I have been monitoring the progress of assigning Case Officer to offshore PR paper _base_ application which have been received before Sept 2007. I send e-mail weekly to
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Last week DIAC has assigned C.O. to applications which have been received on 23 may 2007 and today the progress only one day, DIAC has assigned C.O. to applications which have been received on 24 May 2007.

This mean every week DIAC only can assigned C.O to applications which have been received on the same day.

My application has been received on 30 Aug 2007._base_d on the above timing i would have to wait another 20 month just to get C.O. assignment. What happen with all my documentation??? When the visa will be granted ???

Does DIAC try to expedite the process in order to cater huge application ???

Thanks in advance to anyone who advice and share to face this situtation.

Regards,
vito

This is an update for may 2008 process:

PROCESSING AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION - For the last week of April 008

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated to case officers for further processing.

Applications Lodged Before 1 September 2007

Onshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)

Student/Graduate applications - Class DD and DE visas
Subclass 880: 18 August 2007 (paper), 9 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Subclass 881: 29 August 2007 (paper), 29 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Subclass 882: 29 August 2007 (paper), 29 August 2007 (e-lodged)

Onshore Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR) – Class UX visas Subclass 495: All applications: all applications are now allocated to case officers

New Zealand Citizen (Residence) - Class DB visas
Subclass 861, 862 and 863: all applications are now allocated to case officers

Offshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)

Skilled Migration visas - All paper _base_d applications for Class BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ visas
Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496: 2 May 2007

e-lodged Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) applications
Subclass 495: all applications are now allocated to case officers

Applications Lodged After 1 September 2007

General Skilled Migration visas: Class VE, VF,VB and Class VC subclass 487
Subclasses: 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, and 487
E-lodged: 8 November 2007
Paper lodged: 16 September 2007

General Skilled Migration visas: Class VC subclass 485 only
E-lodged: 29 September 2007
Paper lodged: 16 September 2007

If a visa application was made more than two weeks before the relevant date shown above and you have not been contacted by a case officer please contact the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre

Fadel Fawzi
Immigration solicitor
http://icuimmigration.com

Dear Fadel,

If the C.O. assignment to application is more than 1 year from the submission of the application, do we need to provide new documentation(s) or certificate(s) e.g IELTS, working experience etc. Since those documentations might be expired already ? Thanks.

Regards,
vito

Your application file took too long in process, something went wrong, simply because No C.O assigned to your case till now.
To be able to help you:

1) How did you calculate your point?
2) ASCO Code.
3) How many years of experience you had?
4) Age.
5) Type of visa you applied for.
6) Marital status (Single or Married)
7) Are you in MODL list.
8) Did you attend a study or worked in Australia before?
9) Your IELTS score
10) Do you submit your application through migration agent?

I will recalculate your points according to visa type you applied for, and will let you know the outcome.

Fadel Fawzi
http://icuimmigration.com