CaptainC

9 minutes ago, Peach said:

Hey welcome back. Has been a long while since I thought about visas, but pretty sure the wording is that "PR visas don't expire, only the part that allows you to travel into Australia does". Hence you can be in Australia as a PR 'forever' without needing a visa or to become a citizen.  However if you want to travel you need a new visa -- this is where the RRV comes in. From past posts, immigration can be quite generous with RRVs i.e. if this your first time of asking for one they will likely grant you one and getting a job offer would be sign of a commitment to Australia (which is one of the criteria).

Not sure how true it is, but was often said that applying for an  evisitor/visitor visa is a terrible idea, as the risk is your overwrite your PR status and are left in a worse state than before you started.

Is prolly worth getting some agent advice, to not stuff it up.

Thanks Peach, I guess that ‘overwriting’ is what I was worried about, but at fairly short notice I think it’s my only option for a quick travel visa.   Will have to consult with an agent to get a definitive answer.  

Hi all, I’m back here again after a loooooong hiatus, I was a moderator on here for a while.  

I applied for and was granted a 189 Skilled Visa in 2015, I activated the visa before returning to the UK.  For various complicated reasons I was unable to return to Australia and instead remained in the UK.

Obviously my 189 has expired now, I’m aware that there’s a chance I could apply for an RRV, but before all that I may need to travel to Australia for an interview in the next couple of weeks.

I have an old drink driving conviction when I was stupid teenager so I’m aware that I can’t apply for an eVisitor, but presume I can travel on a 600 visitor visa, but wonder if this will/can affect further visa applications? Or am I overthinking it? 

As some of you might know, maintaining this thread involves a lot of research and calculations of dates and invitations to make any predictions as accurate as possible.

It has become increasingly difficult to do this over the past couple of weeks due being overloaded with other commitments, so I will have to take a few weeks hiatus from the thread.

I will temporarily close the thread until I'm ready to restart where I left off. Until then it will not be possible to post here.

Thanks for your understanding.

Just a reminder before anybody responds to the telephone number request, that this number is not permitted to be posted on the forum.

See this post >>>>

Calling DIBP - Please Read

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237227

It's not on the OSAP list so you must apply through the TRA MSA programme. Here's the link to the applicant guide >>> http://www.tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au/Programs/Migration/Documents/33.%20TRA%20MSA%20Applicant%20Guidelines%20V9.0.pdf

Thats Awesome!

 

This is the Chart so far https://goo.gl/cjKjJS - let me know if you think its clear enough.. or something needs adding

 

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:: Hopefully one of the Moderators will add this to my first post @CaptainC ::

Done for you mate. :-)

South Australia has Technical Writer currently on their Supplementary Skilled List.

To qualify for sponsorship in the profession then you must have at least ONE of the following:

Have at least 85 points (including the points from sponsorship);

Be an international graduate of South Australia in the field of study related to your occupation;

Have worked in a skilled occupation in SA for the last 12 months;

Have an immediate family member (grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, brother or sister) as a permanent resident or a citizen, residing permanently in SA for at least the last 12 months.

Hi there. Please help. I have submitted my latest EOI through SkillSelect with a score of 70 and applied under Skilled migration (subclass 190). I occupation is Technical Writer which is not listed in the NSW 190 Priority Skilled Occupation List 2015-16.

 

Do you think I will receive an invitation even if my occupations is not listed in the priority occupations list?

 

Please help. I've been waiting for this for more than 5 months with a score of 60 and redone my PTE couple of weeks back and got +10 points overall.

 

Regards,

Nidhin

Sorry, but you won't receive an invitation if your occupation isn't on the list.

AQIS expect that bikes are thoroughly cleaned, especially the wheels, and have a disinfectant applied to them. Something like Jeyes does the trick, and smells strong, which is what AQIS like.

I would second @rammygirl about the bearings, so don't use a pressure washer if you can help it. Although it's no problem if you avoid directly spraying any moving parts.

A steam clean has been suggested by some other people on the forum, in the past. But I think it's a bit of overkill and not everyone would have access to a steam cleaner. Like a pressure washer, avoid steaming any moving parts.

Another alternative would be to remove the tyres and buy new ones at the other end.

It's not easy getting mud off rubber, it sticks to it like super super superglue.....I just cleaned my wellies, after they were worn at a festival in the UK 'summer'. I would have dumped them but they are Hunter boots and would have cost a fortune to replace.

Hi there,

so I am currently trying to get quotes for shipping our home contents. We don't have much so wouldn't even need half a container. The problem is we live in Cyprus and Move Cube don't ship from here. I have just had a quote from a company which seemed pretty awesome until I discovered the cost doesn't include any of the fee's at the other end...is this normally included? And if so how do I go about finding out the cost of customs clearance and duty and taxes once in OZ - Oh and I'll need someone to transport it all to our new address. My god, how do people do this?

 

 

:arghh:

I got a quote yesterday.

For the volume of goods in a medium sized Movecube the fees for clearance in Australia were around $500.

Even if you aren't using a movecube, but are shipping a similar volume then that should give you a rough idea.

Any extras such as if AQIS need to open the shipment to remove or treat anything for biosecurity reasons then there will be an additional charge.

