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I would be astounded if that were true (and he has been granted a visa) as it is a very strict rules, and a common thing for people to have their visa turned down for, for any visa.

Often there is more to a story than meets the eye (for example, five months after nomination rather than visa application).

It is true and there is no story behind, but he applied before the 1st of Jul 2012. Maybe they changed the rules after the 1st of July?

 

Visa Application Withdraw 8 Dec 2012 (Since IELTS exam was not taken before Applying)

 

Did immi told you to withdraw your application? A friend of mine just did the test when they asked him to do it and that was 5 month after his application.