Visa Applications Apr 2009
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| Site Username | Headed for | Visa Type | Applic Sent |
Occupation/ Country |
Agent Used |
Meds FL? | PCC FL? | Pre Ackd | Ack & File Ref | Case Officer | Visa Granted | News/ Updates |
| richie colton |
melbourne | 886 Paper | 01/04/09 | metal fabricator / welder IRELAND |
Yes | Sent | Sent | - | - | - | - | was 8months as skilled visa 175 then changed in april on advise from agent, have not had any word as yet and beginning to get worried |
| duskdevilza | Brisbane | 175 MODL Online | 01/04/09 | CISSP BRITISH -CITIZEN |
Yes | FL | FL | 01/04/09 | 01/04/09 | 10/09/09 | 17/09/09 | Five and a Half Months and here we Goooooooooooooo . . . |
| recentg raduate |
- | 885 Online | 01/04/09 | - PAKISTAN |
No | FL | FL | - | - | - | 01/07/10 | - |
| KYLL | - | 886 MODL Paper | 02/04/09 | Business Analyst MALAYSIA |
No | FL | FL | 08/04/09 | 08/04/09 | - | - | - |
| miko | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 02/04/09 | Accountant EGYPT |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | - | - | - | - | - |
| denv | NSW | 175 MODL Online | 03/04/09 | 2231-79 ROMANIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 03/04/09 | 03/04/09 | 24/11/09 | - | 1 . 06 . 2009 - Application being processed further 24 . 10 . 2009 - Case Officer allocated, initial assessment completed |
| razwik | Adelaide | 475 Online | 03/04/09 | Service INDIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 07/04/09 | 07/04/09 | 07/05/09 | - | IELTS Score - 6 . 5, ACS - 1224-11 Information Technology Manager, * Was present in Skilled Sponsorship Regional (Provisional) Visa subclass 475 (offshore), Sposorship from SA - March/09, Visa 475 applied - 3/April/09, CO asked for Medical n PCC - 28/July/09, Medical n PCC finalised - 25/July/09, VISA - ???? |
| Steveandzita | South Australia | 176 MODL Online | 04/04/09 | Binder and Finisher BRITISH -CITIZEN |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 13/04/09 | 29/05/09 | 12/06/09 | 07/08/09 | We are really pleased, cant wait to get there . A massive thanks to Veronika at SOMV, she was fantastic, we are so glad we used her as our migration agent . |
| knightrider | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 05/04/09 | IT SAP PAKISTAN |
No | Not yet | Not yet | - | - | - | - | GSM - 175 Online / Paper For all applicant in SOL, MODL & CSL List . ( all together β CSL + MODL + SOL ) You can expect Case Officer approximately by: - Eg: if applicant in CSL β MODL list sent application in August 2008, he can expect CO in April 2009 / May 2009 Month Dates App . March 2009 16 - 20 January 2008 March 2009 23 β 27 February 2008 March 2009 30 - 3 March 2008 April 2009 6 β 10 April 2008 April 2009 14 -20 May 2008 April 2009 20 β 24 June 2008 April 2009 27 β 1 July 2008 May 2009 4 - 8 August 2008 May 2009 11 β 15 September 2008 May 2009 18 β 22 October 2008 May 2009 25 β 29 November 2008 June 2009 1 β 5 December 2008 June 2009 8 β 12 January 2009 June 2009 15 β 19 February 2009 June 2009 22 β 26 March 2009 June 2009 29- 3 April 2009 July 2009 6 β 10 May 2009 July 2009 13 β 17 June 2009 July 2009 20 β 24 July 2009 July 2009 27 β 31 August 2009 β’ Roughly speaking to an approximate only β they are processing one monthβs application per week . β’ CSL are effective from 16 March 2009 . * Critical Skills List (CSL)? The CSL contains occupations that have been identified as being in critical demand in Australia . As these occupations are in critical demand, applicants nominating these occupations will have their applications processed as a priority . * As per the Adelaide Processing Centre, CSL applicants of 2009 will get CO by end of May, 09 ( so by June 2009 β beginning ) β’ The Australia immigration target for this year is 190,300 immigrants . This is 20 per cent higher than the 2007-08 financial year . It is even higher than the previous record intake of 185,099 immigrants in 1969-70 . β’ The government will announce the final number of immigrants in the lead up to the national budget to be delivered on May 12 . |
