Hi All,

Thank you for all your posts. My husband and I are reading your posts everyday. We are currently in the process of applying for a skilled visa and we are not sure if we can get enough points. My husband and I live in North Carolina, US and we both have MBAs. I work as a pricing analyst and my husband works as a financial analyst. According to our calculations, if my husband gets nominated as an Accountant (from the Skilled Occupation List), he will be able to pass, but if Vetasses doesn't approve his nomination we will end up having only 115 points (5 points short to pass the mark).
I also have a cousin in Sydney, but apparently she will not be able to help us because she doesn't reside in designated area... I have read about 475 sponsor visa, but we can't get it because we can't apply for jobs without appropriate visa or Australian residency. I would greatly appreciate if anyone could help me answer my questions listed below.

1. Does anyone have an idea how else we will be able to migrate to Australia?
2. If we get only 115 out 120 can we still be granted a visa?
3. Is there any website available where we can look for jobs which are willing to sponsor foreigners?
4. How long does the process of visa approval take?

Many thanks for all your help and ideas!!!