Traditionally for the visa 189, I believe it has been required in order to get points credit in an EOI to have your skills assessment completed prior to receiving an invite. However, as of February 2024 the new policy as outlined on the official website states: Delegates of the Minister will now accept a suitable skills assessment for an applicant’s nominated skilled occupation which has been obtained within the 60 day invitation period. This change of approach is made as a result... Click to expand... Visa 189 - Skills Assessment for EOI and Invite ..read more

Hi Folks, I'm applying for 261111 ICT Business Analyst and would need your advice on points to expect. I finished my Bachelor of Engineering in I.T. in 2008 and I'm in SAP functional from the beginning. 2008 to 2011 - Company 1 (3 yrs) 2011 to 2014 - Company 2 (3 yrs) 2015 to now - Company 3 (9 yrs) If I apply ACS now, I assume I get 15 points - deducting 2 years from a total of 15 years of relevant work experience. I'm also moving to AU under 482 work Visa this Aug. If I... ACS Assessment - Combined AU and Overseas Experience ..read more

Has anyone their Australian Tourist Visa (tourist stream) approved a few hrs/days after biometrics this April in the Philippines? Do they grant visas over the weekend? To give a brief background, I submitted my mom's visa application last April 14 and had her biometrics collected on April 17 (it's the earliest sched available). I just realized that I wasn't able to click the "I confirm I have provided information as requested" button, and was able to click it on April 19, 12:30 AM. The... Visitor Visa 600 (Tourist Stream) Urgent Travel ..read more

Hi guys. I’m Sha. I hope you guys are doing well. I am in a bit of situation at the moment. I did try to talk to my migration lawyer but he not really helping me. I’ve been looking at this forum and I hope you guys can help me with my situation in what should I do. When i was 23 years old. I came to Melbourne using a tourist visa, but i fell in love with Melbourne a week after I was there and with all circumstances about me living in Malaysia(l’m Malaysian by the way) not really can be... Withdrawn protection visa and now to apply for prospective marriage visa ..read more

Hello All, After some info and guidance please. Im an Australian Citizen, met my girlfriend in India in 2017, we have photos with family and all and have been in touch till 2022. She visited me twice in Australia. But we havent spoken for last 2 years due to some misunderstanding but got in touch again and rekindled relationship, stronger and promising this time. Question 1. Will this 2 year gaps cause any issue in granting her partners visa (820)? Question 2. Can I bring her here in on... Girlfriend from Russia ..read more

Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I wanted to reach out to see if anyone else here has applied for an Australian tourist visa recently and is experiencing delays or lack of communication from the authorities. I submitted my application on April 2nd and it's been radio silence ever since. I've provided all the required documents, including my passport, national identity card, financial statements, planned itinerary, invitation letter from a friend in Australia, visa from my country... Anyone else experiencing delays with their Australian tourist visa application ..read more

Hello, I'm trying to get things figured out for the prospective marriage visa, but I've ran into a potential issue because in the "Step by step" section it states: Also provide other evidence of your relationship such as: evidence that you and your prospective spouse have met face-to-face as adults since turning 18 and know each other personally Click to expand... ... Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300) Question - In-person meeting before 18 ..read more

Hi, I'm from India and I have applied for the Australian Business visa on the 4th of April. I have submitted the required documents - invitation letter from the company, payslips, bank statement, national Identity card, passport pages, entry and exit stamps from current and expired passports. But I haven't received any communication on this yet and it has been 15 days now. The status shows 'Received" and the only communication I got is the acknowledgement of submission and payment . I'm not... Business visitor visa is taking too long ..read more

Hi all, recently I applied for partner visa 820 already got BVA that is gonna start at the end of May, when actually my student visa end Is it possible to withdraw from study without cancel student visa? It's really frustrating have to pay another school term (which is due in one week) for just one month left. Hope to find a solution TIA ..read more

Whats the average processing time for tourist visa? I heard if its approve they will approve within a week or if any issue or refusal it takes much longer. Is that correct ..read more