Aron

5 minutes ago, Milan SERBIA said:

Hi Bips22

Sorry to bother you bro, just wanted to ask you how sure you are that if you are on annual leave overseas is not countable for immigration for the 2 or 3 years working experience even if it’s annual leave?

 You make me feel worried now cuz I have applied 12th of June this year for 186DE and one of the requirements was to have 3 years working experience in order to apply , and I started working for my company on 15 of May  2016 but I went last year 4 weeks overseas on holiday (annual leave from my company) so now I am freaking out that my application going to be maybe refused because of few days?!?!?

 Can you pls share any information you know about this with me or anyone else ?

  Thanks 

No need to worry bro, for the two years when I was on 457 VISA before applying 186 TRT, every year I used up all my annual leaves  every years, most of them overseas. Other than annual leaves I also took sick leaves overseas, and time in lieu overseas (i accumulated them as I occasionally work on public holidays), also every year I spent a few weeks travelling overseas for business trips.                  I submitted 186 TRT and clearly listed them in my form80 and it has not been an issue.  

1 hour ago, Mahal said:

How about for 187 TRT, still need to wait 2 years or 3 years working with different employer in regional area enought? Thanks

Also 2 years since you are under grandfathering provision. Once you change your employee the 2 years calculation starts over from zero. So you should avoid changing employee before you acquire PR. 

11 minutes ago, Mahal said:

Hi Guys Im on 457 visa and grndfathering arrengment. I have been working in regional area almost 3 years and would like to know if I can apply 187 TRT visa . However, I have recenty changed  my employer. Should I need to stay with same employer 3 years or does not matter? Does anyone have clear idea?

 Thanks

Hi Mahal,  if you change to a new employee, the two years starts over again. It is not three years since you are under 186 TRT grandfathering provision. However please note the grandfathering arrangement ends at March 2022 so you do need to submit 186 TRT application before that.

2 hours ago, Mahal said:

Hi guys,i am on 457 visa and I have recently had to change employer but would like to know If I can apply with new employer 186 direct entry visa. I have already 3 years experience but my occupation  is not on the list (hairdresser) some migration agents say I can still apply it because im grandfathering 457 visa, some says no. I dont want to.get refused for that and would like to know anyone has clear answer for that? Thanks

As per my understanding, the grandfather provision is only for 186 temporary residence transition schema. So if you are going to apply via 186 direct entrance, grandfathering policy does not apply to that. However to make clear I am not a migration agent so I might be wrong.

And if he goes offshore, he can renew the short term 482 VISA more than one time and the one time limitation is only for onshore, am I correct?

Hello,

My friend, a Chinese, is going to apply a  Short-term 482 VISA as an ICT support engineer.   

Since China is under International Trade Obligation (ITO)  with Australia, he has a chance to get a four years Short-term 482 VISA, am I correct?

And at the end of four years, he can renew the Short-term 482 VISA once, which allows him to stay another 4 years, am I correct?

I know it is not mandatory for home affair to grant him a 4 years VISA, and policy can change, and there are also risks for temporary workers. However, I just want to know, under current policy, ideally, he has a chance to work in Australia for 8 years, am I correct? 

5 hours ago, MarkAu said:

Nope, it's based on simple binary logic; the differences in processing times are either random or by design.  If you believe it's random we will have to agree to disagree

I was not discussing weather it is random or by design. I was only saying your ground of argument was not absolutely  cogent and flawless, and I pointed that out. 

2 hours ago, MarkAu said:

You seem to think that this is a fair process   Of course it isn't!  Australia will take people according to the priorities it determines as best for its growth.  We all hope we fit that profile - we take a shot at the opportunity to live in this amazing country and hope that what we can offer Australia is what Australia wants.  Some years it will be one set of skill sets and experience and other years it will be other skill sets and experience. 

Of course, if we meet the defined requirements we will eventually get our due consideration (and hopefully then our visa) but in answer to your concern about three days versus two years consider what you would do in Australia's place?  Would you take first come first served, or would you take what you need first and the rest later...?

You statement is based on occupation. While your statement is true to extent, processing time can varies drastically for different applicants even in the same occupation. Even for the same occupation, it is not uncommon to see that one applicant can get approved within three months and another application waits twelve months or longer.

