AU Immigration Slowed Down
Posted: December 16th, 2008 | Filed under: Immigration | Tags: 2007, aspc, august, delay, immigation | 6 Comments »
According to the latest reports from ASPC (Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre), we are stuck. Period.
Back in July 2007, there was a regulations change looming on the horizon. The changes that raised the threshold to sift through the stream of newcomers to the country. They raised the minimum required level of language skills and did some other changes which all together pushed the procrastinating masses to finally getting with their spirits and submitting applications while they still have a chance. As the result, the processing center was buried under the mile-high layer of paper.
Today all rescue forces in the country are mobilized for digging the staff out. While the works are still in progress, the crew handles the paperwork heroically, reporting their progress currently at August 3, 2007. Last week they were doing August 2 and the week before it was August 1. Given the steady tempo, there’s approximately 30 weeks (half a year?) ahead to finish the August, but then I doubt people stopped sending their papers in September even if they no longer were a match. So stupid hoping some human beings are.
It sounds like there’s still a long wait to go…
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We are waiting to hear from the aspc through our agent asa. They (aspc) have issued a latest update on 29 December 2008, which would indicate that in deed the backlog goes back to August 2007 just before the september changes came into force. Do you have any other info?
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Here’s what I got today by sending an empty e-mail to the aspc.processing /at/ immi.gov.au (their official mail). They threw all forces to deal with the first group and it creeps slowly. They say until it’s managed, there will be no motion in other groups, and in fact they do one-two days a week (so the last week it was 7 August 2007).
Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496:
- Paper lodged: 08 August 2007
Subclass: 175
- E-lodged: 07 December 2007
- Paper lodged: 15 October 2007
Subclass: 176
- E-lodged: 11 December 2007
- Paper lodged: 20 November 2007
GSM / Paper & E-Lodged / Class VF
Subclasses: 475, and 476
- E-lodged: 08 January 2008
- Paper lodged: 07 January 2008
Onshore GSM / Paper & E-Lodged / Class VB
Subclasses: 885, 886, and 887
- E-lodged: Now processed by the BSPC. All cases processed
- Paper lodged: 19 August 2008
GSM / Paper & E-Lodged / Class VC
Subclass 487
- E-lodged: Now processed by the BSPC. All cases processed
- Paper lodged: 26 August 2008
Subclass 485
- E-lodged: 23 February 2008
- Paper lodged: 28 February 2008
I think you’d like to know: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25206400-421,00.html
Yup. That affected my visa application processing noticeably. We are waiting for almost 15 months now while they change regulations, create new Critical Specialties Lists, give a go to sponsored applications first etc. All is pretty understandable, but hell… it takes so long.
Im gonna be waiting months, reckon it wont be until 2012 that I finally get approved (not being CSL or MODL). Ive been checking the aspc.processing rss feed http://www.idontplaydarts.com/php-code/visa/rss_a... every day for updates but it doesnt look good
I'm sorry to hear that Phil. I know how I felt when I didn't appear in the CSL (still in MODL). There's really no way to tell when they get to a non-CSL, non-MODL application since there are lots of Sponsored, CSL / MODL kind that they give the priority to.
Just an updated. We've got our officer at last. All requested documentation except for the police clearance and the medicals is already sent out, so we are almost done here.