russel, re
The whole idea of this timeline thread is to have visa applicants posting their experience re applications processing - the end result is hoped to be a collection of application processing times that'll give future applicants some idea of what you've asked.

All visa applications can be expected to be a little or a lot different, depending on quality of information provided in applications, workload of immigration department employees and at current time there has been the priority arrangements introduced by the government because of the global economic situation - have a look at sticky thread #4 re advice/FAQ on that.

Hi All,
Our visa is jus approved.
details:

Date of application: 4/3/09 (to DIAC)

Nationality:Malaysian

Visa type:475

CSL, MODL or SOL: not sure

Medicals submitted:30/3/09

Police check submitted: 30/3/09

Date CO assigned:10/6/09

Date visa granted: 2/7/09

Hope that eveyrone else also got their approval asap!

Date of application: Posted 30th May 09

Nationality: Irish

Trade/profession: Teacher

Visa type: Spouse

CSL, MODL or SOL: ??

Medicals submitted: 03rd July 09

Police check submitted: 24th June 09

Date CO assigned: 18th June 09

Date visa granted: 08th July 09

Total time from date of submission to date of granting visa? 6 weeks.

All very straight forward and easy! Still have to send passport off to get stamped, but the visa has been granted.

Deo gratias.

Hi ritu,

How u got to know CO assign or not?

Date of application: 24/05/2009

Nationality: Indian

Trade/profession:Computing Professionals (Nec)

Visa type:175 converted to 176/ VIC State sponsorship on 01/06/2009

CSL, MODL or SOL: CSL

Medicals submitted: 16/06/2009

Police check submitted: 16/06/2009

Submitted change of circumstance form 1022(For 175 convert to 176) :02/07/2009

Date CO assigned: 02/07/2009 "Application being processed further " NOT SURE IS THIS CO or NOT? Not Received any mails from CO

Date visa granted: Not yet


Thanks,
Ajay

Date of application: 3 Oct 2009 (online & with lawyer)

Nationality: Malaysian

Trade/profession: Project Admin

Visa type: 176- Family Sponsored

CSL, MODL or SOL: SOL (40 points)

Medicals submitted: (lawyer has not uploaded, completed Aug 2008)

Police check submitted: (lawyer has not uploaded, completed Nov 2008)

Date CO assigned: not yet

Date visa granted: not yet

Date of application:May-1-2009

Nationality:Russian

Trade/profession:Office Manager

Visa type:475

CSL, MODL or SOL:SOL

Medicals submitted:June-2009

Police check submitted:July-2009

Date CO assigned:May-5-2009

Date visa granted:July-29-2009

Living in Australia now for almost 3 yrs with 457 visa.

Date of application : 9/8/09
Nationality : British
Visa : Onshore ENS (subclass 856) visa
Medicals :9/8/09 with application
Police Checks :9/08/09 with application
CO assigned : no (think we've been forgotten)
Visa granted :I wish!!

This is a straight forward and complete application, seems to be dragging its heels or am I being impatient????....

Su

Might be worth contacting immi Su for whilst the ENS is top of priority system, the 856 is not listed in list of visas affected, perhaps some sort of a bureaucratic gliche! - http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...processing.pdf

Date of application:3/07/09

Nationality:Indian

Trade/profession:Specialist physician

Visa type:175

CSL, MODL or SOL:CSL

Medicals submitted:Submitted with application

Police check submitted:16/09/09

Date CO assigned:Application being processed further since 22/09/09

Date visa granted:Not yet

Date of application: 28/10/2009

Nationality:Singaporean

Trade/profession: Accountant - 2211-11

Visa type: 175

CSL, MODL or SOL: CSL

Medicals submitted:Not yet

Police check submitted:Not yet

Date CO assigned:Not yet

Date visa granted: Not yet

Will update on my progress soon.