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Hi possibly your in the same position I was in my visa had expired by 2 years. I had no strong ties to Australia. All the migration agents I spoke to told me my chances were slim. So I applied wrote a detailed statement explaining my circumstances why I hadn’t be able to come when I had my visa and how I would still be a benefit to Australia.after 2 months I got the 12 month RRV. So it is possible!!!!

Update If anyone is still following this old thread I did get a RRV for 12 months. wrote a long statement explaining my circumstances. regards

Thank you all for your replying not sounding to promising will speak to a agent regards

Hi guys need some advice I have a 190 visa which runs out in June I am in the uk & have not got the 2 years stay in Australia for the 5 years RRV visa. I've read you can get a 12 month RRV Can I still apply for for this if so how ? Also my son who was granted a visa on my original 190 visa he has turned 18 can he get a RRV as well? much appreciate any help Thank you

Ok thanks vs & malteser39 for your advice much appreciated

Hi feda16 after some advice I have pr visa which expires next June cannot move as son still has a year at college so will need a RRV sounds like it was pretty straight forward for your partner to gain what exactly did you have to do ? Much appreciate any help thanks

Yes got visa

Hi i was in the same position as you as a self-employed roof tiler working for firms. what I did for the TRA was to send 5 years of books & tax receipt from the tax office if you contact them they will send statement to show how much tax you have paid to prove you were working these went back 5 yrs plus reference from who I was working for. hope this helps

Hi joshtiss i got a 190 visa for roof tiling I got my state sponsorship with South Australia the most difficult part is getting your skills assessed by the TRA what level qualification have you got? I had to get a Australian certificate 111 I'm off to work now but any questions just ask regards

As Stevie says SilverTrowl I got my aqf111 in roof tiling with them I did it 2 years ago and had to go to Perth to do it they don't come to the uk no more to assess people email them they are very good regards

Nic i struggled with the IELTS as well but I read on here to change venues for the test as this might help so I did & got all 8s Might be worth your husband trying ,

Nic forgot to say from getting invite to apply for visa and getting it granted took 2 months so moves along fast when your at that stage hope this helps

Hi Nic yes I was assessed by the TRA not sure how VETASSES works but should be ok as your husband was at college. took me 2 yrs to get my visa majority of the time was getting AQF III qualification & 3 attempts at IELTS to get the extra 20 points and getting my son a visa as he is lives with my ex just some legal stuff but was ok my visa is 190 Permanent Resident

Hi Nik i was in the same situation as your husband but as a self-employed roof tiler-slater i learnt my trade onsite and was given a NVQ while sub-contracting. i used a agent to get my visa and they advised me to get a australian qualification as the TRA don't like it if you have not been trained at college so i got the australian RPL 3 and got through the TRA and was granted my visa I would ask your agent how confident they are with getting you through the TRA with no college work good luck

Yes send bank statements I did I went to my bank & got statements going back 5 yrs & sent 4 from each year.

Yes the only way I could get a positive skills result was by getting the AQFIII I did it in one day suppose to be 2 days but if your experienced it's easy

Hi Brett cannot help you on the AQF III as I did mine when I was in Perth a couple of years ago I know there are training company's based in the UK where you can get the qualification just google it. On the IELTS what score do you need ? I needed a 8 for each part of the test and found the writing test real hard took me 4 attempts but did it in the end. You just need to practice & get use to the format. I notice you live in Poole so do I, I've got some practice books if you want you can have them just pm your details Good luck

I was the same as you shazza87 arrested in my youth and charged but was then given a caution I wrote this all down on my police check form and it came back with no criminal record. So if I was you I would let them know about it and I got my visa granted hope this helps

Not a waste of money I need trade licence for NSW as I cannot work for myself I,m roof tiler / slater does the trainer you deal with cover this trade as would be interested cheers

It would be the general test I hope he has done some revision as it can be hard if your not prepared. Good Luck

Hi stew I had the same problem as you was told TRA would not accept my NVQ so I had to get a Australian qualification Aqf111 I did this in Perth but there are company's in the UK which can do this I think one is called skill select might be worth a try

HI i agree with carol my co was from team 34 initials mw she was very helpful got visa 4th June

Pressed send before I finished reply, I carry on after sending extra evidence I got email to say CO wanted meds & police check by 17 th may. Then the next contact was the grant letter Timeline for the whole process was nearly 2 years took so long because TRA would not accept my NVQ so I had to get a Australian qualification AQF111. Then it took me 4 attempts to get all 8 in the IELTS and my trade was took off the the state sponsorship for WA so got state sponsorship from SA. So for me has been a long process but all done now. kind regards

Yes was contacted by CO as she wanted some extra evidence because I'm separated not divorced yet. after I se

My CO team 34 assigned 1st may visa grant 4th June