Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / October 2005

Has anyone got any expreience of applying for either of these two
categories.  I need to find out  more details about the requiremenets
(other than the short notes on the Immigration website) as I am unsure
which one to apply under, my agent is also unsure and Vetassess won't

dear friends,
i am about to come to au but there is a continuing debate on bird flu
these days. 2 days ago, i was watching bbc and there was a news that, au
considers to close borders to all world in case of extreme conditions

The new MODL has been announced.  There are no deletions from the list
however four occupations have been added: Chemical Engineer
(ASCO 2129-17), Mining Engineer (ASCO 2127-11), Petroleum Engineer (ASCO
2127-13) and Dental Specialist (ASCO 2381-13).

hello to everyone at this forum
well... this is my first post.
can anybody tell me whats the validity period of IELTS exam according to
DIMIA ?

I have a few questions which I hope somebody might be able to give m
some answers.
We are just about to take the first step of applying for a busines
owner visa, and the follwing things are a little unclear before I tak

Probably another stupid question from me !!
We have recently been granted our 457 visa, and intend to go to
Australia perhaps April/May time next year, if house sells.
We have since decided to apply for ENS, as this is obviously a permanent

Just wondered if anyone knows about medication in Oz. I have an
underactive thyroid & will take thyroxine for the rest of my life. I
presume I will have to pay for this? Does anyone have a clue how much it
is likely to be, or how I could find out?

Does anyone know if the spouse, of the applicant of a 139 visa, can
work in OZ?
If not, what visa options are open for an unskilled spouse to work in
Oz? i.e is the only option Perm Residency application by for skilled

I have been passing on the information that people have been posting
with reference to the interview involved to my brother.  He lives in
Bunbery which is a 2 hour drive from Perth.
I was wondering if anyone could help with a few questions.

Hi friends,
Unfortunately, I have no longer a CC and I am gonna lodge my app to
DIMIA next week, what's the fastest,safer and cheaper method to do that?
Thank you for any comment,

I'm leaving UK for Oz at the end of November, but have to come back
during the last 2 weeks of January. There is a £500 difference between
booking flights return from the UK and then a single to go back, as
opposed to the other way round. Does anybody know whether this would

Hi friends,
Could anyone please shed light on the rights of parents having
Australian born children (and normally citizen)? can they expect any
kind of residency?

Could any expert help please????
My wife (a nurse) and I are confused by the english requirment for
Independent Skilled PR application.
The ANMC waive my wife's need for and IELTS score as she has been

All,
I have been performing a little research on austimeline and discover
that many PR visa applicants which uses ACS as their assesment agency
and applied from May 2005 till now, have so few medical request. Is it

I’m so glad that getting many advices so far regarding on our
application, I am now trying to put all the information together to get
positive outcome. It seems I am facing another difficulty which needs
your assistance.