Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / July 2005

I lodge my application July 5,2005, and I was unaware that form 47sk was
ammended last july 1, 2005. Needless to say, I used the old 47sk form
before Juily 01... !!!!! THis is disastrious!!!!
What should I do?... :(

Does anyone know if there is any point in lodging an application for
Australian skilled residency when you can only make the pool mark? Has
anyone heard of anyone gaining a visa after falling into the "pool"?
I currently can't get anymore than 110 and the pass mark is 120 :-(

Have applied for skills assessment as Sales Rep[technical] code
2222/79.I have a Diploma and four more certificates within my business-
cosmetics industry.Have fifteen years experience and at Management.I
have had my assessment result today-said no as now need a Degree?? Both

Hi everyone,  Just wondering if anyone can recommend somewhere to get
their documents certified cheaply in the Southampton, Hampshire area?
Tight we know but hoping we might get a tip off!  Thanks, Dave & Katy

Sorry to ask picky questions.....but when anyone has got the visa email
"Got it" has the decision date been the same day/date as the email
arrived.....or has it been earlier.
Just need to know if I can hold out hope slightly after the 14th

Because a number of posts state that Oz tax is high, I checked out the
website of Australian Taxation Office.
(http://calculators.ato.gov.au/scripts/ASP/SimpleTaxCalc/main.asp) To
my surprise,  the tax rate is less than 33% even for people earning

just wondering,i have been in a de facto relationship for 2 years and my
partner has been in the UK for 15 months,but spent 7 months working as a
live in carer just up the road,we spent time together every day on her
time off, would this course a problem in applying for a de facto ...

I am applying for a spouse visa for australia. How long should I leave
between sending my application forms and getting my meds done and
sent?I have heard that meds can get lost if a case number is not
assigned to you.

Has anyone applied to W.A. for STNI ? I did back in May, and last week
had an acknowledgement of the application (not too speedy).
I'm wondering if it's true that they will only do STNI after SIR and
not directly. Would love to hear of anyone's experiences on this

This is my first post. Does anyone know if it is possible to extend a
three month RRV to a five year RRV from within Oz? Is there more chance
of meeting the substantial tie element by living and working in Oz, even
if it is only for a short period.

I promise that these are the last questions I have about the checklist
for the 136 Application... LOL well I flipping well hope so anyway...
hope one of you lucky lucky lucky people (who already have their
visas) can help!

I got my partner visa on Thursday afternoon - what a relief !
I was on a working holiday visa, & ended up applying one day before the
visa was due to expire. (I lodged the application by hand on the 22nd).
On Monday morning, my case officer gave me a call & said "Its a really

How long do you have to live in NZ to become a permanent resident?
Matt
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What happens when you renew a passport that has a visa sticker in it, as
the old passport is cancelled and has the corner cut off etc.. do you
have to re-submit the new passport to the AHC to get a new visa sticker
put in it.  I suppose this is only the case untill you are lucky ...

Have already asked this question elsewhere but need some more answers.
We are about to start our application, but last week one of the kids
turned 18. He is hoping to remain in education, but do any of you guys
know of the problems this could cause us?