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This is what my MA replied when i asked him to write DIAC (WA) to get update on case officer. "There will be no difference if we write an email to them to the allocation of your application. I would advice you to wait for a couple of weeks until they get back to us which they are for most June 2012 lodgements."

HI NGP, Did you applied in Perth? I have applied as Beauty Salon Manager with Diploma in Beauty Therapy.waiting for 10 Months, Perth DIAC Team ask for BAS and proof of Lawfull business,already submitted.After that no news of Co allocation.... ​

Yes, that makes sense, but doesn't answer the question of if the secondary applicant on the student visa becomes the primary applicant on the rsms visa, so has not personally completed any course. My interpretation was that they can turn you down as the main applicant as you never completed the course. Person on student dependent visa cannot become primary applicant ONSHORE, student and dependent both has to be offshore for application lodgement and once its done they can come back, but in that case Student dependent must fulful all the criteria as a primary applicant.

Checked with my agent this morning,he told me that if student FINISHED his/her course and still left with some student visa, should apply for RSMS onshore.Student dependent visa holder do not need to complete any qualification in Australia, this is because Primary applicant has to fulfil the requirement. secondary applicant only need to proof language skills or pay extra DIAC FEE if cannot obtain 4.5 in IELTS (Pre-july 2012 applications.) MA also told me that DIAC perth now processing very fast and they are receiving lots of replies for JUNE applications so it should be soon.

Never heard this nor my agent mentioned anything like that, will talk to my agent tomorrow morning.

Hi Eaglet, Yes we applied after she finished her course and provided letter from institute as well.

I hope all goes good,because i dont have 457 or such visa to cover. rejection mean out of AUSTRALIA.

Whole process is so confusing, in your case offshore application was the way to go.I hope your lawyer can find a way and you get visa through MRT which is again 1 year killing wait. I am still so worried and will talk to my agent. ​BEST OF LUCK

YES , My Partner was in Australia for last 4 years and I came to Australia one year ago. she studied Advance diploma course and finished in May 2012 and we lodged the application in june 2012. What about you. who was the primary applicant, you or your partner. if your partner was the primary application,did he/she finished the course before you lodged the application?

Just for my understanding i will simplify the above this way. 1. Student to qualify for 857RSMS must have completed the course on particular student visa before he/she lodged the application. 2. Student WILL NOT qualify for 857RSMS if he/she is on student visa which was granted in regards to previous completed course. eg student coming to attend uni ceremony or things like that. 3. Student WILL NOT qualify for 857RSMS if he/she is on "assisted student" visa. ​

Exactly, my agent also told my partner either provide letter from school stating that she finished her course already or apply offshore. Only CC23 can confirm whether his partner finished the course at the time of application or they applied while his parter was studying. few weeks ago i received email from agent (DIAC ADMIN TEAM) asking for BAS, AND ABN DETAILS, which we submitted and heard nothing after that. called DIAC twice and they told me no case officer yet. just wait and you will be notified if we require any further details. Just praying all get their visas, because i can feel life is hanging no where for last 10 months.

if the above mentioned is from decision letter,then it clearly shows that primary applicant didn't finished his/her course before she/he lodged the application.what i remember is before we lodged the application my agent told my partner to submit letter from her school stating that she finished her course already. I am also posting photo of my student dependent visa condition and subclass. it was SUBCLASS S346 , SUBLCASS 572. BUT key point my partner did finished her course before we applied for 857 and provided letter from institute. .

Hi CC23 AND BLOSSOM79, DIAC talking about fulfilling the primary criteria in above paragraph which means the primary applicant not the secondary. Now what i understood from all this is that may b CC23 "was the primary applicant" and his partner was "secondary applicant". please confirm who's name was first on ack. letter. if yours that mean you have applied as primary applicant which should be your partner. also check on ack letter what is client name? yours or your partner?

Hi Blossom79, i think you misunderstood his post. he was on student dependent visa, not on student visa. student visa is qualifying visa for RSMS, the time me & my partner lodged application,she was on student visa and i was on student dependent visa. exactly same situation like CC23. I am not certain,but my guess is that CC23 was having condition of NO FURTHER STAY on his student dependent visa which he didn't realize.I hope its that way otherwise i will b in same condition. CC23, it will be great if you can just post "student dependent visa conditions" here like 8504 , 8503 and so on. ​GOOD LUCK

CC23, i am also secondary applicant and applied for 857 while I was a dependent on my partner's student visa at the time of application.we have applied through agent and my agent didnt mentioned anything like this. its a big investment in terms of time (1 year + stress+ money). I have to check with my agent,but just not sure about the visa conditions on your student dependent visa,if your student dependent visa has condition of no further stay,then you should not have applied onshore but if there is no condition of "no further stay" then i am already in shock. Best of Luck