Bedvic Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 "you received an invitation from the Department to apply for a SkillSelect visa (SN190). The score stated in the invitation to apply for the visa was 65. This score was based in the information you provided in your expression of interest. On 21 December 2012, you submitted an application for a SkillSelect visa. This application was assessed on 21 January 2013. I determined your score when assessed to be 60. It is the department ’s view that the score stated in your invitation to apply for the visa was calculated correctly on the basis of the information you gave in your expression of interest. In your Expression of Interest you stated you met the Australian Study Requirement. This response allocated you 5 points." This is from a letter I received this morning for my newly allocated worker who will be refusing the visa if i dont withdraw the case. I may have made a mistake on my expression of interest but Ido meet the required 60 points for this visa. I can not access the information on my skills select any longer and can not tell for sure if i made a claim for the 5 points. I am at my wits end having folked out another £2000 and sat an IELTS test to get to this point. I am hoping to speak to my case officer tonight but right now I am a bit piied off by sheer lack of commonsense. I have never been to OZ and my application clearly states that so how can I claim to have studied there (common sense should be that it must be a mistake). I do meet the required points with or without the extra 5 so based on that.... Please someone help and advise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Unfortunately meeting the 60 points is not enough, if you claimed 65 points and only have 60 it is an automatic visa refusal. They don't want people claiming additional points just to get an invite sooner. There was a case like this recently, they got caught out same as you on the Australian study requirement. This means did you complete your studies in Australia, I assume you did not. Ticking the Australian study requirement box adds 5 points to the total. Someone else commented on this other thread and whilst they could not appeal the point, they managed to get their money back. This is what you need to focus on now, forget about the visa that won't happen from this application, but you need to try and get your money back and then start again. I will have to see if I can find that other thread and also the name of the person who successfully appealed. Edited January 21, 2013 by Rupert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebourvellec Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/170778-points-discrepancy.html This is the thread Rupert is speaking about. You need to withdraw your application there is no way of saving it now, try and get a refund so you can reapply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakeeltabu Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hi..Sorry to hear about this.This is very tricky question and i dont know why they have not changed the wording of the question. believe me you are not the first one to click it.There are many guys who did it and unfortunately though you have 60 points your application will be rejected if you dont withdraw.Please talk to your CO and tell him it was a genuine mistake( he knows that as you are not the first one) and withdraw your application and ask for refund before doing it.Apply EOI again and same procedure again.I hope others in the forum agree with me. "you received an invitation from the Department to apply for a SkillSelectvisa (SN190). The score stated in the invitation to apply for the visa was 65. This score was based in the information you provided in your expression of interest. On 21 December 2012, you submitted an application for a SkillSelect visa. This application was assessed on 21 January 2013. I determined your score when assessed to be 60. It is the department ’s view that the score stated in your invitation to apply for the visa was calculated correctly on the basis of the information you gave in your expression of interest. In your Expression of Interest you stated you met the Australian Study Requirement. This response allocated you 5 points." This is from a letter I received this morning for my newly allocated worker who will be refusing the visa if i dont withdraw the case. I may have made a mistake on my expression of interest but Ido meet the required 60 points for this visa. I can not access the information on my skills select any longer and can not tell for sure if i made a claim for the 5 points. I am at my wits end having folked out another £2000 and sat an IELTS test to get to this point. I am hoping to speak to my case officer tonight but right now I am a bit piied off by sheer lack of commonsense. I have never been to OZ and my application clearly states that so how can I claim to have studied there (common sense should be that it must be a mistake). I do meet the required points with or without the extra 5 so based on that.... Please someone help and advise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedvic Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank you all so much. I kinda feel better knowing I am not the only one misled by the wording of things I will call the case officer tonight then withdraw andexplain that it was an honest mistake. That link has been so helpful, i am going to contact the person who got a refund to findout how they did it. i will update update this tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedvic Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Again many thanks for your replies. I promised to update you, I emailed my CO my withdrawal letter and requested a VAC refund. I followed this up with a phone call tonight and he told me what you have already said that this is currently a common problem and the Diac are looking into. He agreed to process the refund and will email me the details. I was relieved by this but will wait till the money is back with me then i will be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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