Priority 3 (now Priority 4) Applicants club

[HermanB]

Originally Posted by Gaurav

BTW wat's ur ANZSCO? when u applied???

We lodged it 18 October 2010.

Our migration agents forwarded the mail they received on our behalf on 18 March. My wife is main applicant for the 175 Skilled Independent (Class VE, subclass 175) which we submitted electronically. Her ANZSCO is 221213 (External Auditor) and myself 241411 (Secondary School Teacher).

[Artemisa]

ausimmi,

Doing a 'validation' trip will be almost so expensive as move directly. And remember: everyone in my family must validate their visa before the 'initial entry date'.

But I'll wait a little bit to do the medicals and PCC. Just to give me a little more time to get used to all this idea ;P

[Achilles]

Ok, I know a lot has been discussed about the issue I am raising here, but still I will raise;-)

Question is: When will post July 1, 2010 , P3 applicants get their CO assigned? This is only for P3 applicants.

Immigration updates are quite clear in this. They will finalize pre July 1, 2011 applications by the end of this year.
Any applications lodged after that will take 18-24 months from the date of lodgement.

Fortnight updates from DIAC also suggests the same. They are only processing Oct 15, 2009 applications now and we don't know how many applications are pending with them that are lodged before July 1, 2010. Their estimation of finalizing by end of 2011 will be based on the number of applications pending with them, which we have no clue of.

About the emails(will get CO in 3 months) sent by DIAC so far, with the end date in mind i.e July 1, 2010, they might have sent emails to all the in DEMAND occupations based on ANZSCO code. And then they are sending emails to other applicants based on the lodgement date.

Of course, if they finish/forecast the finalization of pre- july 2010 applications earlier than predicted Dec, 2011, we will get our emails soon, but lets ignore this fact now.

If any P3, post July 1 applicant has got his/her CO assigned then it could be purely based on their ANZSCO code.

I am going to strictly follow the DIAC updates only and will make my mind that I am not going to get a email this year.

[voddy]

Originally Posted by Achilles

Ok, I know a lot has been discussed about the issue I am raising here, but still I will raise;-)

Question is: When will post July 1, 2010 , P3 applicants get their CO assigned? This is only for P3 applicants.

Immigration updates are quite clear in this. They will finalize pre July 1, 2011 applications by the end of this year.
Any applications lodged after that will take 18-24 months from the date of lodgement.

Fortnight updates from DIAC also suggests the same. They are only processing Oct 15, 2009 applications now and we don't know how many applications are pending with them that are lodged before July 1, 2010. Their estimation of finalizing by end of 2011 will be based on the number of applications pending with them, which we have no clue of.

About the emails(will get CO in 3 months) sent by DIAC so far, with the end date in mind i.e July 1, 2010, they might have sent emails to all the in DEMAND occupations based on ANZSCO code. And then they are sending emails to other applicants based on the lodgement date.

Of course, if they finish/forecast the finalization of pre- july 2010 applications earlier than predicted Dec, 2011, we will get our emails soon, but lets ignore this fact now.

If any P3, post July 1 applicant has got his/her CO assigned then it could be purely based on their ANZSCO code.

I am going to strictly follow the DIAC updates only and will make my mind that I am not going to get a email this year.

according to kash2182
"From previous updates it has moved 3 months in 0.5 month ..that means it is moving fast"

so we r all being optimistic about dates.. so post july 2010 applications will get finalized by the end of this year..if everything goes well

[brajeshdave]

Originally Posted by ausimmi

Have you gotten the PCC and medicals done? If not, then it might make sense to delay a bit until you are very sure that the CO is going to be allocated soon. That is because your date of initial entry is one year from the earliest of date on PCC and medicals. Once you have the visa in hand, it will become more easier to save because you wll have a concrete objective in front of you. And you will have almost an year before you must go. And even then, you can easily make a trip to validate the visa, hunt around for a job, give some interviews and go back to Brazil. I am quite sure that once recruiters have seen you in person, they will be more willing to line up interviews for you. But I do think that at this point in time, the BEST thing to do is to start saving and start working on your resume. And you will have to do it with a very singular bent of mind - no distractions!!!! Best of luck!!!

