December 2010, Visa Applicants

[yks]

Good Luck. I am in the same boat. Been here since sep 2008 but i have applied for 175 in Decmber end 2010.

[amanpreet]

Originally Posted by yks

Good Luck. I am in the same boat. Been here since sep 2008 but i have applied for 175 in Decmber end 2010.

what was happened to your case..?

[yks]

Originally Posted by amanpreet

what was happened to your case..?

What imeant was..i have been living in Australia for 2.5 years on 457and this december I applied for 175.

I was a fool that i didnt get my education assessed before.

Never mind...Btter late than never

[nadeemzonline]

hi,

Any Pakistani applicant applied for SS Visa in November or December 2010.. received Medical.. since I have sent form-80 in mid of march requested by CO.. still waiting didn't get any response so far.

[iminaus]

hello expats,

I am December 2010 visa applicant, applied under VIC SMP. Case Officer assigned in Mid of March requested for Form-80 after that didn't contact so far. what the way should i adopt to communicate with him.. is this normal or should i write for updates regarding my case. please help

IMINAUS.

Originally Posted by iminaus

hello expats,

I am December 2010 visa applicant, applied under VIC SMP. Case Officer assigned in Mid of March requested for Form-80 after that didn't contact so far. what the way should i adopt to communicate with him.. is this normal or should i write for updates regarding my case. please help

IMINAUS.

Just keep checking your online status (if you applied through the internet). In any case, wait for the case officer to contact you. Just forget about your application for 9/10 months. That is the usual amount of time it takes for Pakistani applicants. Best of luck!!!

Also, if there are other Pakistani 176 applicants, please keep sharing your status here. It would be a good idea to post a message each month saying 'x' number of months have passed after providing documents to CO. Many thanks for everyone's efforts.

[iminaus]

Originally Posted by ausimmi

Just keep checking your online status (if you applied through the internet). In any case, wait for the case officer to contact you. Just forget about your application for 9/10 months. That is the usual amount of time it takes for Pakistani applicants. Best of luck!!!

Also, if there are other Pakistani 176 applicants, please keep sharing your status here. It would be a good idea to post a message each month saying 'x' number of months have passed after providing documents to CO. Many thanks for everyone's efforts.

thanks mate i have applied online. I had read somewhere that normal processing time for cat2 applicants are 4 to 6 months and the new system is being implemented from July so all 2010 176 SMP pending cases could be done before that.

[anj1976]

hi iaminaus..
call them, it works. worked for us. just ask them how long will it be. and did they ask for meds and pcc?

ausimmi, no you are wrong here, not necessary that every pk application takes 9-10 months. in last 4 years i have seen applicants get their visa much faster. yes they do stringent checks but that is because pk and india are high risk countries.

[iminaus]

Originally Posted by anj1976

hi iaminaus..
call them, it works. worked for us. just ask them how long will it be. and did they ask for meds and pcc?

ausimmi, no you are wrong here, not necessary that every pk application takes 9-10 months. in last 4 years i have seen applicants get their visa much faster. yes they do stringent checks but that is because pk and india are high risk countries.

thanks anj1976 for your supportive reply. i will do the same, they didn't ask for medical and pcc yet.

Originally Posted by anj1976

hi iaminaus..
call them, it works. worked for us. just ask them how long will it be. and did they ask for meds and pcc?

ausimmi, no you are wrong here, not necessary that every pk application takes 9-10 months. in last 4 years i have seen applicants get their visa much faster. yes they do stringent checks but that is because pk and india are high risk countries.

anj could you please name specific instances when it was sooner? I am sure if iminaus emails today, he will get the answer that his application is in routine checks and please don't contact until we do so ourselves. My friend has been down this road, and he got the same kind of reply, uroojs on this forum got this reply. He could try telephoning them, but he is going to find he is put on an infinite wait with nobody picking up the phone. I myself triied 40 minutes with no luck at all. Other members of this forum have tried for 40 minutes with no luck.