floorman

Thanks for all your support...we finally got our case officer this morning!! 6 weeks and 1 day since lodging!! Think our agent will be well and truly pleased to get us off her books!!

My wife has been in touch with her today to ask for an update and again the password,explaining that it would stop her from mythering. What a shocker of a response we've had..we were told if she gave us the password we would have to carry on with the rest of our visa app ourselves and she would resign from being our agent!! My wife asked why and was told that this was protocol.My o/h then sent an email apologising for asking-i then spoke to our agent and was told that even by having a password we wouldnt be able to see anything different to what she see's and she understands how stressful it is to go through this whole process. I do feel bad for getting on her case. Fingers crossed we hear something soon....

Hi We lodged our 190 on the 13/08 (6 weeks tomorrow) and still not heard anything...sooo frustrating as our agent is reluctant to check "there is no updates" we are being told and cannot have a password to check ourselves....hate this waiting and not knowing!!

I take it by the lack of response that no-ones recieved SS yet!!!!

Just wondered if anyone had heard anything regarding SS (for WA) since the new changes on July 01....We only submitted ours a week ago but i havent seen or heard of anyone saying they had recieved SS.......Hope its not going to take months!!!!

We have just lodged our EOI and wasn't aware there was a test!!! Could you explain a little?? I have sat the IELTS test 6 times before i got all 9's and now to learn this...arrgghhhh

Thank you for putting your point of view across and im sure there are few people that would agree with you...however, i find it rather odd how they dont give feedback on how you are marked,how two totally different papers can be marked with the same score..the paper i asked to be remarked was far superior to the second (writing!) paper i submitted and they were both marked the same..i had tuition from an IELTS examiner who agreed it didnt seem right and she suggested the remark.Over on PP there is a thread regarding remarking...trading standards are about to get quite a bombardment!!! Its not that i havent put any effort in its just the sheer frustration of these IELTS and how no answers can be given!! I agree that Countries should have some form of testing system in place regarding communication and suitability for work...i am a floorfinisher that gained all 9's and a 7.5 in writing so i wouldnt say that my level of English is poor but im not going to Perth to teach English!! Anyway thank for your positivity!!!!

Just got my appeal back and guess what ? no change ,took 8 weeks and another £60 down the drain . Just one big money making corrupt SCAM !!!

I am also waiting for a re-mark , I need all 8s for a 190 visa and scored L9,R9,W7.5,S9 .I am convinced this exam is corrupt , why else do they not give feedback,publish results etc ? Just a money making scam that needs investigating !!

Hi Chris I need band 8's for the extra mark!! im on the verge of giving up as its so deflating..wouldnt be as bad if i knew where i was going wrong!! We can go on a 489 visa but read too many stories on here and find that its too restrictive with my job(having to live and work in a specific area for 2 yrs) Think perhaps the dream may be over...

I asked for a remark on my feb IELTS ( which i got band 9's apart from writing 7.5!) and im still awaiting the results.I need all 8's for a 190 visa..i have just re-sat another and had my March results yesterday...can u believe exactly the same marks!! im clearly making the same mistake in the writing.I think it would be beneficial though as part of the exam that they would point out where you are going wrong.ie..punctuation,spelling etc so all i can deduct from the fact they dont is that its one big scam!! Good luck anyway!

As someone else that works on the tools , i dont buy into this BS that things are picking up. I am a commercial floorlayer (Schools,Hospitals,Colleges etc) and the rates we are getting now are 10+yrs old . Whenever these parasites have been in government they have always gone after the working class i.e building trade,nurses ,factory workers etc whilst lining the pockets of their own !!

The overall score is irelevant , you have to score the required mark in all 4 modules . I have sat it 4 times now ( General) and keep missing out by 1/2 a point on the writing , I believe it should be done on the overall mark as some people might be stronger in one section than the others . Another money making scam !!!

I agree Jupiter!! Our migration officer told us not to keep looking that it wasnt valid any more which worried me as it shows personal details..but lo and behold our outcome on there said succesful and two weeks later our officer told us we were right and it was succesful...

Hi Hubby is resitting the IELTS again(may need a bank loan soon!!haha) we need 8's and he got all 9's apart from the writing(7.5) so he has sent off for a remark and has also re-applied to sit it again.We had his TRA back a fortnight ago which was succesful so we are feeling both posotive and negative at the moment (and getting sick and tired of colleagues and family asking if we have our visa yet!!! they must think its handed to you on a platter!!) I think we could have moved forward before now with the 489 but we just cant put the family(3 children) through the move and perhaps struggle financially.We are planning on renting our home out so are going on our savings alone. How far are you in the process?? Will your husband be able to find work out there on a 489?? Does anyone have any idea at the timescales from applying for 190 ss to actual visa?? might be able to stop the mums from school mythering me then..hahaha