HI all, I got my approval yesterday :-) Date of application :4th September 2013 1st stage acknowledgement : 17th September 2013 2nd stage acknowledgement:20th October 2014 Approval Date: 24th April 2014 Does anyone have any clue when is the next ceremony? I wonder how long it usually takes from now ...

@ wangmuyuan, did you check your mail-box this morning? The reply sounds like you are getting a letter soon. But I cannot be sure as I am still waiting for mine. Did you e-mail them this morning? It does seem like they start mailing out the approval letters after Easter! Hope we all get it shortly ...

Congrats @El shaddai !

@pakistan11 How did you know your case was delayed? Did they write to you and inform you? I wrote to them recently in late Mar; and got canned message back: "Your application continues to be processed with a view to establishing whether it meets the statutory conditions for the granting of ...

@ El shaddai

Thank you!

Can anyone tell me what the email address for INIS department? I would like to write to them and check the status of my application. Thank you!

No news! Still waiting...

@ Amison,

Yeah...hopefully, we get the approvals soon!

Thanks Dublin3; and Congrats!! I applied on 4th of Sept. First lodgement letter was received on 20th of Sept; and then a letter saying past 1st stage was on 21th of Nov. But since then, I've had no news. I guess I just need to be patient then.

Hi all, I am new to this forum. I am also waiting for my approval since last Sept. I wonder if approval time is also depending on the original countries you are from. People from some easy countries may get it significant faster than others? Another question is whether the approval letter is coming ...