SA state sponsored timeline

[Guest littlem]

Hi everyone,

 

Here is the list, (blue have had ss approved).

 

December 2010 - 3 waiting

 

Sharons Dream

Ss lodged 8/12/10

Paperwork received 10/1/11 ( after a postage delay)

Decision - Decision ready

Starting new life hopefully 2011

 

Name - Cara&Gav

Occ - Plasterer (Gav)

SA SS lodged - 28/12/10

Paperwork received - 18/1/10

SS granted? - still waiting

Visa lodged - not yet

Visa granted - sometime in 2011 I hope

 

Name - Lisa Sedgley

Occ - Staff Nurse (medical)

SA SS lodged - 28/12/10

Paperwork received - 17/1/11

SS granted? - still waiting

Visa lodged - can't yet

Visa granted - hope so one day!!

 

 

January 2011 - 15 waiting 2 approved

 

Name - Littlem (aka Michelle)

Occ - Project/Programme Administrator

SA SS lodged - 6/1

Paperwork received - 18/1

SS granted? - Decision ready, waiting not so patiently

Visa lodged - 475 27/11/09

Visa granted - sometime in 2011 I hope

 

Name - Mr & Mrs T (I'm new)

Occ - Project/Programme Administrator

SA SS lodged - 6/1

Paperwork received - 28/1

SS granted? - still waiting

Visa lodged - 176 06/04/2009

Visa granted - Within the next year would be nice:notworthy:

Name - Stephen and Rachel

Occ - Furniture Upholsterer

SA SS lodged - 6/1

Paperwork received - 27/1

SS granted? - still waiting, check every morning like the rest of you.

Visa lodged - 176 October 2008!

Visa granted - Soon I hope

 

Name Johnny Walker. yes i'm scottish and heard all the whisky jokes.

Electrician.

ss applied 7th jan.

docs received 1st feb.

Being assessed.

Visa not lodged

In auz as soon as pos please.

 

Si, Su and Steph

Occ – Sheet Metal Worker

SA SS lodged – 8/1

Paperwork rec’d – 28/1

Visa lodged – 175 8/1/2010

SS granted – we live in hope

Visa granted – we live in even more hope

 

Name - Louby Lou

Occ - Architectural Draftsman

SA SS lodged - 08/01/11

Paperwork received - 28/01/11

SS granted - still waiting

Visa lodged - not yet

Visa granted - hopefully some time in 2011

 

name - alex27

Occ - primary school teacher

SA SS lodged - 9/11/11

Paperwork received - 25/1/11

SS granted- Approved 21/2/11

Visa lodged - 175 lodged in Oct 2009-moved to cat 4 in July 2010. Hoping to switch to 176 with SA SS

Visa granted - ????

 

Name - Jay & Lou

Occ - Binder and finisher

SS SA lodged - 10/01/11

Paperwork received - 18/01/11

SS granted - still waiting

Visa lodged - not yet

Visa granted - hope in 2011

 

Name- lena007

ss lodge 11/1/11

docs received 17/1/11

 

Name - natmark

Occ - Project/Program Administrator

SA SS lodged - 11/1/11

Paperwork received - 28/1/11

SS granted? - Being assessed - still waiting!

Visa lodged - not yet

Visa granted - I wish!

 

Name - Clan Fortune (Elizabeth)

Occ - Registered General Nurse

SA SS lodged - 13/1/11

Paperwork received - 28/1/11

SS granted - still waiting

Visa lodged - Not yet

Visa granted - 2011 sometime hopefully

 

Name - Neil & Kerry

Occ - Telecommunications Engineer

SS SA lodged - 13th Jan 2011

Paperwork received - 28th Jan 2011

SS granted - still waiting

Visa lodged - not yet

Visa granted - Hoping for Nov/Dec 2011, really don't want to do another xmas in the UK !

 

Name - Fade

SA SS Applied: 14 January 2011

Document received and Application being assessed: 18 January 2011

Approval: Still waiting...

 

Name- chicken1

Skill- Cabenetmaker

AQFIII achieved Feb 2010

Positive TRA July 2010

Spent 6 months waiting for SMPs!

SA SS applied 14th Jan 2011

Docs received 28th Jan 2011

Decision - nothing yet!

 

Name - Leccyman

Occ - Electrician

SA SS lodged - 17/1/11

Paperwork received - 28/1/11

SS granted - 1/2/11

Visa lodged - was lodged in April 09 as family sponsored originally

Visa granted - not yet

 

Congratulations - very quick turnaround!