| zedster | Adelaide | 475 Online | 05/04/09 | Graphic Designer BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Sent | Sent | - | 05/04/09 | 08/05/09 | - | - |
| MIZAN | Adelaide | 475 Online | 05/04/09 | Health Information Manager BANGLADESH |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 05/04/09 | 29/04/09 | 29/04/09 | - | Medical Received as in website on 2 May 2009 . Medical result Met on 21 September 2009,but priority processing changed on 23rd September in which 475 visa processing droped down to 5th catagory . Hope less ,waiting for visa grant . |
| ssumit | already in Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 06/04/09 | IT Professional - SAP INDIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 06/04/09 | 06/04/09 | 11/09/09 | 09/10/09 | Got pre grant letter on 9th october , no contacts from CO as I uploaded medicals and PCC in advance . . need to fly out from australia to get visa stamped |
| fairydu st300980 |
Hethcote , Victoria | 176 Online | 06/04/09 | Project / Program Administrator BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 06/04/09 | 06/04/09 | - | - | - |
| andrewbl | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 06/04/09 | Accountant BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Sent | Sent | 07/04/09 | 07/04/09 | 07/10/09 | - | CSL Application - IELTS Score over 7 30/09/09 Status changed to Further Processing, Documents changed to "Met" and police check requested . CO requested Police Checks, status changed to MET for all documents 04/11/09 |
| RyanG | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 06/04/09 | Secondary Teacher BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Sent | Rqsted | - | - | - | - | - |
| kemo | Melbourne | 176 MODL Online | 07/04/09 | J2EE Specialist EGYPT |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 07/04/09 | 07/04/09 | 02/06/09 | 29/06/09 | All docs including medicals and PCC "met" on 23/6/09 |
| namwah1995 | Melbourne | 176 MODL Online | 08/04/09 | Registered Nurse HONG KONG SAR |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | 08/04/09 | 08/04/09 | 29/09/09 | 22/10/09 | 175 on 8 Apr, Apply VIC SS on 1 Sep, VIC SS approval on 9 Sep, Application being further processing 24 Sep, CO allocated 29 Sep . Medical & PCC received 13-Oct & 21-Oct respectively . VISA GRANT 22-OCT!!!!!!!! Thanks God!!!! |
| Bhavz | Melbourne | 457 Online | 08/04/09 | Finance Officer BRITISH -CITIZEN |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | 08/04/09 | 08/04/09 | - | 22/04/09 | Bridging Visa granted 08/04/09 No mention of CO |
| pam1 | melbourne | 457 MODL Paper | 08/04/09 | Registered Nurse BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Sent | Not yet | - | 17/04/09 | 17/04/09 | 13/05/09 | - |
| ruwan | Adelaide | 475 MODL Online | 08/04/09 | Agriculture Advisor SRI LANKA |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 08/04/09 | 08/04/09 | 28/04/09 | - | - |
| lalitahuja | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 10/04/09 | .NET INDIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 11/04/09 | 11/04/09 | 16/09/09 | 23/11/09 | GOT IT :) |
