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1 hour ago, Lavers said:

How come you are waiting for NSW to come back to you.

When they accept your EOI do you not just apply for your visa?  

i believe when you go for the 190 visa youhave to submit 2 applications. 1 to the state which will check if what you claimed in your EOI matches with what they are willing to sponsor. at this point theycan approve or reject you. if approved you then get an invitation vallid for 60 days  to apply for the Visa through IMMI. 

I think It will update once the development assesment is done.

Hi Darren,
I have recently applied for the 489 visa and once I applied for the visa, on my immi homepage it has a drop down tab titled "ACTIONS". When I clicked this dropdown menu it was telling me to complete a questionnaire and arrange medicals. I have had no contact with a CO yet as I have only just applied for my visa, I assume this is what they call front loading but then the instruction was in the "ACTIONS" list as stated.
It was kind of the same with the Police Checks, before I could pay for my application I had a list of documents I had to upload and if I missed any out I had to provide a reason for this. As Police checks were one of the documents I went and got them and uploaded them prior to paying for the application.
James

On 27/02/2018 at 00:12, Lparker15 said:

Hi, so I was wondering if anyone on here had gone out to oz on a student visa with children. I am aware of the expenses involved and there would be myself, hubby and 6 year old daughter. Wanted to hear people’s experience. I know you can only work 20 hours per week but full time during the holiday periods and I am just wondering if it is possible to survive doing this? I am looking at completing my degree in oz so I would be studying for 2 and a half years and could then apply for pr 

my cousin did this as a student nurse, luckily they had no children at that time. it is achievable but you have to be really really tight with your budget. as your fees are not that high it could be possible.

i suspect the form has changed slightly from those who filed their applications before July 2018. in my experience, it went like this once i hit the apply button.

upload all requested documents including PCC and form 80

after uploading and submission i was then asked to make a payment. when the payment had gone through i was then given the option to generate a HAP id which you would need to book for medical exam. medical exam was updated within 3 days.

lovely pictures.

I wonder how this will impact on the waiting list for invitations if they invite up to a 1000 for the firs round, as they have done in previous years.
This will be devastating for people with 60 points. Hopefully most can increase their points.

i guess i will wait until after Visa application, at the moment i will just focus on getting an invitation to apply. thanks for the tips

3 hours ago, Phil1712 said:

It is very frustrating. All booked again to try on the 30th June. Wish me luck

i am in the same boat as you. i have done IELTS twice each time i get 7.5 in one category. first time it was writing and then last time it was speaking. i tried the PTE last week, but halfway through the speaking section i knew it was a lost cause, because the guy next to me was hollering, i couldn't even hear myself think. i am sure my recordings were picking up his voice. i got a very low score in speaking. it will be a while before i convince myself to try the PTE again. (maybe if i find a centre with an enclosed booth)

i am trying the IELTS  again in July.  my plan is just to keep hammering at it . Good luck in your next exam.

Sorry, can’t read the link but does the new year not start July 1st, so only a couple of weeks?
Good luck. [emoji846]

Like many, i had hopes for an invite from NSW but unfortunately this does not make for a pleasant reading.

https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/liv...d-immigration/skilled-nominated-migration-190.

Back to the drawing board. Gotta get those 20 points for superior English. Damn you IELTS

22 hours ago, Phil1712 said:

Hi 

I have my IELTS exam on Saturday and just wondering if anyone has taken the test recently? How difficult did you find it?

i took my IELTS on the 12th may for the second time, i need to get minimum 8 in all 4 sections to boost my points up to 20.

first time i had 9, 9, 7.5, 8

this time 8.5, 8, 8, 7.5

now i have decided to take the human element out of the equation and will go for the PTE academic, but in the meantime i will put in an EOI for 190.

it is not really hard but you have to be focused throughout the test and keep to their format. the speaking part is just an examiner asking you a variety of questions. there is no right or wrong answer in this section.

from my understanding they have stopped inviting accountants for this cycle. this site has an estimate of when you might get an invite. they tend to be fairly close with their estimates.

I hope this makes sense. I plan to work as a radiographer in Oz but myskills assesment was for a different career.
But it took 12 weeks from sending off my documents to receiving Letter if determination

Hi Everyone
Regarding invites not being issued to people with 65points or below, is that regardless of which job you do.
If your job was more sort after would that change anything or is it across all job sectors.
Thanks

Thank you. I have done a skills assesment already. Hoping to add a few more points to my EOI with a new Ielts test. However my plan is to secure a job first before any move.

I submitted mine in January with 65 points. I am writing ielts on Sat to up my points to 75, hopefully.

After a long time lurking i have been feeling brave and signed up..1st things first my Shout out to   @DukeNinja

Your posts pushed me into action and i finally started getting my things inorder. I wanted to ask about the process of getting a job before emigrating. I have emailed a few agents and most never got back to me.