MissNancy

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Soooooooo pleased for you! Congratulations to you and your family :-)

Ohh...not sure why they'd ask for that but it should be easily resolved with a discussion. Let them know that it was a part time role while studying and you have no formal payslips or evidence. Avoid telling them it was cash in hand as it's a form of tax avoidance and it may reflect poorly on you. If you have old emails from your ex-employer that confirms your affiliation with the company... that might help? Especially if it came from a company email address to you. The information from Companies House will also be a huge help so send that also. Good Luck!!

Hello mate! I'm hoping what I sent for my Evidence Of Employment will help you out. Not sure about what you'd do for your partner's birth cert but there must be a way to get a formal document from the high commission of that country which confirms what you're saying about them not supplying birth certs and further confirms that she is a citizen. Most countries have a high commission in London so it might be as easy as making a local phone call to them to ask for help or making the trip if you're based in London. They should be able to put something in writing for you. All in all, just try to back up everything you say with a formal document. Otherwise, it's just your word they have to go on where others have proof. Evidence of Employment: For my evidence of employment, I sent the following; Statement Of Service: The HR dept at all the companies you worked for should be able to provide this. It's not a reference as such because it focuses on confirming the key factors that are important to the DIBP which are; Your dates of employment Your official Job Title Your duties and responsibilities Hours worked per week Ensure that it is on the company letterhead and that it is signed. Employment Contract: Dig it out and send it to them. Even if you've lost your copy, the HR department of all your previous employers should still have it on file and be able to send it to you. If the company was too small to have a HR department, then ask for a Statement Of Service from the person you reported into or anyone senior that is still in the company who remembers you working there. If they can confirm your job title, duties and contracted hours (35hours a week for example), get them to put it on letterhead and sign it. You might find it easier if you draft it for them and send it to them to check, confirm, sign and print on letterhead for you. The employment contract will only prove that you were offered the job - it wont prove how long you worked there for so please try and get the Statement Of Service to back it up with. P60 / Annual Tax Advice: This is the best way to confirm how long you worked with the company. Again, it wont confirm your duties so you will still need the Statement of Service but it will confirm your time served with the company. Get one for each year you spent with each company. Again, if you've misplaced this, the HR department and/or the payroll dept in any company can re-print this for you. It's a lot easier for the DIAP agent to read a P60 than go through every months payslip for however many years you worked at each company. They don't just want proof that you worked somewhere, they want proof of how long you were there for as your points are based on years of experience. I didn't send a single payslip with my application and still got my grant without a CO even being allocated. I just got all my P60's from the HR dept of my old companies and sent those. It's much tidier and easier for the case officer to read. Good luck mate!!! I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Got my grant!!! No case officer assigned - just straight to grant! So pleased!! Applied on the 10th July 2015, Front loaded all docs including my medical and police check on the same day (started getting these together even before I had my Vetassess returned), Granted 190 visa on the 2nd Sept 2015. WOOHOO!! Good luck everyone. It's an anxious wait but it's all worth it in the end.

Congratulations Carolann!!! AARRRGGGHH! :jiggy:I'm so excited for you! Fingers crossed they get through to the July applications soon...the wait is tough!

Not sure if there is a backlog but last time I checked the link to the allocations, it said that the earliest allocations was from 10th May '15. I figured as it takes 3 months to process the 190, the next lot of allocations would be in August. They've updated it to the earliest being June so hoping they allocate and process a few months worth of applications at a time and our July lodgement is captured and processed. Who knows eh? You might be able to work it out better than I can...haha. Here is the link: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Allocation-dates-for-General-Skilled-Migration-applications Fingers firmly crossed for a quick turnaround :-)

I lodged on the 10th of July - Not heard anything either. I know the allocations are meant to start today but I'm guessing it'll take a while to get to all of us...? Not sure how it all works but they might start with the May '15 applications then June and then us from July. The anxiety is killing me!

Yes, I am aware of the requirements of certain State and Territory Governments, MissNancy. However, while this may be WA's perspective there is no condition attaching to the granting of your visa that requires you to live and work in the sponsoring State or Territory. - NSW also stipulates that you need to agree to live and work in the state for at least 2 years post visa grant. Not sure about other states but I highly doubt that the rules would be any different. It defeats the whole purpose of State Sponsorship and the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List. The 190 Visa would not exist if the sponsoring state did not need specific skilled workers. Also, it wouldn't need to be in place for those whose jobs are only on the CSOL if they could happily skip between states to compete for work with the locals there. Each state knows what staff they need - hence the occupation ceilings. It's pretty clear across the board what the intentions and rules of the visa are. This is the "moral question" that is referenced in one of the posts above. - It isn't a 'moral question'. It's fraud. More specifically, what is the consequence for your visa in the event that you decide not to reside in the sponsoring State? I suggest there is likely to be no adverse outcome. - The reason for being invited to apply for the 190 visa is that the state is sponsoring you because you have a skill that they're short of. Signing an agreement to live and work there and then flagrantly ignoring the conditions of your sponsorship to move to a state that you were unable to get sponsorship for is fraudulent. You could risk your PR visa being revoked or you being ineligible for citizenship (PR only lasts for 5 years at a time). Unfortunately, I would have thought that being an immigration agent, you would be giving 'Best Practice' advice and not encouraging people to take irresponsible and unnecessary risks with their visas. There are instances where the sponsoring state will allow you to move interstate within the 2 years but those are within extenuating circumstances and are looked at on a case by case basis. This is another reason why I think people should try and do their own visa research before trusting everything to a third party. All the advice you need is on the state websites. For WA, it's http://www.migration.wa.gov.au/services/skilled-migration-wa Each state will have their own and it's worth getting in touch with them directly as they will be the deciding factor on whether or not you get sponsored even before you're able to apply for your 190 visa. I'm not saying that it is illegal (because I don't know), but I'm just saying that if caught getting sponsorship for one state with the intention of living and working in another, your integrity, visa and right to stay in Australia will be compromised. With the time, emotion and money it costs to go through this process, it's just not worth taking silly risks like that.

