Timeline
The Visa timeline for Australia is always in our thinking. We’ll chart out our progress here for you to follow.
Our Real-Time Visa Application Timer
To give you a better idea on how long it might take to migrate from the UK to Australia. We have added a counter that began from the moment we got in contact with a migration agent.
For us, this marked the start of the process.
The counter will keep ticking over until we (hopefully) get an approved Visa.
We are applying for a 190 Skilled nominated Visa, and from the research we have conducted, we anticipate a waiting time of between 12 – 18 months should everything go well.
Clearly, different Visas take different amounts of time to process, and everyone has unique circumstances.
For more up to date information on Visa processing, check The Australian Immigration Website
The Beginning of the Process
Conversation with migration agent around options for gaining a Visa to move to Australia from the UK.
Instruct Agent
Opened a migration case and instructed agents
Collating Documents
Collating documents for skills assessment
Sat IELTS Exam
Sat IELTS English exam, consisting of listening, reading, writing, and speaking elements
Receive Results from Exam
Received IELTS results and booked retest for writing
Writing Exam Retake
IELTS one skill retake for writing
Take PTE Exam
Attempted to gain top marks in the PTE English assessment after getting close in the IELTS
PTE Results 🎉
20 Points achieved!
Skills Assessment Approved 🎉
Skills assessment complete and certified by AITSL
(SES) Skilled Employment Statement Submitted
skilled employment statement (SES) submitted
(SES) Skilled Employment Statement Certified 🎉
skilled employment statement (SES) approved by AITSL
Expression of Interest Submitted (EOI) 🎉
Our expression of interest is formally submitted!
Invited to Apply 🤗
We have received an invite to apply to South Australia for a 190 visa!
Visa Application Lodged
We collated the required information such as birth certificates and police checks and paid for our 190 PR visa application to be lodged 🤞
Immigration Medical Completed
We took a trip to London and visited Knightsbridge Doctors to complete our visa medicals.
190 Visa Received! 🥂
Incredibly we got the email saying our permanent residency 190 visas have all been granted!
We took a trip to London and visited Knightsbridge Doctors to complete our visa medicals.
House Goes On The Market 🏠
We engage an estate agent to sell our house to help finance the move to Australia
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