nic1171 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hi all, I am waiting for CO. One of the documents I need to submit is my wife's IELTS. However, she haven't taken the test and wants to have more time to prepare for it. From previous posts, it seems that once a CO is allocated, he will request me to submit outstanding documents in a certain period of time such as 28 days. If I ask for an extension of submitting my partner's IELTS, do you know if the CO will accept it? I think you have to have evidence that its at least booked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Vickers Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 If she has a british passport i thought she did not have to do a elts test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I think you have to have evidence that its at least booked Thanks Nic. That sounds reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 If she has a british passport i thought she did not have to do a elts test Unfortunately she is not holding a Britisth passport and is required to provide the Language ability evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Woooohoooo. Finally got our visa grant!!! Now the fun begins, house is up for sale and hope to be in perth soon. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Congrats! How long did it take you to get the grant? And which team did work on your visa if I may ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Unfortunately she is not holding a Britisth passport and is required to provide the Language ability evidence. you don't need to provide an IELTS test but that will cost you and additional $4000. Spouse's requirements are 4.5 on IELTS. It clearly states before you lodge your visa that you must have ALL and including language ability - evidence at the time of your lodgement. I hope this will not affect your visa. Did you get an extension or reply from your CO about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 hope you get there soon, what do you do? Hubby is in accountancy and I am a Services/ Retail manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 you don't need to provide an IELTS test but that will cost you and additional $4000. Spouse's requirements are 4.5 on IELTS. It clearly states before you lodge your visa that you must have ALL and including language ability - evidence at the time of your lodgement. I hope this will not affect your visa. Did you get an extension or reply from your CO about this? Thanks Maggie for your information. I've tried to read all the information available in the DIAC web site, including Booklet 6 & 11, but couldn't find the requirement stating that the English ability of partner evidence must be at the time of my lodgement. Could you let me know where possibly this requirement is from? I haven't been contacted by a CO, so no chance to ask for extension yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Thanks Maggie for your information. I've tried to read all the information available in the DIAC web site, including Booklet 6 & 11, but couldn't find the requirement stating that the English ability of partner evidence must be at the time of my lodgement. Could you let me know where possibly this requirement is from? I haven't been contacted by a CO, so no chance to ask for extension yet. It is on the check list found here: http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/index/checklists/190-applicant-checklist.pdf also on skill select under points it states: "You must be able to demonstrate that you have met the Competent English requirement at time of visa invitation for all Points Tested visas." When you odged your visa or filled the EOI you had to provide proof of your English ability (at least we had to fill in the fields). I do not know how much the system changed after the 1st of July so I cannot comment on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoannaAch Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hi all, I am waiting for CO. One of the documents I need to submit is my wife's IELTS. However, she haven't taken the test and wants to have more time to prepare for it. From previous posts, it seems that once a CO is allocated, he will request me to submit outstanding documents in a certain period of time such as 28 days. If I ask for an extension of submitting my partner's IELTS, do you know if the CO will accept it? You can submit it later, after CO requests it. That is what I did. My husband took his IELtS 2 weeks after CO assigment. Only the primary applicant (and partner if claiming extra 5points) needs all evidence at the time of the application. You can also ask for extension, but I guess you should have evidence that you have at least booked the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 You can submit it later, after CO requests it. That is what I did. My husband took his IELtS 2 weeks after CO assigment. Only the primary applicant (and partner if claiming extra 5points) needs all evidence at the time of the application.You can also ask for extension, but I guess you should have evidence that you have at least booked the test. well, better to be safe (at least we made sure everything was in place, however that is personal preference) and I think his wife is not really wanting to take the test yet. Extension is hit and miss and depends on your CO. They should be working to a set timetable.You had a great CO. BTW have you packed yet ? