Retsi

Hi All Thanks for reverting. I'm going down to meet my agent again to discuss on the 'risk factors' before submitting the EOI for 489 SA and if I should wait to increase my IELTS and go ahead for 189/190 in Aug timescale since at the moment my scores are only good enough for 489 and I would prefer to live in Vic even though its at 'designated area' ie Gelong. Thanks.

Hi Jonand Thanks a lot for the response. My concern as well regarding applying for 489 SA state but living and working in Gelong area. "Technically, visa 489 only requires you to live and work in Regional Areas regardless of which state." So, am not sure of any consequences of it.

Hi Can anyone advise me if you had any experiance with applying for visa 489 under South Australia. Since its a TR and I would like to apply for a PR after 1 Yr living /working in regional area ie Gelong, anyone had any challenges getting your PR post the 1yr duration? I was informed by my agent that since I intend to live in Victoria area but my points aren't sufficient for 189, I could go ahead with visa 489 but under South Australia instead. I was told by my agent that when I receive an invitation via EOI and get my visa granted, I can actually choose to stay in Geelong (as it is listed as a regional area) even though it is not in South Australia. Is this valid and anyone has experiance on this basis? According to my agent," technically" , visa 489 only requires you to live and work in Regional Areas regardless of which state. But of course we would advise applicants to stay in the state that sponsored them. Would appreciate if anyone has any experiance on this approach.