Visa Grant Delay 189

#4310

You guys are doing some amazing work. I am sure things will pick up and we all will receive good news :crossed_fingers:

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#4311

Only 56 signatures so far, I requested many of activists, a couple of candidates of a seat in parliament in last election and some other friends to sign the petition. But it seems like we all should spread this link as much as possible and request people to sign it.

#4312

Yes, I have shared the petition link too with couple of my friends in OZ who are residents and citizens And requested then to forward to their friends of same. Let’s wait and watch.

#4313

Hi, I talked to a laboir senator’s assistant recently as well. she said the department has been very generic with them and played the covid card. But she said they would still try to help me. I am also thinking of calling the local MP in my suburb who is liberal. A lawyer friend of mine thinks liberals might be stronger as they are the government. I will keep you updated.

#4315

Many thanks.

Please let me know.

I think if we request their support for this community, the message should be more powerful.

I was checking the data that I want to add and the number of cases waiting for long time to contrast with faster processed applications to make them raise the question why there is not a clear timeframe and processing order by applications age that helps to make it more transparent and fair.

#4316

I was checking the data that I want to add and the number of cases waiting for long time to contrast with faster processed applications to make them raise the question why there is not a clear timeframe and processing order by applications age that helps to make it more transparent and fair.

You know they’ll tell you that applications once picked up are processed until completion and that you’re wrong about there being delays. They’ll tell you that applications take variable amounts of time to process based on what they have to review and any follow ups they have to do. They’ll tell you that saying there’s a delay because you don’t have a grant is a total lack of understanding of the process.

That’s what they’ll tell you. What I’ll tell you is that pushing for fixed timeframes is a bad idea - if you say that a clear timeframe is what needs to happen, they’ll just outright deny any application that is expected to take longer, which isn’t a good outcome for anyone (except anyone who only cares about timeframes).

You’re on the right track pushing for transparency though, and even measured KPIs (i.e. a KPI for 80% of applications to be decided within 12 months or something - leaves them leeway to take their time on exceptions, while still setting targets that give confidence to applicants that they aren’t just shouting into the void).

#4317

Hello guys!!! My application’s status is currently ‘FURTHER ASSESSMENT’. How many days/months usually does a CO contact you for other requirements?

#4318

You’re right and thanks for your comments.

I know about the variable amounts of time and processing time varies case by case. The problems though is It seems they have abused of this disclaimer to leave forgetting cases and not actively complete them.

We all deserve a reasonable time for processing.

After learning from different folks on this forum and also some friends I can tell you some of the CO contact are timely responded and documents provided, but they seems to look back at them after 1 year in some cases.

In January this year this forum was full of comments from members advising they were contacted to provide english test results that had already provided and requests for new police check because the ones provided were expired and this was because cases were put on hold until new policies were implemented in November and they started looking at cases after that.

We all demand and deserve a reasonable processing time and this makes evident that there is not such complexity that justify what they state about processing time.

There are some applicants in this forum that have said they haven’t been contacted even once and have been waiting for nearly two years and applied onshore.

These are the kind of things that need to be reviewed to provide a more transparent process.

It’s understandable the issues some folks may have with medicals and newborns we have got to know in this forum and this required some steps that are time consuming and stretch processing time, but have cases and leave them there forgotten for then after more than a year ask to renew expired documents and nothing else because there was no such complexity to make them fall in an open window that can takes forever as there is no control over it.

Look that kind of practices are very dangerous for the transparency of government institutions anywhere in the world. I was public servant back in my home country for several years and had management position and I can tell you this kind of things can play out.

I acknowledge this is a great country with great institutions and high moral, which is why we want to live permanently here, but there is always bad apples everywhere and I could find some cases of corruption recorded few years ago in this kind of roles for some sponsors visa.

So, I’m not saying it’s the case now, but It’s fair to ask for transparency.

#4319

when did you apply ?

Do you have any document expired?

You may get a Direct grant.

#4320

My documents are still not expired. I applied Nov 2019. CO asked for additional docs last March and we were able to submit it last July. However, we noticed that the status did not change and the “I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE PROVIDED REQUIRED DOCUMTENTS” is clickable. We clicked it and now that status has changed.

#4321

This is an automatic change of status that have happened to all of us.

#4322

Oh I’m with you there for sure. I hate opaque processes that don’t make sense. Other things I object to are where their idea of transparency is “that information is available if you pay for it” - some of us have the means to pay $800 to dig up the procedural information that answers our questions about why stuff takes forever, but some do not - and it’s not fair on them that they have no access to information about why they’ve been pushed aside.

I’ve encountered government departments I’m quite pleased with their transparency and equity, but Home Affairs I just do not like. They’re slow, inefficient, and opaque to the point of belligerence.

(As a side note, my own visa application is in a skilled stream that has an estimated turnaround now of two years - complaints about waiting 18 months get to me when the entire stream I’m in has a 25 month wait)

#4323

Oh - got you!!!

#4324

This is ridiculous. I agree 100 %.

It shouldn’t be.

#4325

Finally got the grant today. I applied in Sep 2018, immi assessment commence email in November 2018, got asked to do med&PC again in march 2020. And the grant on 8/10/2020. 189 - IT security specialist . Thanks everyone , this forum has been very helpful .

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#4326

congrats it was a long wait all the best

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#4327

Congratulations on your grant ! Are you onshore or offshore?

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#4328

onshore.

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#4329

WCongratulations :partying_face: hopefully ours is also on the way.

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#4330

Omg this is a great news.

Such a long wait.

Congrats on your grant.

It seems they are starting to pick cases already contacted.

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