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Subclass 189 granted after 14 months, here is the full timeline

@nimesha_s · last month · Australia

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Posting the whole thing because I could not find one honest timeline when I started. Skills assessment (ACS) lodged: 12 Jan, positive 3 Mar PTE Academic: 79+ on second attempt, 21 Mar EOI lodged: 28 Mar, 85 points Invitation: 11 Aug Visa lodged: 2 Sep Medicals and police clearance: 18 Sep CO contact (asking for Form 80 and a payslip gap explanation): 4 Dec Grant: 19 Feb Total cost, everything included, was about Rs. 2.1 million with the AUD at what it was. The biggest single line was the visa fee itself, not the agent, because I did not use an agent. Happy to answer anything specific.

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3 comments

AM@amila_d

Thank you for putting the actual figure in. Every timeline I found stopped at "grant" and never said what it cost.

DI@dinesh_r

What was the Form 80 contact about? Mine has been sitting since October with no CO contact and I cannot tell whether silence is good or bad.

NI@nimesha_s

Two months between two employers on my CV that the payslips did not cover. I wrote a short explanation, attached the resignation letter, and it was fine. Silence is normal. Mine was quiet for eleven weeks before the CO contact.