| Prajyot | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 10/04/09 | 2231-79 (SAP Specialist) INDIA |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 17/04/09 | 17/04/09 | 29/09/09 | 27/10/09 | 16/09/2009 - Application being processed further 29/09/2009 - Case Officer assigned, received mail for PCC, Health and Evidence of employment . 27/10/2009 - Got Grant Letter |
| dendill | melbourne | 176 MODL Online | 11/04/09 | Electronic INDIA |
Yes | Sent | Sent | - | - | - | 01/07/09 | - |
| ash4aus | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 13/04/09 | .Net tech lead INDIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 13/04/09 | 13/04/09 | 25/09/09 | 04/12/09 | Got it!!! |
| mackdmello | Victoria / Melbourne | 176 MODL Online | 13/04/09 | Accountant / External Auditor INDIA |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | 14/04/09 | 15/04/09 | - | - | intially applied as 175 on 13 april 2009 and then applied for SS on 13th of Sept 2009 and approved on 6th of dec 2009 , so now i have applied for 176 class in dec 2009 . |
| etzzgs | Already in Brisbane | 175 Online | 14/04/09 | Solicitor CANADA |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 14/04/09 | - | - | - | - |
| raagavi | Sri Lanka | 885 MODL Online | 14/04/09 | information system executive - network securit y SRI LANKA |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 14/04/09 | 14/04/09 | - | - | CSL - Waiting |
| sunitram | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 14/04/09 | Chemical Engineer KOREA, SOUTH |
No | Sent | Sent | 14/04/09 | 14/04/09 | 08/10/09 | 21/10/09 | CSL, Finally Granted . Thank you all of you . Thank you Oz . |
| Aussies | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 14/04/09 | IT (.Net C# ) INDIA INDIA |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 14/04/09 | 14/04/09 | - | - | "Application processed further" on 23 Sep 2009 |
| bilaln30 | Melbourne , Victoria | 176 MODL Online | 15/04/09 | Engineering Manager PAKISTAN |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 15/04/09 | 15/04/09 | 05/08/09 | - | Struck by 23 Sep Changes . CO reallocated in Dec, 2009 . Waiting for the outcome of internal checks . |
| diz | perth | 175 MODL Online | 16/04/09 | plumber / gas fitter BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Not yet | Not yet | - | - | - | - | applied for ssv to wa 23-4-09 (still waiting for acceptance) - will swap to 176 ss when granted |
| hanln | Perth | 175 MODL Online | 16/04/09 | General Manager VIETNAM |
No | Sent | Not yet | 16/04/09 | 16/04/09 | - | - | - |
| dan77 | Adelaide | 176 MODL Online | 16/04/09 | Accountant INDIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 16/04/09 | 16/04/09 | 01/09/09 | - | - |
| Riz | Perth | 176 Online | 19/04/09 | Secondary school teacher INDIA |
No | FL | FL | 19/04/09 | 19/04/09 | 21/09/09 | 30/09/09 | Yahoooo . . . . . . . . . . VISA GRANTED . . Thanks to The ALMIGHTY . . |
| Miteshvohra | Adelaide | 475 MODL Online | 20/04/09 | social professional INDIA |
Yes | Not yet | FL | 20/04/09 | - | - | - | - |
| Bruno | Melbourne | 176 MODL Paper | 20/04/09 | General Plumber UGANDA |
No | Not yet | Sent | 20/04/09 | 21/04/09 | - | - | - |
| ag | - | 176 MODL Paper | 20/04/09 | toolmaker INDIA |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 20/04/09 | 20/04/09 | - | - | i hv changed from 175 to 176 on 2june |
| mhof | - | 175 Online | 20/04/09 | Data Warehousing Specialist BRAZIL |
Yes | Not yet | FL | 20/04/09 | 20/04/09 | - | - | - |