Alan, With all due respect, you're giving out poor advice. I was very recently granted state sponsorship for WA (17th June 2015). Not only did I have to sit a test that required me to KNOW that it was a condition of obtaining my visa for me to remain in WA for 2 years following my visa grant, it was also in my agreement document which I have cut and paste below; STATE NOMINATION AGREEMENT State nomination has been granted to you based on your commitment to Western Australia as outlined in your application. You thereby agree to the following: 1. You agree to remain living and working in Western Australia for your first two years in Australia on your nominated visa. 2. You agree to register your address with the Western Australian Government and keep them informed of your contact details during the first two years in Western Australia on your nominated visa. 3. You agree to complete a settlement survey every six months for a period of 24 months. 4. You have access to sufficient funds for living costs and domestic arrangements in Western Australia. 5. If your occupation requires you to be registered or licensed to be able to work in Western Australia, you understand that a positive skills assessment and State nomination does not guarantee that you meet the licensing or registration requirements applicable to your occupation and that you will need to verify your suitability with the relevant licensing and registration authority. I acknowledge and understand my Western Australian Government State nomination obligations and will notify Skilled Migration Western Australia if there are any changes to my original proposal. Visa applying for: Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa Professional advice can be obtained from the immi website directly. Being that they're the ones that have the power to grant and revoke visas, I suggest you all go directly to the source if you have the time to do a bit of research.

In my humble opinion, you really don't need an agent for a state sponsored visa. It's very straight forward and between common sense and forums, you can do it all yourself and probably get it done quicker. Also, you definitely HAVE to live and work in the sponsoring state for at least 2 years post visa grant. The process in a nutshell Start by making sure you have the 60points required to be considered for the visa. Applying for the 190 visa will give you 5 extra point. Then; 1. Get your skills assessed by the relevant body 2. Submit your Expression Of Interest to be sponsored by the state (you'll need your positive skills assessment ref number) 3. Get an invitation to apply (this could take a good few weeks) 4. Apply for state sponsorship and send the relevant supporting documents to the state immigration dept. 5. Once state sponsorship is approved, the state migration dept will update your EOI on SkillSelect 6. You'll then be invited to apply for your 190 visa 7. Complete your application and upload all supporting documents 8. Wait to be allocated a Case Officer who will look over your application and make a decision or ask for further documents /actions Almost all PR visas require a medical and character checks so it's a good idea to start getting these done as soon as you get your state sponsorship. You want the Case Officer to have a 'Decision Ready' application when they get to your name and not have to ask you to obtain them. You can get your HAP I.D from your EOI and go to a local BUPA visa health centre for your medical. For visa related UK police checks: https://www.acro.police.uk/police_certificates.aspx Good Luck!

Oh, that's perfect :-) I did my medical as soon as I applied for vetassess. It's just something I wanted to get out of the way ahead of time. You'll need your HAP I.D when you book your medical for the PR visa. Not everyone needs to do a medical but I am fairly certain you'll need one for the state sponsored visas. Your HAP I.D will be on the 'Health Declarations' section of your EOI. You just need to print it, book a visa medical (There is a BUPA Visa Medical office in Perth CBD - about a 5 min walk from The Esplanade Stn). Mine cost around $300 (also bare in mind that the application for state sponsorship costs $200 so you'll need to put cash aside for that also). Once the medical is complete, BUPA (or whomever you go through) will send the results to immigration who then attach it to your EOI. The results usually take 5 days to come back. Side note - If you're living in Aus, you should also get an Australian Police Check. You don't need to do all this straight away but it helps because once you're invited to apply for the state sponsorship, everything else happens really quickly and it helps to have all your ducks in a row. That way, once you're able to apply for the PR visa, your case officer will just need to look through your documents and make a decision.

Oh yes!! You're right! It changed this month :-( Sorry Sam - My mistake. It looks like the next one will be around the 6th of August 2015.

Hi Ada, What visa are you going for? The state nominated visa timelines are usually on the state's website. The EOI for WA normally take around 5 days. Have you already got state sponsorship and waiting to apply for the actual visa?