Post July 1st slow down?
Sep 2nd 2004, 2:03 am
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
HI SS and others,
There is infact no slow down I just saw another thread about receiving the meds so they are consistent in sending the meds and other stuff. Now we have to see that how consistent they are gonna be for the bond and finalizing the applications.
On the same hand, they are injecting more staff to handle the pre july stuff. I can only say the coming weeks to be exciting to go on... I do hope they keep the same pace on post july as well as handle the backlog quickly and get on with the new benchmark rules.....
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You can take a risk on selling the house, if things goes wrong hopefully not then there is an oppurtunity to go for a new house and new adventure. I do think its a risk if you are willing to take then it could be fun and adventurous.
I know lots of people may not agree but its everyone own way of going about.
I ran out of things to do other than getting addicted to this site and putting long stories.
There is infact no slow down I just saw another thread about receiving the meds so they are consistent in sending the meds and other stuff. Now we have to see that how consistent they are gonna be for the bond and finalizing the applications.
On the same hand, they are injecting more staff to handle the pre july stuff. I can only say the coming weeks to be exciting to go on... I do hope they keep the same pace on post july as well as handle the backlog quickly and get on with the new benchmark rules.....
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You can take a risk on selling the house, if things goes wrong hopefully not then there is an oppurtunity to go for a new house and new adventure. I do think its a risk if you are willing to take then it could be fun and adventurous.
I know lots of people may not agree but its everyone own way of going about.
I ran out of things to do other than getting addicted to this site and putting long stories.
Sep 2nd 2004, 2:20 am
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
We are also selling the house before getting the visa. We both decided that even if we dont get the visa we are going to sell up and use some of the equity to fund a year of travelling.
I know we would eventually have to come home and buy again but at the moment they are saying the housing market is going to crash so I think we would still be able to afford something- plus if the market is going to crash, we need to sell now to get our hands on as much equity as possible.
I tell you though, its scary- saying you are going to sell up is totally different to actually doing it- the valuers come next weekend and we are putting the house on the market beginning of Oct- I will sooo miss my little home- will probably cry buckets !!! I guess its just the start of a long process of saying goodbye to things and people.
I know we would eventually have to come home and buy again but at the moment they are saying the housing market is going to crash so I think we would still be able to afford something- plus if the market is going to crash, we need to sell now to get our hands on as much equity as possible.
I tell you though, its scary- saying you are going to sell up is totally different to actually doing it- the valuers come next weekend and we are putting the house on the market beginning of Oct- I will sooo miss my little home- will probably cry buckets !!! I guess its just the start of a long process of saying goodbye to things and people.
Sep 2nd 2004, 2:58 am
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Originally Posted by natty
We are also selling the house before getting the visa. We both decided that even if we dont get the visa we are going to sell up and use some of the equity to fund a year of travelling.
I know we would eventually have to come home and buy again but at the moment they are saying the housing market is going to crash so I think we would still be able to afford something- plus if the market is going to crash, we need to sell now to get our hands on as much equity as possible.
I tell you though, its scary- saying you are going to sell up is totally different to actually doing it- the valuers come next weekend and we are putting the house on the market beginning of Oct- I will sooo miss my little home- will probably cry buckets !!! I guess its just the start of a long process of saying goodbye to things and people.
I know we would eventually have to come home and buy again but at the moment they are saying the housing market is going to crash so I think we would still be able to afford something- plus if the market is going to crash, we need to sell now to get our hands on as much equity as possible.
I tell you though, its scary- saying you are going to sell up is totally different to actually doing it- the valuers come next weekend and we are putting the house on the market beginning of Oct- I will sooo miss my little home- will probably cry buckets !!! I guess its just the start of a long process of saying goodbye to things and people.
Sep 2nd 2004, 5:54 am
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Hi, all
We applied for skilled independent (MODL) on 1 August. Request for medicals,
police checks and further proof of de facto arrived on 31 August. Quick
enough for me :)
We applied for skilled independent (MODL) on 1 August. Request for medicals,
police checks and further proof of de facto arrived on 31 August. Quick
enough for me :)
Sep 2nd 2004, 7:33 am
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Originally Posted by SuperSeagulls
Hi Crazy,
Thats what I mean. Jana1 seems to be the only one who got a request to lodge the bond within 2-3 weeks of sending the meds etc back. I have seen one or two people get their 136s within 5-6 weeks of applying (on Austimeline) - these people didnt need a bond.
