Guys, I know it's a temptation to be asking what's going on etc. especially when you have been waiting a while and feel free to open a thread on your progress, much as many people have.
But we do want a timeline section to be exactly that and not so much for chit chat for it'll lose its real purpose as a reference thread.

Date of application: Sent to Berlin Office on 03/02/10 - Received on 05/02/10

Nationality: Italian/Iranian

Visa type: Temporary Visa (Subclass 309) and Permanent Visa (Subclass 100)

Offshore/onshore:Offshore (Belgium)

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes, mailed on 22/02/10

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes

Date CO assigned: 11/03/10

Date visa granted: Still waiting (Form 80 has been sent to ASIO for background checks).

Form 80 has been sent to ASIO for background checks. CO contacted me on 30/06 because ASIO needed an "Intended address in Australia". Provided them the address of our friends in Brisbane. Hope this is a good sign. At least my file in on TOP of someone's desk instead of the bottom of the pile.

DATE OF APPLICATION - received in Berlin on 19th feb 2010

NATIONALITY - Croatian

VISA TYPE - Prospective marriage subclass 300

POLICE CLEARANCE SUBMITTED - Yes, National and Local.

MEDICAL SUBMITTED - yes, finally got medical requested on the 10th June, doing it on the 17th and should be submitted by doctor very soon after.

DATE CO ASSIGNED - 22nd april, only got told after sending email as we hadnt heard anything, they told us we had a CO officer and pretty much that its gonna take 10 months

DATE VISA GRANTED - YES!!!!!!!! recieved email on 12th August, requesting for my partner to send his passport to the embassy in Berlin.So it took just under 6 months from the date we sent in our application.

We provided 2x 888 forms, 2x stat dec of our history, 7x witnessed statements, 100 photos, love letters, evidence of work offered in Australia, Notice of intended marriage cert, translated birth/police cert, previous travel docs and more.
We have been told it will be no less than 10 months processing as Berlin is so busy now, so we are hoping to tourist visa to be granted during processing time so we can be together in Australia for a lil while to plan our wedding together. Our fingers and toes are crossed that its not going to take too long as we have wedding planned for January 2011.

Date of application: 13th February 2010

Nationality: Filipino

Visa type: PMV 300

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes Frontloaded

Date CO assigned: 25th February 2010

Date visa granted: July 12, 2010

Date of application: Berlin Office. Credit Card billed 19/02/10, Email sent to us same day confirming receipt of subclass 300 visa application

Nationality: Icelandic

Visa type: subclass 300, prospective marriage

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): no, waiting for request

Police check submitted (yes/no): yes

Date CO assigned: not yet

Date visa granted: still waiting

Hoping it is not too long! We spent 5 months apart already, then after that only got to see him for 3 months on a tourist visa, but now he is back in Iceland waiting for this visa to return to Aus. If only we had the money for me to visit him while it gets processed... hope it is not another 5 months apart...been 2 months second time around as it is!

Date of application: 29 June 2009

Nationality: Egyptian

Visa type: subclass 100

Offshore/onshore: Offshore (London, UK)

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes

Police check submitted (yes/no): yes from both Egypt and UK

Date CO assigned: 09 Jul 2009

Date visa granted: 3rd March 2010

A long wait but was well worth it. Good luck to all.

PS: Masrawy 76, I am Egyptian too and it took 8 months and one week to get the visa. I applied from London. Hope that gives you an idea on how long it takes for egyptians to get the visa.

Update: Visa granted on Feb 25. (Permanent subclass 100 granted). The quick processing time may have been helped by the fact that we've been married for over 5 years and have a dependent child.

[QUOTE=roly99;11329]Date of application: Received by AHC Ottawa on 22 Jan 2010

Nationality: Canadian

Visa type: Partner Visa (Spouse) (Subclass 309/100)

Offshore/onshore: Offshore

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes - Completed on 15 Jan 2010 (I did the medical before being requested to because I live far away from the panel doctor and found it more convenient to coincide the appt with a planned trip to the city. Also, I'm hoping it may speed up the process somewhat - the call centre tells me that it is required of all applicants for PR anyway.)

Police check submitted (yes/no): RCMP check received by Ottawa on 01 Feb 2010. UK Police Check on its way - should get to AHC by 19 Feb 2010. Hopefully I am not asked for an Australian police check (I was there on a WH Visa for under 12 mos but have been there on holiday since, bringing my total time in Oz to just over 12 months)

Date CO assigned: 29 Jan 2010

Date visa granted: Waiting....

Date of application: 15 January 2010 (in person)

Nationality: South African (Dual Citizen - Netherlands)

Visa type: De Facto

Offshore/onshore: Onshore - Melbourne

Medicals submitted (yes/no): Yes, submitted with visa

Police check submitted (yes/no): Yes, submitted with visa

Date CO assigned: No idea

On the 16th of March 2010, I received a call from the DIAC (she didn't say she was my case officer) regarding my dual citizenship. They asked me to fax through a written statement that I haven't lived in Holland, as well as Form 80.

Date visa granted: 16 March 2010
(I assume they didn't bother with Form 80 as I've never resided in the Netherlands),though I only found out that my visa was granted when my application and results were mailed back to me on the 17th of March 2010

Total Time : 2 months, 1 day

So surprised and happy! I was told 6-8 months! And I hadn't heard anything from DIAC until they granted the visa! :-)

Date visa granted : TODAY!!! (19 March 2010)

I received email from my CO this morning said that my visa was granted.
So happy that our marriage plan is on schedule.
Thx to all member of this forum who has posted so many tips & problems.
Wish u all good luck for ur visa. Cheers ^^

Visa granted today and we're planning on flying out to Sydney on 13th April.