Ozmaniac

Quite a few people have posted on PIO that they received invitations in the 24 April round. Invitation rounds recently have been first thing on Friday mornings (ACT time) and invitations are sent immediately. I don't think the date of the next round has been announced yet but the assumption is that it will be on 8 May.

If by 'invite them to Australia', you mean to invite them to visit you temporarily on a subclass 600 visa, they will each need a separate visa application. http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/600.aspx 600 Visitor visa If you're talking about sponsoring them for Parent visas to live permanently in Australia, both parents are included on the same application; one as the primary applicant and the other as a secondary applicant.

His Australian passport is all the proof of citizenship he needs.

Yes you can. Your 489 visa conditions require you to live, work and study only in a 'specified regional area' but it can be in any state.

DIBP have simply changed their system. Read the following - new status indicators like 'assessment in progress' are fully explained in there: http://www.immi.gov.au/gateways/agents/resources/immiaccount-enhancements/

Onshore Partner visas are much more expensive than offshore ($6865 vs $4630) but you only get a Bridging visa if you apply onshore so if you want to continue working in Australia while you wait, it will have to be an onshore application. Currently, onshore and offshore from the UK take much the same time (about 13 months onshore vs 12-14 offshore) but as you know, you can only be granted an offshore visa while outside Australia. You can be anywhere overseas though - doesn't need to be the UK. Your CO will send you a pre-grant notification -most people nip across to NZ or to Bali for a few days.

Hi Stacey, welcome to the forum. You'll find heaps of supportive and helpful people on here and if you're waiting on a Partner visa, lots of them in the same boat - you'll find them over in Migration Issues. I'm in Brisbane too and agree with srg - the weather is glorious here at present and we can expect it to stay that way for much of the next 6 months or so.

Those are the right answers. Your CO could possibly ask about your partner but when they know she is Australian, you won't need to provide relationship evidence.

Invitations are issued every 2 weeks on Friday mornings just after midnight Canberra time. The next invitation round is on 8 May. Invitations are issued to the highest ranked EOIs (calculated on the effective date of your EOI and points) so it may take more than one invitation round for you to receive an invitaiton. http://www.immi.gov.au/Work/Pages/SkillSelect/SkillSelect.aspx

There are several good RMAs such as @wrussell @Alan Collett @Raul Senise who are regular posters on PIO. Click on any of those links and it will take you to their PIO profile from which you will be able to get their email address under the About Me tab. I doubt if they will respond over the weekend, but you never know. Remember that DIBP Case Officers don't usually work weekends either (and Monday is a Public Holiday in some states) so you probably have at least until some time on Monday to act.

I can't add anything other than to say read the info available on RRV link thoroughly. I have no idea why you couldn't find reference to the 2 years or the conditions for getting shorter RRVs because it's all fully explained under Visa applicants > Who could get this visa?

You should be consulting a good RMA NOW! I think the fact that your Bridging visa has taken effect is a major problem even if you withdraw your application. Your BV was granted because you had lodged a visa application but when that application is refused or withdrawn, you will also lose your BV. Your situation is complex and you need professional advice before you make any further wrong moves.

If your employer wanted to nominate you for a 186 any time before you had held your 457 visa for 2 years (i.e. before 21/12/2014), you could only be nominated for a 186 via the Direct Entry stream. If you were nominated for a 186 via the Temporary Residence Transition stream, that would explain why the nomination was refused. They will have to nominate you again via the TRT stream for which you are now eligible because you have now held your 457 for 2 years. The real problem though is that If your visa application has already been refused, you will have a Section 48 bar which will prevent you from making a new 186 visa application onshore. If your visa application has not yet been refused, and you withdraw it, you may be able to make an onshore application but the fact that your Bridging visa has already taken effect will probably present a problem. You need immediate professional help from a good RMA.

You don't need to add any time outside Australia to the 4 years overall or to the 12 months as a resident. To put it another way, the 4 years is the exact 4 years immediately before you apply and the 12 months as a PR is the 12 months before you apply even if some of that time has been spent outside Australia.

