Sparkymate

Thanks for all the input guys very much appreciated. I will wait it out and see what i want to do over the next few weeks. I would love if my employer would nominate me but they want me to wait until june as they want to get 3 years work from me out of the 457.

Hi Guys, I have had my 189 refused because on my EOI I applied with 70 points and after my CO was finished reviewing she knocked it down to 55!! therefore refusing me by not meeting the 60 points criteria. I am a uk electrician, Qualified in april 09 moved to oz feb 10, got my A grade electrical licence march 11! Currently still work as an electrician on a 457 visa until june 2015. I applied for 10 points based on my overseas experience being over 36 months because I included my apprenticeship as RELEVANT experience however CO said it was not relevant experience and deducted 10 points! for having less than 12 months qualified at home. I applied for 10 points for my Australian experience working from Feb 10 as Relevant experience as I was employed as an electrical TA based on the merits of my overseas qualifications, whilst getting my electrical licence sorted and I believed that this experience was RELEVANT experience, but because i was issued my licence in mar 11 and I applied for pr in oct 13 I had less than 36 months australian experience and was deducted a further 5 points, which gave me a total of 55 points. Refused point blank no request for info & A basic explanation of deductions in the refusal notice Im not going to appeal it as they gave their reasons in the refusal and im not willing to pay another 1600 to be told no again. What I am looking for now is some advice on my next step, I will be eligible for 60 points in march 14. Do I have to go offshore to reapply? will there be any issues with me applying that anyone knows of? Thanks again everyone awesome job here. Hope my experience can help the next person out.