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Finally the wait is over. Got 887 grant yesterday Family of 4 (Two Adults, Two Kids) Applied : 14 July 2018 First CO Contact : 20 Sep 2019 (asked for more documents) CO Michael Submitted : 10 Oct 2019 Grant 29 Apr 2020 CO Theresa

@qld Hi Mate. where did you complain? if by email what was the email you wrote to. I applied in July 2018. still waiting.....

No. no update. been 19 months in total now. what is the email address where i can write and request them to look into my file?

Waiting since 14th July 2018... CO appointed on 24 Sep 2019, asked for documents which i did in 2 weeks. no update since then.

Just an update guys.. Hospital accepted their mistake and they have sent the results now to immigration. All done. Waiting for golden email now.

This health undertaking is free of charge. it is different from regular Medical examination required for immigration purposes. regular medical was done before she got 489. in that medical if there something not major enough to decline visa they grant the visa after parent signs health undertaking. this undertaking states that parent has to take the child for medical assessment after they arrive in Australia. It was arranged by Bupa but was done a govt hospital free of charge. Am okay getting this done again but the thing is that last time it took 3 months to get an appointment and now i only have 28 days to respond to what CO has asked. fingers crossed, have called and explained everything to home affairs contact line and they are taking it up internally with processing team. eagerly waiting for them to respond.

That is correct. we cant fight with them. they will ask what ever they want, and i will give the documents. The only problem is with my daughter health undertaking. i got the medical done but hospital has not updated the same to immigration. after these tests there is no result or proof sent to client which i can present now; they just send it directly to immigration.

Dont know how it works but once a visa gets Finalised you can not make changes to it. When my daughter was born last year and i changed house i attached Change of circumstances form to my ongoing 887. There was no place there for me to add anything on 489 as it was finalised and we are already in australia on this visa for last 3 years. What i have learned from this and probably tell others is: 1. Do not move out from Regional area even after you fulfill 489 conditions which only asks to stay for 2 years. I did not move so am safe here. 2. IELTS or similar test should not have expired when you file 887. Even though i got 8 points in IELTS when i applied 489 and since then am living and working in Australia, but dept again wants a proof that i have functional English; strange but true .. dont know why these tests come with an expiry. how can someone forget a language in just 3 years..

@Stellajane yes i moved house when i was on 489, i gave them my new address in 887 file while lodging it. I am still in same regional area even my last and current post code is same. Regarding IELTS, yes it expired before i lodged 887 so i understand i may need to do it again. I am the primary applicant. CO Michael. all other requirements are okay as they are in my control. my only problem is point 4 where hospital has not updated immigration about the medical examination results. I spoke with immigration today and they have escalated it to processing team explaining my situation. lets see what the outcome is. @TTTF

Experts please give suggestions: I applied 887 on 14th July 2018. I am primary applicant and have my wife and 2 daughters. one of them is 1 year old born in Australia. Yesterday got CO assigned. He has asked me 4 things: 1. Evidence of further stay in regional area. (Asking me for residence and work proof even after lodging 887 and fullfilling 2 year conditions) 2. My functional English test. (says my IELTS expired even before i lodged 887 so i will need to do it again or something similar. ) 3. My 1 year old' Medical (This makes sense and am okay with it) 4. Here is where the trouble starts. Last year to get 489 for my elder daughter who was in India i signed a health undertaking. As per that when she gets 489 and comes to Australia she was suppose to undergo a Medical. She got 489, then i arranged Medical, and got it done at Royal Adelaide Hospital. As we know we dont get results for these medicals so we just have to rely on Doctors that they will for sure upload it on immigration. Yesterday my CO says in letter that i failed to get that test done. I called hospital and no one has any information as all this happened in May 2018. I called Bupa(they got it organised with Royal Adelaide Hosp) and they say i cant apply for it again as it is already in system. All that i have regarding this test is appointment confirmation letter both from Bupa and hosp. but nothing after that. please suggest what should i do here..

Hi All, I applied 887 on 14th July 2018. One year gone and no news. I have to travel to India in September. if i don't get the grant till August i will have to apply for Bridging-B as it may also take a month or so to process. Is there any email address where i can write and try requesting grant because when i applied 887 processing time was 12 months and that is over now. Not sure if they will consider my request but i think its worth giving a try.