dthomp Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 We had lots of good advice from people on this forum when we were considering the 457 visa route. And we have consequently put that on the back burner. So now looking at more permanent visa options. Our aim is a 190 State Sponsorship visa. But we are on 55 points. Tantalisingly close. My question is if we can reach the magic 60 with 5 partner points. And we can't quite get to the bottom of it My job code is on the SOL, the CSOL and the State Sponsorship list for Victoria. Unfortunately I'm 46 years old, hence the lack of points. My wife's job is only on the CSOL. Can we make her points count towards a 190 visa for Victoria? We are both on the CSOL list, even though I'm also on the others too. We have approached a recommended agent to ask, but the responses are really slow, and are kind of half answers, which just prompt further questions from us, which is frustrating. And I guess may not auger well for the answer we want. Am guessing if we were an obvious 60 the replies would be quicker! But this is crucial for us, and we're anxious about it, so we thought we might get something clearer from people on this site. Thanks in advance for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makybe Diva Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Yes if your partner can pass the skill assessment and meets any requirements set on the CSOL for Victoria you can claim the extra points. You may find the agent doesn't want to give out too much helpful information free of charge so you then go off and do it yourself. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dthomp Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Yes if your partner can pass the skill assessment and meets any requirements set on the CSOL for Victoria you can claim the extra points. You may find the agent doesn't want to give out too much helpful information free of charge so you then go off and do it yourself. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk Thanks for your reply. Yes, that makes sense if an agent doesn't want to give out too much information in advance. Wish they'd just tell us though...we'd understand. We did ask on more than one occasion what their fee structure was and how we could begin working with them - because I was very aware that we were tapping into their knowledge and wanted to make it clear that we didn't want to take advantage of that. But they completely ignored that question...which seems very strange! It seems from your response that we won't have enough points anyway, as my wife is on the general CSOL, not the specific Victoria CSOL. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makybe Diva Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I'm not sure if they need to be on the same CSOL. Best get that confirmed. Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest115110 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Please visit https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/190- Click on points test and click on "other factors". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.