Timelines - add your visa timeline here!

[billastbury]

Moving from: BC, Canada
Visa type applied for:864 - Contributary aged parent
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO):
Date & description:
Visa conditions:
Area migrating to: Dandenongs, Victoria...........

July 2008: Seriously thought about migrating.
Oct 2008: Applied for aged parent visa.
Nov 2008: Granted bridging B visa.
Nov 2008 to June 2009: returned to Canada to settle affairs.
June 18 2009: Paid the final fee (Only $65,400.00!)
July 1 2009(Canada Day!) Granted visa.

Missed the Canadian summer but love it here.

[royen]

Moving from: Bangalore, India
Visa type applied for:175 VE- Skilled Independent
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO):Java Specialist
Date & description:
Visa conditions:Need to Enter before May 2010
Area migrating to: Undecided

Initial Preparation: Mar 07
ACS Application: 10 August 07
ACS Validation: 13 Oct 07
IELTS : 2nd Feb 08
Application Lodged: 12th Feb 08
Got CO: Feb 09
Baby Born: March 09
Medicals Submitted: April 09
Police Clearance Submitted: May 09
Visa Grant Letter: July 09

Regards,
Royen

[srn_29]

Hi all,

I'm still in the initial stages of my processing, however, i thought i'll update my timelines for ref.

Moving from : India
Jan'09 : Decided to move to AUS
May'09 : Notary and other docs for ACS
08th May : Docs recvd by ACS
13th May : Email sent to me
20th May : ACS "in process"

Meantime, i wrote my ielts exam.

30th May : IELTS exam
12th June : IELTS results (7.5 is the overall score)
26th June : "with assessor"
03rd July : "case finalised"


Now i have to send docs for DIAC.


Cheers !!
SRN

[donRyan]

Feb 29, 2008 Skill Assessment Lodged (Engineers Australia - Washington Accord)
Mar 18, 2008 Positive Result (2125-11, MODL, CSL)
May 28, 2008 Positive IELTS Exams Result
Jun 27, 2008 Positive IELTS Exams Result for wife
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Visa Type: Skilled Independent - subclass 175 (CSL, MODL)
Aug 11, 2008 Application Lodged Online (with scanned documents attached)
Aug 11, 2008 Status - Processing commenced
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Feb 19, 2009 Waiting for CO. I'm hopefully in the next CSL batch
Apr 23, 2009 CO Allocated. Requesting medical, PCC and further documents on Evidence of Employment
May 9, 2009 Medicals done
May 18, 2009 All requested documents sent
June 19, 2009 Status of all documents changed to 'Met'
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July 3, 2009 Visa Approved

Initial Entry Date deadline: 19th May 2010

[sattystevens]

ok here goes:

Moving from: UK

Visa type applied for: Business (long stay) subclass 457, Hubbie (Mark) is applying for this

Area moving to: Initially it was Melbourne but since then we have changed it to Strathpine, Queensland


Date & description:

Sept '09: watched "Moving down Under" whilst on holiday in Devon and boy did we get hooked as we became more and more interested.

Oct '08: Mark sent a CV and letter of introduction to his employer in OZ. Rec'd email back from them the next day to say they were very interested and wanted him to come over a.s.a.p. (wow, that was a head-rush reading that e-mail)

Nov '08: Put house on market, what bad timing with the credit crunch.

6th Feb '09: My worst day ever, I found a lump in my breast.

19th Feb '09: Did all our medicals but they were unable to send anything off until I had all my relevant treatment etc.

24th Feb '09: My biopsy report came back, it was cancer.

23rd March '09: my 1st operation

19th May '09: my 2nd operation

26th June '09: Got my results, all clear....yippeee

4th July '09: House sold (STC)

13th July '09 - 7th August '09: 4 weeks of Radiotherapy as a preventative for the future

7th August '09: Will be going down to the Medical Panel in Maidstone and submitting the rest of my paperwork to them, hopefully all will be ok so they can be sent off.

7th August '09: going to "RED HOT" to celebrate and then join the waiting game....