No idea about transporting to an address. I'm just going to pick it up in a warehouse, hire a van/lorry and drive it myself.

I need help before I apply for sub class 457 visa with agent!

 

I have these convictions:

 

10/07/13

 

Offence Description: BATTERY

 

Sentence

 

1 SUPERVISION REQUIREMENT

2 COMMUNITY ORDER 01/08/14

3 COMPENSATION £250.00

4 UNPAID WORK REQUIREMENT

5 ACTIVITY REQUIREMENT

6 VICTIM SURCHARGE £60.00

 

 

 

20/01/10

 

Offence Description:

 

DESTROY OR DAMAGE PROPERTY (VALUE OF DAMAGE £5000 OR LESS -

OFFENCE AGAINST CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1971 ONLY)

 

Sentence

 

1 COMMUNITY ORDER 20/01/11

2 COSTS £85.00

3 COMPENSATION £100.00

4 UNPAID WORK REQUIREMENT 65 HRS (HOURS)

 

 

21/04/08

 

Offence Description:

 

DESTROY OR DAMAGE PROPERTY (VALUE OF DAMAGE £5000 OR LESS -

OFFENCE AGAINST CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1971 ONLY)

 

Sentence

 

1 COMMUNITY ORDER 3 WKS (WEEKS)

2 CURFEW REQUIREMENT

3 COMPENSATION £75.00

4 COSTS £65.00

 

 

19/08/99

 

Offence Description:

 

POSSESSING CONTROLLED DRUG - CLASS B - CANNABIS

Sentence

1.CAUTIONED

 

 

 

29/04/97

Offence Description:

 

DESTROYING PROPERTY (OFFENCE AGAINST CRIMINAL DAMAGE ACT 1971 ONLY)

 

Sentence

 

1 CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE 12 MTHS (MONTHS)

2 COSTS £45.00

 

 

CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A SERIOUS STRAIGHT FORWARD YES/NO WHETHER I WILL BE GRANTED VISA BORE I WASTE MONEY - I KNOW THE CHARACTURE REQUIREMENTS SO NO NEED TO COPY AND PASTE AS AN ANSWER

You'll not get a yes or no, because it is up to you (and your agent) to present your case in the right way.

The recency of the offences and the amount, would suggest that you'd have an uphill battle to face.

Another factor is if you visited Australia in the past and declared these convictions either on previous visas or on the incoming passenger card. If yes, then you have a fighting chance.

Hi again ,could the interest rates be lower if myself and my wife were both working and putting down substantial deposit .like 30% of asking price..or would you recommend renting for 2 years until I got my pr .

That would be down to the individual bank to assess that, so I couldn't offer an answer.

As Bungo mentioned above, the options open up significantly when you get PR, until then you are sort of living in limbo.

If it was me, I'd definitely rent until PR. There are several reasons for that but the main one is that having temporary residency has no guarantees, and making a huge investment in those circumstances would be far too risky for me.

Hi all, we will be arriving in Perth at the end of year and was just wondering if you can buy a house on a 489 regional visa,obviously depending on having a steady job and a substantial deposit and have built up sa good credit rating.

Only citizens and permanent residents are automatically permitted to buy property.

However, you can apply to the Foreign Investment Review Board to get the go-ahead. These applications are seldom rejected, so the answer to your question is technically yes.

There are some restrictions on owning the property though:

1. It must be your primary residence and you must live there;

2. You cannot rent it out;

3. You must sell it when the property ceases to be your primary residence;

4. You are only permitted to buy one residential property

The only real hurdle that I can see for you is that you're unlikely to get a mortgage on a 489 visa, regardless of how good your credit rating is. It is possible, but you might be paying a horrendous amount of interest.....

yeah no worries, just getting all my ducks in a row ready. :-)

The best plan!! Good luck!

Skills assessment is in progress just now.

Ok. You might know this already but you can't submit an EOI until you get the skills assessment in your hand.

Ah ok thats fine i was reading it wrong. Just trying to prempt and have all the documents ready and waiting. so far i have [TABLE]

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[TD]Form 1393 Electronic application form ( online form – use their link in email)

[/TD]

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[TD]Scanned colour copies of biographical pages of current passports for everyone

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Recent, scanned passport sized photographs of each person

· Head shoulders plain background

· Be labelled with the applicants name

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Scanned colour copy of birth certificate for everyone

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Scanned colour copy of marriage certificate

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Police checks

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Scanned colour copy of IELTS results – test result no.

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Employment refrences

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Certified documents for skills assessment

[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD]Medicals for all four of us.

[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

Have you got your skills assessment as well?

Hi All,

 

Quick question, my British parents-in-law are currently completing their 864 application and they do not know their previous visa numbers (have visited aus four times), they know their dates of travel (as it is stamped in their passport) and that they traveled on ETA's, is this sufficient or do we need contact immigration to request the specific visa numbers?

 

Thank you in advance.

I think that it's really odd that they ask for specific visa numbers for Parent applications. They don't ask that for most other visas.

Anyway.....all records are held electronically and the department would be able to see previous travel history (to and from Australia) as soon as they type in your parents names and dates of birth, so I wouldn't have thought that it was absolutely vital to include the visa numbers.

