kellyv

I've just read that back and realised why you ? the nurse bit. I think i'm confusing myself now!! I think what I meant to ask was how long did u have to wait for an invite from putting in your EOI? Durr....sorry!!:confused:

I don't know at all how they select people to apply. Some people seem to wait ages to be invited so I just thought 4 weeks seemed pretty quick from lodgement to grant! I have 65 pts too so maybe I won't have to wait too long. Thanks for info. X

Xlornax - how many points did u have when you applied for your visa? 4 weeks sounds very quick or is that about average for nurses? Hope mine is that quick too! Makes up for the lengthy skills assessment process!

So frustrating for everyone!:mad:

Thanks for that guys. Really helpful

Yay...how many weeks have u been waiting upto now Toodolou?

Make sure you book the academic Ielts- the general won't be accepted by Anmac

The month and year will be fine x

Hi Kerry I Pm'd you earlier. Yes its all very costly and there are more and more hoops to jump through now! I didn't apply to Aphra first because I am going for 189 visa and aphra only give you 12 mths to arrive in Aus ( not sure how long until we get visa grant).

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Thanks for reply. Did you just send the application form and fee then, with a note saying Anmac were forwarding docs??

Has anybody got any updates on this whole new Aphra process? I was hoping to have ANMAC send on my documents to Aphra when the skills assessment is complete, as I was informed by my agent this was the best thing to do.(I used the agents solicitor to verify docs, but aphra website states public notarys must verify, therefore maybe not acceptable) I'm now not sure if this will still be accepted?? Is it better to restart the process with documentation from scratch? Decisions, decisions grrrr

Haha..well done on Anmac verifying your qualification! I am currently 3 weeks into my skills assessment for Anmac to verify that I am also a community health nurse! How long did yours take? I hear 16 wks but i'm hopeful it won't be that long! I think there are a lot of issues with aphra at the moment requesting further documentation. You will see many posts on here about that. I believe its within 12 months to present at an aphra office. But dont quote me on that! :-)