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Hi, I am not sure where you stand on your convictions,however my husband was charged with possession of cannabis. We declared this on our application and got our visa with no issue. It was however 20 years ago so i dont know if that made a difference. Good luck, where theres a will there is a way dont give up hope

Yes, there is no restrictions on age as long as they are fit and healthy

Hi, they may well not ask for it, but just in case they do I would get it completed now. Its a nightmare of a form, sooooo long and some questions may take you a little time to answer. For example they want to know all the jobs you've ever had (Inc dates) every time you have left the country in the last 10 years (Inc dates), it is quite time consuming. I was asked for form 80 and form 1221 for both myself and my husband, luckily I had already completed these so I could just upload them. It is best to be prepared I would say and just have it ready to go should they ask for it. Don't forget to complete one for your partner also if they are included on the visa application. Good luck with it all

Thanks for clarifying Bob

Hi, We are hoping to make the move to NSW in February 2017. We are planning on bringing our dog with us. Well he is going to be staying with my parents until we are set up and settled and then they will send him over. We are planning on getting his rabies done before we leave and my parents will do all the other vet bits prior to him leaving. As we have no firm date of him leaving the UK my question is how long is the rabies valid for? Does he have to fly 180 days later or could in come out in 12 months say? The whole flying pets things confuses me more than the visa for us did. Any help appreciated Thanks:animal-dog:

I had the same dilemma, i too submitted a stat dec for vetassess for the same reason however for the visa application i didnt want to risk it, in the end i bit the bullet and asked the HR department for a reference, i just told them i needed it for a mortgage application. My duties were not listed on there so i also sent a copy of my job description and contract (along with the usual P60s and payslips) Hope this help

I second the above, i did the PTE Academic and found it pretty easy on the day and got a superior score so full 20 points. As for your original question i was invited by NSW 2 weeks after submissionof EOI back in December. I applied and was accepted 2 weeks later. Hope this helps.

Yes,he felt around the stomach area also and looked at arms and feet,even checked between my husbands toes, i think they were looking for track marks. I guess every clinic / doctor is different but a couple of others who have used Spire in Manchester had the same experience.

Finally after a long and rocky road, we have woke up this morning to the all important email, we are now the proud holders of a 190 visa. The best birthday present I could have hoped for. We are thrilled to bits and cannot believe our luck. I just wanted to thank everyone for their help and advice along the way, we navigated the process ourselves without an agent and this forum has been invaluable. See you all on the other side.....

Thanks, not sure yet, were planning on a validation trip in November but other than that no concrete plans at the minute, my heads still in a whirl to think about anything. Fingers crossed you get your grant soon x

Just checked my emails and our visa has been granted!!! Woop woop, excited is an understatement. My birthday today too, best birthday present ever!! Any news on yours Pommie679?

Sorry I forgot to add the chest xray too!!

Congratulations!! Hopefully wont be too much longer for us then? I find the waiting the most difficult part of the whole process (Well the wait for Vetassess was pretty bad too.....17 weeks) I don't know how many times a day I check my emails its that many (which is pointless as the Aussies are asleep when im checking during the day duh!!) I also hate when Fridays come around as I think damn ive got to wait the weekend now lol Hope you get your grant soon Pommie679 fingers crossed x

Ours was at the Spire in Manchester. They were great. Our medicals entailed the following: Nurse - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Urine test, Eye test, Blood test Doctor: Stripped to underwear, looked in mouth and ears, felt around neck area, listened to chest / back, tested reflexes That was it,no where near as scary as I was anticipating

Congratulations! Did you apply on the 7th Feb? We submitted on the 7th Feb also but still waiting, hopefully any day now fingers crossed. Congratulations again.

Hi all, We submitted our application for the 190 on the 7th February 2016, we were contacted by a CO to get our medicals and police checks done, we uploaded these on the 19th March and have been waiting since, no further correspondence from CO and no visa grant. The processing time for a 190 visa on immi is 3 months. Now I know the processing time is just a guideline and some take less time to process and some take longer. My question is, is the 3 months from when I submitted the application or from when I uploaded the info the CO asked for. My 3 months was up on the 7th May if the count down begins from when application was submitted. How many of you have received your grants who submitted applications in February? TY

I was invited by NSW with a score of 70 for an occupation not on their list, I have also spoken to several others on here who have also been invited with a score of 60, so yes you have a chance. Best of luck

Yes it is possible NSW will invite you under stream 2. My occupation is not on their list but I was invited to apply for NSW state sponsorship back in December. My 190 application is currently in progress with Immi.......................the wait however is killing me

I have 3. The eldest is 14 and was an only dog until the age of 5. We then got Marley (who is now 9) Harvey was not sure at first but with in the week they were best buds (They still are) Dogs are pack animals so although they do perfectly well in families as only dogs their natural instinct is to be part of a pack so in that respect I think a 2nd dog is a great idea. You just need to make sure the 2nd dog is a good fit for the 1st. There is a natural order of things in dog packs. We were lucky that Marley was happy with his place (Beneath Harvey) otherwise it could have been a different story. They have never fought but I do know others have had the problem of an almighty fight to determine the pecking order. So yes I believe a playmate for your dog is a great idea but pick wisely. Never a dull moment with 2.

Yes, my occupation is not on the list either. They opened up stream 2 where they invite high ranking candidates off the CSOL. My 190 application is in now, currently being assessed by Immi. Good luck

I was asked for form 80 and form 1221 for both myself and my husband. They didn't ask for a CV for my husband though, they did however ask me for proof of our relationship when I had already uploaded our marriage certificate?? Weve been married for 7 year. I would try not to worry as said above I know it is easier said than done

They were great, no hanging around, in and out. I was really nervous so blood pressure was high nurse told me not to worry they would take it again once I had chance to relax. They did just that and it was fine. We went on a Friday and when I checked immi account on Saturday morning they had already uploaded our results.

We used the Spire in Manchester £260 per adult with a 10% discount on the 2nd Adult. I cant speak highly enough of them. For 2 of us we were in and out in just over a hour.

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I do not for one minute believe PTE is some sort of promotion or easy for native speakers. Easier perhaps as it is our mother tongue. I studied hard for my test, every evening 3 weeks prior to the test. I have never sat IELTS so cannot comment.