As there was a priority in CSL itself (like electronic engineers were put on low priority), but now DIAC has put priority within Computing professional (2231-79) as well.


Like .Net and Java are on high proiroty and Oracle is on less priority in Computing professional (2231-79).

I am being Oracle specialist applied in 15-Aug-2008 being put on low priority and don't get the case offier yet but .Net and Java applicants of end of October got their Case Officers.

I have talked to ASPC on phone and they told me nothing but wait. Quite frustrating.

I am an Electronics engineer with low priority

You can take it easy coz Oracle's CSL position is secure I think.
Electronics engineer came into MODL May 2008, So what makes EE anxious
infact is what will happen on next MODL review.

Do you have any proof thats makes you say that DIAC has put priority within Computing Professional (2231-79). From what I understand, I think each and every case is different for DIAC and priorities are defined at ENS, SS, CSL, MODL levels and not at the levels mentioned by you. Wait for some more time and your app will get processed.

I admit that every case is different, and there can not have a strictly time-ordered processing sequence.

But the fact is, lots Electronics engineers who submitted app last March, April
still have no CO now

I am somewhat frustrated.

Personally I don't think getting a CO in the months of May/June makes much of a difference because usually the visa cap is reached and they generally keep the grant letters on hold till July. So, there is no harm in patiently waiting till July anyways.

Anyway, the only thing we can do is to wait.

May all of us good luck ~

We had our CO for over a month now, still no visa.
So even when you get your CO, be prepared to wait a LONG time...

but, at least, having a CO is much better than having none

Is this just anecdotal or have you seen some document somewhere that lists an ordering or pioritization within the CSL list?

just anecdotal. or you cannot explain why Mar 2008 applicant still has no CO now, right?

and some guys said, they called the department and got the reply that our occupation Electronics Engineer(2125-13) has lower priority.

I think such thread, based on rumers and assumptions will only increase panic within already panicing applicants. In another post I have explained that there could be other factors causing the delay of CO allocating. I'm sure if you think out of the box you can find a dozen other factors.
You must always keep in mind that our ultimate goal is to get to Oz and if we had to wait a couple of weeks longer it won't be much difference, you won't pack and leave a day after you get your grant letter anyway.
Yes, the waitting is very furstrating I'm sure, but ultimatly most of us will have the visa. So, it's your choice. Either you just wait and accept the idea that you have nothing that you can do, or you can make it harder on yourself and on others. This is how I understand it anyway.

Good Luck everyone

I admit it's just rumor, and in fact I'll accept it happily if my case is just delayed weeks or months. You are right, I won't leave just the day after VISA granted.

The only thing I'm worrying about is the change of CSL/MODL, if my occupation was removed from the list when waiting for CO, I'm afraid it's not just couple of weeks to wait

Ok, I'll stop discussing this rumor

Wish all of us good luck ~

I agree totally with Mavios, just rumour...

To add to that.. my theory

There are multiple teams within DIAC handling visa applications from different regions. This is how it was anyways before January 2009, and I do not believe they restructured their organization. What can be seen (for example on BeUpdate) is that the team that processes applications for British citizens are ahead (processing CSL applicants from November). The team that handles HR countries like India and Pakistan has caught up nicely and is handling applications up to October. And also the team handling the US and Canada is doing nicely...up to September. And lets have a look at West Europe.. up to August.. and so on...

Of course this is just as wild a guess as everyone else is putting forward. What I do believe is that there are multiple teams, they each get a stack of applications to handle. Within the stack the applications are ordered on application date, but as each team goes through their own stack, some will be ahead of others. We would only know for sure this is a viable theory if we start registering team numbers of the CO that is assigned to an application. And remember it is just my theory

Anyways, rumours will just create panic, DIAC is moving forward, and as can be seen on BeUpdate and the other spreadsheets out there is that the gaps are slowly closing. CO's to all!!

Cheers,
Sylvia

Now that's what I earlier called "thinking out of the box"
Nice catch

Cheers

Good theory,

hope its true.