@danz1213 Hello! Kami po ng fiancé ko, we applied as in "de facto" status.
By the way, I do not usually post here, and was not a member previously. However, this forum was very helpful to our visa application. THANKS to everyone who takes time to reply/post stuff that can help visa applicants. Keep it up, and I am paying it forward by posting our timeline (as per de facto status). It took some time, but it's worth the wait!
Visa 189 Application Timeline - Year 2014
Software Engineer (261313 ) Location: Singapore
"De Facto"
Primary Applicant: Me
Secondary Applicant: My fiancé
14-Feb - Booked IELTS exam (British Council)
15-Mar - Took IELTS exam @ Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay (Listening/Reading/Writing/Speaking all on the same day)
28-Mar - Received IELTS exam results (Listening: 7.5 |Reading:8.5 |Writing: 7.0 |Speaking:8.5 |OVERALL: 8.0)
04-Apr - Submitted application to Australian Computer Society (ACS)
28-May - Received ACS Result: POSITIVE. Lodged EOI Visa 189 in SkillSelect (70 points)
09-Jun - Received Invitation to Lodge Visa 189
22-Jun - Lodged and Paid for Visa 189. Uploaded docs/requirements (ImmiAccount)
23-Jun - Filled-out NBI Online Application
27-Jun - Submitted/Applied for NBI Clearance in the Philippines
04-Jul - Received NBI Clearance
10-Jul - Uploaded our NBI (PH) Clearances (Police Clearance)
22-Aug - Applied for Singapore Police Clearance
23-Aug - Completed Medical Exams at SATA (Bedok branch)
27-Aug - SATA submitted medical results to DIBP (vie e-health)
09-Sep - Claimed Singapore Police Clearance. Frontloaded our SG Police Clearances & Form 80s
10-Sep - CO Allocation (Adelaide Team 23 - CO initials: CS)
28-Oct - CO requested for additional docs (ie. work experience & my fiancé's diploma & TOR)
29-Oct - Uploaded the additional docs requested by CO
05-Nov - Called DIBP to seek confirmation of receipt of all additional documents
06-Nov - GRANT received - ALL PRAISES TO GOD!!!
27-Jun - IED (2015)