Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Flights Booked
With our visa granted we were eager to begin the move, and start our new life in Australia. We went ahead and booked our flight today, and will officially be touching down in Sydney on January 19th, 2011. Let the packing begin.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
We got the Visa!!
After 2 long years, we finally received our Australia Skilled Migration Visa. We knew that there was movement on the processing front, because lots of other people who were in Priority 2, had started to receive their case officers. We were a little disappointed at first because we hadn't heard back, but then all of a sudden, I logged into the online system, and it showed my visa had been approved. I'm still in shock and can't believe it's finally here.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Positive SMP News
With the release of the long awaited State Migration plan for the Australian Capital Territory on Monday we are happy to find out that my occupation is on the list. This means our application has officially been moved from Priority 3 to Priority 2. We are now eagerly awaiting the assignment of a Case Officer!
Here is the information on the ACT website regarding their State Migration Plan (SMP) :
http://www.business.act.gov.au/skilled_and_business_migration/SMP_Occupation_List
Here is the information on the ACT website regarding their State Migration Plan (SMP) :
http://www.business.act.gov.au/skilled_and_business_migration/SMP_Occupation_List
DIAC State Migration Plans
The Department of Immigration & Citizenship has announced the commencement of the long awaited State Migration Plans. Currently only 2 states have announced their plan, and the rest are expected in the next 2 months:
They also released 2 accompanying PDFs:
FACT SHEET - http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/statmig-fs.pdf
FAQ - http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/statmig-faq.pdf
State | Date |
---|---|
Australian Capital Territory | 5 November 2010 |
New South Wales | TBA |
Northern Territory | TBA |
Queensland | TBA |
South Australia | TBA |
Tasmania | TBA |
Victoria | 3 November 2010 |
Western Australia | TBA |
They also released 2 accompanying PDFs:
FACT SHEET - http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/statmig-fs.pdf
FAQ - http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/statmig-faq.pdf
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