Timelines - add your visa timeline here!

[liz1980]

Visa Type: De-facto Spouse visa (lodged in London)

Submitted Visa Application: 16th June 2009

Medicals Completed: 21 June 2009

Case Officer Assigned: 29th June 2009 (requested police check)

sent off form for ACPO police check: 30th June 2009

Police check certificate received and sent to CO: 22nd July 2009

Visa Granted with request for passport : 27th July 2009

Received passport back with visa sticker : 1st Aug 2009

[optimistic]

29 July 2008 - AIM positive skills assessment
21 August 2008 - IELTS results received
29 September 2008 - 175 application lodged
11 October 2008 - PCC and Medical receipt sent
28 May 2009 - Obtained SA State Nomination
03 June 2009 - Form 1100 sent to DIAC
10 June 2009 - PLE revealed occupation may not be considered for 176 SA SS but only for 475
14 July 2009 - 475 application lodged; documents including PCC and medical receipt attached
15 July 2009 - Form 1100 sent to DIAC
Present - Hoping for GOD's grace.......

[robjhughes]

sub class 175 - Network Security specialist

June '08 - Start getting document together for skills assessment
July '08 - Skills assesment sent off and approved
Oct '08 - Skills assessment approved
Oct '08 - Application made online and documentation uploaded
Apr '09 - CO assigned
July '09 - Medical and police results all clear and sent off

Waiting with bated breath........

[Hopskip30]

YIPPEE....... Another update....

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
31 July 09: Confirmation from agent that employer sponsorship and nomination application approved
31 July 09: My 457 application lodged online and TRN received
03 August 09: Application being processed further, children's meds requested
05 August 09: Children's health forms completed online and referral letter printed. Appointment made for medicals on 13/08/09

10 August 09: VISA GRANTED... NO NEED FOR MEDICALS.... NOW WE START PLANNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dolly.K]

Hi Everyone,

Moving from: Kazakhstan
sub class 175 - Translator
January 2008 skills assessment approved
June 2008 175 application lodged, paper based
August 2008 medicals and police check has been sent out
Occupation neither in CSL not in MODL
CO not assigned yet
Migrating to VIC

Desperately waiting for any feedback from DIAC...

[Jason1]

Date of application: 18 September 2008 Online

Nationality: South Africa

Trade/profession: Accountant

Visa type: 175 Skilled Independent

CSL, MODL or SOL: MODL & CSL

Medicals submitted: 19 June 2009 finalised by DIAC 8 July 2009

Police check submitted: 17 July 2009

Date CO assigned: 29 May 2009

Date visa granted: 12 August 2009

Desired destination: Where ever job opportunities take me.....although Perth looks pleasant

[Laurengr]

Applying for subclass 300, pre-marital. Applied in person at AUS embassy in Wash, DC.

July 8, 2009 - submitted application in person. My application was almost complete, so a case officer was assigned same day. I was requested to submit medical forms.

July 10, 2009 - medical exam / x-rays performed. Documents sent directly to Embassy.

August 7, 2009 - email from case officer requesting additional information (from personal doctor)

August 13, 2009 - additional information received at embassy

August 24, 2009 - email notification that Visa is granted!!!!

[ae6]

ACS application lodged: 07/2008
ACS result: 11/2008
ACS relodged to get MODL points: 11/2008
ACS result with MODL points: 05/03/2009

DIAC Application lodged (175 CSL): 06/03/2009
PCC's frontloaded: 11/05/2009
Applied for NSW state aponsorship: early 05/2009
NSW State Sponsorship approved: end 05/2009 (received in post early June 2009)
Changed to 176 Visa: early 06/2009
CO assigned: 17/06/2009
Meds requested: 25/07/2009
Meds done:03/07/2009
Meds finalised;17/07/2009
Visa Grant: 09/09/2009

Initial entry date: 11/05/2010 (as PCC's dated 11/05/2009)

[Ozaspirant]

Below are my ACS time lines.

1st May, 09- document sent.

5th May, 09- Confirmation with user id and password. Status “to be allocated”

22nd May, 09 – Status changed to “In-Process” with the assessment officer as “XXXX”

23rd June, 09- Request for documents that I had already sent, status “Waiting Documents”

10 July , 09 – re sent the required documents to ACS.

24th July , 09 - Status changed from "Awaiting Documents" to "In Process"

31st Aug - 09- Status changed from "In Process" to "With assessor" with register number stamped on it.

2nd Sep -09 - Status changed to Case Finalized ...Waiting for the letter to arrive

14 Sep - Got to know that results are arrived with +ve assessment

Now planning to attend IELTS in october

[reddy.n]

ACS Assessment Time line

1ST JUN 2009: IELTS GT test at Bangalore.
2ND JUN 2009: Agent sent documents by Courier.
10TH JUN 2009: Acknowledgment email with user name and password.
16TH JUN 2009: Status changed to “In Process”, with an assessment officer.
26TH JUN 2009: IELTS result out with 7 points
26TH AUG 2009: Status changed to “With Assessor”.
31ST AUG 2009: Status changed to “Case Finalized” but no register post number.
3RD SEP 2009: Status changed to “In Process”
4TH SEP 2009: Status changed to “With Assessor”, received register post number by email.
5TH SEP 2009: AusPost processed and forwarded letter to India.
16TH SEP 2009: Received ACS Assessment letter (Awarded MODL, It's on CSL)


On plan to apply for 175 by next week.