Sorry for the silly question, I think I just figured it out:

Hello,

I am Australian PR and I am trying to sponsor PR for my fiancee. Defactor is not an option (we have been in love for 3 years but for most of the time we lived in different countries).  I am thinking to apply 300 VISA for her, and marry her in Australia and then apply for 800/820 VISA for her. However I am stunned that 300 VISA fee is 7160 dollar which is as much as 820 VISA fee.  Does this mean I need to pay 7160+7160 dollar if I go the 300 --> 820/801) route?  Or the 300 VISA 7160 dollar already covers 820 VISA fee if we later apply 820 VISA after we married?

Thanks.

2 hours ago, plobo said:

Hi Aron,

When your application status is updated, and you have imported it to your immi account,  do you receive any notification from them?

 Regards,

Pedro

In my IMMI account I can see messages box in IMMI account has a new s56 request.  Other than my migration agent notify me about this as well.

Can you get PR with a salary of 60K? There is market salary test, your income for this occupation should not below the average salary. I would believe the average salary for 261313 - Software Engineer is 90,000+ at least. So I am wondering if case officer will challenge this or not. I suggest you consult  an migration agent.

Hi Folks,

My visa was granted this early morning.  Thrilled. 

Details please see my signature. 

I want to say thanks to the forum. We have a lot of generous people who contribute here. I also want to thank @Hex. Though we never talked directly on the forum but you helped me with all the information you have been sharing  .   Also your forecast regarding the typical wait time (30 to 40 days)  after CO requests more documents kept me sane during the last 30 days.

This is a gift before my birthday and before my trip to Bali this weekend.

All the best to everyone, Your VISA is coming.

1 minute ago, Puneet said:

I am on bridging visa

 

Bridging VISA is after you applied a new VISA (your old VISA is not expired at this moment),  before it is approved, your old VISA then goes expired, now you will be a bridge  VISA.

However for you, your first 457 VISA expired on 2017 March, and you did not apply any VISA until April  2018, how can you be on bridge VISA during that period?

I am confused, correct me if I am wrong.

5 minutes ago, Puneet said:

Hi 

 I am new on this forum  .applied 186 visa as cafe manager 

 I got a 457 visa in 2015 Oct for 18th month

 Than I re applied 457 visa in April  2018 but this time My nomination not approved 

 Than my MA agent advice me to applly 186 visa bcz i finished my two year on 457 visa 

 So i applied 186 after 

 So anyone in same boat 

  

  

 Under TRT condition

 applied nomination and visa in July 2018 .

You said you got 457 visa in 2015 Oct for 18th month, so it means your 457 expires at 2017 March. 

And you reapplied  457 visa in April  2018, so what was your VISA condition between 2017 March and April  2018?

1 minute ago, k1985 said:

They are currently 65k 457 visa holders . each year ,they will grant 30k visas. So , there is no problem with reduced quota. There are less number 457 visa holders and less number quota.

Don't forget people without 457 can also apply 186/187 via DE stream.

5 minutes ago, qfmouse said:

Just curious, what will happen when the amount of visa 186&187 approvals hit the limit?

 1, let the rest applicants wait until next financial year?

2, refuse as many nomination applications as they could by very picky processing standard?

If the quota is 30000, then every month they will process 30000/12 for average.

Or if they processed more than 30000/12 each month for the first 6 months, then in the last 6 months they will control and approve less than 30000/12 each month to not exceed the cap.

4 minutes ago, Fung said:

If I’m right, it seems that the quota for employer sponsored (186+187) is 39000(30000+9000) for 2019-2020. Isn’t it a huge reduction from 48250?

The skilled employer sponser is not 186 and 187. It will be a new type of VISA.

employer sponsored -- 30000 is 186+187

38 minutes ago, Rhitesh said:

Migration quato for 186 visa will be increase or decrease in 2019-2020 any body know that? Please share the info  I just see that and worried about quota because i think previous years have more quota for 186 visa I think 45000 now what I see in immigration web site it’s shows 30000 

The quota for employer sponsered (186+187) has been 48250 for years however it is a celling not a target. In year 2017-18 only 35528 were issued.

