Vikki81

My parents are planning to visit Australia from a non RHCA country. We applied for a visitor visa for both and my mother just received her visa but my father has diabetes and was told he needs to have a medical examination. What is the examination for? Can he be rejected because he has diabetes ? Is there a way I can take all responsibility for him financially to come? Thank you in advance

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Hi everyone, I am so confused about the 457 training benchmark. I understand training benchmark A - payment into a training fund. But B is not so straightforward. Example Scenario A company has three employees (two PR and one TEMP) and pays them each $50,000. The employees were trained on the job with a senior member showing them how to do the role. How would you relate this to benchmark B? So 1% of payroll for two PR workers who get $50,000 each will be $1000. How can the company prove that $1000 was spent on training on the site? Do they just say the senior member spend x amount of hours training the new employees and that equals $1000? I hope my question is making sense.

Hi all, So Im going through the DIBP document checklist for assessment level 3 for a student visa. On the Financial documents section it has two subsections. The first is evidence of funds (I understand what this is for, i.e - loan from bank for tuition, living, and travel fees). But the next heading says "evidence of income" - this is where I'm a bit confused. The course is a 50 week ELICOS course. What is the evidence of income used for exactly? Would the loan document used for the above evidence of funds section be sufficient for this section as well?

Hi All, Im just researching the 402 visa and its probably the most confusing one I've seen. Can someone explain in plain English what the occupational training is for. Is the occupation stream basically for those that have an occupation in the CSOL that want further training/ experience in a company. 1. Can the visa applicant be paid by the trainer / sponsoring business - Eg - like a work based relationship 2. Are there any English requirements for this stream? 3. Is there a skills assessment for these occupations - how do you know what experience / study qualifications you need to qualify for the visa - for example would you look it up by ANSZCO description? In reality - is it similar to a 457 visa - (without the opportunity for PR and a shorter length)

thank you for the detailed post!!!

hi all I was just wondering if there were any occupations for a 457 visa that had english requirement exemptions _ i know that for a chef and diplomats / religious figures there is no english requirement but are there any other occupations ?

My friend applied for a regional sponsored visa (i think it was 857) but the application refused. She then went to the review tribunal and they found in her favour. Back then there was no English requirement but the current 187 (Regional Sponsored visa) requires 6.0 For direct entry. My question is this: will she get granted the visa based on when she submitted it ? Does she need to have 6.0 English. ?

Hi all, Sorry for the constant posts. Im also posting for a couple of people who do not have internet access. My question this time was in relation to student visas and financial requirements. I know students are required to be able to provide proof of living costs, tuition fees and travel costs however do they have to provide this proof only for the first year of their stay or for all the duration of stay. I have a friend who has applied to a couple of unis in Australia and is planning to bring his family. Would he need to provide requirements for all his family members for three years of study? Also if he is accepted for streamlined visa processing will his application be processed as the same time as his families? Ive also had an agent tell me that Even if my friends family does not accompany him to Australia, he will still need to provide evidence that he has the financial ability to support them here. Is this true?

Thank you so much for your response!! clears up a lot of questions I had about sponsorship :smile:

Also with training benchmark A. Is it 2% of ALL employees payroll for the financial year - or is it 2% of just the sponsored employees payroll?

Hi everyone, I understand that a SBS lasts about 3 years. I had two questions about sponsorship and nomination for a 457 visa. 1. In this 3 years if a new position comes up in the organisation does a company just need to submit only a nomination form or apply for a new sbs altogether? 2. After the three years how do you renew the sponsorship. Is it just the same as how you registered initially or is there a different form for continuing sponsors? thank you

Please Excuse my excessive posts again - I had another question but this time in regards to Partner visas. If a couple have recently gotten married (for example an Aus citizen goes overseas meets a girl, she comes to aus on a tourist visa - they get married) how are they supposed to apply for a partner visa if they cannot prove shared financial aspects or social aspects of the relationship (other than a wedding). Would the best option be to spend time together on a further tourist visa in order to build up evidence of such aspects of the marriage

Hi all, I was researching student visas ( for a friend - AL3) and going through the document checklist there's an evidence of income section. What if the applicant is currently not working? I understand that evidence of funds is required for living costs, travel costs and tuition fees (applicant is proving this with savings) - but what is Income for exactly?

Also, Lets say 8534 was imposed - can it be waived if applying for general skilled migration. if yes should a waiver be submitted with the application, or before the application

Scenario: Student is studying a one year masters course but fails some subjects. Then reapplies and is granted a 4 month COE - to finish the course. The Student is from a high risk country. Will there be an 8534 condition attached to this visa?. I know that condition 8534 is MANDATORY for AL 3 students if the overall study is less than 10 months but I just wanted to see if this still applies for failed subjects in the same course. Thank you

Hello All , firstly happy Australia Day! I had a question about student visas - this relates to a friend of mine. She is currently in Austrlaia on her second 573 student visa and her visa is about to expire - she wants to extend her visa as she couldn't finish her course on time ( by failing some subjects ). Is there a way to extend a visa or does she have to apply for a new one ? if extension is available is this done online through an immi account ? thank you

Dear all, thank you for all your support up until this time. We have finally decided that general skilled migration is the best way of entry for my partner. Unfortunately his occupation isn't on the NSW state occupation list so we will be applying through QLD. Iv'e gone through a lot of forums on this site that are similar to my question but haven't been able to find a straight forward answer. My question is this: Is the 2 year requirement to live in a certain state compulsory - as in a legal requirement or is it a moral obligation. I can move to QLD for a year max, but we would have a better life here in NSW. Will there be consequences if he moves to NSW without fulfilling the 2 year obligation - for example is there a possibility his visa may be cancelled? [ Ive had a look at cancellation powers - and only found one for not following visa conditions - this one however is not a condition just obligation ] I appreciate all the advice given on this site - it has been very helpful.

Hi all, Im currently exploring the student visa options - ive already explored PR and Partner visas. I just had a question regarding the expiry date of the visa. If someone was to do a one year course how long after the course finishes do you get to remain in Australia (I know this will probably change for people but just asking generally). Will there be enough time to get a skills assessment done to apply for a Permanent visa. Thank you all

I've read through it and it seems that no work experience is necessary. The career episodes can relate to work experience OR engineering education (tasks undertaken as part of education). :jiggy:

Will do Thank you for the direction !!

Thank you. I just had a look and Iran / Iraq are not on the list. This obviously means that in order to qualify the applicant will need work experience

Hello again all, Has anyone applied for a skills assessment for an industrial engineer (ANZSCO: 233511)? I was curious as to whether a degree in Industrial Engineering would be sufficient to pass a skills assessment or if they also required some work experience in the field? Thank you all :yes:

Hi all hope you had a good Christmas :smile:. I was wondering if there was any way for a person who does not hold an eligible passport on the list for 'working holiday 417' and 'work and holiday 462' visas to get a temporary visa to work and holiday in Australia other than the 457 visa. I have a few friends from Somalia who want to come on a short holiday to Australia - but also want to work while they stay here. Can you apply for work rights with a visitor visa ? Thank you Vikki

Thank you all once again for your replies :notworthy: