Jenki75

As you can see from the information above, Those hoping for an Employer Sponsored Grant, or Family Grant might have to expect to wait a while due to the number of applications that were in the pipeline at June 30, 2018, compared to the number of people they invited over the entirety of the 2017/2018 migration program for that category. Also helps to explain why State and Territory seem to be going slow - they had over 50% of the number of invites they give out in an entire year - still waiting at the start of the 2018/2019 migration year. I guess they need to clear those backlogs first, other than the odd lucky few that get quick grants from current year. I wish their report had more details of all the categories and numbers waiting in the pipeline, as well as numbers by state/territory, but did the best I could with what I found. Thought some others might find it interesting.

Congrats on the sale of the house! I've no plan to sell until we have a visa. The waiting is crazy, but you never know whats around the corner. You could get a grant at anytime because they are so random when selecting cases. I feel like I could be the last one to be granted.

Just requested. Such a good idea to have an easier way to communicate for once people land!

Good Morning or is it Afternoon for you guys? I just woke up and see we were voting for a way to stay in touch outside of Poms. I feel most comfortable with Facebook messenger . I've never used WhatsApp. Sorry for the late reply but with the time difference it can be tricky.

Estimated Processing Time for the 190 visa has changed to 9 months to 11 months!

Safe travels.....so exciting!

Yes, that is what I did. I can see on the Victoria list of skilled occupations for nomination, it says you need registration or reg in principle, which means AHPRA first. South Australia currently has special conditions, but when they reset in June/July this last time, those conditions went away for a few months at least.

1. @JetBlast was spot on in his reply. 2. If it was done less than 24 months ago - YES 3. Can you have more than 1 active skills assessment ... On the main page of the ACS Skills assessment page, it says: "Please Note: Only one application can be active at any one time." In the FAQ section, it specifically says however that you can have more than one assessment completed, and still valid. "Holding more than one suitable assessment outcome will not invalidate any of the previous result letters provided they are still within the 24-month validity period. "

April fools, hoping ours comes in by then too... 2 months does seem a little short, but if they get through the backlog in a hurry who knows what might happen. That's awesome of your employer to keep it open for you, not too many would do that. Here's hoping everything is smooth sailing and you don't need to use that life-line.

A few people have created a second EOI and have been successful. You will just have to prove your loyalty to the state that chooses to sponsor you. I started out with NSW and didn't get anywhere, so I decided to change completely and go for South Australia. Someone else on here went with Victoria and was successful. We were both RN's with 65+5.

That's exactly the point. If I could not get my AHPRA registration I would not have gone one step further. Once I knew I had my registration I felt that Australia was a viable option.

Congrats on your grant. Hopefully some more people that lodged in Oct / Nov will get a grant soon also.

Welcome to the thread! Good luck on your state sponsorship, I found that part of the process relatively easy and somewhat enjoyable. After applying for the visa, waiting for the case officer contact or a visa grant is just awful. That's where some of us are sitting at the moment. Keep us posted on your progress!

Everyone else here gave you information about the passport being good enough for the English requirements for the visa (if you need more points then you will need to take the test). For registration as a nurse with AHPRA you will need your education to have been taught and assessed in English. If your education is from the UK you are fine but if not you will possibly need an English exam. There are some good threads on Poms that will give advice about getting your AHPRA registration.

Personally, I would go for your AHPRA registration first. This can take a while, and depending on number of schools, where they were located, taught in english, etc. can take a bit to go through. There is not much point in going further down the process, until you know you are going to get registration, or what is required before you can get it. Once you have your registration, a modified or modified plus skills assessment from ANMAC does not take too long, and is not too complicated ( i believe it takes longer for a full assessment - than a modified one). As for husband, should be no problem with him coming along. Might need a recent english test, depending on country of passport, to prove functional english. Also, in order to claim 5 points for him - his occupation must be on the same skills list as yours (long term, medium long term, etc.) and he needs a valid skills assessment. If you do not need the points from him, then no need for any of that except english.

Always good to meet more people. welcome!

I agree, and you get a lot for your money out that way.

I hear you have to be careful north of Adelaide such as Elizabeth park.

Funny you mentioned the ice capital of Australia because we read about that a few months back. We considered Mt Gambier but have decided that Adelaide would offer all of us more opportunities. We would like to rent for a year and then get a feel for the areas. Ideally we would like a large block possibly near/ in the hills. Yes, a grant would help.

Thanks Jenki, seems to me that we could still qualify for this even though we are home owners in the UK. might be worth taking a look at some new builds in SA! I think we would be considered first time home buyers as it would be our first home in Australia. If you find out otherwise please let me know. Are you thinking about Mount Gambier or Adelaide area?

Jellica and I are applying for 190 visa's, so that's right they are available to us.

https://www.canstar.com.au/home-loans/first-home-buyer-grants/ This link explains the current first home owner grants by state. It appears the grants can change at any time so staying update on what is available is recommended. This information is dated Jan 2019.

https://www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au/grants-and-concessions/first-home-owners I think SA has a first time home owners grant on a new build. I provided a link with some information.

I have also obtained a British passport for my Canadian born oldest child recently. I am born and raised British, moved to Canada on a PR and I obtained Canadian citizenship. Her father is Canadian. She was eligible for citizen by descent. The whole process only took a month from applying to having the passport in hand.

JetBlast, glad you got your eye sorted, did you book your flight yet?