 

Name - Claire & Ross

Occ - Electrician (Ross)

SA SS lodged - 18/01/2011

Paperwork received - 02/02/2011

SS granted? - still waiting

Visa lodged - not yet

Visa granted - sometime in 2011 we hope!!

 

Mervyn and Lindie

Occ- Wall and floor tiler

SA SS lodged -26/01

Paper worked received- 14\2

SS Granted- not yet

Visa lodged-not yet

STILL WAITING....

 

February 2011 - 2 waiting

Name - Steve & Wendy

Occ - Motor-Mechanic

SA SS lodged - 02-02-2011

Paperwork received - 11-02-2011

SS granted - still waiting

Visa lodged - Not yet

Visa granted - 2011 sometime hopefully

 

nicola and nathan

bricklayer

ss application - 03.02.11

paper work received hopefully this week! TODAY 09.02.11 YIPPEE

ss granted - no not yet BEING ASSESSED

visa lodged - not yet

visa granted - hoprfully this year early next

adleaide here we come

Good luck for some answers this week everyone!

Michelle

[Stephen69]

Got up this morning and checked status and guess what Nothing. They are so predicable lol.

[Guest Cara&Gav]

Nothing for us either, arrgghhhh

[Guest littlem]

Same here, we mailed them last night as we still say no decision yet and they havent responded and guess what??????? this mornings status - No decision yet!

 

Going insane..........

[Guest Mary]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm totally new here, but can you add my status to the timeline, please? Thanks.

 

Name: Mary

Occupation: Sales & Marketing Manager

Positive skills assessment: 03/02/2011

SA SS lodged: 11/02/2011

Paperwork received & application being assessed: 24/02/2011

SA SS granted - Waiting

Visa lodged - Not yet

Visa granted - Not yet

[Guest Guest6899]

Im getting so fed up now!!!!!! : - (((((((

[Guest natmark]

I'm so fed up with waiting!

 

My 2nd baby is due in 7 weeks and I've a feeling that he or she will make an appearance before we get a decision from SA!

[Guest teamV]

I read through this thread every day and the more I do the more I worry ,so I can only imagine what the rest of you are like and ive not even applied for ss yet.I think I will start a new thread so as not to clog this one up and ask for a bit of advice.

[Guest Guest6899]

I read through this thread every day and the more I do the more I worry ,so I can only imagine what the rest of you are like and ive not even applied for ss yet.I think I will start a new thread so as not to clog this one up and ask for a bit of advice.

 

Hi, people will help you if they can on this thread but somethimes it gets a little lost so maybe worth starting a new one.

Lisa

[Guest littlem]

I read through this thread every day and the more I do the more I worry ,so I can only imagine what the rest of you are like and ive not even applied for ss yet.I think I will start a new thread so as not to clog this one up and ask for a bit of advice.

 

Don't forget to let us know when you have applied and we will add you to the list. If there is anything you need to know I am sure someone will come along who will know the answer.

 

How far along are you with your app ?

 

Michelle

[Guest Cara&Gav]

Hey guys,

 

Sorry to put a down post, I've been trying to stay positive and upbeat but all of a sudden I just feel really worried and panicky about the whole thing. Our applicaiton has been in nearly 6 weeks now & nothing & it is worrying me that I don't see many other people getting accepted either. I have noticed people getting accepted for WA sponsorship and I thought SA were supposed to be quicker!

 

I've emailed my agent (Go Matilda) to see if they can shed any light on things as I'm suddenly having a real major panic about it as we dont have enough points after the 1st of July so are running out of time & options!

 

Michelle, did you get a reply on your query?

 

Sorry for down post everyone, just not anyone else I can talk to about this who really understands.

 

Please Please let at least one of us get accepted tomorrow to give us hope!

 

Cara xx

[Guest littlem]

Hi we didn't get a response but let's see tommorow. I think we are all going through the same emotions at the minute as for a lot of us it could be the last chance. Feel free to rant anytime, you would be surprised how many others will be thinking the same thing.

 

Out of interest what did gomatilda say?

 

Michelle

 

Hey guys,

 

Sorry to put a down post, I've been trying to stay positive and upbeat but all of a sudden I just feel really worried and panicky about the whole thing. Our applicaiton has been in nearly 6 weeks now & nothing & it is worrying me that I don't see many other people getting accepted either. I have noticed people getting accepted for WA sponsorship and I thought SA were supposed to be quicker!

 

I've emailed my agent (Go Matilda) to see if they can shed any light on things as I'm suddenly having a real major panic about it as we dont have enough points after the 1st of July so are running out of time & options!

 

Michelle, did you get a reply on your query?

