ITA May 2019

[Jkms]

Nice and quick!! Hope it keeps up with this speed

Return of our family/relationship pictures today. They shipped them back the day they took the money/lodged application. Another tiny flutter of excitement and then back to waiting
All good though. The sun is shining in the UK at least

[sirius_lost]

My very first post, just to share my timeline:
SMC
AR/ LODGEMENT DATE:8, May
FEE DEDUCTED:14, June.
Nothing happened since then.
In the letter from INZ, they didn't mention any timeframe, just said they will assess all the docs we submitted first, will allocate a case officer when the assessment complete. just wondering is that normal?

[EGoodhue]

My very first post, just to share my timeline:
SMC
AR/ LODGEMENT DATE:8, May
FEE DEDUCTED:14, June.
Nothing happened since then.
In the letter from INZ, they didn't mention any timeframe, just said they will assess all the docs we submitted first, will allocate a case officer when the assessment complete. just wondering is that normal?

Yes, your timeline is "normal" so far. INZ have ceased putting timeframes in their correspondence, as they are constantly changing (mostly getting slower!). As of last week, it's taking 6 months and 3 weeks for an SMC application to be allocated to a CO - so you can probably count on hearing nothing further until late-November/early December (sorry to be the bearer of bad news!). Your application will now be sitting in a queue - a massive filing cabinet containing all the SMC applications lodged, arranged by date lodged order, waiting for a CO to come and pick your application once it reaches the front of that queue.

[sirius_lost]

Yes, your timeline is "normal" so far. INZ have ceased putting timeframes in their correspondence, as they are constantly changing (mostly getting slower!). As of last week, it's taking 6 months and 3 weeks for an SMC application to be allocated to a CO - so you can probably count on hearing nothing further until late-November/early December (sorry to be the bearer of bad news!). Your application will now be sitting in a queue - a massive filing cabinet containing all the SMC applications lodged, arranged by date lodged order, waiting for a CO to come and pick your application once it reaches the front of that queue.

thanks a lot Goodhue, just hope the system can speed up a little bit.

[Boco08]

Hi All,

I have a same timeline with smcvij. This is my timeline so far:

SMC Onshore application, points claimed 160.
EOI Selected: 06/03/2019
ITA Received: 07/03/2019
ITA Submitted: 21/05/2019
ITA Lodged: 22/05/2019
ITA Payment Deducted: 07/06/2019

Still waiting for CO allocation

[cmavij]

Hi All,

I have a same timeline with smcvij. This is my timeline so far:

SMC Onshore application, points claimed 160.
EOI Selected: 06/03/2019
ITA Received: 07/03/2019
ITA Submitted: 21/05/2019
ITA Lodged: 22/05/2019
ITA Payment Deducted: 07/06/2019

Still waiting for CO allocation

Good to know.... Let's keep updating on further progress..

[cricfor]

Hi Boco08,

we do have some similar timeframes. just a month forward..
Is your online portal status changed to "lodged" soon after the money got deducted from you account? I'm asking this coz i got money deducted from my account only yesterday but no update on the portal.. little worried if it will be sent back for missing few minor things.

Hi All,

I have a same timeline with smcvij. This is my timeline so far:

SMC Onshore application, points claimed 160.
EOI Selected: 06/03/2019
ITA Received: 07/03/2019
ITA Submitted: 21/05/2019
ITA Lodged: 22/05/2019
ITA Payment Deducted: 07/06/2019

Still waiting for CO allocation

[cmavij]

Hi Boco08,

we do have some similar timeframes. just a month forward..
Is your online portal status changed to "lodged" soon after the money got deducted from you account? I'm asking this coz i got money deducted from my account only yesterday but no update on the portal.. little worried if it will be sent back for missing few minor things.

Not to worry cricfor... Online status gets updated after 3 to 4 days from payment deducted day.. I don't remember exactly how many days for me.. But it got updated.. Cheers...

[EGoodhue]

Update today from INZ Manukau Immigration Manager: it's taking 213 days (or 7 months & 1 day) for them to allocate SMC applications to a CO from lodgement date (they are allocating applications lodged on 7 December 2018 to Immigration Officers today).

[Mark17]

Update today from INZ Manukau Immigration Manager: it's taking 213 days (or 7 months & 1 day) for them to allocate SMC applications to a CO from lodgement date (they are allocating applications lodged on 7 December 2018 to Immigration Officers today).

Thank you for the update EGoodhue, information is key for many of us I guess and appreciated! This puts most of the May'ers past Christmass though. Cant say that this is great news. Painfull realization.