Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / August 2007

Hi Guys, not particularly applicable but I recon someone here might kno
the answer to this question
Our 4 year old, the missus and I moved to Western Australia in Novembe
last year and are expecting our second Baby in September thi

Can anyone tell me how long roughly it would take to receive thi
temporary working visa
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Shon

I will move to Melbourne on early Sept. As I know I will need to get a
TFN and open a bank account. On opening a bank account, should I wait
until I got my TFN? or it is better to open a bank account immediately
without a TFN, and provide the TFN later after it is issued (if that's

Explaing the changes coming into force from 1 Sept, DAIC on its
website says 'GSM visa applications made but not finalised before 1
Jan 08 will have the AOS criterion removed'.
I interpret this as applications made for visa 139(i.e before Jun

Can anyone tell me if you can apply for a visa using two professions, m
husband has two that are very closely linked one would be assese
through TRA and the other Vetassess, would we anyone advise gettin
both skills assessments done

Well it sounds very much like I deny my human
rights violations. We always prefer that the enemy
is relatively defenseless. Make no mistake, the
worker and the pensioner are our enemies. We have

I would like to know if its ok to have a tattoo? Will it affect on ou
medical? My husband has a tattoo on his right arm and next month w
have our schedule for medical.... please help me because I'm scared fo

The Non-Core Nuclear Nutcase Asks you:- Will you
sell me your vote for more drivel about hard work,
ambition and calculated risk-taking?
We can see that as we all cheered the stunts and

I know these have been asked to death before, but I'm still not sur
about few things. We will eventually move to Sydney, but for the firs
entry we are going to Perth for a short holiday.
So what should we do or don't do on our first entry, considering Pert

i am confused! my job title is Associate Professor but apart from
lecturing, i am also incharge of academic programmes, i.e programme
manager. Can anyone suggest which job category i fall into?

The downward spiral of Australia has accelerated
under Howard. Debt recovery specialists want a
national registry of mortgage defaults, claiming
more homes are being repossessed, particularly in

The collection of dystopian slums is a big part of
Big Ponziland and its Howardland reform story in
the early 21st Century.
Perhaps the closest profit motive is the land of

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
http://educational-world.blogspot.com/2007/04/international-english-language-tes
ting.html

The new 2 years full time study rule (1 Sep 2007 onwards) make m
confusing.
I'm doing 2 years master of IT at Latrobe. I applied for advance
standing for 3 subjects. Therefore, the first semester I studied

Just wondering how long the application for australian citizenship takes
at the moment?
Does it differ depending on what basis your application is, i.e. 2 years
living here as a spouse, born overseas to australian parent, etc etc..