keytofreedom

Hi, Although it might have been discussed before, but I wasn't able to find these details on forum regarding visa lodge application for subclass 189. Hope you can help me guys as I'm not using MARA agent. I've received an invitation to apply for 189 visa and started the application. Some of the points in the application looks a little bit confusing to me. Hope you could help me clearing these out. "Does this applicant have national identity documents?" Is it really needed to include Identity card or driving license if passport is already included? "Has this applicant undertaken a health examination for an Australian visa in the last 12 months?" Shall I say No and wait for an assigned case officer to ask me to do that? Or should I take the medical service before submitting my application? My child is included in the application as well as de facto partner. Question "Does any other person have custodial, access or guardianship rights to this child?". Shall I say Yes and include details of child's mother, who is also included in the application as de facto partner of primary applicant? "Does the applicant have any dependent family members not travelling to Australia who are not Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents?" I suppose I don't need to include my parents or brothers' details who do not intend to migrate to Australia with me and who are not dependent on me financially or in any other way. Education history for a partner. I'm not claiming any points for my partner. "Highest recognised qualification obtained" Any ideas what shall be put if graduated school is Vocational School and no skills assessment has been complete? It is post secondary-school, but cannot be considered as high as university. "Has the applicant completed, or is currently enrolled in, any studies at secondary level or above?" Same here - if Vocation School was the highest education complete? Shall we say Yes? "Employment history of the main applicant" Description of duties is required which is limited to 300 characters. Shall I simply mention some of the duties performed (similar as in employment reference) ? "Has the applicant been employed overseas in their nominated occupation or a closely related occupation at a skilled level immediately before lodging this application?" I guess I should say Yes and put in the number of years recognized by Skill Assessing authority, is that right? Employment details of de facto partner. Again since I'm not claiming any points for the partner. Is it really important to provide all the work history for the last 10 years? If so, are any employment references needed as a proof? "English test details" of main applicant. Toefl test has been taken and pdf score report is available. Should it be enough? Or shall I order the official score report to be sent by Toefl to according instution, i.e. Department of Immigration? "Language ability" of de facto partner. "Does the applicant have at least functional English language ability?" Shall I say Yes if my partner has not yet taken the Toefl test, but is going to do that in the next 3 weeks? I guess if I say No and submit the application, I won't be able to update it, hence will acquire an additional fee installement for the partner as a result. Can my visa application be updated after I press Submit button? "Have any of the applicants lived in a country other than the primary applicant's usual country of residence?" If we lived in other countries within last 10 years - shall I just mention the last address in each country? Or each of the addresses? Again, sorry if it's offtopic or was discussed before. If so, could you please point me to the related topic. I appreciate any help in dealing with this visa lodge process. Thanks everyone.

Hi, Not sure if it was discussed in detail in this forum, but since I wasn't able to find enough relevant information, would like to raise it here (as well as few other forums). Basically, I would like some confirmation regarding information required for ACS skills assessment (Occupation: Software developer). I've been employed for 3 years in IT company focusing on life insurance/pensions. After that I've registered as self-employed and was providing similar services to my previous employer remotely for 2.5 years. So in order to get my skills assessed by ACS, I need to provide an employment reference letter on the official company's letterhead for my employment period. Does the company logo need to be in color or black&white? The reference should look like this ACS example. Does it need to specify who is it for (i.e. have ACS details)? It should be signed by HR manager, senior coleague or direct manager. Does it need to provide the number of hours worked per week or salary details? Then I should take this employment reference to the Notary public and get it notarized (marked as Certified copy). I suppose each page of this letter must be notarized. Is it the only way to mark it as Certified copy as per requirements? For additional evidence, I should also notarize my P45s, P60, job offer letter, contract agreement. Is this all required? and also do I need to certify my first and last payslip, bank statements or termination letter? As far as self-employment is concerned, I should prepare a formal Statutory Declaration with the details of my self-eployment (UTR number, start/end dates, occupation, nature and content of the work provided). It should be written by me and then witness and certified by the Public Notary, correct? Also I should get my client (my former employer) write and sign a reference what I did for them and when. My understanding is that it can be done on client company's letterhead and should be very similar to and employment reference. In my case, it's the same client I used to work for and duties are more or less similar. I suppose I also need to get my tax agent to write a declaration confirming my self-employment on a letterhead? I should also include contracts with the clients, invoices issued, bank statements, copies of tax returns submitted, letters from HMRC with UTR number - registration certificate, and get the certified by the Public notary. And lastly, will the following format of Statutory declaration be ok? " I, [First Name] [Surname] of [Address] do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: I have been self-employed as a [ job title(s) ] between DD/MM/YYYY and DD/MM/YYYY. During my period of self-employment with I would perform the following tasks and duties on a day to day basis: [give details in bullet point format] I used the following tools and equipment: [give list] I make this solemn declaration believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835 Signed: [your signature] Declared at: [Solicitors Address] On this [Day] Day of [Month/Year] Before me, [solicitors signature] [Solicitor’s Name, Occupation, Address] " Please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding that the following statement from ACS guidelines only applies to the employment references and not to Statutory Declaration of self-employment: "The Statutory Declaration or Affidavit must be written by a third party work colleague and NOT written by you, the applicant. Important Note: Self-written Statutory Declaration or Affidavit will be assessed as not suitable." (page 14). Sorry for putting a long check-list - I just wanted to get all in one place and confirm if my understanding is correct. Thanks for any related information provided.

Hi, I know it's an old thread, but could you please elaborate on where can I find an example statutory declaration? Thanks.