| mhofmeister | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 20/04/09 | 2231-79 (Data Warehousing Specialist) BRAZIL |
Yes | Sent | Not yet | 20/04/09 | 20/04/09 | 06/07/10 | 11/08/10 | 23/09/09: Status changed to "Application being processed further" 20/10/09: I notified the departament that my wife was pregnant and that we'd like to have our baby born here in Brazil 10/06/10: Our sun was included as a dependent in the process 06/07/10: Case officer asked for medicals and penal clearance 11/08/10: VISA GRANTED!!!!!!!! |
| Miteshvohra | Adelaide | 475 MODL Online | 20/04/09 | Teacher INDIA |
Yes | Sent | FL | 20/04/09 | 20/04/09 | 31/05/09 | - | - |
| dpande | Already here (WA) | 856 MODL Paper | 21/04/09 | GP BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | FL | FL | 30/04/09 | - | - | - | - |
| OzBd | Vic-Melbourne | 176 MODL Online | 21/04/09 | Mechanical Engineer BANGLADESH |
No | Sent | Sent | 21/04/09 | 21/04/09 | 25/08/09 | 09/10/09 | changed from 175 to 176, Victoria SS granted 29-06-2009 & 1100 sent on 30-06-2009 ------------------------------------- CO contacted 25-08-2009 Requires Med . & employment evidence (gave 28 days to upload) all uploaded Sept-1st & Medical finalized on Sep-10th . ---------------------------------------------------------- VISA Granted today (09-10-2009) Still all docs shows "Required" . Sent a PLE 4 days ago asking the progress of my application then today CO sent the grant letter . |
| nayrguba | Victoria | 475 Online | 21/04/09 | BLDG associate UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | - | - | - | - | - |
| stuanshell | brisbane QLD | 175 MODL Paper | 21/04/09 | general plumber BRITISH -CITIZEN |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ram | Australia | 175 MODL Online | 22/04/09 | Electronics Engineer INDIA |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 23/04/09 | 23/04/09 | 23/09/09 | 12/10/09 | VISA approved on 12/10/2009 |
| katekate | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 22/04/09 | Electronics Engineer IRELAND |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 22/04/09 | 22/09/09 | 18/09/09 | 16/10/09 | Pre Grant letter received and itenerary confirmed :) going home for Christmas - already in Oz |
| pangkalizer | Perth | 176 MODL Online | 23/04/09 | .net PHILIPPINES |
No | Sent | Sent | 23/04/09 | 23/04/09 | 26/08/09 | - | originally 175, switch to 176 on 08/05/2009 |
| pangkalizer | Perth | 176 MODL Online | 23/04/09 | computing professional PHILIPPINES |
No | Sent | Sent | 23/04/09 | 23/04/09 | 26/08/09 | 01/10/09 | 175 CSL converted to 176 (WA) |
| ahgj | Perth | 487 MODL Online | 24/04/09 | Electrical Engineer BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Sent | Sent | 24/04/09 | 24/04/09 | - | - | - |
| namecaesar | NSW | 175 MODL Online | 24/04/09 | Electronics Engineer BANGLADESH |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 24/04/09 | 24/04/09 | - | - | on CSL |
| moondaze | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 24/04/09 | Civil Engineer MALAYSIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 24/04/09 | 24/04/09 | 22/10/09 | 13/01/10 | CSL |
| vxm665 | Sydney | 476 MODL Online | 24/04/09 | Civil Engineer SRI LANKA |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 24/04/09 | - | - | - | Waiting to be assigned Case Office |
| namecaesar | Adelaide | 176 MODL Online | 24/04/09 | Electronics Engineer BANGLADESH |
No | FL | FL | 24/04/09 | 24/04/09 | 17/09/09 | 22/09/09 | 175 converted to 176 . No contact from CO . Direct visa grant!! I'm so happy today! |
