In the notification email, it is also stated that I will have to wait 2 years before I can receive most Centrelink income support payments. Centrelink is the government organisation that makes social security payments. "Income support" is government welfare assistance that is enough to live on. The payments with a waiting period include unemployment and sickness benefits, income support payments for students and a number of other payments.
But I'm glad that's all well and done for now. Next thing to do is to get my Australian Drivers License. That's going to cost me another $300+. Will update again soon on that.
And maybe in 4 years time...
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Did it really take only 20 weeks for 885 to be approved? I thought it'll take yonks like a year or more? Was it faster because you had a current job?
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Yeah. It took the DIAC about 19 weeks and a couple of days to approve my PR. I think it's because I applied for my skilled independent migration PR online and had all my documents scanned and uploaded onto the website when I lodged my application. I had all my checks, tests, certs, translations, etc done prior to applying so it was just a matter of approving my application.
And I don't think the fact that I got a job mattered in this. This is because I got the job a week before my PR was granted and I only submitted my paperwork for my job a few weeks after. So DIAC wouldn't have had any record of my employment then.
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