Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / November 2005

it has been really really long time since i posted a thread ....our STNI
nomination to VIC state got refused and then just did not feel like
getting back on to the forum ....
But i still do not want to give up ....we want to pursue this .Icame to

Me and my husband are applying for his spouse visa from the USA and
we're wondering what kinda timeline is realistic? We havn't quite sent
off the paperwork yet - still waiting on an FBI check etc..
Online it says 4-6 months, but is this normal for a spouse visa? Has

!!!!OMG GOT IT!!!!,
Visa granted this morning. Good luck to all that are waiting and a big
thanks to everyone that has offered advise and support over the last 2
years. Thanks also to everyone at Go Matilda, couldn't have done it

Ok, I haven't had much luck on this forum so far, so here's hoping for
some good responses:
My husband has 6+years experience + MCSE (Network Architect) - skills
assessment is not going to be a problem but he took off 8 months

I sent our 136 Application on the 14th November and my cc was charged on
the 18th but I still have not received acknowledgement should I be
concerned or is this normal.
Thanks

I am a 3rd (final) year sports student in the UK, i am currently in a
serious relationship with my Australian Partner, and have been since
May 2005. We are living together, however only my name appears on the
rental agrement. We have had a joint bank account since May also. We

We have had our final decision today on our VISA and it wasn't a good
one - so to everyone that we've either chatted to, helped or been
helped by I'd just like to say good luck and all the best in whatever
comes your way.

The question 17 asking about employment history and type of business .
I could not
understand what they meant by (type of business)?. I work in laboratory
as dental technician.

I need some help from all of you, I have just completed my mcse in
windows 2003 and having 10 yrs of exp in systems manager ASCO code.
Kindly tell me if i will come in group B, if i need to submit CBOK ( if
yes then give me some good tips or samples). Tell me what is my chances

I am a B.Com graduate and had my qualifications assessment from NIA
which advised me to do,inter alia, Finance and Accounting subjects .
I started to look for Australian universities offering these subjects
in distance education mode. In the process I happened to see the

We are currently looking at emigrating from the UK to Australia most
likely in late 2006.
My wife is an Australian citizen with dual UK/Aus citizenship and our
son is UK born but holds both UK/Aus passports. I only have a UK

My sister had her interview at centrelink on Wednesday, they told her to
lodge bond which she did on the Thursday $5000, now the wait. Initial
application lodged on the 30th May.

the applicant needs to have IELTS score before applying for IELTS?
i havnt got response for my earlier query (re: checklist for TR
assessment) I hope someone provides some help for tht matter too
cheer

This is my first post and I wondered if anyone can help.
My hubby is a plumber/gas fitter and I have contacted TRA who say that
his qualifications are fine but he needs another 3 years experience.  We
don't really want to wait that long so my question is, hubby used to be

For anyone who has used DHL before, where you able to use a
tracking service?
I have just booked them through Interparcel, and when I entered my
tracking number it said that DHL didn't offer a tracking system :(