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Wont let her re-apply. In the Immi account it says: Applicants that have previously been granted and entered Australia on a Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa or a Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa are not able to apply for a visa of this type. Check the details provided and correct if necessary. The applicant will not be able to continue and should review the eligibility information on our website. Even though she has not entered Australia, but she was granted a 417

thanks everyone. The advice is really appreciated, she obviously does not want to jepordise the future application as its kind of a once in a life time opportunity. We both naturally thought phoning The Department of Home Affairs would of been the most sensible idea for advice, but it sounds like the opposite which is typical. As it stands right now, the visa is still active in the system, she checked via Vevo this morning and the cancellation she requested earlier this week has not actually been processed yet. Do you think its wise to re-apply right now before this cancellation is reflected / and has been proccesed? I mean, technically as it stands then she still would meet at the critera, as there is no cancelled visa but the worry is if it may just over complicate it (but hopefully the agent may read the cancellation note which was added from her, and potentially make the correct decision). thank you

Hi there, My partner applied for a 417 WHV last year in October. It was due to expire in a few weeks time and unfortunately would not have been able to enter Australia in time to activate the visa to use it. We spoke to the Department of Home Affairs and they said on the phone it maybe best to cancel it as long as she meets the eligibility criteria & re-apply. We proceeded and cancelled the visa using the Immi account. This was around 6 days ago but the visa is still showing as active & has not been officially cancelled yet. One thing we are now very concerned about is in the Eligibility for the re-application. It states: You must not have previously entered Australia on a: Working Holiday visa (subclass 417) - Which is fine, as this was never activated. You must not had a visa cancelled or an application refused. We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application, which means you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused. In some circumstances you may still apply for a permanent visa if you have had a visa cancelled or an application refused see Limitations on applications in Australia. Now technically we cancelled the visa voluntarily so maybe this could be classed as had a visa cancelled? She is unsure of what to do now, wether to fully wait until the original 417 cancellation has been fully processed (but then risking the fact that the criteria states you cannot have had another visa cancelled even though it was voluntarily), or to re-apply now (which could also be risky due to requesting the cancellation of the original visa in the first place). Does anyone have any advice on the best method to take? When contacting The Department of Home Affairs to ask for advice on the situation, it seems to be a bit of a grey area in terms of the cancellation rule which has obviously let her very worried. In the cancellation note / box, she did write in there that she wanted to cancel to re-apply for the 417 to give her a little extra time to enter Australia) Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you

Cheers for the info. I have updated it now.

Hi everyone I'm a bit confused by something on my EOI application and believe I may have entered the incorrect details. Can anyone clear this up for me? So I have worked in 2 roles since leaving Uni between these dates... Dates: 06/13 - 09/15 - 2 year(s) 2 month(s) Position 1: Web Developer Country: Outside Of Australia Dates: 10/16 - 01/21 - 4 year(s) 4 month(s) Position 2: Web Developer Country: Outside Of Australia On my EOI submission form, when it said: Employment Provide details of the client's employment history for the last 10 years. I entered exactly what it asks, so my employment history using the exact dates above (06/13 - 09/15 for the first and 10/16 - current in the second). Should I have NOT put these dates as based on the this here - *The following employment after 29 June 2015 is considered to equate to work at an appropriately skilled level and relevant to ANZSCO Code 261212 (Web Developer). Your Bachelor has been assessed as being comparable to an AQF Bachelor with a major in computing that is closely related to the nominated occupation, you are required to demonstrate 2 years of relevant experience. This is completed on 29 June 2015. (I have actually worked for 11 months in Australia as a web developer whilst on my 417 but apparently I can't claim points for that). Any help would be really appreciated. Cheers

Hi there, If I have worked in my skilled sector for 8 years now (mainly offshore), but 10 months of that was whilst inside Australia whilst on a 417 Working Holiday Visa. Can I still claim 10 months worth of experience in my skilled sector If I was inside Australia? I have read on the skillselect website that you cannot claim points as such if it was under 1 year whilst in Australia but I wasn't sure if this also meant you could not still claim the 10 months of valid working experience as it was still done in my sector. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

brilliant, thanks a lot for the info everyone. This is really helpful

thanks a lot man. Sounds good. Has anyone else experienced issues with https://skillselect.gov.au/ lately after clicking the login button? For over a week all i get is: Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to skillselect.gov.au. PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR.

