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  1. Marlou
    Thanks Tulip! Exemption request was submitted yesterday with the visa application number tied to it, so hopefully that will do the trick.
  2. Marlou
    Thanks! So apply for the exemption after the visa application is submitted, but before the visa is granted. She won’t be travelling before the rules change on the 22nd, but we were a bit concerned the failure to apply for the exemption was holding up the visa being granted.
  3. Marlou
    Hi everyone My British mother-in-law applied for a 651 e-visitor visa a week ago, but no grant yet. Does she also need to submit a travel exemption request in order for the visa to be granted? Or even if not strictly necessary as a condition of the grant, would it speed things up? (We thought you apply for the exemption *after* the visa is granted.) thanks!
  4. Marlou
    The link below from the Australian High Commission's website gives details of what is acceptable generally: http://uk.embassy.gov.au/lhlh/immi_certification.html
  5. Marlou
    Sorry, just to clarify (since I can't figure out how to edit my above post) - the first point above should refer to the 'medicare levy surcharge' (only applicable to people earning over X amount), NOT the 'medicare levy', which is the standard for all earners.
  6. Marlou
    Just reading through this thread and thought worth flagging that with private health insurance, the medicare levy and lifetime loading are two separate issues. You can be exempt from the medicare levy as your earnings are below the threshold, but still affected by the lifetime loading, i.e.: 1) medicare levy is an additional % of tax) - and only relevant if you earn over X amount; and 2) lifetime loading is applicable if you don't take out private health insurance within X amount of time, but later choose to buy it, you'd then be hit with the lifetime loading (being an additional cost on the premium you pay). Still navigating the above myself, so not an expert, but though worth pointing out these seem to be two separate things to consider.
  7. Marlou
    Hi Lem I only looked into Victoria's requirements and they accept the two institutions I mentioned. The VLAB website has a list of the universities they accept credits from (suspect this is what you were sent): http://www.lawadmissions.vic.gov.au/home/admission+requirements/australian+approved+academic+institutions Good luck with your research!
  8. Marlou
    Hi Lem - pasted below are a couple of links you may find useful in working out how many subjects you'd need to study to be eligible for admission in Victoria / other states. I've not been through the process myself, but did investigate the requirements for a solicitor qualified and admitted in Scotland...approx 5/6 subjects plus 2 practical skills subjects (all of which can be studied online via the University of New England & College of Law (Australian version, not the English one)). Cheapest option was through those institutions at approx $11/12,000 (whereas universities in Victoria were between $15-20k). Hope that helps. http://www.lawadmissions.vic.gov.au/home/overseas+applicants/uniform+principles+for+assessing+overseas+qualifications+pdf http://www.lawadmissions.vic.gov.au/home/overseas+applicants/information+for+qualified+overseas+applicants/
  9. Marlou
    Hi @tracy8099 - thanks for updating this! just to add to the table in case it's of use to anyone else: we got our subclass 100 visa around the 17th Jan, our case officer's first initial was L and we applied without an agent.
  10. Marlou
    If the nominated skilled occupation is that of a solicitor (who is qualified to be admitted to practise in Australia), I would expect the "closely related skilled occupation" outside of Australia to mean working a solicitor who is qualified and admitted as a solicitor in the relevant foreign country. I'd be surprised if the two years spent working as a trainee solicitor would count towards points, but that's just a gut feeling... I guess there's one way to find out and that's apply to the assessing authority?
  11. Marlou
    Hi all - one more visa grant for today! We received the permanent 100 visa today after just over 6.5 months (applied on 21st June). No requests for additional info / documents from our case officer. We'd been in a de facto relationship (living together) for over three years at the time of applying, hence the 100 visa. In case anyone is interested, the medical was uploaded last week and police check uploaded yesterday. Hope those of you waiting get grant notices soon!
  12. Marlou
    I don't disagree, all I would add is if the person making the statement is outside Oz and isn't a citizen or PR (and therefore the document doesn't constitute an Australian stat dec), I wouldn't muddy the waters by asking that person to fill in a form 888. It doesn't add anything and if anything it then leaves the case officer trying to work out if it's meant to be an Aussie stat dec or not. I'd be keen to make things as clear as possible for the case officer, not make things confusing for them.
  13. Marlou
    Have you downloaded from the Dept. Of Immigration website the partner visa booklet? If not, get that - it answers your question on pages 28-30 of it. Basically if the person writing the supporting statement is (i) not an Australian citizen/PR and (ii) is outside Australia, then you need to get them to write a statement and have it witnessed in accordance with the legal practices of the country in which they are writing the statement, e.g. For England, have it witnessed by a solicitor (who signs, dates it and states their names, address and occupation). As it won't be an Australian Statutory Declaration, don't use Form 888 (it won't add anything to do so), but no harm in setting out the statement in the same way as the Form 888 does, I.e. Answer the same questions / sections as are on Form 888. Hope that helps.
  14. Marlou
    Just an update on my first question in case anyone else was in the same boat - we received an email a couple of days ago confirming a case officer was dealing with the application, so worrying over (for now!).
  15. Marlou
    Thanks Bound4Tassie - you've put my mind at rest!
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