Illegitimate convict

Hi Toni. Jobs are scarse at the moment as I am sure you have gathered after the mining down turn. But try http://employment.byron.com.au/jobs/qld-central-coast-jobs and select the type of job you are looking for.

Try http://employment.byron.com.au/ anything placed in local newspapers end up here as well. Good luck and persevere. It took me 67 applications.

Hi Ginz, if you are working with a RMA (registered migration agent) it should be a DRC (Decision ready checklist) if they are doing a good job of it. DRC means they have a checklist (which you can obtain off the internet) and the DIAC sees the ticks, all documents your RMA submitted. But if you are high risk, the DIAC might want to follow up on some of your documents for either authenticity, references etc which might involve them emailing or phoning your country of origin. This of course might take time. If you are non DRC chances are good they have not even started with yours yet, the waiting list is long.

Hi Ginz. Our 457 application was all electronically and supporting documents attached. However our PR RSMS had to contain hard copies and certified of required documents. I started with a RMA (registered migration agent) at great cost. Then a colleague got his approved without an agent as a DRC (decision ready checklist) within months. Usually DRC can only be done my agents but my colleague and some previous posts on this thread got it as a DRC by doing it themselves. So I went solo, without an agent. One cannot get PR (according to my knowledge) with an e application. Your whole application must be posted/courier to the DIAC. A non-DRC takes much longer! The DIAC decides whether yours is DRC or not.

Hi Kudarat. There are various reasons one could be approved and not the other applicant. Each application is considered individually. You and/or the other guy might not comply with the DIAC's various conditions. More documentation would be requested or the application denied. The DIAC are transparent with reasons with actions they take. The restaurant also has to apply to act as sponsor and the DIAC might feel that a limited amount of applicants are required for work at the restaurant.

Our container should arrive in Brisbane 4 Feb 2013 on the MSC Susanna. How long would it take to clear customs if the container is: 1. quarantined 2. not being quarantined 3. transport from Brisbane to Mackay or closeby (Townsville, Cairns, Rockhampton, Gladstone) Any indication, from your experiences, once your container arrived in terms of a timeline for delivery at your house? All our costs included service delivery at our doorstep. Thanks!

Well that's a new record - hope you sent your CO a box of chocolates! Just shows once in a while there is a person in DIAC that changes the usual processing expectations!

Congrats Nicolac34! Was it through an agent?

Dunken that sounds great! The very very best wishes!

Hi Albury You have ended up on the non-DRC pile! (not considered Decision Ready Certified, usually for RMA (registered Migration Agents) but now and again a DIY applicant slips through). We were in the the same boat (like the pun!) and sent an email (few lines) that the implications of waiting 6 months (at that time) would have serious consequences. I was told that it was not considered serious enough. Then I sent a 4 page email and 6 attached documents with proof to have my application expidited. It was granted and took only 4 months. Listening to some colleagues, friends and acquintances, many who have waited years for visa or permits and somethat had to go back to country of origin only to return, we consider ourselves very very fortunate!

Hi lifeardtrip We submitted our nomination and visa simulteneously on 22 Oct. Within 2 weeks my employer were notified it was approved. That is phase 1 & 2 of the process done. After submitting some outstanding paperwork by 22 Feb we had our RSMS visa. But there was a fair amount of frenzied activity in between to get thing sorted and approved. Phase 1 is about the buiness, not you. Phase 2 is about the business wanting to employ you, not much you can do about that. You part is phase 3 when you submit all your supporting documents.

Always sent it either coutier or registered post with tracking facilities and have to sign as proof of receipt. DHL for international was good (amazing tracking on internet - quiet extensive!). Auspost within Australia with registered post also good. Australian Air Services for fast courier within Australia good.

Could I share mine with you! For my RSMS application I sent in my South African PCC (police clearance certificate) and my wife's Queensland certificate. Only to be told I needed an Australian one and my wife a South African one (SA takes months!). I sent in a Queensland one to be told it has to be AFP (Australian Federal Police). I applied and yes that got lost (within the DIAC system)! I re-applied only to be told it was the wrong code (AFP made a mistake)! I re-applied and eventually got it. Now I sit with 4 different copies of PCC! My wife's PCC took qucker after a contact in SA used his "influence" to attain it quicker!

I have looked everywhere and came to the same conclusion! Some on this thread are willing to take the chance, and if caught argue "same job description same region!" But not with a family! Mine will end Feb 22 2014! I might pull the plug Dec 2013, if I decide to move?

Thats good news Veenameena! Your agent has influence! Always comes in handy! Soon now, the light at the end of the tunnel is tangible! Exciting times!

Hi Veenameena After our request to have our application expidited (in November) it was given to a supervisor on holiday. We had to wait intill she returned. Then the supervisor gave it to a consultant (January) and guess what, she was on leave! We had to wait! Despite it all by 22 Feb we had it!

