Richard Gregan

Don't put down and claim for any qualifications or skills assessment results until they have been issued and you actually have them to hand. Otherwise you're risking getting into all kinds of difficulties.

Regards,

Richard

You really should wait until your skills result letter and AQF 3 qualification have been issued and you have them to hand before you try to fill out the details on an EOI!

Regards,

Richard

Yup, you will get 10 points for the AQF 3, so make sure you add that under the qualifications section.

Regards,

Richard

You were advised correctly that the 189 visa is definitely the preferred route for you to take, provided you meet the eligibility criteria, so you need to research this possibility first.

Regards,

Richard

As others have said, the English language test is not a general requirement for passport holders from Canada, US, UK, Republic of Ireland or NZ, unless specified by the skills assessment authority, however individual applicants may need it in order up their visa point tally to meet the points requirement, and to meet specific visa requirements, so it may well be required in individual cases.

Specific circumstances in which the applicant may need an English test include meeting state sponsorship requirements (some states require an English Language test), and the fact that some occupations are not being picked up unless the applicant has 65, or even 70 points.

Regards,

Richard

1. can we apply for 189 Visa again?

Yes, although you'll need to check your current eligibility. Whatever skills result you obtained would now be expired.

2. if we go for 189 visa application, do we need to do anything about the previous PR visa?

You would be making an entirely new application.

3. And how will our previous PR situation affects the new application?

It shouldn't have any bearing on the new application. immigration will be aware of it of course, but the new application will be assessed on its own merits.

As you say, an RRV is not realistically an option now if you have no compelling ties to Australia, you didn't meet the two year requirement and the visa itself expired seven years ago. However, as Verystormy says, it doesnt do any harm to take a punt at it, apart from spending a few quid...

Regards,

Richard

1. can we apply for 189 Visa again?

Yes, although you'll need to check your current eligibility. Whatever skills result you obtained would now be expired.

2. if we go for 189 visa application, do we need to do anything about the previous PR visa?

You would be making an entirely new application.

3. And how will our previous PR situation affects the new application?

It shouldn't have any bearing on the new application. immigration will be aware of it of course, but the new application will be assessed on its own merits.

As you say, an RRV is not realistically an option now if you have no compelling ties to Australia, you didn't meet the two year requirement and the visa itself expired seven years ago.

Regards,

Richard

Immigration work in their own time, and they don't tend to appreciate calls and emails requesting updates. In fact, such requests can be detrimental to the application.

Regards,

Richard

Very good points above.

There's not much scope at present, but you should avail yourself with the current SOL and CSOL lists and look at moving your career and skillset towards one of the listed occupations. This will take time, years even, but you should be looking at making this a long term goal for the future, not a quick solution - you've done the quick route already on a WHV.

Regards,

Richard

We've certainly found in many cases that if an applicant continues to have issues with IELTS despite multiple tests and revision, then they tend to do better with Pearson Academic, and vice versa, so it can come down to how your brain is wired for that particular test.

Regards,

Richard

Hi Becky,

It's going to be tough to get a contract of employment which is required for WA sponsorship.

You could apply to Victoria if you can evidence experience of teaching one of their specified languages.

Regards,

Richard

According to the ACS website, skills applications take 12 weeks.

While this is often the case, we've had applications approved in two to three weeks, and in a couple of cases in the summer the applications were approved in one week!

Regards,

Richard

Keith,

Alan's got a point. I was referring to a Contributory Parent Visa - these are taking upwards of two years.

If, however, it is a non-contributory parent visa you are applying for then you need to brace yourself...

The current estimate is 30 years.

AHPRA requires all Registered nurses to be degree holders now. It is possible to undertake bridging courses in Australia to meet the requirements, but it's probably cheaper to do it here.

When considering upgrading your diploma to a degree, you'll need to ensure your course meets the core criteria stipulated by NMBA, in particular the following:

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The education institution that provided the program of study, and confirmed your qualification, has certified that you have successfully completed an assessment in medication management including:

• administration of medications (including calculations),
  
• pharmacokinetics (the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs) and
  
• pharmacodynamics (the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their action in the body).
  

As part of the certification, the education institution must provide information that clearly shows the medication management content you completed as part of the program of study.

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More info here: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-and-Endorsement/International/Meeting-the-registration-requirements.aspx

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you need to be aware of this:

Processing of parent visa applications is currently exceeding two years. They are only just processing applications lodged in July 2014.

You should be prepared for a long wait. It's not possible to chase up the application. You should have received an acknowledgement by now. However, after that, you won't hear any more until it's been assigned to a case officer, most likely more than two years from now.

Regards,

Richard

This was discussed with Vetassess at the London seminar yesterday. The short answer from them is that although pictures/video evidence can occasionally be useful, for the most part it doesn't tell them anything. That is, they can still pass an application without photo/video evidence, despite what the Vetassess website might say. This is from the horses mouth as it were.

Saying that, they did come up with an example of a Chef applicant who put together a 10 minute video made up of short segments of themselves undertaking each of the core competencies in turn! This did provide quite persuasive evidence in that particular case, but was seen as a quite unusual instance of photo/video evidence being a factor is the assessor's decision.

You say you are getting 70 points on your points calculations. I would recommend getting a second opinion on your points just to be on the safe side that there's nothing you have missed.

Policy Analyst on a 189/190 might be tricky - you would need a Vetassess skills assessment. it's also not on the SOL. I would recommend exploring employer sponsorship as a more fruitful line of inquiry.

Regards,

Richard

If you mean a student visa, you would need to get accepted on an appropriate Australian course first and then apply.

You cannot work until you have commenced your course in Australia. Once your course has commenced you are permitted to work a maximum of 40 hours per fortnight when your course is in session, and unlimited hours when your course is not in session.

Work that is a formal registered part of your course is not included in the limit of 40 hours per fortnight.

Regards,

Richard

This will be tough Dave. To use this qualification for a trade application, you'll need some relevant work experience post-qualification to make it through the skills assessment. If your fire service experience was relevant to an assessable occupation then you might be able to apply using that. However, I suspect your experience isn't assessable unfortunately.

Regards,

Richard