Kaleem

Thanks Cal

I talked to the department of home affairs yesterday and they said refer to your visa conditions on VEVO. On further probing they said that 190 doesn’t have any condition binding the visa holder to the nominating state. It is upto the individual to make the call. But the state nominates the candidate so he can stay in the state. I also emailed the state growth department of Tasmania and they said they don’t issue release letter and wished me luck for the move.

Thanks Toots. It’s really a huge setback for my family and me. We loved this place and made some really good friends. I’m hopeful that if I ever get a work offer from Tassie in future we all would be very happy to move back to Devonport

because I have work offer

This is what I found on Tasmania immigration website. Can I move to another state? As a nominee you agreed to make all reasonable efforts to work and live in Tasmania, but ultimately the decision to move interstate is yours. We do not provide waiver or release letters and cannot enter into discussions about your request to move interstate. The Tasmanian Government is not permitted to provide migration advice or an indication of your future visa or Australian Citizenship pathways. Please contact a migration agent or Department of Home Affairs if you require further clarification in relation to your visa obligations.

I am actually all sorted to move next week. So it will be a month short of 2 years cap.

Hi all, I was sponsored for 190 by Tasmania and I moved here in April 2019. My family and I loved it and we were very happy. But unfortunately, some 8 months ago I lost my job due to covid and hasn't been able to find work in my field of work. I have tried to survive without job for 8 months but it is becoming increasingly difficult and moving interstate seems like the only options. I am now planning to move to mainland but I was wondering if this will cause any troubles in the future e.g. citizenship application and resident return visas etc since I will be moving before completing two years commitment ? Some people have said that there is no condition attached to the visa to spend two whole years in the nominating state but I still want to be sure. Any help is appreciated. Regards

Thank you

@Toots life is going good. We have met a lot of families here and made good friends. Davenport has turned out to be much better than we thought. Unfortunately we had a miscarriage with last pregnancy. But Mrs is expecting again so hopefully it all goes ok this time

Thanks everyone for your responses. Much appreciated.

Hi All, I am not sure if this is the right forum but throwing it out there. My uncle and his wife want to move to Australia. Both are french nationals, near their 60s and they want to move to Tasmania after retirement so they will be above 60 by then. I am pretty sure that they will not qualify for skilled migration at all but was wondering if there is any option available for them. Are there any visas available where they can immigrate to Australia after retirement. Thank you

Pauses are one reason. Another reason can be the mic position. If you mic is sitting directly in from of your lips, it can register berating as well and that can cause the system to miss the words you are speaking. I was advised about this issue before taking the test and fortunately was able to score 90 each and 87 for speaking in first attempt. Funny thing is that in speaking, during repeat sentence, I was able to repeat only 4 sentences completely, rest were partially correct (but I didn't umm or aaa, i just kept speaking)

based on personal experience, I would recommend living in a medium sized city like Manchester, Birmingham or Bradford. These cities have ample working opportunities as well as lower living cost and good transportation. I lived in London, Dundee and some areas in wales as well before settling in Manchester for 3 years between 2009 and 2012 (studied and worked there) and never had any real difficulty finding work. As far as living options are concerned it depends upon your personal preference and income. In Manchester you can find a decent apartment form 400-500 pounds/ month (we shared a four bedroom house for 550/month). But i guess that will depend upon your preferences, your income and the area you end up living in.

yes, your points will change. and i think you will need to update your EOI. Also, if I am not wrong, 489 visa is going to be discontinued from Sept (I guess)

Good luck Green