Bamboozled

1 hour ago, Marisawright said:

It's not unfair.  Would you say an employer was unfair if he advertised for a job and then chose the best-qualified candidate?    Applying for a visa is exactly the same as applying for a job - it's a competition.  The points system is Immigration's way of finding the best-qualified candidates for Australia's needs.   Currently there are so many applicants with over 90 points, they're filling the whole quota, so they don't even need to look further down the list. 

With unemployment set to soar, you can't really blame Australia for wanting to be very particular who they accept.  I know it's hard on families but at the same time, you still have the choice of returning to the UK with them, if it's so important to be together.

Has he done the English test?  

Thanks for your reply.

Extremely helpful

Thankyou for your replies, they have supported themselves throughout the year with savings. They know they are not allowed to work. His partner is a phlebotomist which is not on the list unless we could go for a regional visa. It is very unfair that only exceptional people with 90+ points are being invited in. He has sent out his resume to 80+ employers with not much luck so far.

so sad

Any companies in qld sponsoring? Already here on visitor visa, wanting to stay with family.

10years experience NVQ2, vetasses level 3 carpenter.

Hi all,

im looking for help keeping our son and his family here. I’m a citizen and my son and family came out December 2019 on a year visitor visa. Decided after covid struck that they want to stay with us as we are the only grandparents to their 3 boys and we saw how easily we could be kept apart.

they submitted an onshore EOI with 70 points but it looks from reading (a lot!) that this is not enough, even when they say minimum 65. 
our address was classed as ‘regional’ last year but this year is not. We are in qld and I don’t want to lose them. They can’t get remaining relative as his partner still has a sister in Uk.

anyone have any options for us? He is a highly skilled carpenter builder. Looking for work sponsorship at this time seems pretty impossible. 
................help? Would a migration agent be any help to us?

I had a minor charge for fraud when I was 16. Showed up in my police check, I'm 43! Never did anything else unlawful in my life. I would declare it first off. They are only bothered about crimes which were given a two year sentence. I didn't declare it at the time but when I saw the 'no live trace' in my file it means that there was a spent conviction in the past. I sent in form 1023 with a letter explaining that as I was a minor at the time I didn't think it counted. Was ok for us.

You need to fill out form 1023 notification of an incorrect answer ASAP. Download it, fill it in, send it back with a letter explaining your mistake, apologise. You should be fine.