TamTam Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 35 minutes ago, Clauderoy said: Thank you @Rich990 @Leroy we are going to Australia See you there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetchyWombat Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I received CO contact asking for extra PCCs that we got but didn't upload (because of the <12 months rule, we figured it wasn't strictly necessary and would pull activation date to be sooner), or documents we did upload but probably put under the wrong category ("Evidence of functional English" rather than "Evidence of English"). This is somewhat frustrating, given my effort to be decision ready, but at least it is progress! NAME VISA APPLICATION DATE VISA CO CONTACT ADDITIONAL DOCS REQUESTED VISA GRANTED Rich990 21/09/2017 189 TBC TBC TBC TetchyWombat 19/09/2017 189 31/10/2017 TBC TBC Jameausi 04/09/2017 190 05/10/2017 05/10/2017 TBC Lelanie 07/09/2017 189 12/10/2017 12/10/2017 TBC ClaudeRoy 24/08/2017 189 N/A N/A 26/09/2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted November 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) So we woke up this morning to emails from DIBP with our grant letters!!! Direct grant, 40 days from application!! We are so excited! NAME VISA APPLICATION DATE VISA CO CONTACT ADDITIONAL DOCS REQUESTED VISA GRANTED Rich990 21/09/2017 189 N/A N/A 01/11/2017 TetchyWombat 19/09/2017 189 31/10/2017 TBC TBC Jameausi 04/09/2017 190 05/10/2017 05/10/2017 TBC Lelanie 07/09/2017 189 12/10/2017 12/10/2017 TBC ClaudeRoy 24/08/2017 189 N/A N/A 26/09/2017 Edited November 1, 2017 by Rich990 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdriaanSanta Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 That is awesome. Enjoy this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetchyWombat Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 13 hours ago, Rich990 said: So we woke up this morning to emails from DIBP with our grant letters!!! Direct grant, 40 days from application!! We are so excited! NAME VISA APPLICATION DATE VISA CO CONTACT ADDITIONAL DOCS REQUESTED VISA GRANTED Rich990 21/09/2017 189 N/A N/A 01/11/2017 TetchyWombat 19/09/2017 189 31/10/2017 TBC TBC Jameausi 04/09/2017 190 05/10/2017 05/10/2017 TBC Lelanie 07/09/2017 189 12/10/2017 12/10/2017 TBC ClaudeRoy 24/08/2017 189 N/A N/A 26/09/2017 Congratulations @Rich990 ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Thanks all! We're planning a vacation to Perth in Dec/Jan to activate and have a look around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LM17 Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Congrats, we going for a Holiday, Activation trip to Melbourne in Feb, (with two 2 year olds) , will be interested to hear what you think of Perth.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clauderoy Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Congrats @Rich990. We are also going to Perth mid 2018. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 We booked our travel last night for our activation trip. It's going to be a short one unfortunately as we had already made other plans for the first part of our leave, not knowing when the visa's would come through. So we're departing JHB 28 Dec, arriving Perth 29 Dec, and then departing Perth 5 Jan. A lot of flying for a week there! Accommodation is sorted with my Aunt and Uncle that side, and we will also be seeing my cousin and his wife, as well as our friends who made the move there at the start of last year. So we've very excited 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke1989 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Hi all, I was MIA for a bit but back following the threads again... Can I be added to the list too please? Visa application date: 28/09/2017 for the 189, no contact yet (Received PCC today and uploaded, think CO should be assigned in the next few days)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke1989 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hi all, Don't know why this thread went all quiet now :/ Anyways gooooooood news!! 189 Granted this monring!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Congrats @Duke1989 ! Thats awesome! I have no idea how to add extra lines to the table! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Congrats @Duke1989 ! Thats awesome! I have no idea how to add extra lines to the table! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 11 hours ago, Duke1989 said: Anyways gooooooood news!! 189 Granted this monring! Congratulations!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tntaglia Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Congrats @Duke1989 - amazing news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 any updates with the rest of the September group? We went across to Perth in Dec/early Jan and activated our visas and had a great holiday. We found out my wife is pregnant a few days before the grant, so we're going to have the baby in SA and move across when she's about a year old - so somewhere between July - Sept 2019. Which means we need to apply for a S100 child visa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamTam Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) @Rich990 Congrats on the happy news. Did you mean a 101 visa? I am waiting for one for my son now; beware - the processing times are long! So apply for you baba's passport as soon as you can and submit your application promptly. Applying for another visa is a real pain Edited January 17, 2018 by TamTam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelanie Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Rich990 said: any updates with the rest of the September group? We went across to Perth in Dec/early Jan and activated our visas and had a great holiday. We found out my wife is pregnant a few days before the grant, so we're going to have the baby in SA and move across when she's about a year old - so somewhere between July - Sept 2019. Which means we need to apply for a S100 child visa! Congrats! No updates from us yet. Still waiting patiently, or at least trying to...... I guess it's just a matter of time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Thanks @TamTam ! Yup, thats the one, s101! Thanks for the heads up, we'll apply for the passport and then Visa as soon as we can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamTam Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 @Rich990 you might also need to get new PCC as they are only valid for one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tntaglia Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 11/13/2017 at 1:22 PM, Rich990 said: I have no idea how to add extra lines to the table! I do this on the PC - copy the table and paste into Word, then do whatever I need to do and copy it back. It's a bit of a pain but I don't think the website is designed to do it in the edit window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/18/2018 at 2:28 PM, TamTam said: @Rich990 you might also need to get new PCC as they are only valid for one year. @TamTam My wife and I activated our visas in Dec, so we wont need to redo the PCC for ourselves. We'll just need to follow the child visa process once baby is born Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamTam Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 @Rich990 unfortunately if your existing PCCs have expired (only valid for 1 year) by the time you apply for your 101 visa then you have to get new ones. It is not related to the activation of your visas. It has to do with child protection. The rule is that you need a PCC for anywhere you have lived since you were 16 (or the past 10 years) for at least 12 months. Please refer to this pdf as a bible of sorts if you intend to apply for the visa without an agent (https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Forms/Documents/1128.pdf). Hubby and I activated our visas in 2014 and applied for our 101 in 2016 - we had to get new PCC for South Africa and for The Netherlands where we have been living since 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich990 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Ah awesome, thanks @TamTam, appreciate that! Our PCC's expire 20 August, so hopefully that is enough time to get everything in order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameausi Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Hi mates, Just want to let you know that I received my visa on the 1st of February. Good luck to you all. yours is on way just hang in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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