Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / May 2008

    Hello
If we move on a 457 work visa will we be required to pay off shore school
fees? I have heard from one school that we will and from another that we
won't. Does anyone have the low down on this.

my partner (australian citizen) and I (british citizen) met when I wa
on my working holiday visa in Australia July 2007.
we are currently in New Zealand until we can met the one yea
requirement of our de facto relationship to be able to send in our d

Hi...
Here is my journey so far:
Apply to TRA Nov 2007
Declined Dec 2007

Just wondering if anyone can assist with a couple questions we have with
regards to applying for Australian permanent visa -
Lodged application 9th July 2007, paper-based, have been allocated case
officer, have gone through medicals and police checks which have been

I am confused about how to handle my application. I have well over 8
years work experience in IT and I hold Bsc in computing. However,
last year I started a 2-year full-time MBA program. Now I know that
the requirements for work experience is that 3 years work in the last

Is there anybody who has applied offshore for GSM Independent Subclass 175
Visa on 27th Nov 2007.
I'm one of them. Just wanted to bring all the applicants from this
application date into one thread and share the activities and help each other.

Hi to everyone!
Today I've got an email response from the visa enquiry stating th
following:
Thank you for your e-mail about your visa application under Australia'

am the primary applicant - am filling in online application for
category-175.
DO NOT  want to use my spouse points for me.
but for his english profiency: can i  enter his IELTS score done in

I am a cabinetmaker I appled under STNI to SA from 15 Sep 2006,
yesterday after 20 months  the Immigration Dept requested new 80 form
for myself
please who can tell me whats this mean and whats the status of my

am claiming spouse points.
got my husband assessed under vetassess-policy-analyst in 2003.
is it still valid?
does he need to submit anything else also- along with the assessment?

For General skilled migrand secont applicant to avoid 2nd instalment
must demonstrate  functional english. In booklet they give example of
such demonstration - IELTS 4,5.
What about FCE certificate passed for A or B(6 years old) does it

Hello,
Given the down below information , will  I meet the *
(Post-September 2007) 2-year study requirement" *for the Independen
General Skilled Migration (Onshore) . Feedback on this query will b

I am sure this question has probably been asked before but I couldn't
find the exact answer in groups.
I come from an English speaking country, I did my undergraduate degree
in the UK, and my masters was taught in English, what should I expect

there is no progress at all....... This is so frustrating

I remember reading in the past on APSC lodging emails that application
with MODL assessments receive priority processing.  I also recall tha
applications with state sponsorships also receive priority processing.
Is this still the case?  Do you think if you had MODL AND stat