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) It is on the check list found here: http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/index/checklists/190-applicant-checklist.pdf also on skill select under points it states: "You must be able to demonstrate that you have met the Competent English requirement at time of visa invitation for all Points Tested visas." When you odged your visa or filled the EOI you had to provide proof of your English ability (at least we had to fill in the fields). I do not know how much the system changed after the 1st of July so I cannot comment on that one. Thanks Maggie again. My interpretation is that the main applicant must have met the English ability requirement at the time of lodgement / visa invitation because he/she has claimed points. I, as the main applicant, have met the requirement. However, for partner, which I do not claim any point, the requirement is Functional English or a second installment of charge as the tuition of English in Australia. The document checklist excerpted below does not mention a timing. English language ability □ Evidence that each applicant meets the relevant English language requirements. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Btw, my children under 18 do not need to provide evidence of his/her English ability, do they? Edited August 1, 2013 by vp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You can submit it later, after CO requests it. That is what I did. My husband took his IELtS 2 weeks after CO assigment. Only the primary applicant (and partner if claiming extra 5points) needs all evidence at the time of the application.You can also ask for extension, but I guess you should have evidence that you have at least booked the test. Joanna, did your CO ask for submission of your hubby's English ability evidence? How long were you given to upload it? Did you ask for extension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailOZ Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 vp3, I may have a similar situation here. at the time of application, I ticked my partner's English as "functional". But as a non English speaker, he is not quite sure about his capability of obtaining that 4.5, and maybe doesn't want to take that test. My CO has been assigned and in the requested doc list he sent to me, regarding the Partner English Evidence, it says that I can inform them if we don't want to sit the test. We will then pay for the second installment fee AUD4050. But as precious posts suggested, as long as you can provide the CO with evidence of test booking before the end of first 28 days, you should have no problem of getting an extension for your wife to better prepare for the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailOZ Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 vp3, I may have a similar situation here. at the time of application, I ticked my partner's English as "functional". But as a non English speaker, he is not quite sure about his capability of obtaining that 4.5, and maybe doesn't want to take that test. My CO has been assigned and in the requested doc list he sent to me, regarding the Partner English Evidence, it says that I can inform them if we don't want to sit the test. We will then pay for the second installment fee AUD4050. But as precious posts suggested, as long as you can provide the CO with evidence of test booking before the end of first 28 days, you should have no problem of getting an extension for your wife to better prepare for the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 vp3, I may have a similar situation here. at the time of application, I ticked my partner's English as "functional". But as a non English speaker, he is not quite sure about his capability of obtaining that 4.5, and maybe doesn't want to take that test. My CO has been assigned and in the requested doc list he sent to me, regarding the Partner English Evidence, it says that I can inform them if we don't want to sit the test. We will then pay for the second installment fee AUD4050. But as precious posts suggested, as long as you can provide the CO with evidence of test booking before the end of first 28 days, you should have no problem of getting an extension for your wife to better prepare for the test. Yes, SailOZ, my case is the same as yours. I also ticked my partner's English as Functional in the application form. My wife is preparing for the test and also not sure whether she can obtain 4.5 or not. If we ask for an extension of submitting the IELTS result, but finally her score is below 4.5, will it affect the visa grant? Will we be allowed then to change to pay the 2nd installment? Choosing to pay AUD 4050 not only means $, but also time to spend in the English courses in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yes, SailOZ, my case is the same as yours. I also ticked my partner's English as Functional in the application form. My wife is preparing for the test and also not sure whether she can obtain 4.5 or not. If we ask for an extension of submitting the IELTS result, but finally her score is below 4.5, will it affect the visa grant? Will we be allowed then to change to pay the 2nd installment? Choosing to pay AUD 4050 not only means $, but also time to spend in the English courses in Australia. So you've ticked functional English:wub: after all. I think we also read it somewhere that not only the spouse has to have functional Engish but the main applicant as well (if you are not a British, USA etc. citizen) and that means a minimum score of 6 on IELTS. Either way it looks like you may need to pay that second installment. If not, what may happen is that your visa gets granted and your wife gets a refusal. Honestly this is just speculation and it all depends on the CO. But to be safe I'd give DIAC a call ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishaan Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Sick of Waiting ! Waited long enough for my Victoria Sponsorship and it went in vain .. Waited for ACT sponsorship, Waited for CO and been 2 months now.. Still waiting for Grant ! Sob sob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoannaAch Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 well, better to be safe (at least we made sure everything was in place, however that is personal preference) and I think his wife is not really wanting to take the test yet. Extension is hit and miss and depends on your CO. They should be working to a set timetable.You had a great CO. BTW have you packed yet ? :-) Yeah, I also like to have everything prepared beforehand. But my hubby was really worried that he might not pass it and needed a month to prepare. Also, we live in small town and IELTS tests are only organized ones a month:) As for packing - not even close! I am still deciding if to move in the beginning of Dec or beginning of Jan... Also, an employer from Sydney is interested in working with me and I am torn between accepting (it's a great offer in the field that I want to work in) and waiting for something to come up from Melbourne as I really wanted to move there (and I am Vic sponsored)... Anyway, I have some though decisions to make this month, but hopefully everything will be clear in Sep and I can finally book my tickets and start packing:) How are you doing? I am sure you will get your visa any day now... Are you already applying for jobs? