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No, wait till the case officer requests them. As rammygirl mentions, you must make first entry within 12 months of the medical or police check, which ever is earlier. The dept don't care if your processing gets delayed and it is 364 days after when you get a grant. At the same time, it doesn't speed up the process as they just in the background until the point the co would have requested them.

I hope you have researched the issues with a 482. As you are aware, it is temp visa. There is no guarantee of PR from it and lots of things can occur to prevent someone gaining PR down the track such as the occupation being removed. You may think this is unlikely, but actually the government has stated it wants to see medical occupations removed. There are financial implications as well, for example, WA is one of the state's that charges for education to people on temp visas. Then there are the partners who can find it very difficult to find work as employers are rightly nervous of hiring someone whose visa isn't in their own hands (main visa holder loses their job and the partner may have to leave the country)

A bridging visa will only come into place once you actually apply after being invited AND your current visas expires. (Note expires not cancelled at cancelling cancels a bridging visa) As for processing, it is way too erratic now. Could be a few weeks or many months.

The two that Jon above has tagged are very highly respected. Another is Go Matilda.

First, I always tell people that they need to allow a minimum of three months to find work and ideally six months. Also, recruitment pretty much drops away in Oz in December and January and to some extent February as people are on holiday.

You will normally have to be settled for two years - living in Australia. The balance of family test is that either an equal amount of most children must be living away from your home country on a permanent basis. So, if your spouse has two siblings and both are living in your home country, she will fail. If she has one sibling then can pass. Do note, she will also need to pass other criteria such as medical. And after the two years of being resident has passed, it will take some years to gain a grant - at the moment I would allow at least five years.

It is important to understand that if you chose to study in Australia, the chances are (very likely) you will have to return to your home country at the end.

First, I can relate to what it's like to arrive back with nothing. We arrived in Australia in 2008 and after I was made redundant in 2014 times were hard and after getting very little work for two years, we made the decision to return to the UK in 2016. We could afford to ship our belongings and so sold everything we had to pay for the move back. We did manage to ship a small box of personal sentiment things, but in effect landed back with a suitcase each and the dog. I always remember in the early weeks back after we had managed to get a small flat and my wife offering to make us some soup for lunch and then realising we didn't own a spoon lol. I have to say I think your idea on moving back is silly. You say you would need to retrain, so not earn, but also couldn't survive on your wife's salary. So, what would be different? Also, I think given the costs involved in making the move, it would,mfrom reading between the lines, be a pretty bad financial decision. You mention about your daughter growing up, but does it really make much difference where she was born?

A bridging visa will take effect when the tourist visa expires. Be aware, it usually comes with the same conditions as the previous visa, so no work rights You should be aware that if immigration believe your reason for entry is not genuine tourism, then they will refuse entry at the border

A bridging visa would kick in once you were invited to apply for a 190 and lodged the application and the student visa expires. Lodging a 190 doesn't cancel a student visa.

I would take professional advice as not only do you need this resolving, but it may have impacted your current visa

MA costs are impossible to say as it depends on too many possible factors that relate to both him and the company. Has as he looked at independent skilled visas?

Only one of you needs to qualify for a visa, the other goes as dependent, but gets a visa in their own right. I also second using an agent as it is easy to make an error. With regards to costs, I would budget a total of at least 30k in total. This covers visas medicals, shipping and costs once there such as living costs until you find work.

Do carefully check the licensing criteria as I know at least some states require plumbing as well as gas. Also,me aware it isn't quick or cheap. Plan for up to a year and some significant costs in college fees.

You don't both need to pass a skills assessment unless claiming points for the secondary applicant. The skills assessment is valid for five years.

The lists change (and the rules) so often, that you need to do some of your own checks. The first step is to look at the lists here https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing Depending on what list, if any, it is on, will determine what visa you may be able to apply for. Next to the occupation, it will state the assessing authority, you need to then go to the assessing authority web site to see what they require to give a positive skills assessment for that occupation. It will normally specify a combination of qualifications and experience. You should note, only experience gained after qualification is counted. you then need to calculate your points. You need a minimum of 65 to proceed. However, the more points the better as you are in effect competing with other applicants. Most people at this stage realise they need to claim points for English, to do so requires taking an English exam such as ilets. Younmay also need to look at state sponsorship. If so, you need to see if any states are sponsoring the occupation and see if the state has imposed any special conditions such as high points or a job offer.

Before you look at work, you need to see if you qualify for a visa. First,made if it is on the list, then see if you can pass the skills assessment.

If you want to gain a visa as a main applicant you need to pass the skills assessment which will mean you undertaking the extra study required. If your partner has a occupation on the current skilled list, that may be a more sensible approach given cost involved.

That would be a very expensive and very high risk idea.

Manchester has smartened up a lot. It is now home to the likes of a big part of the BBC. Lots of new building and renovation. Some of the nearby areas have gone down a lot. Oldham is one of the worst most depressing areas I have seen on the planet and I have spent a lot of time in Africa. A lot of Cumbria and Lancashire has become very popular and is a big Mecca for foodies- home to some of the best restaurants in the country.

You should be an employee already. If not, you may be in breach of the visa

You need to do what ever you enjoy. Forget what may result in a visa as there is (literally every chance) neither will. Both are occupations that gave a high chance of removal. So, forget Oz for now, do what will make you happy and if in two to three years when you might be able to apply, worry about it then. Never ever start a career just to get a visa to a country in which you haven't lived. Heck, about half of those that achieve the "dream" find it isn't for them and move back.

You apply for a 189 visa or 190 visa straight off. Many people gain PR before ever stepping foot on Australia. You just need to gain a positive skills assessment and meet the points criteria.

It makes no difference, as all communication is normally by email regardless of country.

I would attach unless you want a refusal