wrussell

I’m in the same boat as OP The titanic!

If your application was capped and ceased, you are deemed not to have made the application and in any case 476 has been deleted, so you cannot reapply. Apply for a refund of the visa application charge. The money you spend on ancillary costs was wasted.

Do not complain about being 49. I am 83 and still firing on most cylinders.

The OP might be able to qualify for a Student Guardian visa (subclass 590) that does not as a rule have work rights.

I recall years ago advising a UK solicitor to lodge his own application and charging him a modest fee. After his visa was granted, he told me I had not charged enough and doubled the amount. BTW, solicitors in Australia may give migration advice, even if they know nothing about immigration.

Take advice from one of the registered migration agents who posts on this forum for advice, before applying.

There are numerous factors that can affect the progress of an application. How busy the processing office is, slow responses to overseas investigations, misplaced or lost files and so on. A polite query about the progress of the application would be in order at this stage. A clause from our service agreement: We will promptly inform you about significant developments in your case. If your case is not progressing in a timely and satisfactory way we will let you know why this is so and what we are doing about it. Please note that various authorities might not respond adequately, or at all, to progress enquiries.

It is more than a moral obligation. If the minister forms the belief that an applicant had no intention of working in the nominating state or territory action (visa cancellation) can and has been taken.

Free advice is sometimes worth what it cost. In some cases, preparing a considered professional opinion takes several hours.

If you apply to more than one state or territory you are unlikely to by invited by any. Check the conditions of all and edit your EoI.

Take Paul's advice.

New 6D 16 November 2019.pdf

Do I need to submit another skills assessment application each time I change employer? No.

You can be asked to pay: visa application charge, health insurance, skills assessment fee (if called for) English test and medical examination fees, police clearances, travel to Australia (not return). I do not assist employers who are not willing to meet all of these costs.

From what you have posted, your interpretation is correct. DHA are masters of displacing the modifier 'only'.