanks for that

I'm feeling quite chilled about it all now as meds are out of the way and we've got to just to wait and try and get on with our normal lives for now.
To be hones, the thought of moving to Oz sometimes scares me to death so this is a good, calm time for me until it all really does start to happen!!

Have you managed to sort out where you live whilst waiting for visa?

Sam

lainey70

Hi Claire
I suppose the waiting isn't that bad. Xmas pressies to buy, kids off school and no work for a few days, just think about all your friends and family you will visit who will ask " have you heard about your visa yet?"
Our agent said getting the TRA was the hardest part to do... its a foot in the door or should we say one foot on the plane!
I'm thinking next xmas we will be finding it weird to have our celebrations in the sun! near a beach with a tan or chilling with a beer in our garden.
We will be looking back and saying "just think last year we were indoors with the horrid cold dull grey weather, everyone moaning , frizzy hair and kids being bored after opening thousands of presents not to mention the waiting and checking the internet for the slightest piece of news.
Good luck to those that have got their visa so far. We guys wont be far behind All the best to everyone and hope Xmas & 2008 brings visas and happiness .
lainey x

naveenbabuk

wow.. great... congratulations.. I hope u will hear from CO soon.

Good Luck.

Naveen

Tweenies

Awwww thats a shame.
Good luck on getting one soon and have a great xmas in the mean time

Sammy T

Thanks!

Have a great Christmas too

Sam

thesmiths

Hi Sam,

Still no joy with accommodation. Desperately trying to contact the landlord to find out if he will let us stay on but its not looking hopeful. Its certainly taking my mind off the application - sort of!!

Once you have got the visa do you think you will go ASAP, house sale permitting?

Teresa
x

Sammy T

Hi Teresa

Hope you get your rental sorted soon, you can do without extra stress during this process!

When we get the visa we would like to go within a month, but obviously we have the house to sell, which may take ages, so we'll just have to wait and see. We would then have to arrange removals, flights, accomodation on arrival, sorting out finances, the dog, the horse and pony - OMG - best not to think too much really.

Pass me some more mulled wine and mince pies

Sam

thesmiths

Mmmmmm Mulled wine.....me too please. There are so many things to sort out but am sure it will all be worth it! Hopefully you won't have to wait too long to get a buyer - you deserve a quick sale with all the hard work you put in when you had the photos done! Fingers crossed for you.

Teresa
x

marksm3

Hi lainey
my agent said the same about TRA, my friend phoned me from sydney today, 35 degres and humid, massive thunder storms, can,t wait ha!. Have yo done yot meds etc yet, i did mine on friday and pcc were forwarded on line yesterday.Mark

marksm3

Hey sam
I had a good removal company round , they looked over stuff and then sent me a quote in the post , they are called white and company, its def worth getting them round asap to get a quote. i found them in the australia and new zealand magazine.

Mark

lainey70

Hi ya.
I was just reading on another thread... but cant for the life of me remember which one as i read so many
It was an e-mail some one had been sent from imm saying that you didn't have to wait for a co to apply for your meds, but you can wait if you want to. We haven't been yet so we might phone the agent 2mrrw just to check.
good luck

stickygreen

Dear All

I have cut and pasted this from the 'current processing times' thread and this may be where you read it



The inclusion of health forms on the department's website means that
applicants can reduce the time taken to finalise the application by
commencing health and character checking before their application is
allocated to a case officer, however, applicants and migration agents
should be aware that:
o Applicants are responsible for all costs associated with medical
examinations and providing police clearances;
o Health examinations and police clearances have limited validity periods,
generally for a period of 12 months;
o If clearances expire before the application is finalised they may be
requested again, and must be provided at the applicant’s cost;
o The ASPC may need to undertake other checking in respect of the
application that can delay a decision; and
o Undertaking health examinations and providing police clearances does not
guarantee an application will be successful.

Applicants and Agents can monitor which applications are currently being
allocated for assessing through this e-mail service before deciding when to
undertake health and character procedures.
If you decide to undertake these checks before being allocated a case
officer it is suggested that these checks be initiated when allocation
dates are within three months of your date of lodgement.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT:
Applicants are not obliged to undertake these checks now and may wait until
receiving a further request from the department.
If any applicant is pregnant - please contact this office for further
advice before any person included in the application commences health or
character checking.
Non-migrating family members of applicants for a provisional/SIR visa
should not undertake health and character checking unless specifically
requested to do so.




This seems to go against the advice of some members of the forum who have stated that you have 28 days to get your medicals done from lodgement of your online application.

cheers
Jo

ebyron

Many have got meds and pcc's done before requested, to try and speed up the process - eg when the case officer comes to look at the file ... everything is there for them!
The risk is that they are valid for 12months, so if in some strange way your visa took longer than that - you would have to have them re done. Secondly, which ever is completed first ( pcc or meds) you would have to enter Australia within one year from date - no later.
We've had ours done before they have been requested .. 'cause we can't wait to get out there!!!!!!

naveenbabuk

"Applicants and Agents can monitor which applications are currently being allocated for assessing through this e-mail service before deciding when to undertake health and character procedures. If you decide to undertake these checks before being allocated a case officer it is suggested that these checks be initiated when allocation dates are within three months of your date of lodgement."

I got PCC on 14/July/2007 and lodged my application on 29/Oct/2007. Considering the above message do i need to do the PCC's again or it's only a suggestion?

Regards,
Naveen