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Hi Andy, The partner needs to fall in the same occupation. So you and your partner should have the same occupation. At least have English at competent level (IELTS 6+ or equivalent). Have a positive skill assessment from the assessing authority. So you and your partner both need to have a positive skill assessment for the same occupation in order for your to claim an additional 5 points. Regards Muhammad

Hello guys, My name is Muhammad. I want to ask if someone have a rough idea about the general/necessary cost of living for a young married couple no kids in Sydney which includes but not limited to: Rent and Advance Rent in the beginning to rent out a 1 bed lounge apartment in a decent living place. We can manage around 40 mins to an hour traveling at work. Grocery Internet Food (self-cooked) Phone bills Traveling (Public transport) Any accommodation taxes eg. council tax as it is in UK Electricity, water and gas bills Gym membership This is to get an idea about our monthly expenses i.e., running expenses and to also know that how much money roughly shall we bring along with us when hopefully we will arrive Sydney soon. Your responses will be appreciated as always Regards Muhammad.

Hello guys, My name is Muhammad. My fiance has received an invitation from DIBP on 8th of May to apply for 190 visa. But before she applied, we are getting married on 10th of June. What we have planned is to get married before she files her case and then apply together as she as main applicant and myself as her partner so that we can get the visa and fly together. However, when she was filing her EOI she has mentioned her relationship status as Engaged. As her EOI is locked now, how can she include me with her application so that we can apply and pay the fee together. Please help us experts, we are absolutely clueless here. We want to apply together. Many Thanks Regards Muhammad.

Dear All, My name is Muhammad. My fiance has applied for Accountancy General and she is an ACCA Member (ACCA Qualified and 3+ years of experience). In her EOI, she has claimed 15 points for that as comparable to Australian Bachelors degree. Are we on the track or have we over claimed the points? Regards Muhammad

Hello, My name is Muhammad. My fiance was nominated by NSW for state sponsorship for Accountant General. My question is what happens if we get married after her visa is lodged but not finalized yet. Can she inform DIBP and update her about her marital status and can she include me in her application midway? Or do we need to wait for her outcome and then she may apply for a spouse visa. How will that work assuming that we get married after the lodging her visa but before the outcome is finalized Thanks and Regards Muhammad.

Hello everyone, My name is Muhammad. As well all know nsw had a quota of 4,000 candidates to sponsor. My fiance had also submitted her EOI and she was invited for nomination from NSW two weeks ago. My question is have they sent the invites to all and now will they shortlist the candidates or they have only sent the nomination invites to 4,000 candidates only based on their required preferences. So is the scrutiny already done or is it still yet to come. That's just to predict a level of certainty. Thank you in advance. It's a much needed information please. Regards Muhammad

First of all Dewi thank you so much for your response. Even I would be interested in knowing the answers of the questions that Sabrina has asked and will appreciate if anybody can answer

Hello, I am an accountant by profession. I'm certain that I will meet the Australian degree requirement and I have also achieved the required IELTS score. I was assuming to apply for skill assessment from CPA within next few days. But I have two questions before I apply: 1. I have done a certificate via a distance learning body from Alison in Accounting Theory. Alison is an online body which caters students educational needs at no cost. All their certifications and diplomas have been given equivalency according to Ireland FETAC and UK NVQ level. However, they are not an accredited body. My question is will CPA consider the education and certificate that I have gained from Alison. Any suggestion or advice will be appreciated on it. 2. I'm confused as to whether I should apply my skill assessment online or via post as I don't know if there's any significant difference between them. If I apply online, will that be any quicker? How will handover my educational documents to them if I apply online. Can I only track my application status online only if I have applied online? I've also dropped this email to CPA but they are sluggish in replying emails. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you.

Thank you for your response Alan. Much appreciated.

Hello, I have a question regarding skill assessment from either CPA or ICAA. My question if I am a fully qualified ACCA member, i.e., I have completed all the ACCA papers and I have three years of highly relevant work experience, will that be sufficient to gain a positive skill assessment as I don't have a degree comparable to Australian Bachelors. I've heard that a full ACCA member suffice the 9 out of 12 core paper requirement plus the degree requirement as well. Is that true? Thank you.

Hello, I am part-qualified Accountant from CIMA, UK. I have Advance Diploma from them which is 11 out of 15 papers. As there is a new opportunity from SA which requires at least Australian AQF Diploma Level (AQF Level 5). Does anybody have any idea if CIMA Advance Diploma will meet this requirement? Thanks.

189 visa takes longer. Moreover, I'd require another 5 points as compared to 190 visa.

Thank you for your response. Yes my target is to do it anon.

Hello, There is a possible opportunity for me to apply for a state sponsorship in South Australia (SA) at the moment. Previously, I was targeting New South Wales (NSW) but because I was not 25 years old, I was lacking 5 points. As I will turn 25 next month and NSW will open its Migration program in July, I was willing to apply for it. But on the other hand, I don't want to miss the present opportunity and wait until July when NSW re-opens its migration program certainly because my intended occupation might not be in the list this time (Accountant General/Management Accountant). I will certainly apply for SA SS program next week. My question is if everything goes well and I've applied my case for SA, then in July I realize after NSW release their CSOL list and my occupation is still there, can I apply for NSW as well provided I meet the requirement or if I have applied for SA then I've to wait for it's final outcome? Another question is being on a 190 visa and assuming I am living in one of the towns in SA, can I re-apply for 190 visa for a different state if I feel like SA is not for me?