Satty

[Hopskip30]

Just a small update:

Only just started the process but thought I would start a timeline and add it has things happened... I could be here a long time!

My name is Julia BTW

Moving from: UK

Family: I am 33, Hubby is 34, 1 son (13), 2 daughters (2) and (1).

Visa Type 457 (IT Project Development Manager)

Employer using Migration agent in Sydney

Date & description
16 June 09: Job offer
19 June 09: Migration Lawyer appointed
20 June 09: Contacted by Migration Lawyer
22 June 09: Visa application completed and sent to Lawyer. Do not have passport for youngest and do not have work references yet.
23 June 09: Sent copies of passports and birth certificates to Lawyer
29 June 09: Applied for youngest daughter passport
10 July 09: Finally got work references and sent to Lawyer
10 July 09: Signed employment contract and sent to Lawyer
13 July 09: Received passport for youngest and sent details

As far as I am aware this is my bit complete and visa will be E-Lodged as soon s employer paperwork completed and then I have the fun of being asked to get medicals sorted!!

Area migrating to: Sydney Suburbs

[jacbaye]

App sent 07.06.07
Money taken 08.06.07
Got Married 16.06.07
Migration Branch called - need more evidence for Perm visa 18.06.07
Permanent Visa Granted! 26.06.07
Passport sent in 09.07.07
Passport Back 13.07.07
Validated 17.03.08

Sell house ?????? (damn the housing market!!)
Emigrate.... ?????? (before 2012!!!)

[Shankar]

175 sub class - CSL
Application sent 03.12.2008
Got FileNumber: 08.12.2008
Got CaseOfficer: 06.04.2009 (asked to submit PCC and Meds by 3rd May 2009)
Requested for the extension for submission of PCC and Meds and got Extended till 7th July 2009.
Sumitted PCC and Medicals: 30.06.2009
Visa Grant: 10.07.2009

Pending Stuff:
Need to get the sticker on the passport.
Validate the visa before 03.06.2010

[ewch]

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum. Am really glad that I found this forum. Great advices and information.

Finally taken the first step to rekindle my relationship with Oz. Was a student in university in Melbourne for 4 years back in the early 90's. Really miss the lifestyle and friendly Aussies. Now that I have kid of my own, I want her to be able to have better opportunity and to experience the life Oz has to offer.

Moving from: Malaysia

Visa type applied for: Skilled - Sponsored (Class VE, Subclass 176)

Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO):
2129-11 (Aerospace Engineer)

Date & description:
First half of 2008: Seriously thinking of taking the plunge to move to Australia
08/7/2008: First contact with migration agent (via email)
11/7/2008: First meeting with migration agent to understand the process and my eligibility
03/9/2008: Officially signed up for the service of migration agent
09/9/2008 : Skill assessment lodged via Engineers Australia
24/9/2008 : Positive result on skill assessment received
25/10/2008 : Sat for IELTS test
07/11/2008 : IELTS result obtained - 8.0 overall
06/12/2008 : Visa application lodged online via agent & acknowledgement received

Been waiting eversince. I am sponsored by family member (an aunt) and my profession is neither on the CSL or MODL list, so my application is on the bottom of the pack. Look like it will only progress further sometime in July next year if not earlier. Anyway, I'm in no hurry at the moment especially with the current global economic slump. But I'm still eager to move to Down Under.

Regards,

Eric

[ddavid]

Well I got a shock this morning when my Agent rang to inform we got our visa granted,
Although it seemed long it was very quick.
Thanks to everybody for all your help and advice(which I feel was instrumental in getting it so quick)
I wish everybody speedy processing and believe that with the right advice you will get the visa.

Type of Visa 176 State Sponsored

Timeline
Feb 1988 decided I wanted to live in Oz after watching BiCentenary celebrations
Dec 2008 start the process of identifying an Agent
Feb 2009 sit ILETS tests
Mar 2009 submit state sponsorship forms
April 2009 get state sponsorship
May 2009 Agent posts online App,CO appointed within 10 days
July 2009 Visa granted