If you had only been there for a few months and left of your own accord maybe, but if you're fired after a year, that would be most unlikely. Don't worry - they 'MAY seek to cancel' but they almost certainly won't. Refuse to resign. If they want you gone, make them fire or retrench you. Do NOT contact immigration. If the fact that you have left before the 2 years is up gets back to DIBP, the fact that you didn't leave of your own accord will count in your favour. Look for work in the same or another eligible regional area - don't move to a region that isn't eligible for 187s.

I'm a very determined beggar too so I can see where you're coming from but you don't mind paying them over and over when it's their test at fault rather than your English ability?

You won't need to provide relationship evidence if your partner is an Australian (and DIBP is aware of that). What did you include her as on your application? Non-migrating dependent or Other Family Member or ...?

Not sure if this answers your question but DIBP have made a number of changes to immiAccount and what is shown in there. http://www.immi.gov.au/gateways/agents/resources/immiaccount-enhancements/

If your 600 visa doesn't have a No Further Stay condition 8503 attached, you will be able to apply for another visa while in Australia provided you are eligible to apply for the other visa. When you apply, you will be granted a Bridging visa that will allow you to stay in Australia while your application is being processed but it will have the same conditions as your 600 visa so you will not be able to work. If you're thinking about applying for a Student visa, only students from Assessment Level 1 countries can apply in Australia for their first Student visa. Students from AL 2 or 3 can only apply offshore. http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/student-visa-assessment-levels.aspx Assessment Levels

I've never heard of the company and have no idea if they can do everything you've listed but most people do everything themselves including job hunting - be very wary of anyone who promises to find work for you. If you use anyone to handle visa applications for you, make sure that the actual person you deal with is MARA registered.

There is currently no visa condition requiring 190 holders to live and work in the sponsoring state but the states seem to be getting pretty sick of people accepting sponsorship with no real intention of living in that state. It's probably only a matter of time before something more binding than a moral obligation is imposed.

I think they're a relocation company but very, very few people need or use that kind of service. I doubt if you'll find anyone with experience with them. Are you sure you need something like that?

That's not completely correct. I'll have another go at explaining. And this time, I'll include a link the info on the RRV so you can read the rules for yourself. 1. Correct. 2. Your PR doesn't expire in 5 years but has re-entry rights to Australia for only 5 years. 3. After 5 years, the only thing that has expired is your right to re-enter Australia as a PR. If you want to be able to enter Australia as a PR, you must have an RRV. 4. "In order to be eligible for the RRV I would need to have been in Australia for at least 2years continuously whilst I had my 189 visa?" NO, that's NOT correct. You can only get a 5 year RRV if you have spent at least 2 years out of the previous 5 years as a PR but the 2 years doesn't need to be continuous - it can be made up periods here and there in the 5 years totalling 2 years. If you haven't spent a total of 2 years out of the previous 5 in Australia, you can still get an RRV but it will be for 12 months (or in some cases, 3 months). http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/155-157.aspx Resident Return visas I seem to be having difficulty conveying the fact that an RRV doesn't renew your PR but that's because your PR doesn't expire. All an RRV does is renew your right to enter Australia as a PR. Even if you can only get a 12 or 3 month RRV, you can use that to enter Australia and can stay forever if you like because you are still a PR and can apply for citizenship as soon as you meet the residence requirements for citizenship. If you wish, you can apply for a permanent visa after the 3 years instead of now but that assumes that you will still meet the requirements for the visa. There is no way of knowing what occupations will be on the SOL and no way of knowing what changes there will be in the requirements. As a doctor, you'll probably be OK but there really is no way of knowing for sure.

Hi, and welcome to the forum. The time taken for a visa application will depend on your occupation and the visa and can vary between a few weeks and a year or more. If you could provide a bit more info, we'll be able to give you a reasonable idea. Age, occupation and country of citizenship would be a good start but the more info the better.

IELTS is only one of the acceptable tests. http://www.immi.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/how-can-i-prove-i-have-superior-english.aspx http://www.immi.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/how-can-i-prove-i-have-proficient-english.aspx Read the following threads which compare IELTS to PTE Academic. IELTS doesn't come out at all well in comparison. http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/227823-any-one-done-pearsons-english-test-yet.html#post1936715800 http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/231707-ielts-v-s-pearson-test-english-academic-pte-academic-my-personal-findings.html#post1936733023