And BTW, a lot of policies have changed, if your occupation is not on the long term list, even if you find a new sponsor (employee), you can only get a temporary working VISA and you will not be entitled to permanent residence.

Hi Vero,

I feel sorry for you. However if the company that sponsored you has closed down, from my point of view (a non experienced individual) , you barely have no chance to win the AAT. Nevertheless, since you are applying offshore direct entry, so you might not even be entitled to apply AAT review.

" some one said go for a new nomination. What is that. Pls explain. Is that finding a new sponsor and adding that to the existing file. ""    ------ no you cannot add new sponsor to existing file, you need to start over again, which means you need to find a new sponsor and submit new RCB, nomination and VISA application again.

This is only my two cents. I would suggest you to consulate an experienced migration agent. We have plenty in the form, like @Raul Senise

Thanks everyone, though I might not fully agree each of the reply, I do respect your valuable inputs.
While this is a heavy topic, I can only say, thanks god I am healthy and may God bless all of us to stay healthy, all the best.

1 minute ago, VERYSTORMY said:

There is a visa specifically for that. The medical treatment visa. Also, you do not lose your temp visa because of cancer or even because of being refused a subsequent PR visa. On refusal, the temp visa remains valid for its duration. If he happens to have been at the end of the temp visa when applying for PR, then my original comment stands. He would be going back to his home country. He can never assume gaining PR, even after applying. If you arrive on a temp visa, the advice has always been "assume you are returning to your home country at the end or earlier until you actually have another visa granted" 

"assume you are returning to your home country at the end or earlier until you actually have another visa granted"  ---- every Temp VISA holder should know this if you ask them

However, if you ask them "do you know if you become a temporary worker, it means there is a small chance that one day might you in a situation that you are very very sick and you do not have any health insurance to reply on",  I bet you 99% of the temp work visa applicants they won't know. After all, they are not migration agents or legislator and they won't know this until some of them fall into such miserable situation. 

1 hour ago, VERYSTORMY said:

It is your choice to pay for health insurance. You didn't need to. Like any insurance, you purchase it knowing it has big limitations. I returned to the UK after paying years of the highest premiums sold in Oz. During which time, the only time I needed it, it wasn't available as the co pay was too big. Does that mean I should have access to it now? Of course not. You are paying for possible treatment while there. Nothing more. Same as any other insurance. 

 A temp visa holder has to be aware that health is an issue that can they result in their ineligibility for a further visa. If they weren't then that would be a massively stupid thing to do. 

The scenarios I mentioned here is that a man's PR is refused due to cancer and as per law he must leave Australia in 30 days.  Shall this man be allowed on a special VISA (not PR) to stay in Australia to seek medical treatment using his own insurance? 

This is not the same kind of limitation that you were referring. His insurance does cover cancer and he has maintained his insurance for years. Now if he is forced to leave Australia, then he can not use his insurance to save himself.

When the medivac bill has passed in this great country to allow bringing ill refugees to Australia and receive free treatment, is it hard to accept that we give a very sick temporary worker to stay in Australia longer to allow him to seek treatment using his own insurance?

2 hours ago, ali said:

You don't pay medicare, you pay private health insurance and here in Aus that does not mean free treatment, quite often there is a gap (sometimes that's hundreds of $)  The majority of us pay health insurance - we've been paying it for 12 years and my husband has used it only once (but still had $200 out of pocket expenses) - you never really get your monies worth.

Sadly, from what you have written you have experienced a significant illness which hinders your PR application and unfortunately, being in between a temporary visa and application for PR it has jeopardised your PR application.  As previously mentioned, hundreds of applicants are turned down because of the medical issues - they have to have a general criteria on which to assess applications.

The problem is that a temporary visa is just what it says on the tin - temporary, it has a start and end date in which had you become ill you would have been able to access health care as per your health insurance/medicare.

Hi Ali, thanks for your kindness. fortunately I am a very healthy person. However I heard about people fall in such miserable situation and I just feel sympathy, and could not stop thinking over this matter. While I know PR should be refused if there is serious healthy issue, I just feel they should be given a method to stay in Australia to seek treatment using their insurance instead of being forced to leave.