[eljaleo]

Hi Dennis, we lodged our application + nomination + sponsorship on April 23rd for my wife and my 2 kids. We are waiting now... status is received.

Just curious - is your sponsor accredited and/or did you request priority?

 

[eljaleo]

Hi Dennis...I have lodged my Subsequent TSS 482 on April 4th,2018....Status is received and waiting for the update ...I think we will get to hear the update on 482 once they are done with 457 ...

Just curious - is your sponsor accredited and/or did you request priority?

 

[eljaleo]

I applied 10 May 2018 with an accredited sponsor. All possible documentation (i.e. police checks, health examinations) was included when I lodged the application. My supposed start date is at the end of the month, but I have no clue if this is actually feasible.

 

[eljaleo]

Hi Guys,

Applied on 3rd May. What is the way to request priority processing? If my employer can show a Statement of work/contract signed and awaiting me( my role) for it to be executed, is it sufficient? Employer is Approved sponsor but not accredited. its an intra company transfer in a large US tech company

I think you can request priority processing through this webform: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/contact/make-enquiry/general

It says:

Requests for Priority Allocation
If there are exceptional circumstances requiring the urgent allocation of a case please include the words Priority Allocation Request in the subject line of your email. Such requests will NOT be considered unless there is a brief statement outlining the truly exceptional reasons why this case should be allocated ahead of other cases awaiting processing. Such requests will be determined at the discretion of the relevant processing team.

 

[eljaleo]

Quick update - logged into my ImmiAccount and it has been updated to say that they estimate the processing will take 11-17 days. Doesn't clarify if these are business days but I assume so.


One of the police clearances I need can't go forward until I have a letter from Australian immigration requesting it, but I haven't gotten this yet. Tried filling in the webform but couldn't actually get to a form, and when I called (11:22 local time, 13:24 ACT) it said the office was closed.

 

[eljaleo]

Hi eljaleo,
I am on the same boat as yours. I lodged my visa app on may 8 and I am expected by my employer by the end of the month. When I saw your post, I immediately checked my immiaccount and saw the same process time of 11 to 17days. Hopefully we get the grant immediately. I also find it weird that they gave me a date to start working when I haven't got a visa yet.
Iam just curious. Do you happen to be a nurse?

Nope, not a nurse. Are you? Do you have any documentation that you still need to submit? I need to submit a police clearance from a territory that won't do it until I have a request from DIPB, but I haven't received that paperwork yet and when I call the new hotline, I'm always told they're closed (despite being within their posted office hours). So I'm nervous that it will be much longer than 11-18 days for me but I'm not sure what to do.

 

[eljaleo]

Hi! We got the visa grant today. I lodge the visa app last may 8.hope this helped

Congratulations!

 

[eljaleo]

Tss 482 visa application attachment page is not showing the column where health cover should be attached?
Any one encountered the same issue?

I just attached it under Other Documents

 

[eljaleo]

Still waiting. Submitted May 10, RFI May 24. Submitted the receipts relevant to the RFI on May 29. It's a police clearance - we couldn't apply until we had the RFI, and now the police say it will take up to four weeks. Crossing our fingers it will be sooner. My contract start date of May 28 has come and gone but luckily employer is understanding.

 

[eljaleo]

Is your sponsor accredited or is your job in remote area? As they are given priority?
The 11-17 days is for the month ending April according to the processing times on home affairs website.

We submitted on May 3rd, still waiting status is received. Just a waiting game at this stage.

Hope you get soon, are you currently in Australia or off shore?

Sponsor is accredited, but not in a remote area. We haven't asked for priority as far as I know, but I thought that accredited sponsors received some kind of priority?

Not in Australia, never set foot in the country in my life! Hope all this is worth it.

Do you have a case officer yet?

 

[eljaleo]

Hi, just wanted to ask if you already supplied all the police checks? Any new from the immigration?

My husband and I needed a combined total of six police checks. We submitted four when we lodged the application, and two we could not apply for until we got a letter from DHA requesting them. The police won't release them to us, but they were overnighted to Sydney yesterday so hopefully we will hear something soon! All our other paperwork was already submitted.

 

[eljaleo]

Hi all, is it worth trying to call the overseas number hotline for updates?

I've called the number with questions about mailing addresses and they have been quite helpful. The visa office in my country has not been helpful, but the overseas hotline has been more helpful. Wait times can be long, though, so I advise trying to call as soon as they open (9am UK time I believe).

 

[eljaleo]

I called the overseas number here from NZ, waiting time was like 45mins. I asked them regarding the status of my application, but all the immi officer could say was "ideally its 11-17 days, but its still a case to case basis" In my Immiaccount it says "Further assessment" so I don't know what's really going on. Did you say you had to ask for mailing addresses from the visa office? Did you send any docs by post?
Also If I may ask, did you uploaded certified copies of your docs or just scanned the original?

We unfortunately had to send the HK police checks by post, as the police here will not release the checks to the applicant and will only post them to the requesting authority. We did certified copies of most things (degrees, ID cards, marriage certificate, passports, lease). Police clearances from my understanding do not need to be certified copied so we just scanned and uploaded four of them, with the other two sent by post.

Have you had any RFI?