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoannaAch Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Joanna, did your CO ask for submission of your hubby's English ability evidence? How long were you given to upload it? Did you ask for extension? Yes. In the application I ticked "no functional English" for my partner and when Co was assigned she asked for IELTS. I sent her a booking confirmation and ask for extension (just in case my hubby does not get > 4.5 and he needs to take the test again) and she was happy to give as extra time. But in our case everything went well, he got 5.5 overall and we submitted the test result exactly on the 28day after it was requested. 10 days later we got our visas:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 So you've ticked functional English:wub: after all. I think we also read it somewhere that not only the spouse has to have functional Engish but the main applicant as well (if you are not a British, USA etc. citizen) and that means a minimum score of 6 on IELTS. Either way it looks like you may need to pay that second installment. If not, what may happen is that your visa gets granted and your wife gets a refusal. Honestly this is just speculation and it all depends on the CO. But to be safe I'd give DIAC a call ASAP. If my wife's IELTS turns out to be below 4.5, I will pay the second installment. If this is allowed, my wife should be granted a visa as well, shouldn't she? Since I've already ticked Functional English for spouse, is there an urgent need to call DIAC at this time before CO allocation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailOZ Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 If my wife's IELTS turns out to be below 4.5, I will pay the second installment. If this is allowed, my wife should be granted a visa as well, shouldn't she? Since I've already ticked Functional English for spouse, is there an urgent need to call DIAC at this time before CO allocation? in my opinion, you couldnot do anything by calling DIAC on this since you may not have a CO yet. again, since you are not claiming point from your wife, this shouldn't be of a big issue. at least from the letter I received from the CO, I was given the option to pay even I ticked "functional". I just need to write to inform them. We will decide if my partner wants to sit the test. if not, we will write to them asking for the payment link. I will keep you informed of how we proceed on this. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vp3 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 in my opinion, you couldnot do anything by calling DIAC on this since you may not have a CO yet. again, since you are not claiming point from your wife, this shouldn't be of a big issue. at least from the letter I received from the CO, I was given the option to pay even I ticked "functional". I just need to write to inform them. We will decide if my partner wants to sit the test. if not, we will write to them asking for the payment link. I will keep you informed of how we proceed on this. Cheers SailOZ, thanks a lot for sharing your case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yeah, I also like to have everything prepared beforehand. But my hubby was really worried that he might not pass it and needed a month to prepare. Also, we live in small town and IELTS tests are only organized ones a month:) As for packing - not even close! I am still deciding if to move in the beginning of Dec or beginning of Jan... Also, an employer from Sydney is interested in working with me and I am torn between accepting (it's a great offer in the field that I want to work in) and waiting for something to come up from Melbourne as I really wanted to move there (and I am Vic sponsored)... Anyway, I have some though decisions to make this month, but hopefully everything will be clear in Sep and I can finally book my tickets and start packing:) How are you doing? I am sure you will get your visa any day now... Are you already applying for jobs? Cheers! Remember, December and January is holiday season in OZ. We were warned that it may be tough to get things done and almost nobody is hiring. If I was you I'd take the job in Sydney if it is offered, work there for 6 months/year and look for something in Melbourne in the meantime. We might do the same 9go to Melbourne) in the beginning and look for jobs in ACT, then a few months later or so move there and complete the 2 years. We have some friends in Melbourne and we could save big $$$ staying there in the beginning, especially if we are not walking into a job. Unfortunately nobody wants to talk to us until we have our visa granted so we are not really successful with our job hunt. I too hope that we'll get that visa granted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie2012 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Sick of Waiting ! Waited long enough for my Victoria Sponsorship and it went in vain .. Waited for ACT sponsorship, Waited for CO and been 2 months now.. Still waiting for Grant ! Sob sob Ahh, you it is 3 months and 2 weeks for us!!!! So don't complain! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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