Firstly: I posted my skilled independent application to Adelaide on 18.01.03. Being the impatient bugger that I am, I am already checking the post for a confirmation of it being received.
If for some reason it has not arrived then all my hard work in preparing this application goes down the drain along with all my certified copies of personal documents for myself, wife and kids.
Logically I suppose the earliest I could expect it would be about three weeks from my date of posting. Does that sound about right anyone ?

Secondly: Would I be better off checking my bank details as I opted to pay for my application by credit card, this surely would confirm reception of my application sooner than waiting for the snail mail.

takes more then 1 month to recive confirmation

we didnt have confirmation of arrival, just the letter 6 weeks later to say they had been passed.

Hi

After reading your message and other users processing times on other sites. Was it the Skills Assessment that took 6 weeks to approve? or was it confirmation of information?

Yours Confused and Bewildered!

the processing of the skills took 6 weeks, came back really quick.

Hiya,

I am like you as well impatient to hear although not impatient for the whole process. We applied skilled independant on teh 07.02.03 we have been told to expect to do our medicals and Police checks in about August. Hence if approved having to be in Australia by Aug next yea.

Good luck and don't worry (she says)

We sent out application on the 1st Feb 2003 and we are eagerly looking out our bank account on a daily basis to see if there are any signs of DIMA taking lots of money from us.

It is silly because you have to put your life on hold. Do you buy a new washing machine, if your packs up? Do you start getting all excited at the fact that there may not be any more cold winters? I am just starting the longest part of the processes, but I am already in a tizzy over it all!

Looking at Austimesline.com it is taking people about one and a half months to get the payment taken and the letter of confirmation. 6-8 months for the request for medicals and about 10 months for the visa to be granted. All I can say is HURRY UP PLEASE!

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Originally posted by Carrianne:
Hiya,

I am like you as well impatient to hear although not impatient for the whole process. We applied skilled independant on teh 07.02.03 we have been told to expect to do our medicals and Police checks in about August. Hence if approved having to be in Australia by Aug next yea.

Good luck and don't worry (she says)

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Good point about the washing machine there paul. There is something wrong with ours; my misses said lets just buy a new one, whilst I'm saying whoaaa, hang on a minute......

We are using an Immigration Lawyer in Sydney (sister of a friend). We sent our Application to them on Feb. 24th 2003. It was received in Sydney on the 27th and they in turn sent it to Adeliade the next day. We got an email from the Immigration Dept (via the Immigration Lawyer) to say it was received and to expect to wait 50-52 weeks for the application to be processed. I don't know why I got a reply so much quicker than the rest of you did. We going via Skilled Migration, but I also have an uncle who lives there who is sponsoring us. In the email from the Immigration people it said that if your skills were on their top list then it the application process would take 12-16 weeks! Big difference.

HI!
My application reached DIMIA in the middle of March and I got an e-mail acknowldgement and File Numbner just the next day. It seems that those whose applications reched in March are getting instant acknowledgements. Probably DIMIA is changing its ways. Hopes for all of us.

We have also noticed a number of applications being both acknowledged and processed to health check stage relatively quickly of late.

I sense this is as a result of more staff being brought into the skilled processing centre ...

Best regards.

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Originally posted by engin77:
HI!
My application reached DIMIA in the middle of March and I got an e-mail acknowldgement and File Numbner just the next day. It seems that those whose applications reched in March are getting instant acknowledgements. Probably DIMIA is changing its ways. Hopes for all of us.

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Alan Collett
alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com
Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534
and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
http://www.gomatilda.com and
http://www.collettandco.co.uk
Offices in Southampton, England; Perth, Australia; and Melbourne, Australia

Hi,
We applied for skilled independent migration 05/04/02 after positive assessment for nursing qualifications. Medicals done and sent back in August after request in July 02. Request for further medical for me in November which turned out to be a mistake, probably sent back to the bottom of the pile. Still awaiting visa. However, our agency did say at the start of the process it would take 18 months. If this happens my eldest will be in the last year at school so I will be looking at next year to move. Don't know if we will also need to put in more medicals as these only last 1 year and are due in July again.