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#1 ·
Please dont get me wrong i am happy for all who get their Visas. Though it is so frustrating that i see so many from other offices being issued visas having applied after us. Yet still nothing out of Washington .I am beginning to think they are all asleep or just dont give a toss and wont not cant but wont do what they are being paid to do.Now steps down off his soap box .
 
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We sent our app in on 6 Aug it was recieved with front loaded medicals and police checks .and we have been told for last few months that no further paperwork is required and it is processing..WTF if they read it and know nothing else is needed then why not just do the last step on it? Oh and it was the partner 309 visa app.
 
#3 · (Edited)
I understand you and feel frustrated as you. I lodged my application on 19.06.2012 and still no visa. Seeing how people get their visa in few months and I must wait maybe a year makes me feel I am not even welcome there.
 
#4 ·
The most frustrating incident happens to me last week which the panel doctor screw up certain issue.
My wife done her medical on 29/11/2012, giving past medical history on 2/12/2012.
We checked and being confirmed they have uploading the e-health and so we waited till last week. Received phone call from panel saying that they only uploading certain info pending on grading and holding our submission. Now they're saying system failure uploading the medical. We waited 1 month + and nothing have been done so far.
Really dissapointed on panel doctor
 
#5 ·
Hi Harbinger....I understand what you are saying and it is far from fair and even I know. The problem is that each outpost or embassy has its own amount of workload depending on demand from that country and staffing levels and they are not consistent. What seems to result is what you are seeing here and we have no choice but to submit to the embassy we fall under.

I guess there is really no way for us to get through but to try and just focus on our process and our relationship. As long as you are not being left behind in relation to other people from the same embassy then I think sometimes it is best not to look too much at post from other parts of the world if they will upset of frustrate you too much....because in the end it is a machine that non of us can influence 8-/

Stay strong!
 
#9 ·
I can't explain everything as this process is SUPPOSE to be fair and it doesn't always seem that way BUT there are many things that can cause this to happen. Like it you are from a high risk country and they are from a low risk country, this will mean they are often approved before you. In reality they say high risk countries can be twice as long as low risk countries.

Also if there is something in your file that requires further investigation it extends the time such as medicals being referred to Australia or form 80 being sent to ASIO....sometimes you will not know this has happened even...some CO's do tell clients but others don't.

There are also situations where the CO has done the wrong thing and a file is left sitting when it should be actioned...but mostly this is not the case.

If you want to share a bit of your circumstances in details maybe I can help you more.
 
#11 · (Edited)
Hmmm Im not sure I agree with you there. My partner is African and while we do have the potential of suffering longer wait periods I do no begrudge my government wanting to do appropriate levels of checks on anyone who wants to come to our shores and call Australia home.

High risk talks about the general high risks involved in getting information for these countries to do such checks, getting accurate information...this is not about the people who are applying but about the systems and structures in their home countries that make it hard for immigration to confirm details on their applications. There is also a much greater chance the nationals of these countries once in Australia will not LAWFULLY leave at the end of their visa's etc. All of these things are valid and proven so I am not sure how that can be discrimination.
 
#12 · (Edited)
I'm sorry but I have to disagree, to some extent it is a bit biased. So other 'nationals of these countries once in Australia will not LAWFULLY leave at the end of their visa's' Just because a percentage has does not mean the rest of us will, but we're categorized. What about persons not from high risk countries who has been caught in schemes and fraud? I understand yes everyone has to go through the process which I agree with, its only fair but I do not agree with persons waiting one - two years + for these security checks and all that. It is absolutely absurd and yes I am frustrated too. Just my humble opinion. No offense to anyone.
 
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I agree that 1 - 2 years wait is inhuman...but to be fair I dont think this is entirely the Australian Government/Immigrations fault. The main country that is suffering this is Kenya and as I understand it in many of the government offices in Kenya the systems are still paper based, so imagine trying to confirm details of a visa application with this kind of system...it would clearly take lots of time and effort. I think we should not just blame the easiest target.
 
#13 · (Edited)
Those dubious and confusing informations about processing times and about processing by the date of lodgement coming from various embassies are reasons why people lose trust in fairness of that system.
 
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Of course you would not allow anyone into your own home or country. The point I am making is 1-2 years is ridiculous and the suffering that comes with it, to be away from the love of your life is immense. What about persons who have waited for a year and half and been rejected, do you think its right? It's not like they have zero information on the applicant, they do have what the applicant submitted and then they have to do their own investigations/checks and assessment but do so in a reasonable and timely manner, be it approved or rejected. With the increased cost of these visas, its only fair.
 
#20 ·
Frustration of waiting time rises progressively as time goes by. :eek:
 
#21 ·
At the end of the day generalization works in every direction - even if people from high risk countries were generalized as being more likely to outstay their welcome... just the same way not all applicants waiting for 1+/2+ years are from high risk countries.

High and low risk are I believe based on similarity with Australia in regards to institutions and bureaucracy. Netherlands is low risk and not because our economy is blossoming - but because of institutional similarities to Australia to the point where there is a reciprocal health care agreement because those systems are so in sync. What else the low risk could be based on I don't know, but for the record: yes, I do realize being from a low risk country is lucky for me... NO I don't think it makes up for my sponsor being unemployed - we all have an achilles heel... except maybe for that one couple I have never heard of, who left giant paper trails for years including envelopes, took dated pictures of every time they left the house, bought each other dozens of gifts and saved all receipts in perfect state with names printed on them, could immediately afford to buy a house together and is completely healthy, have 2.5 kids and have two hefty incomes on permanent high skill rated jobs. I'd love to meet those 100% chance people.

It's crazy frustrating, I know it is. I catch myself sometimes, rating how much more I think I need or deserve my visa more than others coming in for reasons other than love. Then I realize, well, that's a silly train of thought. We don't know everyone else and their struggles, and I'm a pretty bad person for even for a fraction of a second thinking I do - point being, I try not to give in or seek patterns where there might not be any. I just accept I must pay in money and temporarily in some sanity and peace for falling in love with an Australian... if that will be the biggest struggle I'll know in life I'll be a lucky bastard.
 
#22 ·
Thanks for your thoughts, Nelly. I agree with all you said.
 
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