Hi there, I submitted a EOI a few months back for South Australia but just wanted to know if it's also possible to submit a secondary one with a different region and what the implications might be (If any). Also, will I need to create a new skill Select account to submit a secondary with a different region? Cheers

Brilliant, thanks Raul I have seen a few people say that their offshore applications have been granted the past few weeks. Have you heard anything else similar? One of which was Manufacturer for South Australia with 75 points. What I don't understand though is after lodging your EOI, do you not need to also submit an application to the state on their gov website i.e here: https://apply.migration.sa.gov.au/apply_page.php?,d0JsekkwS0JIL3I3TEhpV1g0TkFrUT09? And if so I wonder how they submitted the application when it specifically asks for an Australian residential address (Because If you are currently residing offshore, you are ineligible to apply for state nomination at present).

Hi there, My Skills assessment has recently back fine today which is nice news (and my title is on the skilled shortage list). Unfortunately though because of the current state of the world with Covid still going on, it seems there are no states allowing offshore applications (from me checking each states gov website). My main question is - Is it a complete waste of time trying to lodge my EOI at the moment and if i do so will it just lead to my EOI being rejected? I have 2 different states which I want to apply for (which do have the skills on their list, but just not for offshore applicants). Also, should I lodge more than 1 EOI - 1 for each state of the 2 states if that is possible or should it all be done under the same one? Thanks

cheers. For ACS it says: "This must cover the beginning and end for each year of employment being claimed in the application." The above does cover it although it overlaps by a month.. does it have to be exactly or could this cause it to be rejected? it contains the above so im guessing it should be sufficient.

hi there, Can anyone clarify exactly how many wage slips I will need as evidence towards my skills assessment? I have read online just 1 from each year is sufficient (as 1 form of evidence), but i have also read you need multiple from each year. I worked for a company from June 2013 to October 2015. I have: 1 for June 2013 1 for May 2014 1 for April 2015 1 for October 2016 plus my p60 which is my tax evidence. Would this be sufficient? thank you

its the 190 visa. Is that the same scenario 90 points otherwise its not worth applying? I will have 90 points next year

Cheers Paul. I've pretty much got all of my documents ready already its just these last things I needed to check.

Hi there, I am applying to do a skills assessment very soon and have recently used the points calculator to work out how many points i am eligible for, and one of the questions is how many years have you worked in your line of job. It's nearly 8 years in June this year which gives me an extra 5 points. Is it worth me waiting until June to get the extra 5 (instead of 80 it would be 85?). Also, one last thing. I worked in Sydney for 9 months whilst on a working holiday visa in 2016 but i am unable to get a reference because the company (Nakama) does not exist anymore. Is it still worth me trying to chase someone from that company as a reference for my Skills assessment or is 9 months not worth adding? I have finally got all my other work references now so very nearly ready to apply. Any help would be appreciated. Nice one

Thanks everyone. I have done the suggested above and included a sample letter to make it easy as possible for them to do. Fingers crossed!

thanks for your replies. Its ACS (Australian computing society). I am a Web developer and have been for 8 years+. I will try escalate it one last time again and hopefully HR will reply . If not I might have to see what other options are (if any). The pdf on the acs requirements also mentions a legal defesit you can use with someone you have worked with too.

it's HR that are ignoring all of my messages and emails. The other person would be the company director but thats going to touch a nerve if I have to start mythering them. Would my contract be substancial do you know? it does say my daily tasks etc on there

Hi there, I am in the process of getting my documents together to apply for my Skills assessment and have my work experience letters from my previous employers (which are needed for the points scheme). The major issue is that my current employer is not replying to any messages or emails regarding a work experience letter from them. I have sent 6 messages and emails now over the course of 2 months and its very frustrating. Is there any other type of documentation which I could use instead such as my contract which outlines my roles in there, my wages slips, my end of year salary letter etc? Even though I have explained it well to my employer than I may not be leaving I don't think they are happy with the request and are choosing to ignore me (as I can see they have read the emails/messages but are just ignoring my request). Its 4 years worth of experience / employment for a particular skill set so i cant afford to not include this job in my application points wise. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you