how are pre july 04 apps doing at present,we are june 16th 138 and wondered if we are any where nearer to med requests,anyone got theirs yet around that date.must be due soon if the rumours true that they are supposed to complete all pre july by the end of financial year[we can only hope].

hi, we are 136 applicants and app was lodged 9 june 04 and as yet have heard absolutely NOTHING! read on your other thread you have booked meds unrequested we have too, figure out we must get request sometime this year!! good luck x loidy

Hi we are 24/05/2004 and we are still waiting!!!!!!

hi we booked meds early in the hope that it may kick start some movement on our part and due to our sons exams,anyone else had prices for meds we are a family of four including a sixteen and twelve year old and our total med cost is around £750,seems expensive for our area but what can you do.

18/5/04 : Nothing, Nada, Nix!!!!!

Good luck
margoo

On Sat, 14 May 2005 09:12:23 +0000, harky01
<member39270@british_expats.com> wrote:

    >how are pre july 04 apps doing at present,we are june 16th 138 and
    >wondered if we are any where nearer to med requests,anyone got theirs
    >yet around that date.must be due soon if the rumours true that they are
    >supposed to complete all pre july by the end of financial year[we can
    >only hope].

My apply was received 29 June (880) and received a request for new
medicals in April as the ones sent with the application had expired
due to a delay with an ACS appeal.

Where did you read that all pre July are to be completed by end of
financial year?

hi grish
can't seem to find the thread that contained that info,seems like i spend most of my time trawling through hundreds of threads in the search for the big answers of why,how and when,still we will get there in the end.meds for us tommorow unrequested been waiting 11months+

Where did you read that all pre July are to be completed by end of
financial year?[/QUOTE]

Try this: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295618 (Reply No. 4)

Applied May 12th 2004, still no request!!

    >> Where did you read that all pre July are to be completed by end of
    >> financial year?
    >Where did you read that all pre July are to be completed by end of
    >financial year?[/QUOTE]
    >Try this: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295618
    >(Reply No. 4)
    >Applied May 12th 2004, still no request!!


Thanks for that. Whilst encouraging, I cant see how such a promise can
be made in practice. So many 'what if's would seem to make it
impractical unless they have a 'lets approve everything' week!

Hi - We're mid-June'04 136 skilled (just made MODL list but too far into system to now speed it up - sods law - along with 2 weeks later and we'd have been a Julyer - and there now!!!!). We decided Feb'05 to get medicals and PCs done (against Agents advice). We felt we just had to do something as the wait is - well you all know 'cause I read everybodies threads - anyway anthing to speed the process especially as booking medicals were taking approx 4-6 weeks, so we thought by end March (date of medicals) we'd could have been asked to supply them anyway!!!!!.

Agent supplied all med forms and case number (still no CO to date) and an Adelaide address. Medicals itself v.painless. Doctor said he'd send to Sydney. "?" I queried this and he waived his DIMIA instruction papers infront of me and said thats where they go, so I guess he must know best. Now I'm faced with the thoughts of did he send them to Sydney because that's where they now go (July'04 onwards) and more worryingly have they even reached DIMIA?

Word of advice make sure you find out exactly how the doctors sends everything, ours said we can pay extra for courier (hindsight £10 was cheep?) but then found out it was just by Royal Mail whose tracking number will only provide evidence upto the point of leaving the UK, after that you'll never know. Advice pay extra for FEDEX or similar = piece of mind = less worries = more time to worry about other what iffs!

Now we will not hear anything (assuming everything is received/forwarded to the correct city) until the delightful day when that longed for visa is issued.

In hindsight I wish that we'd got the medicals done but asked them to hold until they were requested. At least we'd know something was being done by DIMIA and they could be sent v.quickly back. I hope this helps others in similar boat.

from a.worryier

hi, looks like we thought exactly the same as you! so where should the doc send meds too? adelaide or sydney?
good luck you should hear something soon x loidy