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  1. Scroogemacduck
    THEN IF GOD IS GOD why not sort it out...I would if I was GOD
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    If you are applying for 457 Offshore for reason of having to do offshore you will need to stay offshore until visa granted as returning "onshore" before grant may result in refusal
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    Very interesting and worrying,think you could or should have extended the 457 Visa to keep you legal but after the 2 years with same employer they can apply for 186 for you,then you get PR visa but are not tied to employer after that other than what you have in contract of employment...you get PR and are "free" Good luck,please keep us informed of outcome..
  4. Scroogemacduck
    As you do not need any proof in UK...to access NHS..all you need in Oz is UK passport,evidence of visa,proof of address in Oz and apply with all that to Medicare,you will then be issued with a Medicare card.....also consider getting an Australian driving licence(if you have a UK one?)as this is most useful for ID ​Best Wishes
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    Did you need to have a medical & police checks for the Visa application?
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    Did you need medical & a police check?I have been in Oz for 2 years and submitted both for an ENS 186 that I had to withdraw as I failed skills assessment so waiting for employer to get Sponsorship & nomination so that I can apply for 457.....Kindergarten teacher..SOL 24111,but medical will be over 1 year old as will police check by the time I apply?? Good luck to y'all
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    Puzzled as to why you choose to remain offshore..until 457 Granted.....presume you can re-enter on the BVB and wait .....but on Schedule 3 you need 40 points,if onshore,but thought 457 visas were processed quickly??
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    Minimum pay for a 457 is $51,400 + super...........How long is waiting list for MRT tribunal? But if you left on a B Visa,& re-entered after 457 Visa applied for,you can still be working legally,while you wait for 457 Visa to start?
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    To whom have you applied for "skills assessment"?You will need proof of employment at that grade including the appropriate salary for I think 4 years..etc
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    Amaysim $39.90 pcm incl 4gb data + all calls/Txt's in Oz....ports onto Optus network...you need to have a unlocked phone ..not supplied. Oz.....no TV licences
  11. Scroogemacduck
    Having had a delay in getting our sponsor to lodge the AOS,we finally had it notified to Centrelink/Immigration on 18 April and after chasing up we got our 2nd VAC request on 01 May,a bit of a delay but we did not know when it had been cleared until later. So we have an initial entry date of 13 June,I am onshore,OH offshore in UK and it turns out initial date cannot be extended,not a problem for me,later this month a trip abroad & return.....but OH does not want to return until Sept........the problem is that the medicals we had done in advance run out 13 June...the solution to phone London Oz office,explain and take another medical (& pass fit,of course)Cannot be done before 13 June for some reason & not really important in the great scheme of things but technically the visa unless extended by another medical would have run out and boarding would be denied for a UK departure (but not for Oz entry, apparently..such is the system. My CO also confirmed penal checks & medicals valid for 1 year but not a good idea to do too soon,you learn some expensive lessons in this process! Hope this helps others......although I had more penal checks done in Feb 12 as CO demanded,stating existing 6/11 dated checks had expired,I just did them.LOL. Spent 50mins in a Q,in a bank to ensure that the limit on daily transfers from our account would not apply to a $75,930 demand from Immi,it does not if funds are present. Good luck to y'all And after all that 1 hour later I got an email saying my CO had a word with his supervisor and we have had an extension until 30 September !!After explaining to OH how I had got it wrong (again).Plus la change...back to plan B or c or ?
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    Congrats,we also got our real CO on 14th March --the earlier date I entered was when we were contacted to say we would be "done" within the 2011/12 year and at that time requested medicals,which we had done--thereafter we were concerned that our medicals etc were actually at Immi,but finally told by Medibank that Immi can access electronic copies,but they also must have our posted in copies too.Just waiting for our sponsor to register AOS and should be good to go---as we are in Oz we will have to leave & return,we have things to do in UK & are booked to return. Also had to do Form 80,myself & OH,bit of a chore recalling travel dates from passport stamps for last 10 years and siblings DOB and parents etc but done now and in post. I stated already we done our medicals in Oz as we hoped to front load things--taking a chance there as only valid for 12 months. What is the detail on that the sponsor & AOS can be different people?? Best wishes to Y'all
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    my computer also asks for £65.00 for $100.00 and was delighted with this until I put in $37,965 and get £25,585--have now done this several times and really want to get $/£ @1.52. I expect you will get same result but it is confusing--although clear cut $37,965 is £25,585. Regards SMD
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    And the rate quoted for a conversion of $37,965 is 1.4838 giving £25,585.!Hoping I am wrong as we could "save" £1200.00?? Printed off Payment Mandate and it invites payment in GBP for a bank draft with above conversion rate or by card which would be in which currency?? If in $au then card issuer does conversion?? Rate today is up for the old pound ! 1.49 !! Regards to Y'all
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    "Currency Converter 2012 This Currency Converter is provided to assist users in determining the amount of a fee or VAC that is payable in the currency in which the fee is to be paid. The values in the Currency Converter are valid from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012, Canberra, AEST. If you wish to convert more than one fee or VAC, please do not add the amounts together prior to entering them into the currency converter below. Each fee or VAC must be converted individually." But when I put in my hopefully soon to be called for 2 times $37,965 the converter asks for £25.585 which is approx 1.47. Hope you are correct,if so I owe you a drink
  16. Scroogemacduck
    Not the case today,the London exchange rate mirrors the $/£ rate,certainly not 1.52.