So whats the rumour about extra DIMIA resource in September? Where did that come from?
Good Luck to one and all.
SS
Thats what I mean. Jana1 seems to be the only one who got a request to lodge the bond within 2-3 weeks of sending the meds etc back. I have seen one or two people get their 136s within 5-6 weeks of applying (on Austimeline) - these people didnt need a bond.
So whats the rumour about extra DIMIA resource in September? Where did that come from?
Good Luck to one and all.
SS
Its approaching 6 weeks from sending my meds to hearing nothing about the bond request. I know Jana1 has had a request after just a couple of weeks, but i have not heard or seen anyone else get a bond request in the post July queue ($100K Request). Its strange as i know Jana1 has the same agent and case officer. My thinking is a shift in priorities and the pre-Julys are getting their turn (about time hey guys!) The only thing i have heard is they are very busy in Adelaide and hence the upturn in allocated resources.
Maybe tomorrow i can post a 'bond request received!!' message. Arh well i can only hope.....
Sep 2nd 2004, 11:58 am
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Originally Posted by CRAZYboutOZ
I don’t know about a slowdown.
The latest post July applications still seem to get
1. their money taken
2. and their request for medicals and police clearance requested,
on schedule. I think this is a good sign as it shows that DIMIA are implementing some consistency with all post July applications. I think that eventually it will be for the greater good if the process is predictable and the DIMIA reliable and dependable. Sorry for the pre July applicants. It seems they are stuck on the old system. Now you are going to hate me, but this seems like the reality of things.
There seems to be a period of stand still for post July applicants between submission of outstanding documents (meds and PCC) and visa grant. Also a standstill somewhere in between meds & pcc, request for bond, lodgement of bond and visa grant. Could this be what you mean, SS?
How long do you think it will take for us to receive visa grant without bond? What could be holding it up?
The latest post July applications still seem to get
1. their money taken
2. and their request for medicals and police clearance requested,
on schedule. I think this is a good sign as it shows that DIMIA are implementing some consistency with all post July applications. I think that eventually it will be for the greater good if the process is predictable and the DIMIA reliable and dependable. Sorry for the pre July applicants. It seems they are stuck on the old system. Now you are going to hate me, but this seems like the reality of things.
There seems to be a period of stand still for post July applicants between submission of outstanding documents (meds and PCC) and visa grant. Also a standstill somewhere in between meds & pcc, request for bond, lodgement of bond and visa grant. Could this be what you mean, SS?
How long do you think it will take for us to receive visa grant without bond? What could be holding it up?
I've been watching this whole "pre/post July" debacle unravel for the past 2 months and I think that the whole situation is an absolute disgrace. I find it so hard to believe that the pre-July applicants have been (to all intents and purposes) completely foresaken for the purposes of implementing a new system, which in all fairness is completely unfair to the pre-July applicants.
There doesn't even seem to be blurred lines of distinction between the pre and post July application processing as it seems quite black and white to me. In essence, the pre-July applicants may as well be told: "Pre-July applicants like it or lump it". The whole approach is so overtly biased that it beggars belief.
BUT, I shall patiently remain in line and thank my lucky stars that us British peeps are indoctrinated into the "happy queuer" culture from a very early age
I feel better now. Whingeing can be so therapeutic.
Sep 2nd 2004, 8:08 pm
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Originally Posted by fraze1987
Yep - could be a bit buggered if we get turned down but you only live once! Dont want to be a position of sitting on a visa while we wait for the house to sell. Only time will tell if it was a good or amazingly dumb move!!
Sep 2nd 2004, 11:06 pm
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
There aint anything better than standing in a queue..it's all we Brits seem to do.
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Sep 2nd 2004, 11:14 pm
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Originally Posted by SuperSeagulls
There aint anything better than standing in a queue..it's all we Brits seem to do.
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Sep 2nd 2004, 11:18 pm
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Indeed. Like someone else mentioned, maybe a fly on the wall documentary inside those concrete walls would be a great idea.
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Sep 2nd 2004, 11:30 pm
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Re: Post July 1st slow down?
Originally Posted by SuperSeagulls
Indeed. Like someone else mentioned, maybe a fly on the wall documentary inside those concrete walls would be a great idea.
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