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Does anyone know if a short period of time off work due to work related stress will have an impact on my medical assessment? I am going for the skill work visa and I am the main applicant. Thanks!

He would be happy to write a personal reference, not on letterhead, but he wants to follow the company guidelines, which do not allow him to mention the company name or job capabilities etc

That's what I was thinking, the statutory declaration, but it also asks for a letter from a colleague, I think I can find someone else to do that, without it being my manager

Well, it's against my company's policy to provide such detailed references. The HR team (based abroad) will only provide a standard letter with start date and job title. My manager can provide a 'personal' reference but must not mention the company name or job related information!! Not sure where to go from here... Any suggestions??

Thank you for your help, I am having a meeting with my boss on Friday to discuss the reference so I may as well wait until then! I just want to get past this part!

No I haven't finished with the CPA yet. I'm still struggling to get the reference that I need. But since the experience assessment isn't essential and I have the qualification one, I thought I could try and get my invite and the reference at the same time! Panicking because it's getting towards 1st July and wanted the EOI in by then!! If I submit it with 75 points, and get an invite, then CPA say it's not 75 can I re-submit a new one? Or maybe I should wait until I have CPA confirmation, not sure what to do, especially after reading this...http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/brexit-google-sees-huge-spike-brits-wanting-migrate-australia-15673966

I'm trying to submit my EOI online, it's coming out with 75 for 189 and 80 for 190. Is that right to submit both categories on the same application? Also for the skilled employment it does not give me anywhere to deduct points for maternity or unpaid leave. It's literally just start date, end date, title, and that's it! Not sure whether to submit it now or not? I have had the same employer for over 10 years. Any suggestions?

Fantastic news, thanks for posting!!

I still haven't been able to sort out a testimonial for my current job. I never go to the office as I am at clients sites everyday, so not been able to get any letterhead paper yet. Anyone else know if they accept official emails instead?

Without high English scores and without many points, I would think there is almost zero chance of getting the invitation. Increasing your English score is the best thing you can do. What did you get in your previous test?

Is there anything you can do to increase your points? Otherwise I would think it'll be a very long wait

An agent told me that they cut the quota for next year to 1100 places

Is it 60 including the 5 bonus for NSW, or 60+5?

Without counting the maternity leave I would have 75 points, with it I would have 80. It was all paid. However, I also need to be sure that my experience is relevant enough. If I was in a hurry then I could submit my EOI now, but I'd rather get it right and take a bit longer I think

Wow I'm so impressed with your timeline!! Congratulations!!

They didn't even mention it. Although I'm not sure it was what they call a testimonial. It was more in the format of a letter on company paper, explaining about my job. I have been with the same company for over 10 years, but had various periods of leave, and reduced hours etc, various promotions and pay rises. But I did also include detailed bullet points on the job description. So I included it all in 1 explanation, but it wasn't signed by anyone other than me, because it's still my current boss I was a bit reluctant to do it, but if I have to then I can

Hi, I have the positive qualification assessment, but I'm really unsure how many points I can claim for my experience, due to maternity leave and part time etc. So I asked for CPA to do the assessment, I think it's worth having their opinion before I apply for the visa

Hi, CPA have asked me today for a work experience testimonial, I thought I had submitted everything with the original application but it mustn't have been in the right format or detailed enough. Does anyone have a template or an example that I can have a look at that has been used with a successful CPA application? Thank you!

CPA have come back today asking for a testimonial for my work experience. I thought I had submitted this originally but they mustn't have accepted it, or maybe it wasn't in enough detail. Does anyone have a template or example I can see please? Thanks!

Thanks mgreaves (and good luck next week!)

I have received my positive assessment today from CPA for my qualification only. I had asked for the experience assessment and sent everything at the same time. Any else received this afterwards, and if so how long after? Thanks

If you have received your invitation based on the wrong number of points, then your visa will be rejected and you will lose the fee. Waiting until June is a better option

What was the mistake? Did it impact the number of points you had?

We will be staying with friends who live there, so hopefully that should give us a better idea, we have been before too but it was also a long time ago, plus we get a holiday!!

Hi, thank you for your reply, yes that was the original thinking to activate the visa, but keeping accountant on the list gives us a bit longer. I haven't even got my CPA assessment back yet, so just considering the different approaches. I would do the EOI before the trip and then be all set to apply straight afterwards