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HI @Romzr I don't recall another case like yours in this forum, hence, it's just a guess: She was in breach of the 887 conditions for at least 6 months. They normally understand that 3 months is normal to organise the new life. You may get over this with a good explanation. But as @Vinh said, it's risky. It's not clear in your message for how long she was in Sydney since you got the 489. She moved 6 months after you, but how long did you take to move? (you will need to give a good explanation for the total time in Sydney)

Someone has added one cell in the 'name' column (instead of adding a line). Shifting everyone to the wrong date We need to identify where this cell was added (a reckon it has a few lines above my name), delete the cell and insert a entire line). If someone below that line has already fixed the date, they will need to do again. Anoher solution is recover an old version (i think google docs keeps them) and then update the recent changes/grants. (save a copy of the current version just in case) I don't have write/edit access to file...

Thanks Russki, you are awesome!!!!

Medical done as part of the 489. She came to Oz with a few months old. Good luck, the queue is going fast, you will have your pr soon.

FINALLY TODAY IS MY DAY! Applied on 19-april-18 AFP renewed a few weeks ago. Direct grant: 31-may Co. Wilson Family of 4. Kids 6 and 3 yo Perfect news for celebrations during entire weekend. Thanks everyone in this amazing forum and the best luck for everyone in the queue.

WTF is happening??? I've been away for a couple of days and this forum changed completely! @Russki got a PR???? What???? That's so amazing! It's obvious she was holding the queue...lol (just kidding Russki). 4 grants or contacts today, 6 yesterday. The spreadsheet has 40+ contacts grants last month, 50+ this month. Considering this forums represents just a small portion of the applications, they are issuing 300+ 887s a month!!! It's raining grant, hallelujah, it's raining grant......

But your bridging will be effective only if your 489 expires. While your 489 is valid, you cannot move to a non regional city. Enter in VEVO and see the conditions yourself. (will not change)

Congrats to all new permanent residents. It's nice to know the queue is move...slowly though. Question for those got direct grant AFTER one year of the application. Have you updated your partner's proof of functional English? What was the proof you first submitted? (english exam or other thing like school/degree in english, declarations etc?) Thanks all.

Your case is joke...a bad joke I'm amazed how you keep such a positive attitude, but also explore alternatives (like a court case). Then find time to help here. You're a perfect balance between being proactive and being cool/optimistic. You're a superstar

I'd understand some applications taking longer than others to be assessed. Security reasons and access to information are important. Immigration department may have some agreements with some countries where they can access citizens' information easily. Shared data-base. If they don't have it, they need to contact the other country, request and wait for information. Delaying the process. So, I understand different processing time, however, the order to pick the files shouldn't be related with the nationality.

I heard yesterday about a Italian guy, he applied to 887 in March 2018 and got his PR March 2019 (last month). Not a direct grant though. Clearly they don't follow the queue. I'll get more details to share.

I'm on board for the fashmob this weekend. I have never done any complaint with the Immigration depto, but the Ombudsman allows you to proceed anyway. (just tested). You just need to provide an explanation why you haven't done it.

You're a legend. I believe this $7k is mostly related with the solicitor/lawyer fees (plus accountants and other specialists to build up the case). The court fees are not that high. Can you confirm this with the lawyer? If the $7k is mostly for the lawyer team, we shall have a reduction per person if we have several applicants under the same claim. Discuss with him the possibility to increase his/her success fee and reduce the initial cost. (They can keep 100% of what he/she recuperates in excess of the the $7k) If I can have 100% guarantee my 887 will be granted in one month, I pay the $7k now (not saying I have it spare, but it's a valid sacrifice).

It's nice all initiatives (tweet, FB, media etc) to put pressure on them, but I reckon it will make few or nil effect. We have 2 options, sit and wait or a class action. A lawsuit against them, moved by the group, to repair the damages caused by their negligence. The main argument is; we made our decision to immigrate to Australia based on a set of conditions informed by the government at that time (2-3 years ago). They are not compliant with their side of the agreement which is causing pain, stress and financial problems. I have no intention to receive any financial compensation for it, but a real court case in a Federal court will put real pressure on them. We made a deal with Australian government 2-3 years ago, they need to honor their part. It's easy for us to demonstrate the extra cost we are incurring due their delay. Again, I don't care about receiving anything back, it's just to put pressure on the most sensitive organ of the human body, the pockets. There is a risk. They may say; 'ok, you want us to assess your application? fine, we reject all. finished'. But this risk is also present when we put pressure through media etc.... Opinions???

That's was really cool @toot. (your poem). That is everyone's lives. @Russki, you're a legend.