  17. Scroogemacduck
    This is the date we got an automated email from Perth,perhaps not a CO as you say--we do not have a name but have progressed penal checks and our sponsor has had the required interview with Centrelink,our sponsor is required to have an up to date ie last au tax year Notice of Assessment "NOA" done,which is being done now but again eating into our time--we are concerned at any delay in lodging AOS and understand we cannot progress this until Sponsor has this NOA. Booked for a NZ trip end March & still hoping we can get PR on returning to Oz by easter but it is looking like a close run thing.
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    We also got an email.26th Jan.advising we get medical checks-------but also in red ink " stating that our penal checks had expired" so we are having them redone...but we sent 4 emails --and the last one highlighted that Immi's preferred comms was by email & said if no answer we would just have to phone The question was we had sent in medicals,have you got them ??? The last email got a reply saying that the medicals may be elsewhere in the building but to leave it for 14 days !! Sponsor having interview with Centrelink today,so moving forward I think..... Good luck
  19. Scroogemacduck
    Sponsor contacted Centrelink and had a 40 min. queue to speak to representative who needed a reference no different to that initially given to us.My sponsor has to attend an interview with Centrelink !Is this normal,cannot see any problems but my sponsor has a very busy work schedule so unwelcome if needed but OK with it. Still waiting for reply to email to Perth Immi,other than routine acknowledgement, asking if they have Medicals that were posted in.Also asked how long Police checks are valid for.!
  20. Scroogemacduck
    I was under the impression (you read these blogs and adopt ideas/rules/etc) as you go along,that it was 3 months but hoped for more ??--but my email from immi did state my Police Checks were expired--so I just sent for more as we have been good citizens UK/OZ,my certificates were 7 months old and if Visa takes another 2 months then,9 months old.Sent email back,will post reply. Thanks to all & good luck macduck out --on a warm nite in Melbourne,better then freezing in Scotland
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    We have just had a reply emailed to us,asking for sponsor to contact Centrelink.Tried phoning but on hold for >20mins,will try again next week Also that our Police checks have expired so it looks like only valid for 3 months for Police checks,also requesting medicals which we had done last May--hope that has not expired ! But we sent medicals into Perth by post so hope that they have not lost them,perhaps have not tied them onto our application? have emailed but no reply,Australia is a public holiday anyway. So the message is do not do Police checks early.
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    Will a Permanent Resident qualify??
  23. Scroogemacduck
    Do you have to be a citizen or will a permanent resident suffice?
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    WE submitted in January 2011 for 143 and before returning to UK in May had our medicals done in Melbourne,it was cheaper and easier for us to do so but with some detail requested on me from UK doctor it took until August for my medical to come through.So OH has a May medical and mine is August with 12 months validity.Posted into DIAC but think they can access electronically anyway.Had our Oz police checks done May 11 and UK done June 11 so if/when we get CO hopefully about Feb 2012 we only need AOS. That was the plan with us,just hoping it all works--even have our destination as NZ with stopover in Melbourne hoping to get new visa validated there.Now looking to alter dates as we optimistically booked January 2012 but can change--heading back to UK anyway to sort out things and avoid Melbourne winter--Emirates fares to NZ not much dearer than to Oz with stopover in Oz each way. Hope medicals police checks are valid 12 months--can anyone confirm??
  25. Scroogemacduck
    We applied for CPV 143 onshore while we were here on a Tourist Visa,we intended to depart for UK as outlined in Tourist visa and did so---we did not have any problems,we are still in the Q for case officer---why not apply for 173 then 12 month tourist visa?If you have applied for 143/173 CPV a 12 month Tourist visa seems to be a given.
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