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Unless you are claiming points for the second applicant, you don't both need a skills assessment. If you are then both occupations must be on the same list. The vestasses web site will tell you the criteria

Put it like this, in an average year, there are over 1000 changes to immigration law. Of that the department publish on their official web site maybe 5% - just the big things. Then, there are changes to regulations and interpretation, then there are changes to policy which can have big implications for some visas. For example, the last remaining relative visa was "viable" some years ago as waiting times were several years, but policy changed to give it a very low priority blowing out wait times to over 50 years. A migration agent knows all of this. Also, in my years on the forum, most of the cases I have seen where someone was rejected for a visa due to some problem, the person never realised there was a problem. They thought their case was straight forward. A agent would have spotted it

Yep, though he had been tarting himself with the staff at Heathrow - no quarantine coming this way. I will always remember siting in the ARC and eventually they came and asked for his lead. Then a chap comes out carrying him and said sorry, I didn't use the lead as I just wanted one more cuddle.

Yes, you should as Medicare reciprocal does not cover everything.

I have a suspicion they have applied for a totally new visa. HR depts are notorious for "thinking" they know about visas. Reality is opposite

You will be surprised how well they travel and adapt. It always amazes me. We moved ours the other way - Perth to UK. He is tiny and NEVER leaves my wife's company. But, he landed and was mainly just hungry, oh, and jet lagged - there a bit funny for a few days with jet lag. We were worried about him adapting, particularly as we are in Scotland now, but no issues at all. He plays in the snow and even on the most wet winters days he runs around with his happy face on.

He could obtain a working holiday visa, which would give him up to two years in Australia if he does three months regional work. Given you are only going on a temp visa yourself might work.

This may depend on how it was done. If the new employer transferred the previous visa, then grandfather rights would apply. If they didn't transfer but applied for an entirely new visa, then probably not. Was an agent used?

You will need to be a bit lucky to get a grant by then.

You also need to be aware that your sons will probably need to qualify for their own visas in their own right

The current que is 56 years. Personally.

Do you have a skills assessment? Are you claiming points for English? If so, have you completed an English assessment?

It shouldn't stop him, but it is likely to take a fair few months to get a grant. Allow at least 6 months. He will need to do a very subservient/ apologetic type letter explaining his offence and how it was out of character and things. But, there is no guarantee as the department have been tightening the goal posts recently.

You would put Australia xxxx to xxxx Sri Lanka xxxx to xxxx Australia xxxx to present

The risk is that invites can take months. Add on a skills assessment before you even can lodge an eoi and there is a good chance you will be too old for a PR visa. You will need more professional advice and probably need to pay to have a good migration agent do the process as you have the further complication that your partner has no qualifications, which means going down a route known as recognition of prior learning. However, this isn't simple and can have major implications on points. Although 65 is the minimum technically, in reality, nobody is being invited on that.

The starting point is a lot of reading of the official website https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au In particular, look at the visas 189, 190 and 489. You need to look at the skills lists to see if either of your occupations is on there. If one is (only one needs to be) you then need to check you have the appropriate qualifications and experience in order to pass the skills assessment. You then need to calculate points, the minimum is 65, but you need as many as possible. At this point, most people find they need to take an English exam such as ilets for points. Though, being from Malta, you may need to anyway. Then check the other criteria such as age, medical conditions and character. If you can tell us more about yourselves, we might be able to offer more guidance

In eight years I never came across a really good one. Though the deli at Boatshed market has reasonable ones. If you haven't been, it is a fantastic foodie heaven. But, be prepared for prices to match. I highly recommend the butchers there as well and probably the best cheese selection in WA. Oh, and curries at the deli counter are like British restaurant curries.

Do not do the medical until requested. It is only valid for 12 months and at the moment onshore spouse visas are taking up to 2 years.

You should also be aware that employer sponsored visas are usually temporary and that you would on a temporary visa have to return to your home country at the end of it unless you can qualify for another visa.

About four years.

George is a very well known migration agent that specialises in cases with medical complications. When we get members on the forum with medical issues, we routinely recommend they contact him. Yes, he will charge a fee, but that is going to be a lot less than applying and being refused. He should also be able to tell you what the fee is likely to be.

1. Yes, assuming it is back prior to the eoi expiring 2. Generally, advice is to lodge off shore 3. Any bridging visa would automatically come into force at the end of your 600 visa. However, it would come with the same rights as the 600. So, no work rights. You would need to apply for that with no guarantee of being granted.

It is a bit of a mix. If you are certain you meet the requirements for a partner visa such as proving a de facto relationship, then it is fine to do yourself. But, a partner visa is more expensive. But, a skilled visa, while cheaper, I recommend using an agent, a fee of $3000 would be about right.

You would need to a formal contract offering you a permanent job. You will also need to pass a skills assessment and potentially an English test.

It can be done very quick. We made up our mind on a Tuesday evening and I flew the Saturday and my wife and dog the following Friday. The house sold after we were back in the uk. We sold most of our things and only used a small movecube for personal things. We used gumtree for somethings, but actually had a better result from the old fashioned poster put up in the local IGA. It was a mad week and I was still having a garage sale to get rid of the last things in the hours before I headed to the airport.