 

[eljaleo]

Now Im a little worried because I did not upload certified copies. Did it say anywhere on the website/application form that everything needs to be certified? Now I hope they would let me know if I need to send through again all certified copies.
Yes I had RFI, its a Japan Police check which took 6 weeks. I uploaded it last May 31.

There was a page that mentioned certified copies, but it was not clear about what exactly needs to be certified. I'm having trouble finding it on the Home Affairs website. I think it was the same page that mentioned translation of documents? When actually filling out the application on ImmiAccount, it did specify that National ID card copies needed to be certified. Might be worth calling and asking? But now that I checked, the TSS Document checklist (https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/visa...al=/visas/supporting/Pages/482/documents.aspx) now just says:

To lodge a complete application, you should attach scanned copies of any associated original documents through your ImmiAccount as part of the online application process. Documents not in English must be accompanied by accredited English translations.

 

[eljaleo]

There was a page that mentioned certified copies, but it was not clear about what exactly needs to be certified. I'm having trouble finding it on the Home Affairs website. I think it was the same page that mentioned translation of documents? When actually filling out the application on ImmiAccount, it did specify that National ID card copies needed to be certified. Might be worth calling and asking? But now that I checked, the TSS Document checklist (https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/visa...al=/visas/supporting/Pages/482/documents.aspx) now just says:

To lodge a complete application, you should attach scanned copies of any associated original documents through your ImmiAccount as part of the online application process. Documents not in English must be accompanied by accredited English translations.

Sorry, found the page that mentions the certified documents: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa-1/482-?modal=/trav/visa/info

 

[eljaleo]

Is it mandatory to submit scanned certified copies or is it possible to submit scanned original documents along with accompanying translation? Thank you!

Do you mean specifically for translated documents only? Check a little earlier in this thread, I pasted the link from DHA with info about certified copies and translation of documents.

 

[eljaleo]

Another non-update and recap of my application:

4 May - nomination approved
10 May - application lodged (included medical checks and 4/6 police checks, all that were possible to complete before lodgement)
24 May - RFI (paperwork for additional two police checks included; also asked for a police check and medical that had already been submitted)
24 May - police checks requested (Hong Kong)
28 May - start date listed on contract comes and goes, luckily my employer are fine with waiting
29 May - uploaded receipts showing all police checks and medicals were done, along with a cover letter explaining details
11 June - police checks finished
12 June - police checks picked up and overnighted to Sydney (Hong Kong will only ship to requesting authority)
18 June - called DHA to confirm if documents were received, told to try calling again in 10 business days if there is no update between now and then

Accredited sponsor, non-regional position

So now we wait, and wait, and keep waiting. I'm super frustrated by the Hong Kong police check as it totally derailed our application. I saw someone further upthread that had a similar timeline and already had their visa approved. I can't help but think that we would also be in that spot if the Hong Kong process wasn't so specific and oddly timed.


In case anyone else is in our spot - we called the Australian visa office in HK a long time ago and asked some questions about the police clearance. They forwarded our question to the consulate, who said we just had to wait for the letter to arrive after lodging. However, now in the auto-response from the TSS email address, it gives instructions for how to request the letter before lodgement. I wish I had done more digging, but oh well.

 

[eljaleo]

I did see it, and thank you, but i also read that someone said he or she uploaded scans of the original documents along with the translated ones, so i was wondering if it's a mistake? Our documents (diplomas, certificates both professional and marriage, birth cert. etc) are all in Serbian language, so we got it translated, then scanned the originals and scanned the translated, certified copies. We have not applied for our visa yet, so should we make copies of our original docs and then certify it, and THEN translate it?

Hmmm, I would call the Global Hotline to clarify. From my reading of the DHA page (https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa-1/482-?modal=/trav/visa/info), the originals should be certified as well but I'm not 100% sure. I submitted one translated document. The document was translated in 2012 but I certified the original with all my other documents this year. I did not have it re-translated after the certification.

I'm no expert, just trying to navigate this process myself, but my suggestion would be to call. If they can't give you a clear answer, I would go ahead and certify the originals, but I wouldn't re-translate them after certification. I would just use the translations you already have, along with the certified originals. But perhaps someone else on here knows better than I do.

 

[eljaleo]

Hi Everyone - updated processing times have been shared on immi website:

Processing times
Short-term stream: 19 days 40 days
Medium-term stream: 15 days 28 days
Labour Agreement stream: 24 days 41 days
Last updated 19 June 2018 (for month ending 31 May 2018)

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visa-1/482-

Thanks for sharing! My ImmiAcount still lists 11-17 days - anyone else? Or is it just a lag in updating on there?

 

[eljaleo]

I have a question about Skills Assessment. I'm being nominated by my employer for a 482 short term stream occupation.

According to what I can determine my occupation is exempt from mandatory skill assessment because it's not listed here: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L00294/Html/Text.

Is there any reason to go thru the Skill Assessment anyway? I know I would need to go ahead and do the skill assessment if I were applying for the 190 visa.

I asked almost this exact question and an RMA provided a helpful answer. Check here: https://www.australiaforum.com/visas-immigration/275407-do-i-need-vetassess-check-confused.html