 

Sorry for down post everyone, just not anyone else I can talk to about this who really understands.

 

Please Please let at least one of us get accepted tomorrow to give us hope!

 

Cara xx

[Guest littlem]

Morning all, any good news out there?

 

No change for us again. the response to my query was to send me the how to check your status email. The only thing it confirmed was that it's 8 weeks from receipt of paperwork so up to another 2 weeks for us.

 

Michelle x

[Guest lena007]

emailed sa too.. and they responded that even tough the website states 8 weeks it may take longer than that due to the large number of applications that they are receiving

[Guest littlem]

They didn't tell me that, I hope it is only another 2 weeks max don't think I could cope with any longer. I would fail my medical on the grounds of post application insanity lol!

[sharons dream]

No change in the Wardle household. Our 8 weeks is up on the 7th march and I now have a bad feeling too. I choose SA cause I throughout it was the best state for my two children to growing up in and I wouldn't even if I could change states. I just now hope the answer is yes cause I will be totally lost as tp what to do if it's bad news. I feel

Physically sick today especially as other people are now starting to air their concerns.

The wardles

[Guest Cara&Gav]

Morning,

 

No change again! My agent just told me the 8 weeks everyone already knows. I was hoping they would have solme knowlegde of other applications.

 

I have put a post on poms in oz asking if anyone has recieved state sponsorship recently, so hopefully might get some replies.

 

This really is stressful & to think it might take longer than 8 weeks is just soooo depressing! What a nightmare.

 

I'm just praying that someone gets it today at least to give us some hope.

 

Another long weekend for us...

 

Cara x

[Guest Clan Fortune]

Hi everyone, A recruitment consultant for BUPA international had advised me SA applications were going to take longer than 8 weeks because of the volume of applications. That was back when I had just applied in January. Someone on another thread, however, had said that was not accurate and I would get it through within a few weeks, obviously not!! Not checked yet this morning, getting fed up seeing the screen with 'application being assessed'.

[Guest Guest6899]

No change for us this morning!!! :-(((((

[Guest chickeni]

Hi everyone,

 

Friday used to be a day I looked forward to! Now it just means that after hearing nothing from SA I have to wait until Monday morning until the anticipation of logging in comes around again! Talk about wishing time away.

 

I guess we have to look at it as character building and keep the faith that it will all be worth it in the end! :-)

 

At least we are able to see we're not the only ones suffering and a mass get together would be a fresh way to acknowledge our journeys once we are living in SA! Let's think positive - well at least over the weekend! ;-)

 

Hang in there

 

Chickeni

Xx

[Guest chickeni]

It's not supposed to say fresh way! It's supposed to say great way. I was typing too quick xx

[Guest Cara&Gav]

Hiya,

 

Thanks for your post, it would be lovely to meet up once we all get to Oz.

 

I'm trying to see the positive side of the weekend, ie I haven't got to check for a couple of days and I'm just trying to focus on other things for a couple of days (who am I kidding, spending all night on POA & POI lol) But I do feel a bit better than this morning.

 

We'll all get there in the end and talking does help.

 

Cara xx

 

Hi everyone,

 

Friday used to be a day I looked forward to! Now it just means that after hearing nothing from SA I have to wait until Monday morning until the anticipation of logging in comes around again! Talk about wishing time away.

 

I guess we have to look at it as character building and keep the faith that it will all be worth it in the end! :-)

 

At least we are able to see we're not the only ones suffering and a mass get together would be a fresh way to acknowledge our journeys once we are living in SA! Let's think positive - well at least over the weekend! ;-)

 

Hang in there

 

Chickeni

Xx

[Guest Cara&Gav]

No change in the Wardle household. Our 8 weeks is up on the 7th march and I now have a bad feeling too. I choose SA cause I throughout it was the best state for my two children to growing up in and I wouldn't even if I could change states. I just now hope the answer is yes cause I will be totally lost as tp what to do if it's bad news. I feel

Physically sick today especially as other people are now starting to air their concerns.

The wardles

 

Chin up hun,

 

I know we will get there in the end - there are people who are still doing skills assessments etc and haven't even applied for ss yet - at least our applications are in and we will be well up the list by now.

 

Stay strong & try to enjoy the weekend & take you mind off it.

 

Hugs xxx

[Guest Guest6899]

Well not too many hours before the intensive checking 50 times a day starts again!!!

Lisa

[sharons dream]

Omg! I have been in wales all wee,end visiting friends and all I could think about is state sponsorship, first thing I have done so ce getting home is ( eve though it's a Sunday) check to see of anything as changed and surprise surprise nothing! Lol x