surveyor1:

Take heart bro, what are the reasons?

blueprint2015:



have you finally received your Visa Grant

masperano:
Ok People i have now been issued my 574 grant on monday morning. Thank you guys( Futuredon, erictac203, ernestudezi...) and every one for your advice.

Erictac203 was correct. I responded to my case officer asking her the reason for asking for an OSHC that ends 28/02/2020 when my program ends 30/06/2019 and i have provided evidence that my OSHC ends 30/12/2019. She immediately replied that she wanted to grant me a visa that is 8 months from the end of my program as against 6 months from the end, but that if i wanted it to be six months from the end, i should let her know(oboy when i see this one i shook my head that this case officer must be a comedian e make me to to dey disturb the full USYD for just 2 months extension), with speed of light i just replied her that i wanted the 6 months from my end date jare. In less than an hour i got my visa grant.

Abeg Futeredon and co how i wan use book flight, Oboy i check emirates i dey see almost 600K(fear grip me o).

tunasmoke:
@bossladymo1 , I really thank you for your good advise I actually got my visa granted two weeks ago but I couldn't share the testimony on time due to the car accident I had. Thank you so much God bless you.

blueprint2015:



have you finally received your Visa Grant

masperano:
Hi people I just received an email from pretoria asking for additional information. They want evidence of OSHC payment till 03/02/20. But it was stated on my eCoE that I ssubmitted that I am on OSHC with Allianz Global assistance till 30/12/2019.

mrnilobrawn:
Xup My people....
Smooth trip.

Only hitch i had was at MMA (God help naija)
Food stuffs not check.. Just zip open and close.

If u ar coming to sydney get an Opal card at d sydney airport to enter trains. Very easy and convinient.

Still on train to my abode shaa..

teeflow09:
Hello, house anyone on the nonsvp pls signify this wait is killing.......3 months should be due July 1

FEMINONI:
Got my visa grant yesterday. To those who are waiting on theirs, yours shall come sooner than expected.

samuelokwu:
Pls enlighten me. Where do I go for the medicals? Wouldn't I receive an appointment slip for medicals?
What do I go with ?
How do I communicate the medicals to the embassy?
Kindly school me.

ferdimako:

SVP folks frontload, u, a non-svp didn't. Haba!

Ifexsco:
All will be well Bro....I believe they at DIBP knw your start date...I am also waiting and its killing!pls how long did it take to be contacted by ur CO for medicals etc?

coldgate:
Praise the Lord! Finally, the eagle has landed (as they say in some parts). Visa grant 572. Application date was 08/05/2015.
Grant came today, 10-6-2015. I had almost lost hope. SA here I come!

richnet:
My people, pls I need your advice. my 572 application was received on 22 of April. I wrote an email to Aussie embassy on 10th may to know my student visa application status, they replied on 11th may saying standard processing time is 3 month.
I want to know if, the person that replied is my CO, also do I need to write anothe email to them, becuase I have been waiting and praying..waiting is killing and anxiety as well. Till today I have not written to them & not heard from them and my uni resumes on 20th July.
Also, I didn't include SOP in my app, but on the app form there is section requesting me to itemize my purpose of which i wrote and also attach a separate sheet along with the application.
My school is TAFE is Melbourne and my totalbank statement has about 4.7M my brother gave me his about 3M and i included mine about 1.7M. we bear same surname. I also included a land property documents and am single.
Pls I need your advice, what are my chances and the waiting is really killing me. Should I write them again to know my application status, should write to know who is my CO. Pls I need your comments. kindly respond.
brother.....d Lord is your strength I am also waiting patiently they even called My sponsor,last week,just keep paying

coldgate:
Praise the Lord! Finally, the eagle has landed (as they say in some parts). Visa grant 572. Application date was 08/05/2015.
Grant came today, 10-6-2015. I had almost lost hope. SA here I come!

missakomaye:


You got them on a good day. There are always exceptions to every rule you know. This is one.
Good one o, saving is sometin abeg.

lighternote:
I wonder why some people here said that IOM Nigeria isn't efficient.
I emailed IOM lagos at the same time i emailed IOM Australia, both replied almost same time (next day)
I supplied them the required info and got their quotes.
Ok. IOM Lagos came a little bit cheaper than IOM Australia, ($30 difference ) and more importantly a better route as it is Lagos-Dubai-Melbourne where as the other is Lagos-Dubai-Singapore-Melbourne.
The mode of payment is better with IOM Lagos too as you simply pay into their Standard Chartered Bank Acc.
Of course, I chose IOM Lagos, paid from the comfort of my bedroom by instant transfer and got my ticket the next day.
Wow!
May be you guys ain't reaching the right mail or phone numbers.
I used the contact form on the site at first and this email followed me up;

oabikoye@iom.int


Anyone going to Melbourne, let's hook up naa.
Still waiting patiently poo, they called my sponsor....yet to get a mail from them,...contemplating calling too. ,but just trying to be patient

ariyibioladokun:
The first step is the English Test, I don't have one yet, but I will do one, am going to do toefl since its acceptable instead of ielts, I checked british council no space till July, so I will take ielts instead.

dexterinc2003:


Used flatmates.com.au when i was in naija,but you have to pay before you get the phone number of your landlord.i refused.
When i got to the airport here ,and i heard 100box per night for hotels,i paid the website shaperly.
We met same day and i moved in

bjayzeez:
How do you mean? Do u have a PR? Are you in Australia? Do u intend to study? What is your work experience etc

missakomaye:


From Maryland enter bus to Ikeja under bridge. Just by the road on your right after Sheraton, after mobil and after a GTBank you will see a white tall story building where Virgin Atlantic office used to be. Its called Etiebet building.
There are lots of guys stopping u to take passport photos thats the place.
Coming from Ikeja under bridge just watch out for Eko Hospital by your left be careful so you dont pass the building. If you are driving you may have to go front to make a U-turn near GTB or so then come back and watch ur right. If na bus just keep looking at your left and drop at the busstop called ''Abule sometin sometin
Abeg i don try jor, na Island i dey so una go pardon me.