Just checking my online visa status (submitted 1 month ago) and it sayes ' processing commenced' so what does that mean ? has somebody looked at it or starting to look at it ?

Have you email DIAC at any point. With documents or an enquiry?

Our status changed when DIAC uploaded our emailed documents. So think it's just an automatic thing when your application is touched by someone but not necessarily for processing or allocated.

I finished uploading my supporting documents the other day, would that be it

Maybe, there is also another status which is "Application being processed further" but again that doesn't mean you have a case officer.

I think once your docs status changes to "Met" that's an indication you have a CO.

My application has been 'processing commenced' since I lodged my visa application on the 12th Feb...it doesn't mean a thing unfortunately, just means they've got ur money and ur visa is lodged.

Aw well, let's find a comfy chair in this waiting room, cos I'd say we'll be here a while yet lol

Ah Bugger i was thinking maybe some fine person from DIAC had found my application and thought what a find lady this person seems to be, shes very talented and ever so egar to move to OZ lets put her to the front of the pile and get her visa sorted !!!!!! then of course i woke up !!

Im just not a waiting person, its only been 1 month and im driving myself demented already with checking my status, some weeks i live dangeriuosly and i dont check it for a couple of days then i get all excited when im about to have a lokk as if something dramatic might have changed !!!!! wishful thinking hey !!!!

Oh well comfy chair pulled up let the waiting begin

It'll be grand missus, don't panic, sure I'll make us a wee coffee, then at least we can stay alert while we wait, tee hee

Make mine a double expresso !!! i think we will need it

Tee hee... Its just the being 'in limbo' that makes it the hardest aint it... I mean if we all knew when we'd get the visa, were given a date, then we could just get on with things and have a wee chuff chart to count down til then. Its the not knowing that's the killer, I mean I cant put my house on the market til I get that letter, though that's probably a good thing considering todays market lol

You going over on your own or with family?

Im going over with my boyfriend he is coming on my visa, as his profession isnt on the critical list where as mine is, im a nurse. My brother moved to australia 11 years ago he lives in brisbane so i will stay with him for a couple of months while we find work and somewhere to live.

ive been wanting to go for so long now i just want to get there and start living my life, at the moment my whole life revolves around this bloody visa process. Like you said if we just had a time frame then that would be half the battle as we could then get on with things until that date, but because we dont no if it will be in 3,6,9 or 12 months it so hard. i am hoping that im out there before this coming xmas.

Cool, fingers crossed. My partner is also going, but on a separate, lateral transfer scheme, from the british into the aussie army....he's also unawares of the timescale ahead of him, but knowing my luck, he'll be out there before me lol

Dear sarahhartopp,

My status for the application has been 'processing commenced' since I lodged my visa application on the 20.11.2008. Wait for the CO, as I am doing

Hi you lot,
my status has changed to asssessment processing further,and all the docs i uploaded have gone off the page except for the meds.this now states oustanding?but haven't had an e-mail to say we have co,what do we do now?sit and wait or go and have them done.
what do you think?

Personally I'd wait, but its up to u, it's just they keep changing the goalposts ansi know of a few people who as good as had their visas in their hand then the 16th march changes came in and they were tol 'sorry, ul have to wait tip the next migration year now!!! They'd their Meds finalized etc, thats how close they actually were!

Sorry for the typos but I did that reply on my new iPhone and I'm still getting used to it LOL