Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / March 2008

Does anyone have any idea how long Parent subclass 143 (Contributory
Parent - Migrant) visas are taking to process these days?
Thanks

Im going to migrate to Au next year with my family. We are going to
apply on GSM visa. Ok, I will be main applicant and need to pass IELTS
on 7 - 25 points score.
The question: If my wife is spouse (in the application form), will she

I have couple of questions with regard to the online application
process to Australia:
1. How do you send the required documentation , when you apply online?
Should you send the scanned copies of the documents or should you post

My friend who was a PR about 10 years ago, was with me in Australia.
But some very very unfortunate things happened to him 1999, and he
went to back to Singapore. He owed some money on the Credit Cards and
he left without paying.

Does anyone knows if it is a requirement for both husband and wife t
take the IELTS?  Or would it be sufficient if the main applicant sit
for the IELTS  Thanks
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Because of my age and after other points already claimed, I'm still
short 5 points to get 100 points (subclass 176). So my last chance is
to claim bonus point - spouse skills for my application.
My spouse has a diploma in secretary and has been working as secretary

Can you tell me is the any difference in time span in which one can
get PR if applying though india or UK ...can applying through uk will
be faster ?
Cheers

Recently, my case officer requested a new PCC as follow:
Please note that Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) are valid for 12
months from the date of issue. The certificates provided previously
will expire before this application is finalised. Please provide new

Which module should I take if I apply for PR as an overseas student in
Australia?
Thank you.

Can anybody forward details of processing and allocation information
as of March 18 2008 please.

I've just arrived to Australia (4 weeks now) and I'm having some
trouble applying for a debit/credit card.
Evrything was dead easy when I first arrived. Opened an account and
got one of those savings cards with my bank account.

Can anyone forward the message of latest australian visa Processing
and alloting information as of 11 March 2008 please ?
Cheers
Murugesh

I have a Higher National Diploma in Administration Information
Management (with no experience) and was wondering if anyone knew if
this would be enough to immigrate to OZ.  I am currently in Oz on a
working visa, and am desperate to stay.

Hi, I'm italian living in Dublin (Ireland) for a year,I have found a
partner for a little business in Australia: a retail-cum-food that
require a maximum investment about 20K euro for me. Can I accept this
business becoming an associate in a company with my partner? He is an

I applied for ACS skills assessment for applying for PR in Australia.
received the skills assessment result from ACS and it is "unsuitable fo
migration"! :( In the result letter the case officer explained that th
reason is that I don't have enough IT experiences.