Going under? Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Goid Evening All, I hope some of the vastly more experienced and knowledgeable folks on this forum can help with my query as I start the long process of a visa application? I am at the very early stage and am getting everything together for the EOI (Skills Assesment & IELTS). I am hoping for a 189 visa, though I may see about a 190 for the extra points. I obviously want as many points as possible, I can hopefully get to 65 (assiming a decent IELTs result!) but have an outside chance to bump this up to 70 (or 60 if my IELTS is slightly disappointing) if I can account for Australian work experience. My background to seeing if I can claim this experience (and the events that gave us the taste for the Aussie life) is that I am about to retire from the UK military after 20 years service . In this time I was fortunate to be assigned on an exchange posting, in Qld, with the Australian Defence Force 2013-2016. We loved life Down Under and are itching to get back, hence the decision start the process. -Can I claim 5 points for This Australian work experience even though I was still paid for by the UK MoD and as such not employed by the ADF? -If I can, what would I need to do to prove It? A letter from my Australian CO?? -I don't want to lateral transfer to the ADF, I loved the ADF, but 20 years military service in one countries militrary is enough. It's time to see my kids grow up. Hence why I want to go down the 189 route. Thanks for your help in this. This site is a goldmine of info and has been extremely useful the many times I've lurked around it. Now I'm going max chat for a visa, I thought it was about time to actually write something. GU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I would have thought not, given you were paid by the UK. However, it may be worth running it past a migration agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going under? Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping not to use an agent as my case is fairly straight forward. If I can get the IELTS pass I can get 65 points, so paying an agent to effectively haggle over 5 points isn't worth it. Especially noting that the invites are down to 65 after the last round. However if I fail the IELTS and need the 5 points to get to 60, then that is another matter. Edited September 5, 2017 by Going under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadie464 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 You can have a free initial chat with many agents. I'd give a few of them a call and ask the question- ask a few so that you know you have the correct information. Emergico, immigrationtooz are a few. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using PomsinOz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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