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Definetly no turning back now!! Not that we were thinking about it anyway! :-) 20 days and counting!

To be honest, it's was the best bloody nights sleep I've had in weeks Debs!! I ve been waking up at 5am for weeks waiting for that email and it took a phone call to Adelaide on Tues night to ask what was going on. The operator said he would email the CO's manager as he said we should of had a response and 24hrs later.....bobs your uncle haha! Container arrives next Friday! When are you off Debs?

Finally ..........VISA GRANT!!!! :-) decided to look before I went to bed and there it was! Hot off the press! Flights booked 29th Dec!! Happy days!

Hi, could do with anyone's thoughts on this please? Everything was moving along great. CO allocated....email asking for kids birth certificate with parents names on it, that's it.........uploaded same day 7/11........then nothing. Rightly or wrongly we thought we would hear pretty quickly after the 7th and my wife now has a job to start in January in Perth, so we are really needing to book flights, container, etc. i'm thinking we book flights for 29/12, get the removal people in and just go for it as I'm sure we will hear something shortly but the OH is saying we shouldn't book anything until we get the visa. Arghhhhhh!!! P.s. Ive emailed Team 4 twice in the last week and got no response. I've rang them as well and been told all documents are there and the average turn around time is 6 MONTHS!

God Amy!! I thought I was reading a post I'd written! My 16yr old daughter (17 in a few weeks) has also decided not to come with us and like you, I really really don't think it will hit me till I get to Australia. I'm hoping like everyone else says, that she will remember the month we had in Perth last year where all she could talk about was whether we could move to Australia! It's all so different now!!! After 10 months of her having very little to do with me, I managed to get her to see a counsellor together, and tonight will be the first time she will of stayed at my house since Feb this year. I don't know if that's because I have tickets to see the new Hunger Games movie but I'll take all I can get right now!! the counsellor says 'it's all in the power of the invitation' and she appears to be right. We are provisionally flying out on the 29th Dec and to keep up this 'power of the invitation', i'am organising for my daughter to come out for a holiday in Easter, which once again seems to make her deal with me leaving a bit better! Maybe be we should start a club in Perth when we arrive and bring our 16/17 yr old daughters along when they are there so they can talk to each other!! :-) Good luck Amy and I agree with everyone else that's posted.......We are doing the right thing and our daughters will come out and join us later when they see the light! :-)

Great to hear you're settling in Allan! Hope you're not missing home too much!!

Well done Deeacz!!! It's all happening this morning......we got an email from Team 4 Adelaide and all they've asked for is a more detailed copy of the kids birth certificates. So close! ;-)

Not yet but she's had a couple of interviews recently now that she's started applying and we've set a date for moving. we're sort of hopeful our visa grant comes through in the next few weeks as well!! it's going to be a busy December!! good luck with your move

As far as I remember you have 60 days to upload them but as we have set a target of Jan 2014 to leave, we had all the documents certified, scanned and ready to go! booked the Medicals and done the police checks the same day we got the invite to apply. Does it not detail it on the invitation? Can't remember where the 60 days thing comes from, sorry.

The whole process should be called 'The Waiting Game' Wait for ANMAC, Wait for AHPRA, Wait for IELTS, Wait now for DIAC! :-) I cannae wait to get on the plane!!!!

Just rang the Adelaide number Deeacz put on this thread last week. We were allocated a CO 30/10 and she says that all the documents we were asked for appear to be there so the CO will be in touch soon.

Good luck Allan. Hope it works out for you all and maybe we can catch up for the next Gers v Ayr game!!

So what was your final decision then? and who are you flying with?

Looks like a mass exodus out of Teesside in the New Year then!! ........well, our two families at least!!! Same as you though, we are heading out 1st week in January so we can get the kids settled before they start school in Feb. Still waiting on visa but we're confident it will happen!! Where are you going to be working?

Unfortunately I think you will find the average time is nearer the 10 to 12 weeks but I know there are PP members who have received it quicker. Good luck and hopefully it will come through in time.

Ali, you're top class for the effort and help you put into this site. Perth's a great place for all ages but life's what you make it. My daughter of 17 has decided not to come with us and if I'm being honest, it's a hard one to take right now. Totally totally gutted!! But like Debs, this rat race we call life in the UK is not for me and having spent 3 long trips to Perth in the last 4 years.....enough is enough! So you keep up the good work Ali because I for one, really appreciate it! Onwards and upwards! :-)

Thanks. I'm sure you'll hear soon and we'll all be in Perth soon enough. Good luck

Hi I noticed your timeline says CO 20th August and was just wondering what happened between the 20th August and the 24th Sept? Does the CO take days/weeks to respond even though youve been told one has been allocated? We've just recently submitted our 190 and have been told it's 5 to 6 weeks for a CO to be allocated (which fits in with your timeline). People have then posted on here that sometimes their visas are approved the same day as CO allocated as all documents are there. I was just asked for form 1221 and no mention of form 80, was that the same for you? Cheers Gordon

I have an uncle who works part time in the post office sorting office somewhere nr Kiara and he's in his 70's. There's a few post office jobs on Seek.com.au.

It depends on what visa you are applying for....... I think. 189 visas are twice per month but 190 visas are every week. Our invite came through about 5 working days after submission. Good luck.

Jesus Allan......................I would stay out of her way for while!

Thanks bobopaulsy! I've been reading a lot of posts where people have had colour copies accepted but the way I'm reading the immi website, certain occupations don't get away with it. On a side note.....you're not a Celtic fan by any chance? :-)

Hi, are there any nurses or midwives who have recently been granted their 189/190 visa, who can confirm that DIAC accept colour copies of documents rather than certified black & white copies? Thanks, Gordon

Congratulations Joeybee! We will hopefully get the invite for the 190 in the next few days. In case you're not sure what AHPRA office to send your documents to, you can send them to any office. It doesn't have to be the office of the city where you plan to work. We sent ours to Darwin on recommendation from a PIO member who'd just gone through the same process last November. At that time Darwin and Adelaide were recommended for speed. Obviously that might of changed now so hopefully someone will advise of a more up to date time period. Good luck! We're planning on leaving just after Xmas for Perth so fingers crossed.

SS approved today and acceptance sent back. Now just waiting for the big invite........:-)