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Thank you Aamar and RobRedPath - thats the answer I was looking for!

May I ask a quick question.. At what point is the option of a bridging visa made available in the 189 process? Is it when you lodge your visa application? can a bridging visa be arranged before medicals etc?

It's between 12 and 15 weeks.

I'm in the same boat as you thomasvo.. Applied to have my skills assessed for the System Administrator by ACS on 22nd of November with the plan to apply for State Sponsorship through NSW.. Nightmare positition now.. the main problem is the System Administrator isn't on the wider national SOL list so even with a positive assessment we cant go the 189 route.. I have a pretty general background so could probably do a number of roles around IT administration/engineering.. The problem is I dont know how it would go down with ACS if I submitted a 2nd assessment with an adjusted/tailored CV against a new ANZSCO job.. As per yourself, I've checked the other states, the System Administrator role is listed on a few but there's a lot of conditions such as living in the state for 3 months prior to the EOI etc.. SA as you said needs SA Education. The main options I can think of are: 1. Submit a new ACS assessment against a new role either on a states CSOL list to go the 190 route or be assessed against a nation wide role on the SOL list and go the 189 route 2. Find a sponsoring employer visa 457/186. With regards to the 186 visa, the NSW CSOL list is used so as long as we have a positive assessment, meet the points and find an employer willing to sponsor we should be able to get the 186 visa. 3. Wait until July 1st... One question I have about July 1st.. Am I right in thinking I can lodge my EOI any time I want? then when the NSW SS application page re-opens on July the 1st I can jump on at 00:01 to get my SS application lodged? Feel really down about NSW SS closing.. I'm in Sydney now on a WHV, in a good System Admin role, found a girl etc.. guess I knew all of this when I came here but still doesn't take away from the possibility of months of delay to my plan

This is a massive hit to my plans.. I'm in the processes of being assessed by ACS against a ANZSCO that was on the NSW CSOL list (System Administrator) - unfortunately this occupation isn't on the SOL. I'm at stage 4 with ACS and although I've just emailed them I dont think I will be able to change which ANZSCO I am being assessed against Does anyone know if I can lodge a second ACS assessment at the same time against a different ANZSCO? Would they take in to consideration my first application? e.g. if I tailored my CV to match the new ANZSCO I would like to be assessed against? When the NSW SS re-opens in July is there a good chance the CSOL list will be updated? potentially resulting in my original ANZSCO being removed? I'm really gutted at this news.. it gets a whole lot harder to deal with when you have a partner.. suddenly I feel like our chances are over as ultimately I'm not going to be able to stay in NSW or maybe even Australia once my WHV expires..

I'm in the process of applying for a 190 SS visa and have some concerns about timescales.. I'm going for NSW SS against the System Administrator role on the SOL. I planned on applying earlier but encountered real difficulties in getting references from my UK employers posted to Australia.. :no: Applied to ACS to have my skills assessed on 22/11/13 which went to stage 4 and is with an assessor.. I believe I included the exact required documentation so have no fears about further requests and I'm fairly confident of a positive result. Their website currently states 12 weeks wait but I read that it might take up to 15 weeks so I dropped them an email to find out and they confirmed 12-15 weeks is the current timescale due to volume. I'm currently in Australia on a WHV that will expire on the 8th of May 2014. I'm working full time in a contract position that will hit the 6 month WHV employment limit on the 8th of April (I started 8th October so I assume this is correct?) My worries are: 1. The ACS response wont come back until between the 14 February - 7 March 2014 (12-15 weeks).. if its the latter it leaves me with exactly 2 months to get an invite and apply for the 190 visa.. is 8 weeks to be invited and apply for the 190 possible? I would look to lodge my EOI and SS application on the day of receipt from ACS. Would it make a difference if I had a high amount of points? Depending on ACS and how many years they wish to deduct off my experience I may only have the minimum 55-60 points.. I would entertain the idea of sitting IELTS to get the additional 10-20 points if it would improve the speed at which I get an invite.. 2. I have been offered a contract extension for 6 months which will take me beyond the 6 month WHV limit, obviously I would like to stay in work as the job market is a nightmare (it took me 2.5 months to find this job and its working as a System Administrator as per my ANZSCO job) plus there's a chance I could remain contracting here for a lot longer - should I get a positive result from the ACS and lodge my EOI/SS application is there any way to apply for a briding visa at this stage or will they only provide the opportunity once I have an invite/190 visa application in progress? Would it be worth discussing the situation with immigration or would they just advise I have to stop working and wait? 3. Worst case scenario, I have to leave my job on the 8th of April, my visa expires on the 8th of May and I have to wait for the SS invite in order to apply for the 190 and get on a temporary bridging visa.. I will need to leave Australia and re-enter in order to get a new visa (tourist) thinking I may as well use this to take a holiday in Asia as I would just be returning to Aus to sit and wait unable to work.. is there any problem in me being out of the country at this point in the process? Any thoughts on the above would be appreciated.. I guess I'm just a bit panicked about what will happen on April/May next year.. Ideally I want to just stay and continue working.. R