rahulpatel1969

Do we all have to give the IELTS again for 887 visa

My son who was dependent at the time we migrated has a full time job and he meets 52 week criteria. Can he become the main applicant and can me and my wife be sponsored by him?

Thanks i better look for another job

Well I am paid on a fortnightly basis and that means I sometime get 5 days one week and 2 days the next and this does not reflect in the pay slips only the total hours. How will they consider that as I usually have more than 60 hours per two weeks.?

Hi I am on a 496 visa and want to convert to a PR applying for a 887 visa. My question is I have been working around 60 hours every two weeks and have totally worked more than 1 year required during my two year stay. My question is would it be okay if I have worked less than full time but more than the one year requirement over the two year period of my stay here to migrate to PR. My hours would definitely cross 2000 hours during the two year stay.

This is real bad and i feel for all those affected. My best wishes to them.

Hi am moving to Australia permanently in May of this year under 496 visa and will not be covered for medical treatment there. Want to know if i can bring medication in with me for my two year stay after taking a prescription from my doctor.

I just recieved my visa for 496 uz Paper based application. I am not able to access the vevo site. Could someone help me.

Alan, any idea whether they will be processing 496 & 176 in 2014-2015

Are u category 5 and when did you get your CO

Yes your other half can go for English language training and you must take advantage of the course. It will help her with adjustment into the job market and society.

 

Rahul, The site was updated yesterday. There are many changes with the advent of SkillSelect, guess that's why it took time. I was also waiting for this update since Friday and after reading it I have hit the PANIC button! Check it out and let me know what you feel.

I totally agree with you. I went through the update and I have a very pessimist outlook about how they are going to treat cat 5 family sponsored. First the update shows they have processed cat 4 family sponsored till January 6 so should take another two updates before they finish the cat 4 family sponsored and the new applications they might get in higher category of family sponsored might prevent us from ever being processed.

No fortnightly update even today. It should have been there last Friday still no update.

Good to know you have taken over this thread

Does anyone here have an idea of the quotas under each category.

Bad news for all Australian Sponsored cat 5, especially VB and me, will have to wait till July and don't know if they will even keep a quota for family sponsored next year.

Not one person that i can see on various sites who has been allocated CO after April 23rd Monday.

Yes that is why I am saying that category 5 onshore is not prioritised over category offshore.. This is just the number of applicants that are more in category 4 offshore. Yes , we are looking at these 2 months.. Fingers crossed for processing of category 5 offshore.

 

VB as it is you and i both need to get passports done and it should take a month.

VB it is just that cat 4 onshore got over before cat 4 offshore and remember the processing teams and centers are different for both categories.

Rahul,

I agree with you what you are saying but the point is not a single application is processed under category 5 offshore. Category 5 onshore is processed. So according to their website they might also touch some of the category 5 offshore. You are saying we have to wait more. How much more??????????5 years......!!!!!!!

 

VB, at the current rate it shld not be more than a month or two but if they change the rules or things God help us

The number of Priority Group 5 applications processed this program year will ultimately depend on the number of higher priority applications received, and other factors including any change in the size of the Migration Program or variation of the Processing Direction. Many Priority Group 5 applicants still face a considerable wait until their application is allocated to a case officer for processing and may want to consider other options available.

 

This is important VB, if they get more applicants in the other category then we might have to wait

can someone please give me the link to the spreadsheet.

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Virtual Bajwa things seem to have quietened down. No one on any of the site is talking about getting a CO or visa today.

Why doesn't keepherlit post. Really would like to know if he has CO