Hi Ausimmi,

How long is the visa valid after making a 'validate trip'? I also have a target for savings before I move. If the current rate of processing continues, I will struggle at the end to meet that target. (Just because I also wanted to pre-pay my home loan before I move)

Regards,
Brajesh

Originally Posted by brajeshdave

Hi Ausimmi,

How long is the visa valid after making a 'validate trip'? I also have a target for savings before I move. If the current rate of processing continues, I will struggle at the end to meet that target. (Just because I also wanted to pre-pay my home loan before I move)

Regards,
Brajesh

This link Skilled – Independent (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 175) has this to say:

This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa also allows you to travel to and enter Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of this visa does not affect your permanent resident status if you are in Australia. However, if you wish to continue to travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident after the initial visa has expired, you must obtain a Resident Return Visa (RRV). Your eligibility for an RRV will depend on the period that you have resided in Australia.

The key thing to note is that the visa is valid 5 years from visa grant date NOT the validation date. The validation date has not bearing on visa validity period according to the above language.

[brajeshdave]

Originally Posted by ausimmi

This link Skilled – Independent (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 175) has this to say:

This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa also allows you to travel to and enter Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of this visa does not affect your permanent resident status if you are in Australia. However, if you wish to continue to travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident after the initial visa has expired, you must obtain a Resident Return Visa (RRV). Your eligibility for an RRV will depend on the period that you have resided in Australia.

The key thing to note is that the visa is valid 5 years from visa grant date NOT the validation date. The validation date has not bearing on visa validity period according to the above language.

Understand now. Although the validate trip should be within 12 months from the grant date, it is the grant date which matters more in the longer run!

How many days one needs to stay down under to get RRV upon expiry of original PR visa (5 years from grant)?

Originally Posted by brajeshdave

Understand now. Although the validate trip should be within 12 months from the grant date, it is the grant date which matters more in the longer run!

How many days one needs to stay down under to get RRV upon expiry of original PR visa (5 years from grant)?

The answer to that one seems to be a bit detailed. This link will provide you correct and detailed info: Five Year Resident Return Visa (Subclass 155)

[brajeshdave]

Originally Posted by ausimmi

The answer to that one seems to be a bit detailed. This link will provide you correct and detailed info: Five Year Resident Return Visa (Subclass 155)

Thanks ausimmi. You are a gem!
Meeting criterion of, "Residing in Oz for 2 years out of 5 years as a PR" is good enough for most people.
Overall it looks like, it isn't too bad an option to just make a 'validate trip' in case you don't have sufficient funds for initial settlement. This becomes particularly important, if you have a family migrating along with you. (Your currently salaries should also be good for savings )

[yks]

Hi everyone,

Just thought that quite a lot of confusion going on here around what date range DIAC is processing the applications:

here it is in nutshell

18th march updateSkilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175
VE 175 (e-lodged): 2 June 2009
VE 175 (paper): 2 June 2009

1st april
Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175
VE 175 (e-lodged): 16 July 2009
VE 175 (paper): 16 July 2009

on 15th April (mind you in the email they still say Last updated 1 April 2011)
Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175
VE 175 (e-lodged): 15 October 2009
VE 175 (paper): 15 October 2009

So from above three updated(effectively in one months time the have processed 5 months range)

But still its not steady enough to base our assumption that DiAC will be processing at the same rate.

So guys I would suggest wait for another month and we will see what the processing rate is.

I would be surprised if in the next two weeks the above date rage comes to
Dec 2009(as per the current rate).

So lets just wait and see.

And yes ofcourse: if your ANZSCO is really sought after you might get the lucky mail (out of turn in the lodgement date ) like many got on March 18.

YKS