Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / January 2005

I believe I need to do an RPL, and have just started looking into what's
required. On the RPL form, the ACS seem to be asking for a detailed write-
up on the CBOK. I've read a few posts which talk about the 2 project
reports required, and there seems to be a large emphasis on these ...

Hi everyone, I read a post some time ago about all the things to make
sure you do before we go to oz, but, for the life of me,cant seem to
find it. I'm not sure who it was that posted it either. can anyone shed
any light on this, thanx

can anyone who has applied as a skilled independant have any idea of the
time frame for the main aplication to go through
cheers me dears
Andy

Just looking for some reassurance i guess. Our Assurer was accepted and
our bond lodged with centrelink 10 weeks ago now, and we have not heard
anything, is this lenght of time very unusual, after reading through
different threads most people get the go ahead after about 4 weeks. Is

If i download 47SP From immi.gov.au, it is adivisable to staple it
together or is it is best to leave unloose? Does the statement below
only refer to documents or include downloaded application.?
Australian Embassy in Washington

Can anyone help - we have narrowed visa application down to the
Designated area sponsored (cousin is sponsoring us) but on reading
booklet 6 it states that it is not a points based visa - is that right?
Do we still have to get TRA to assess skill (wall and floor tiler) on

Hi everyone i know its already been covered but where is the best place
for getting certified copies done? i have rang around a few solicitors
and have been quoted silly prices they seem to be chargeing by the
hourly rate and reckon anything from 1 hour to 2 hours @ ?175 per hr +

In order to prove you are related to your sponsor you need to provide,
birth certificates, and/or marriage certificates.  My husband aunt is
going to be our sponsor, so we will need her birth cert and his mums
birth certs, yes?  Do these have to be originals, or could our aunt in

Where's the closest place to BARNSLEY s.yorkshire to get an official
medical carried out.???

do we need both??? are they same???
please advise??!!

I?ve been working as a bilingual secretary and I?m planning to apply for
a skilled australian visa. As my occupation is not nominated on the SOL,
I was told I could get 60 points as a Professional Translator once I pa-
ss the NAATI test. Will this accreditation give me 60 points AND ...

Dear friends,
I wanted to know if it is a regular practice for doctors NOT to SHOW
or DISCUSS the results of medical exam, blood test and x-ray report.
I asked my panel doctor and she said that "THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED ie

To all pre-Julyers,
Yabadabadoo! Had an email from our agent this morning to say our
medicals had been requested. March 22 application. The letter from DIMIA
was dated 24 January and we have to submit them by 4 April.

Just want to have a count for those who have gotten the PR, when are you
going over for initial entry and where to?
I am going this May, to Sydney. :)

Hi everyone, my assurer was interviewed over 3 weeks ago, and still
hasnt been asked to lodge the bond. He is in the northern territory and
I think his Centrelink are a bit confused. What I want to know is, do
Centrelink ask him to lodge bond, or do DIMIA instruct Centrelink to ask