However, they are asking for them, so there may be a good reason to do so (probably not, but maybe). Make all efforts to find the numbers, if you can. ETA's and eVisitor type visas are all done online so the grant notices may be lurking in their email accounts somewhere, so that is a good place to start. If not, then you'll have to make enquiries with DIBP to locate the visa numbers.

Might be worth contacting a registered agent and asking them the question and how 'vital' (or not) this information is.

We're waiting on a qualification certificate being issued before submitting the EOI which will hopefully come early next week, but want to submit all documents - Police checks etc. together when the invitation comes through.

 

Does the processing time from application to grant vary depending on the ANZSCO code you are applying for? I gather this will be a busy time of year for getting applications in before 30 June.

Ok I see, that's fair enough.

The processing is not affected by ANZSCO code. Once the application is in its first come first served. Points also do not influence the speed of the actual visa application.

Having a good point score is like using the business class line to check in for a flight....you don't have to wait in the queue....but once you're past that, everyone's in the same line for security!

That's great news. Happy to wait for the following round as we have only just ordered our Police checks which will likely take a few weeks.

Thanks for the reply.

You don't need police checks to make an EOI.

As long as you have the skills assessment back and have done the English test (if applicable) then you can go ahead and submit it.

Partner has 75 points as an electrician (ANZSCO 341111).

Do you know what the invitation dates may be on an EOI submitted next week?

If you get the EOI in before 11:59pm on the 11th April (Canberra time) then you'll receive the invitation around 24 hours later. If you miss that cut off time, then the next invitation round is on the 27th April.

I'm not sure what you mean.... There's no such thing as 190NSW+189

The 189 doesn't come with any state sponsorship, it's purely independent.

Hello All,

 

I have submitted 2 Expression of Interest, one for 190 NSW visa and another for both 190+198.

I have received an invitation from New South Wales on both EOIs, which one is better to use? Or it won't make any difference to use any?

 

Thanks,

189 & 190 are fairly similar. It's up to you.

If it was me, I'd go for 189.

Hi Guys,

 

My police checks from the UK came back with a 'no live trace' and i know what it means, my question being, on my application during the 'character' section the only question related to my previous offence was 'Have you ever been convicted of an offence in any country', I have taken convicted to mean sentenced/gone to court etc and ticked no. I think I may have mis understood 'convicted' in this instance and wondered what to do to rectify it, if I need to at all.

 

My offence was drunk and disorderly when I was 18, and i was given a caution, no time spent, no court etc

 

I feel as though this needs to be declared in my application but feel as though ticking yes to convicted is also incorrect.

 

Can anyone help please?

 

Thanks guys

Liam

Although it seems that a caution is merely a 'written warning' - for immigration purposes it's technically a conviction. Because, you done something unlawful, been arrested for it, 'found guilty', and convicted....the punishment being a police caution.

You don't say how old you are now, but I'm assuming that you were 18 years old a long time ago, and that behaviour is not a reflection on who you are today.

So, to answer your question, you need to amend the answers to your application questions;

1. Complete form 1023 to change your answer.

2. Apply for a Subject Access Request to ACRO to get the full details of your 'conviction.' (Takes 40 days I'm afraid)

3. Write a statutory declaration and explain what you thought conviction meant, and that you never intentionally intended to deceive them, that you were a stupid boy and you are both embarrassed and ashamed that you committed the offence, and that it's definitely not who you are today.

Basically do not play it down, don't try to minimise the seriousness of the offence.

You'd be surprised how many people have done the same thing, so don't worry.

HI Captain / Team I have seen your great help.

 

Iam really need help here-

 

My situation.-

I have received my invitation in January and apply 189, now I am waiting for almost 2 months. What I need to know is --

1. How much current estimation CO or immi is taking to issue 189 visa .?

2. I was on TR 485 before then moved to student to stay legally in australia wile i was waiting for invitation - Now since i applied 189 PR already, can i can withdraw student visa now , if then what briding visa i will be to stay and legally work full rights. As i do not want to continue studies due to financial difficulty all i studied because of waiting for invitation before.

 

Please if you can provide with above query will be great and what number i have to call to withdraw student visa if applicable .

 

Also my brother has submitted EOI with 60 points with skilled ICT business analyst in AUg 30 , 2015 more than 6-7 months not yet received . Do you have any idea when he can get this invitation.

 

THanks ALi

Hi Ali,

1. Impossible question. But 2 months is not a long time. The target is to have 75% of applications processed within 3 months.

2. If you are no longer a student then you are not entitled to that visa.

You may have overcomplicated the situation for yourself, but I am fairly sure you'll be issued with a BVE

Regarding your brothers EOI. I would imagine that he's got another 8-9 months to wait until he's got a chance of an invitation.

Hi...being a bit impatient because I'm excited! Could you give me an idea of how long I'm likely to wait please?

1: (ANZSCO) 2544-22

2: Mental health nurse

3: 60 points

4: Today! 06/04/16

 

Thanks! ☺

Hi,

Possibly the first round in May, but I'm leaning towards it being the second round in April.