Hi,
I've been following this forum for quite sometime, and been waiting for this moment to come since forever. I'd just been granted my 887 visa. Here are the details:
applied 5/2/2014
granted 5/6/2014
no co contact, direct grant email
Country of origin indonesia
one applicant
Docs submitted: bank stats, tax, superannuation details, car rego, pay slips, employer ref letters, I went on a course so I gave them the course enrollment form, passport details, birth cert, and photo, and police clearances, so basically all they ask for. They didnt ask for anything else. No form 80 or 1221.
And as for police clearance i used the ones that I submitted for 475 visa. Ive asked the immi as long as you don't stay for a total of 12 months in that country after ur 475 is granted/the clearance expires, you don't need to get a new one (if that makes sense).
I also happened to give me a call regarding my status few days ago, to just know where my application stood on their files.
also, during my 2 year stay, I went overseas for a total of approx. 2-3 moS.
My suggestion is make sure the files that ur submitting are easy to read and self explanatory, so that they don't ask for any documents that's you've submitted just because they don't know which file to open to find it ( if that makes sense). But in saying that, they could ask you for some docs u've submitted for an update on their end maybe, idk.
Anyways, I wish u all luck. And please share some good news here, as this forum kept my hope up high while I was waiting for my pr. If u could also share when u applied when granted, what submitted, just so they know, I believe people who are waiting would appreciate it, as much as i did. Mucho gracias!