I’ve been out of Australia for over the five years stated for me to keep my permanent residency I’m reapplying for a return residency they’ve told me it’s been denied but I can upload information to help them make a decision. I left because of a death in the family and now I’m able to return...

Hi everyone, been posting few times but still new to this, so I apologize if the answers are already in another thread (I tried to look for it I swear). I've been in Australia for just over 2 years, 2 WHV and now on a student visa. I am an Architect, 5-8 years experience, 32, sole trader...

Hello, I am currently on my first FLR (m) (2 ½ years spousal visa – definite leave to remain), which expires in Oct. I have also just been approved for Italian citizenship, and so will start the process to get an Italian passport. My question is: should I get my second FLR (m) in October, or...

Hi, Was planning to apply for the 189 Visa and just saw the requirements on the website. Eligibility You must: have a relevant occupation have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation meet the points test pass mark of 60 points be nominated by a state or territory government agency be...

Good day everyone. I need help. I had a quota work permit from 2008 and i applied for a PR in 2014. It was rejected in 2016 the reason was they said Maths teaching is no longer a critical skill though i had applied before the law changed. I appealed the decision through a lawyer in July 2016...

There is a free event being organised by NATA Sydney on a range of topics useful for new immigrants. It is being arranged based on the requests being received from their community members. The sessions will on 1. Tax accounting 2. Career & Job search 3. ICT jobs & certifications 4...

Good day, I have been living in South Africa for 5 years - 2 years on a Life Partner visa with working rights and 3 years on a Marriage visa. My current visa is to expire in May 2017. Could I apply for PR given I have been here 5 years with the same person or will I have to wait another 2...

Hi all. and I have 5 years living in UK, I guess I can already apply for my permanent residence, the question I have is if I can do it even if my current residence document still valid, technically say 5 years, but starting from the entrance ?, the first document ? , Visa or permission? ..or...

Hi :) I copied this list from another topic. This new topic has just one purpose and that is to maintain an updated list. Hence, please don't post any questions within this topic. ( I hope admins will remove any questions from this topic or give me the authority to maintain this topic ) ### How...

Hello friends. I am a NZ resident, and want to immigrate to Oz. I moved to NZ on a PR visa on 7 Jan 2014 with wife and daughter ( 3 yr old now). We never left NZ after coming here ( no trips to india). I have got positive EA assessment as ( Engineering Technologist + 9 yr Exp ) and have filed...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any recent experience of applying for permanent residency through their children's citizenship status. I am a UK citizen with a South African wife and two daughters both with SA citizenship, one of whom was born in SA. We have not been married for five...

Hi All, Could you please advise me on this issue. Did my Phd in the US,. and while doing it, I applied for Canadian Permanent residency which I got. But since it took more time for my Phd to complete, I could not complete the 2 year residency requirement. After Phd, I worked in US for 1 year...

Hello Fellow Expats! I currently hold an Australian Permanent Resident Visa (189). In order to be eligible for applying for Australian citizenship one must stay within the country for 4 X 365 days out of the 5 years visa tenure. If in some case the I am not able to stay for the aforementioned...

Hi, I am an Australian permanent resident and will be moving to Sydney in July. Wanted to know what would be the best way to carry money there as I do not have any Australian bank a/c as yet. Should I carry some liquid cash to pay for the initial bills, etc., open an a/c there and transfer from...

Hi there! So, I'll cut to the chase. I am 24 years of age, I have no trade qualification or any dependant family. I lived in Perth for 1 year (2011-2012) on a working holiday visa and decided I love it there and I want to stay permanently. I didn't do my farm work so I can't apply for a 2nd...

Hi all, I'm waiting for my PR visa 189 to be granted and it's becoming very urgent as I need to book the flights and my house is already rented to someone else for within 3 weeks. I've lodged and paid the application the 26th of june, it's been allocated to Adelaide and I've paid the EEC for...

Dear Members, please excuse me. I am new to this forum. If I only ask your help on the following: My 857 visa application has been refused, because the nomination papers were not sufficient. I've waited for this decision for almost 2 years. I've worked for the sponsoring employer in that...

Hi there, My apologies if this has been discussed previously but I couldn't locate any threads. My wife is a U.S citizen currently residing with myself (S.A citizen) in South Africa on a temporary residence visa. She applied for her temporary residence visa while we were living in the UK and...

So, I've read that if you stay legally in Spain for 5 years you can apply for permanent residency. However, I've also read that: Some categories of individuals are excluded from its scope because their situation is precarious or because they are resident on a short-term basis (refugees, asylum...

Hi everyone! Yesterday my visa 190 was granted. I visited Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to check my visa details and I found something interesting: as you can see, there is an expiry date! Visa 190 should be permanent, right? Click on the link to view visa details. Thanks, Miljan