How to Get an Australian PR Visa Grant in Less Than Two Weeks

It sounds very optimistic, isn't it? But it is not impossible either. 

I got mine in nine business days. Some even got theirs in five business days.

Of course, this timeline does not include documents preparation, skills assessment, English language test, health assessment, and most especially the timeline between EOI submission and selection - they shall be tackled in separate posts.

How did I do it? What did I do? What did I not do?

Disclaimer: This does not guarantee that you will get your grant in the same timeline as I did. Maybe I just got lucky. Maybe it was divine intervention. Who knows?

Do's

• Scan documents in high resolution coloured PDF if they are not notarised
• 5MB max size per file
• Sort and merge the documents by category in chronological order 
• e.g. multiple employers, diplomas, payslips, etc.
• Use filename convention which should be consistent to all the documents 
• e.g. DOE, John - EmploymentCertificate.pdf
• Provide all the documents you think are necessary at once during visa application submission
• max 60 files to upload per applicant

Dont's

• Do not over-provide documents. Remember: less talk, less mistakes

Checklist of documents provided:

• Health assessment result
• provided for directly by the clinic/hospital
• I, including my family in the application, have subjected to health examination prior visa application since visa fees are non-refundable. For a family of five, visa fee is a hefty amount that is why I made sure our health are cleared.
• You can generate the referral letter from ImmiAccount thru application of health declarations. Once submitted, referral letter with HAP ID is generated for you to show to the clinic/hospital.
• After your health checks, you can view the status within 24-72 hours from ImmiAccount. If the status says "Health clearance provided.." then congratulations, you can now proceed!
• Police clearance certificate
• Skills assessment result
• I took ACS assessment for ANZSCO 261313
• English language test result
• I took PTE-A and requested for them to send a copy of the result to DIBP (required)
• Diplomas
• Transcripts
• Employment certificates
• Other proofs of employment: payslips for the current year, income tax returns for the previous years, social security contributions documentations
• Birth certificate
• Marriage certificate
• Resume/CV
• Passport identity page (old and new)
• Evidence of all identity cards/documents mentioned in the visa application form
• Evidence of life insurance
• Immunisation record for the kids
• Forms 80, 1221, 1193, 1229

Apart from the higher being, I am also grateful to have gained insights from nice and helpful people of ExpatForum - please do not abuse these wonderful people, learn to back read!

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