Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / March 2005

I have an idea to migrate to Australia but I am new to these field. I
(age 36 years) have an IT engineering degree and can be assessed through
ACS. So I would like to know the best and fastet way to get Australian
visa in skilled catogory. Also please let me know whether I need to ...

Has anyone else entered Oz through this route?
Save for the need to live in Victoria for 24 months (and have a skilled
occupation that is in demand at the time of applying) it all seems very
good: it is ceratinly a possibility if you are a few points short of the

I understand that there were a couple of hundred applications lodged
on 13 April last year, the last day before the points increase, and
that they're all being allocated to case officers from today.
Obviously a lot will now depend on case officers and "internal

Hi everyone i am trying my best to type as fast as i can.Just got e-mail
saying that our visa has been granted.136 skilled independant,April the
13th 2004.Cant believe it.

I was wondering something about the conditions for the visa to be
accepted...
Can I say that if I pass the english test, medical, police check and
finally the skills assessment test that I will automatically be granted

Has anybody been sucsessful with getting an agent to get yourself a work
sponser in OZ...i was at sandown the other week and a guy i spoke to
said he could get me a work sponser if my trade was on the SOL... Not
sure if he was spinning me a line but he was a registred agent...

Hi dear friends!!!
Finally! I dont know if some of you have been following my ping-pong
with centrelink and dimia... BOND LODGED THIS MORNING!!!!!
To summarise, dimia had not informed centrelink (or c'link wasnt

We are going out to Australia next week to validate our visas, just a
quick question for anyone that has done this already.
When we arrive do we just go though immigration like on a normal holiday
or is it done differently as we are validating our visas ?

Just wondering what are the statistics about the people who have their
visa granted or not...
anyone knows what is the main causes why some people don't have their
visa granted???

Just wondering if anyone heard about any changes that are about to
happen at the immigration rules? I am asking this coz a friend of mine
went to do her exams last week and the doctor told her "you are lucky to
be applying now coz it will become more difficult from June. It was

Recently, two young men were charged in the US with bank robbery, and put
their hands up to it. It's a fair cop. Both evidently kept photos of
themselves with the money, both evidently wore their distinctive work
uniforms to the robbery.

Has anybody got any experience of where to go to have my medicals done
in the Portsmouth, UK area.
I have got the approved list, I was hoping that someone on here has used
and can recommend one. We dont mind travelling up to about an hour away

I'm currently filling out form 47SP. I'm a bit unsure about the medical and Police checks.
Can I go to my GP and have him do a medical check on me? Do I need a form to take to whoever does the test? If there's no form to
take, what do I ask the Doctor for?
After reading form 47P I ...

I think I know the answer, but it doesn't hurt asking. :)
I am currently living and working (legally) in Germany.  When the time
comes to lodge my application for a spouse visa, will I be able to use
the Berlin DIMIA office?

Is anyone going to Oz in June/ July on PR from India?
thanks