Comments on: Australian Visas – Processing could be delayed to 2011

By: Happy Holidays Everyone! | Getting Down under

Happy Holidays Everyone! | Getting Down under — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:09:26 +0000

[...] the worst economic financial crisis of modern times and the Australian immigration department has moved the goal posts so frequently in recent months it’s been hard to keep [...]

By: Pacman

Pacman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:36:37 +0000

Hi, Ronnie Kenzie. What’s the purpose of the council that has been put in place? I lodged my application in August 2007 and it has yet to be allocated to a case officer as of todate. Asked my agent about the new “processing priority” policy and he replied that he cant do anything about it. Wow, what happened now to my hard-earned money paid to DIAC and agent?

By: Ronnie Kenzie

Ronnie Kenzie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:15:31 +0000

Hi! To all who are desperate, i am too. Have applied since June 2008 and now they are saying not before end of 2012, therefore probably meaning 2013, which means a total waiting period of 5 years since the lodgement of the application. This is more than ridiculous. Wouldn’t have the market needs change even more until then?and who tells us they will not ask to wait more after that period?Can we believe in them anymore?We would never have put ourselves in such situations if we knew it and which is more, they will not refund us a cent! The economic crisis only serves as an escape goat. This is really not normal. Now awaiting whether the council which has been put in place will bring some new light to our questions. Who will want to apply if they have to wait for such a long period to get an answer?That is more than ridiculous for them to put ourselves in such a situation. It is very frustrating to come an have an eye on situations everyday on the net about what is happening. I cannot hold on anymore. At least, i see i am not alone in this situation but what can we do at the same time??

By: Immigrant

Immigrant — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:41:39 +0000

No case office still, I applied November 2008. Every day check your postings. I am preparing to celeberate my first year of application. I hope I may not celeberate second year of application in same situation. Now I am following two to three riligions – I think my original god does not have much power to understand me.

By: jovi

jovi — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:02:51 +0000

Yup ofcourse this is rediculous, i am looking to aply for acs but wait till next month, see whether new modl has something for me or not, why to waist my precious resources and time if i couldnt achieve something sooner, better i would opt for canada, though not a first choice but as a last resort, because for me time is most precious, does anyone have got idea about the changes in upcoming modl in context of it profession, and when it will be announced.

By: patel

patel — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:17:16 +0000

non priority visa never been process in future …….so f’kin gov do not tell us it will process in 2011.train your policy maker govt official to give us proper answer ,because i got letter last yr that my visa application will not process this year(2008-2009) & likely to process next finance year(2009-2010),now they says 2010-2011….make your decision and tell us what is your policy….give us fair answer……….

By: Disappointed

Disappointed — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:47:20 +0000

This is getting ridiculous day by day … people are counting on their lives .. they are waiting for this one chance in their life so they can get rid of their life in hell, as currently their are people who are suffering in their current organisation. The bossess of today’s time how a**hole they are and the sufferings you go thru, at such points of life you count on this immigration to australia !! and here they are playing with our lives…

What is wrong with their advisors, they cant advise them on migrating young skilled workers so atleast their economy shoudl benefit, they migrate people after such a long wait where they have loose all the interest in Australia and the enthusiasm, then you end up in bringing in low morale immigrants and they retire soon and go on aged people benefits.

Seriously, that is why middle east is the talk of the town with developments taking the world by storm as they always recruit in people at their young ages so they contribute to the maximum.

By: angry

angry — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:42:44 +0000

I can’t believe the Australian government thinks that they can exploit immigrants like this. It is obvious now that the Australian economy has NOT been severely affected by the financial ‘crisis’; yet that doesn’t stop them from using it as an excuse to push their own xenophobic agendas. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of ‘non-priority’ visas NEVER made it to processing… if other visas always take priority, regardless of when they were lodged, the rest of us will just continue to be bumped further down in the queue! It is completely unfair to force us to waste an indefinite amount of our lives waiting for our applications to be processed – but it would be equally unacceptable to give up and withdraw our applications, for NO refund (though I’m sure this is exactly what the government wants us to do!)

I, for one, want ACTION! I’m willing to file against the Minister for unethical behaviour. Who wants to join a class action? I couldn’t be more serious.

By: jasvinder

jasvinder — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:47:47 +0000

processing could be delayed to 2011……….hahaha a great joke by aus govt.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:40:17 +0000

I definitely agree. Australia isn’t really THAT AFFECTED AS IT IS IN US! I think you’re right, they are trying to “use the current economic crisis” as an escape goat to delay the visa processing and use the fees for the next 3 to 4 years!!!

Ok, give me a list of all AU companies that shut down its operations and how much losses did they incur so far as compared with all AU companies that are still running and making money. My gosh! _A_T_S are even subcontracting some of its operations with European companies who are hiring those Americans who lost their jobs from their own country. And you’re telling me that Australia was greatly affected? Mind you, these sub-contracted employees does not even fall under the CSL or MODL lists!