@toAustraliaandbeyond @yuki_00 yes, that’s correct, explain the situation to the case officer via a cover letter. You don’t need to submit medical and police clearances upon visa lodging. Yes, you will get a CO contact as what @patotoy mentioned but so what? That’s fine, it’s not the end of the world if you get a contact from the CO. If one actually calls the immigration trunkline and get to speak to someone, they do recommend to submit these clearances when CO requests for them later on due to their time sensitivity, meaning these clearances are valid for just 12 months. This is to avoid the applicant from re-doing these clearances and spending money again in case the application decision may take longer to finalise. Also, the expiry of the date of entry when Visa is granted relies heavily on the expiry of these clearances which works to the applicant’s benefit in the end as he/she has more time between date of Visa grant and date of entry expiry to prepare for the big move.
When the CO contacts you for the medicals, yes, you’ll be given 28 days to respond to that request but if you can’t meet this time period, you need to respond within this timeframe to advise the CO of the reason why you need more time. That’s also perfectly fine. We’ve had clients who have been in such a situation where we had to request an extension for valid reasons.
Lastly, Better off to to do the medicals all at the same time so same time yung validity ng clearances.
Good luck!