Appreciate your response. Well my experience is hands-down highly relevant. It's my diploma which I doubt is not highly relevant (Advanced Diploma in Management Accountancy from UK). I have one year pre-qualification and one year post-qualification, both highly relevant with the nominated occupation. My task level and job responsibility meets the requirement too. You see the statement at Vetassess website and the document on their website (link below) are inscrutable. On website, they say if the diploma is not highly relevant then two years of experience. Following to this statement they say, if all your experience is pre-qualification then follow this document. Which says three of experience prior to the one year of post-qualification experience. It's enigmatic to understand. Isn't it? http://www.vetassess.com.au/download/qualification_assessment/pre-and-post-qualification%20employment.pdf?id=110420140857AM

Hello, I've a question regarding employment assessment from Vetassess. I'm concerned about Group C profession. Group C profession requires: "with a highly relevant major: at least one year of highly relevant employment to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment. "without a highly relevant major and at least two years of highly relevant employment to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment. If all your employment is before your qualifications, please see Pre- and post-qualification employment" My question is if my diploma is not highly relevant and I have to prove two years of work experience, than does it have to be entirely post-qualification or can it be one year during qualification and one year post qualification. Will that suffice the requirement or not? Thanks.

Hello everyone, My name is Muhammad. I am a CIMA Student and I have already cleared 11 out of 15 papers of CIMA. I am now planning to start CPA Foundation level in June 2014. I was wondering if anybody could give an insight as to how difficult CPA Australia foundation level coursework and exams are and does the material provided by CPA enough to study and pass the exam? Also can anybody share the soft copy of study material for CPA Australia. Regards Muhammad.

I do realize that state has its independent fee and structure too. But my question is about the fat-cat fee, the DIBP fee. If I am not getting it wrong that's the structure. Step 1: you submit the EoI (no fee), Step 2: You file the application to state for SS (fee included to state), Step 3: Once you receive the invitation, then you lodge your main visa application for 190 (fee included paid to DIBP). Please correct me if I am wrong.

Isn't the application fee need to be paid once the they invite to apply? Can you please tell me when exactly does the application fee needs to be paid?

I have self-witnessed people waiting for ages. What happens with high risk countries is they keep the application on security checks which takes months or even close to a year. While on State sponsorship, the security checks are splits between the state and DIBP as a whole. That's what few consultants have advised. All in all, I may not be too sure about why there are huge significant delays comparatively. However, there is a huge time difference for sure (for high risk countries). But I still have taken your advice on board. However, I have a question to ask. Assuming I apply for 189 in June when I will be 25, what if the in July NSW re-opens their CSOL list and everything is according to my cup of tea. Can I then apply for 190 too or maybe cancel 189 and apply for 190? Regards.

Hello, As the NSW state sponsorship reaches its quota, it will be refreshed next year July. Provided the fact that I meet points for both 189 and 190, which category is more suitable or should one opt for. Also my profession is a flagged occupation i.e., under consideration which means it can get removed anytime they want. However, 189 takes ages and even worse for applicants from high-risk countries like myself. Also I have to re-sit IELTS too. Suggestions please

Well then there is nothing anybody can do about it I believe. Anyway thank you so much for your responses. Although the threat is still there, but knowing some in-depth facts can be stress release sometimes

Really? Has it been on flagged list for years? I thought it's recent.

Hello, I have came across a message from Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) regarding flagged occupation which I wasn't aware about. http://www.awpa.gov.au/our-work/labour-market-information/skilled-occupation-list/pages/flagged-occupations.aspx Apparently, my profession is in the list Does anybody have any idea what this AWPA is about. What's the extent to which they might actually remove the occupation, if unfortunately they do and how long will they take to consider to remove the occupation. Will they give any prior notice? Regards, Muhammad.

Hello, I have a question regarding EoI. I will be 25 years old on June 2nd, 2014. My qualification is Part qualified CIMA, Bachelors in Management and Masters in Finance, all from UK. I was planning to apply for NSW SS on 3rd June and finalizing all pre-requisites before June 3rd and once I will be 25 years, I would have filed my EoI and then SS. As the NSW SS quota has been reached, I have to re-plan everything up again. I have done my IELTS and got a minimum of 7 each in all 4 components. I will do the skill assessment from CPA for General Accountant. I am not 100% sure whether I will get positive assessment but if not, then I can attempt the required CPA fundamental papers and apply for re-assessment which will surely have a positive assessment. I am planning to do all this and get my assessment ready by 30th May. Based on my situation, my question is, "Will I be able to submit an EoI with 55 points in June knowing the fact that NSW SS will re-open in July?" If yes, then what will happen to my EoI if NSW new quota don't have my profession or some changed requirements compared to 2013 which I may not meet. How does the EoI works? Regards Muhammad.