Hi guys. I filed my application for 189 on December 1, 2018. I received the immi assessment commence email on Feb 28, 2019. I have had no CO contact. Should I write to DHA? I submitted two feedbacks ( last one in February 2020) but received a generic response. Thank you.
Visa Grant Delay 189
You should wait until mid December. You may get grant by then!
Thank you for your response. I will wait then😃
Hi @Freaky_Stuff/Friends,
How are you able to know by when someone will get a grant ?
I have submitted my 189 visa application on 25 July 2019 with ANZSCO code 261313. My friend, who is having a similar case and submitted 3-4 months prior to me, got the grant and already reach Australia in March 2020, and I was guessing that my grant will also come soon but that did not happen as well all know because of Covid-19.
With current offshore grants, I am hopeful again that my turn will also come soon. Even I am curious to know when my turn will come. Please help me also with some timeline.
Will writing feedback have any impact on Visa processing (Positive/Negative)?
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All those people who giving the timeline of grant is only based on past/present events and doing some guestimation. It may or may not come as per their given timeline. So it’s up to you to take them into consider or not… Giving feedback doesn’t have any impact on your case. So don’t worry on those aspects, if you find some feedback is good to give then go ahead with it…
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I think until end of Mar 2020 the grants were progressing in a predictable manner, although slower than earlier years…I have submitted mine in Apr 2019 with ANZSCO code 261311, but never received any “processing commencement” mail…I received one s56 request for more information in Mar 2020 (which I believe is called CO contact)…but after Mar 2020, nobody knows what algorithm they are using for picking and deciding applications
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Hello everyone. I want to share my timeline. I got my invite in March 2019. Lodged in March 2019. Have been contacted by case officer only once s56 request in January 2020. No response till now after that. The frustration level is increasing day by day. My occupation was general accountant and status says further assessment.
Hello everyone I need advise regarding how to pay my visa fee is it possible to pay via debit card and second is under which SECTION i have to attach my form 80 and 1221
Thanks
Hi,
I am posting an off-topic question but, I am hoping to get an answer;
Due to global COVID-19 restrictions, DHA has issued IED (Initial Entry Date) exemption notification for 189, 190, and 491 visa holders.
Has anyone traveled after notified IED using that exemption notification and How was your experience? Was the airline cooperative in issuing boarding pass and How you were treated by the immigration/Australian border force?
I have been granted 189 in Feb 2020 but travel till now. IED is Feb 2021.
So the budget is being handed down, not much for 189 visa holders (yet, but there’s still time). They’re refunding visa application charges for people who couldn’t use their temporary visas due to travel bans though.
From https://budget.gov.au/2020-21/content/bp2/download/bp2_01_receipt.pdf
The Government will maintain the 2020-21 Migration Program planning level at 160,000. Family Stream places will increase from 47,732 to 77,300 places on a one-off basis for the 2020-21 Migration Program year, and Employer Sponsored, Global Talent, Business Innovation and Investment Program visas will be prioritised within the Skilled Stream. Onshore visa applicants and Partner visa applicants where the relevant sponsor resides in a designated regional area will also be prioritised for the 2020-21 Migration Program.
So it looks like status quo, except that family stream now consumes over 50% of the entire total. Still, the details of how this will be implemented aren’t out yet.
yes, I watched it and he didn’t mention anything about migration and couldn’t find any paper yet.
Thanks for sharing the one below.
Do you reckon where it’s states onshore visa applicants and …will be prioritised applies to all visas or just partner and family visas?
It’s ambiguously worded, but my interpretation would be that onshore takes precedence in all cases, and partners in regional areas.
Yes, I agree. It’s what I thought.
It looks like to all cases and certainly focus on partner visas in regional areas.
At least planning levels are the same.
I didn’t know investment visas are part of the skilled stream.
It would be great if they at least decide cases by their age, talking about the ones outside priority occupations.
It’s so arbitrary.
https://www.aph.gov.au/petition_list?id=EN1886 Guys our petition is now listed in the site and ready for collecting signature. Please share it with Australian Residents and get some signature.
Hey many thanks.
I just started sharing it with a bunch of friend residents and citizens.
Are you able to see how many firms have been collected and keep us updated?
Sure I Will. As of now the count is 3 and it is visible in the portal too. We have a month time.
Many thanks.
I can try to reach out a MP once we got many signatures.
It’s also open for everybody to join and want to contact their MP.
As per the budget “ Onshore visa applicants and Partner visa applicants where the relevant sponsor resides in a designated regional area, will be prioritised for the 2020-21 Migration Program”
does it mean all onshore visas will be prioritised ? (189/190/491) It doesn’t specify exactly so just curious.