Mariaferonica

Hi Everyone! Long time ago, we asked about applying 186 visa without an agent. Some of you answered beautifully and we determined to applied without any agent. My partner is a chef and i'm his dependent visa. It took months for us to compile all the documents needed for our visa. Not only our part of the visa, but we're also helping our employer to do their side of the visa. They're like family to us, and the other way around. When they applied their side of the visa, we're there to help them to actually do it right. Just like everyone said, it's POSSIBLE to apply this without agent, but it's hard. We really need to be careful with every documents and make sure it's the ones they asked for. Anyway, our golden mail came last week. Considering everything we've been through, we are REALLY LUCKY. Everything goes well and quite fast for us. I've put the timeline in my signature. I'm free to ask any question for anyone who needs help. Please remember i'm not any agent or professional lawyer, just someone who likes to read a lot.

@wrussell Oh my it really has everything! thank you so much!!

@wrussell Hi, may I ask where we could find the legal database that you meant? We've search it online but only could find the percentage of refusal and acceptance but not details like the one you said above? Thanks for your time.

Hi everyone, This is my first time posting here after sooo long hours just browsing and learning from all of you guys. Me and my partner are on 457 visa now. He's a chef who has worked for 3 years on his 457 visa. Our first 6months with the visa we have to quit and get new employer who treat us better, and we've been with them for 2.5 years now. Since we got our visa before 18 april 2017, we only have to work for 2 years to apply for 186 visa (correct me if I'm wrong). Now the thing is now, my employer wants to sponsor us badly but they dont wanna use any agent, since it cost so much money and they dont trust anyone else with their paperwork. The first transition from our first employer to the next one, they took care of everything, they arrange everything through immi account, lodge everything themselves, next thing we know, we're ready to move. So based on this I think they're good with lodging this immi stuff eventho we're the first "visa people" they have in the restaurant. Do you think it would be alright for them to just apply themselves? Also, with the levy they also have to pay $3000 to sponsor us too, so if they do something wrong on their side they will lose lot of money as well. Question number 2 is, if I let them do the nomination first, and we also lodge our visa, let say the nomination got rejected, can we retract the visa application so our money wont go missing? Or should we just wait until we know for sure the nomination approved? Thanks before!