| chica5 | Adelaide | 175 MODL Online | 26/04/09 | C Programmer JAPAN |
Yes | Sent | Sent | 26/04/09 | 26/04/09 | 27/10/09 | 02/02/10 | on CSL 15/09/2009 Application being processed further, 27/10/2009 Med&PCC Requested, 18/11/2009 All docs sent |
| martin72 | Perth | 176 MODL Online | 26/04/09 | IT / Development Manager (.NET) BRITISH -CITIZEN |
No | Sent | Sent | 26/04/09 | 26/04/09 | 01/06/09 | 29/07/09 | - |
| kisstina_ph | australia | 175 MODL Online | 26/04/09 | secondary teacher PHILIPPINES |
Yes | FL | FL | 26/04/09 | 26/04/09 | - | 26/10/09 | Alhamdulillah! Exactly 7 months . |
| slayer73 | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 27/04/09 | Aircraft Maintenance Engineer(Mechanical) SINGAPORE |
Yes | FL | FL | 27/04/09 | 28/04/09 | 19/10/09 | 09/11/09 | 1st Oct 09- Application Being Processed further, 19th Oct 09- My docs changed to 'met' except for missus and kid . . . . . 09th Nov 09- Visa Approved . . . WOOOHOOO . . . !! |
| manish1980 | Sydney | 175 MODL Online | 27/04/09 | Computer Professional - Siebel INDIA |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 27/04/09 | 27/04/09 | - | - | Share your experience at bhattmanish at gmail dot com |
| linger | Sydney | 457 MODL Online | 27/04/09 | Analyst / Programmer PHILIPPINES |
Yes | FL | Not yet | - | - | - | 11/06/09 | Everything was done by the lawyers/agents provided by the sponsoring company . . We just supplied all the requirements . That's why I dont have any idea regarding Pre-ack, Full-ack, or CO . |
| Irish Ivy | Brisbane (already here) | 175 MODL Paper | 27/04/09 | Quantity Surveyor SOUTH AFRICA |
Yes | Sent | Sent | - | - | 15/10/09 | 18/12/09 | Pre-grant letter received on 18/12/09 |
| ak | Melbourne | 175 MODL Paper | 27/04/09 | Electrical Engineer INDIA |
No | Sent | Sent | 04/05/09 | 04/05/09 | 12/10/09 | 02/11/09 | Visa granted . |
| essjay | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 27/04/09 | IT Prof (C / C# / C++) PAKISTAN |
No | Sent | Sent | 22/05/09 | 02/10/09 | 02/10/09 | - | CSL Meds finalized - 15/12/09 |
| lohkaheng | VIC | 176 Online | 28/04/09 | CHEMIST SINGAPORE |
Yes | Sent | Rqsted | 28/04/09 | 28/04/09 | 12/05/09 | 06/08/09 | granted!! |
| Koky | Melbourne | 175 MODL Paper | 28/04/09 | .Net Specialist EGYPT |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | 28/04/09 | 28/04/09 | - | - | CSL |
| Emmi_gr8 | Melbourne maybe | 175 MODL Online | 29/04/09 | Accountant INDIA |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 29/04/09 | 30/04/09 | - | - | Also on CSL - still waiting |
| Griffangus | Perth | 176 MODL Online | 29/04/09 | Accountant BRITISH -CITIZEN |
Yes | Sent | Rqsted | 29/04/09 | 29/04/09 | 13/05/09 | - | - |
| xxsuper | not yet decided | 175 MODL Paper | 30/04/09 | Mechanical engineer UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Yes | Not yet | Sent | 05/05/09 | 11/05/09 | 06/11/09 | - | case officer has asked me for more information , but still medical not asked |
| vikashi | Australia | 175 MODL Online | 30/04/09 | System Designer INDIA |
Yes | Not yet | Not yet | 04/06/09 | - | - | - | Sent to ACS on 04/30/09, Ack recived on 05/04/09, Status was "To be allocated till 05/22/09 and then changed to "In process" . . . . . . Waiting for other updates |
| apnavsari | - | 175 MODL Online | 30/04/09 | Java Specialist CANADA |
No | Sent | Sent | 30/04/09 | 30/04/09 | 19/10/09 | 24/12/09 | ON CSL,MODL |
| shurilo | Melbourne | 175 MODL Online | 30/04/09 | Electronics Engineer ISRAEL |
No | Not yet | Not yet | 30/04/09 | 30/04/09 | 21/10/09 | - | - |
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