Tier 1 Approved!
Thanks for everyone'e help.
Details
Applied - Australia
From WHM -> Tier 1
Recieved at Canberra - 13 Mar 2009
Acceptance Email - 13 May 2009
Documents In Hand - 15 May 2009
Entry Date same as postage date.

Best of luck to everyone else.

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republique wrote:Otherwise it involves sending your passport to AU through the mail.

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