Hi Afredv We started with a RMA. A colleague at the same school submitted his application DIY and it took 4 weeks and his was approved! No agent! On this thread, read through all posts (I have) and you will see some that were approved within 6 weeks (no RMA stated). All non-DRC take about 6 months at Parramatta. I believe it can be done without RMA for a DRC if the consultant at DIAC "feels" its a DRC - how else? Especially if your application is "topped" with a checklist from DIAC web page for RSMS. And yes it cannot work either. After my colleagues luck to save costs I went without RMA and it initialy was considered a non-DRC.

After a second letter an appeal to have my application changed from non-DRC to DRC, the request was approved. Application was submitted 20 Oct and approved 22 Jan (would have been end of April as a non DRC). Also heard of a pregnant applicant making a request and approved. Exceptional circumstances it is possible.

Hi Littlesmiler Relax, there is nothing you can do over the weekend. Focus on Monday, you still have 5 days grace. The DIAC state: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/la/855/employee.htm[h=2]When to lodge the visa application[/h]The primary applicant, can lodge their visa application when the employer lodges the nomination application, or it can be lodged after the nomination application is lodged. The visa application must be lodged before the nomination expires. Note: All applicants that are included in the visa application must be in Australia at the time of application. You need to get the application acknowledged. I submitted mine 20 Oct and by 22 Oct got an email acknowledging receipt. Exactly when is it considered "lodged" not sure - acknowledgement from DIAC, once payment is made, once Client number is received not sure. But phone Monday, with your tracking number and follow up.

Hi Sambo The DIAC are quiet clear about changing circumstances and even require you to complete a form: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1022.pdf I am not sure what would happen. Would they send someone out to look for you or not? On this forum, this thread the DIAC cancelled a business's verification, which affected any nomination procedures, which in turn affected innocent employees applying for visas. A prerequisite to RSMS applications. Also, somewhere also on this forum, guys have changed visa conditions and hoped not to be "found". Some even felt they were not doing anything wrong as they felt the visa was permanent. The DIAC states at http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/86overstayers-and-other-unlawful-non-citizens.htm [h=2]Locating unlawful non-citizens and people in breach of their working conditions[/h]The department uses a wide range of sources to locate unlawful non-citizens and people breaching their visa conditions. Referrals may be made by employers, educational institutions, departmental investigations, community information, police or other government agencies. Three government departments—the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Centrelink and the Australian Taxation Office—share information so as to locate non-citizens who are employed illegally, or claiming welfare payments and benefits to which they are not entitled. My RSMS clearly states: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/86overstayers-and-other-unlawful-non-citizens.htm Visa validity Please note that under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme if your employment ceases within 2 years from approval, your visa may be subject to cancellation. ONe is taking a chance. With a family and if caught I have no doubt the DIAC would be less understanding. I would not be able to live with a "maybe" I was a tour operator in Africa for ten years visited South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda and Egypt and took many chances crossing borders regarding paperwork (some countires were quiet ridiculous with demands), but the DIAC seem to be pretty well organized. I wouldn't risk it. Especailly when an election is coming up, immigration is always an issue and the DIAC get quiet anxious about stuff. Google "breaching visa conditions caught" and decide.

Hi Sambo The obligations are set out in: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/rsms/obligations.htm which conludes with: "The visa may be cancelled if the employee does not comply with these obligations to complete the two year contract with the employer." From another web source (not DIAC) "Cancellation of a visa will not occur where a nominating employer terminates a nominee's contract within the two year period, provided the nominee has made a genuine effort to complete the two years with the approved employer. If the nominee's visa is cancelled, the visas for people who accompanied the nominee to Australia such as family members will also be cancelled." But also read from another forum of a RSMS cancelled by employer, before validation because of the GFC. I asked my CO regarding cancellation (if I kicked the bucket, what happens to my family) and her reply: " I am unable to give specific information on the departments cancellation process, however a visa holder which includes dependants are unlikely to be assessed as failing to have made a genuine effort where the failure to commence or complete the two year employment period was because of a situation beyond the visa holder’s control." So the "genuine effort" seems to be the keyword here. But that leaves it open to scrutiny where the employer and employee could face some questions. Get your and his fact ready and go for it. Play open cards and phone/email DIAC. Too much money, time, pressure and stress to go ahead on hearsay.

Get out go for a walk as often as possible - beach, bush, mall. Experience the country for what it is. I arrived in Jan last year, my wife and kids 6 months later. Many times I felt like going back. Had so much back at "home" - friends, lifestyle, identity etc. It takes time to adapt, re-adjust, settle in. Most people take time out and ask themselves why - its normal. But I have now accptedted the fact I will return only as a tourist - and that is out of choice. Embrace your new invironement!