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You would need to check the skills list that you are applying under - their skill has to be on the same list. Then check they can pass the skills assessment

It is just a holiday and there are no bridging visas in the UK and spouse visas have to be applied for offshore.

There are two streams for him to gain a visa. Both are based on finance. The first is savings. You must show that you have a minimum of £62500 in saving held in your bank for at least three months unless it is from the sale of your home, in which case the period of holding the cash is waived. The second is employment. You have to have held a job for the last six months earning a minimum of £18600 and that you have a guaranteed job commencing within three months of your planned arrival paying a minimum of £18600.

She can pass the skills assessment. Is under 45 years of age.

Yes, providing she meets all of the criteria

I have just had a quick glance at your previous posts. You will not qualify for a perm visa because of age. I think it is going to be hard to even get a temp visa. Oz has its fair share of companies that are ageist (I started to experience it over 40 and I am a citizen). A temp visa can be for as little as a day. The ability to apply from a temp visa to a PR for over 45 are extremely difficult and I can't see you meeting that.

If I understand correctly. You are a professional who believes that people should use your services because you are an expert in your field and can help / save people significant amounts of money? Yet, it seems you refuse the advice of using an expert. Given you are applying for a visa that has a huge refusal rate. The visa fee is none refundable. It can come with concequences including a ban on future visas? My mind boggles with why you are not consulting an agent as recommended.

I am afraid I don't know and we have very few people over the years applying under the same group.

I would strongly recommend you speak to a good registered migration agent as people who have broad experience such as yours can actually have the hardest time qualifying for anything. The system is set up to cater to people who have a career that is very singular. Gaining sponsorship is very much a question of applying for jobs and hoping one is willing to sponsor. However, this is likely to be only a temporary visa. Are you under 45?

His ILETS score is 7. Not 8.

Probably. But, it is impossible to say. I have seen people declined sponsorship. You will just have to wait and see

Will just add to Ausvisirots post, that those are not total costs. For a family to migrate, I would budget £30k. It isn't a quick process. It will likely take close to a year (even if you have high enough points to get an invite fairly quickly. The skills assessment will on its own take a couple of months and that is from when you submit it. English exams though can be done in that period.

QLD is a massive area. About the size of Western Europe, contains everything from rainforest to desert. So it depends very much on where in QLD you are considering.

When you go to the website for the state you have requested sponsorship from, they will have their own criteria for offering sponsorship. Some states vary it by occupation, some not. Some have criteria such as must have high points, others may insist on a job offer or that you have studied in the state. So, has the state you are applying to for sponsorship set any criteria

I have moved your post to its own thread and to a section that will get a better response

If you want to contact an agent, Raul who has replied above is very highly regarded and his contact details are in his signature. You mother being in Oz is of limited help (same process but can result in extra points providing she also meets certain criteria such as living in a regional area. It is also a provisional visa rather than PR.

He didn't obtain a skills assessment prior to application.

I wouldn't say there is generally any difference as there are only a few occupations which usually need high points such as accountant. On the flip side, in the years I have been on the forum, a number of trades have been removed for periods. For example, bricklayer was not on the lists for years.

The advice given was correct and still stands. Every case is different - your medical history and on going required treatment will not be the same as anybody else's. Hence the department take a case by case system. So, you need to speak to a specialist migration agent such as George Lombard

As Marisa says, money from the sale of your home is exempt from the requirements of having held it for a long period.

I am just going to say, be very careful what you are campaigning for. At the moment, yes there is a "cap" but Oz is still one of the easier countries (by a fair way) of bringing a spouse in and then having full PR. If the government felt it wasn't able to control in some way, it may well look at models used in other countries. For example, in the UK the requirements are far harder. The sponsor has to prove one of two routes. That they have been earning a certain amount and have a permanent job offer earning over a specific amount. Or, they have £62500 in savings, held in cash for the last six months. And at the end of all that, the partner doesn't have anything like the rights of Oz PR. Oh, and they have restricted rights to many state elements. And it takes about the same time as Oz PR.

1. Yes 2. Points work differently for 189 compared to 190. On a 189 at the moment, you would need at least 75 points. However, this normally reduces at the start of July. We are sing people with 70 points getting invites for 190 visas. However, you need to check the Victorian state migration page to ensure they are sponsoring your occupation and any special criteria being applied.

Very hard to say, generally, it resets so 65 is enough in July, but this year the number of places has been reduced significantly. But I would certainly expect 75 to be ok.

The issue with uni is purely a test of residence and nothing to do with the school or qualification. The test is that a person is treated as an international student until they have been resident in the UK for three years. However, we have had members manage to get this waived as it is up to particular universities. But that is the exception rather than the norm.

You should not submit an eoi until you have a positive skills assessment. Doing so will result in a refusal (including loss of fee).