earleneripple

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm rather confident that my English will improve since I am very close already. I'd rather spend some money and see what I can do instead of sitting hopelessly and waiting. By this, you mean that I will lose family points for switching to 189 or something else? I'm at 60 points for 489 right now. If I increase my English and my partner gets Au education that will put me at 75 points for 489 and 65 points for 189 visa. By the time we get to this something will undoubtedly change in the visa regime (maybe for better and maybe for worse). Cheers

We are in a de facto relationship...just recently became my fiance.

Hi, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and I'm seeking advice. I've lodged my EOI for 489 visa, family sponsored. Me as a main applicant and my fiancee as a dependent one. As per current trends and a fact that I have only 60 points I don't see that going through any time soon. Now, we are thinking about changing our tactic. We are thinking about applying for a student visa (500) with my fiancee as a main applicant and me as a dependent one. Once there, she'll get Au education which will contribute to the overall score and I'll increase my English score. After that, we update our EIO or lodge a new one (for 489 or 189). The thing that worries me is how does all this look in the eyes of an immigration officer. They will undoubtedly see that we tried to get the 489 first and after realising that it will take too long (or fall through) switched visas. Bottom line is, will applying for visa 500 automatically disqualify us from the visa process? Looking forward to your suggestions. Cheers, Earlene