175 to 176 conversion

[Reddykandy]

Hey ppl, I applied 175 visa in May 2009 , was in priority 5 for all these years. I recently got Sponsorship from NSW and NSW SS dept has submitted the approval(1100) to Diac. My advocate will contact the Diac to move my 175 into 176 type. My question is how many days/weeks/months does the Diac team take to change my 175 into 176? I guess once it gets moved to 176 pool, a CO gets allocated in 4 weeks of time. please reply.

[Maz25]

Your application should be batched for allocation to a CO within a couple of days of your SS being received by the DIAC and from that point, it should take about 2-4 weeks to be contacted by your allocated CO.

[dreamaus]

After an applicant submits a 175 visa application online, can he apply for a SS from a state and convert 175 to 176? Is it allowed normally or is it something only P5 applicants can do?

[Reddykandy]

Originally Posted by Maz25

Your application should be batched for allocation to a CO within a couple of days of your SS being received by the DIAC and from that point, it should take about 2-4 weeks to be contacted by your allocated CO.

Hello Maz, your post gave me a great relief thanks for this information. But I've to ask you this, were there any people who converted their visaapplication this way? I am so concerned about the time frame, please share with me if you have any proofs.

[dreamaus]

Originally Posted by Reddykandy

Hello Maz, your post gave me a great relief thanks for this information. But I've to ask you this, were there any people who converted their visaapplication this way? I am so concerned about the time frame, please share with me if you have any proofs.

hi Reddykandy, can you pls let me know how you got SS approval? You mentioned in the SS application that you have filed 175 already?

[Reddykandy]

Originally Posted by dreamaus

hi Reddykandy, can you pls let me know how you got SS approval? You mentioned in the SS application that you have filed 175 already?

My advocate filed the document to apply for NSW SS. I assume he did mention that I have already filed 175. Btw does it make any difference?

[abotelho83]

Originally Posted by dreamaus

After an applicant submits a 175 visa application online, can he apply for a SS from a state and convert 175 to 176? Is it allowed normally or is it something only P5 applicants can do?

I think it changed a while ago. People that applied to 175 until a certain date could do that, change to 176. Then it changed and recent 175 can't change to 176. I'm not 100% sure of this, my memory might fail, so it's better to do some research in DIAC website. The info must be there.

[Maz25]

Originally Posted by abotelho83

I think it changed a while ago. People that applied to 175 until a certain date could do that, change to 176. Then it changed and recent 175 can't change to 176. I'm not 100% sure of this, my memory might fail, so it's better to do some research in DIAC website. The info must be there.

That's correct. For applicants who applied post July 2010, if they wish to apply for a 176 visa after lodging the 175 visa, they need to withdraw the 175 visa application (I'm not sure that DIAC is enforcing this so much these days but they did have something to that affect on their website when I applied for my visa), make a paper application for the 176 visa and importantly pay a new fee.

175 visa applications are being allocated to case officers in as little as three months now, so from that point of view, it's rather pointless to waste money on a new visa application. Also, for those intending to do this, bear in mind that the new rules come into effect tomorrow, so it won't be as simple as just applying for a visa - you will need to comply with the new rules. It's unclear (to me at least) whether you can apply for state sponsorship directly or whether you have to lodge an EOI and the state then selects you.

[Maz25]

Originally Posted by Reddykandy

Hello Maz, your post gave me a great relief thanks for this information. But I've to ask you this, were there any people who converted their visaapplication this way? I am so concerned about the time frame, please share with me if you have any proofs.

Hi there

There are a few documented cases on the forum itself and my cousin also did the very same thing and got her visa in less than a month from when her SS got approved.

If you've got the time, you can do a search on the forum and go through some of the older posts and you should find the evidence that you are looking for.

DIAC have also always stated that the option of obtaining SS is open to Priority 5 applicants and in actual fact, my cousin got reminded of this option when she called DIAC to follow up on her application.

[karan_2891]

Originally Posted by Maz25

Hi there

There are a few documented cases on the forum itself and my cousin also did the very same thing and got her visa in less than a month from when her SS got approved.

If you've got the time, you can do a search on the forum and go through some of the older posts and you should find the evidence that you are looking for.

DIAC have also always stated that the option of obtaining SS is open to Priority 5 applicants and in actual fact, my cousin got reminded of this option when she called DIAC to follow up on her application.

Hi Folks,

Pardon my ignorance but how do I find out which priority category does my 175 application falls in?

Thanks