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Thanks you

OAOA:
Congratulations to him

Thanks mate...Much appreciated

tunlex01:
He can live in any regional area as long as it’s not Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. He should stick to the post codes in his grant letter

Hi Everyone,
My bro-in-law has just been granted his 489 visa sponsored by South Australia. Obviously he is aware he has to live and work in a regional area which luckily has been expanded to cover more cities. My question is, can he move between designated regional cities around Australia or it has to be in South Australia?

They applied in October 2019 when the result was still valid as it expired October 2021. I don't understand why they were asked to show proof again as I assumed they had already seen the one uploaded so I have told them to play safe and get a letter showing proof of English

stifo2012:
If what am seeing online is correct, DHA website says functional english should be valid in the 12 months before you applied for visa.

Thank you for your input...

stifo2012:
Please check the link below

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/english-language/functional-english

Expired PTE should be okay

I appreciate your input..Thank you

tunlex01:
Functional English is only valid for 12 months. Expired PTE won't work.
@chookudi, get a letter from the secondary school with WAEC transcript. Letter from Uni should be easiest to get or she writes another PTE. Only 30 points is required in each band

Hi Everyone,
So my brother in law was one of the last set of people to apply for the defunct 489 visa in October 2019 and he just got CO contact yesterday asking him to provide certain documents for his wife one of which is proof of functional English. She already did PTE and submitted with the application but the PTE is now expired (Expired October 2021). Amongst the list of options given to him, which I have attached to this write up, is it sufficient to reupload the PTE as well as her WAEC result? She finished from UNN but it is seemingly impossible to get a letter stating she was taught in English. I appreciate your input in this

Good day guys, I have a question in regards to the 489/491 visa and having gone through the thread, I can't seem to find an answer so I will appreciate if someone can help with an answer. My brother in law applied for the 489 visa in October 2019. Given that the 489 visa is no more, will he be granted a 489 visa with the conditions of a 491 attached or be granted a 491 visa with its attached conditions?

Hi guys,
In regards to medical examination for visa 189, is a 3 month old baby supposed to undergo any form of examination? What is the age threshold for a child undergoing medicals? Thanks

Not entirely true. Granted the occupation is not on the SOL list, a few states like NT and ACT (I think) still sponsor it. In regards to demand, depending on where you are, demand varies but it is not as bad as you make it sound.

noscarn91:
It's hard for pharmacist to migrate to Australia through PR, the occupation is not in demand , there are lots of Australia pharmacist without jobs

Yeah I totally understand and I wrote that on the assumption that you will check the packages thoroughly before accepting such

Prolivingproof:
Bros, it's not advisable to receive anything from anybody when traveling across border, especially from somebody you barely know. Otherwise na long thing oh, period.

Courier services are very expensive (obviously depending on weight and what you are sending). Cost can range anywhere between 25-50k for documents especially with DHL so if anyone can help, that will save her a lot of money...

mamajaz:
How about using a courier service

thanks much for your response

Alphadoor:
Leave EOI...

It's a queue system based on points claimed and date claimed (Date of Effect).

Granted that there will be a reset of all occupations eligible for the 189 visa from July 1, is there any need to leave EOIs already submitted before the ceilings were reached or will they have to be resubmitted on/after July 1?

What's the advantage of using separate EOIs for both 189 and 190 when applying for the same occupation, say Accountant for example? Is there a disadvantage of applying for both using the same EOI? Thanks

mctowel01:
Congrats bruv... its better to use different EOIs for the two different applications

Good day people,
Just a quick question in regards to EOI submission. If/When you amend your EOI while waiting for an ITA, (and your points remain the same) does your standing in the queue change? Do you go to the rear of the queue or remain in the same spot? Also for NSW nominations, must one always have a skilled work assessment by assessing authorities as proof of work experience or payslips and/or reference letters sufficient?

Tell that agent he is a damn bloody liar. What issues? You wanna book a return, what date will you book for the return when you haven't even seen your exam timetable? He is just looking to make more cash. Simple!

kemiqueen:
Pls, did u buy one way ticket or return ticket, cos I heard from a travel agent that the immigration at the airport gives issue if u buy a one way ticket on a student visa. Cos return ticket na die o.

This is an article from a medial doctor/ blogger, Peter Adeosun Keyz, which i found quite interesting. His website is http://peterkeyz.com/

Read more below


No. Pastors shouldn’t own private jets. But it’s only people who can think properly that will give the answer I’ve just given. Those who have been brainwashed can’t think so. They will use the last drop of their blood to defend their pastor’s right to own private jets. If you say anything contrary, they will curse you, threaten you, and throw epileptic fits. Some of them attempt to produce some arguments which I will try to counter in this write-up.

For me and for any right thinking person, pastors that own private jets are fraudsters. But it’s a kind of special fraud because unlike any other kind of fraud where the defrauded is angry at the fraud, here the defrauded even springs into defence of the fraud. God is such a very powerful name: you can defraud people in that name and the same people will still be asking you to defraud them more.

Oyedepo leads the host of Nigerian pastorpreneurs who own private jets and derive staunch support for their luxurious lifestyles from their penniless followers.
Oyedepo leads the host of Nigerian pastorpreneurs who own private jets and derive staunch support for their luxurious lifestyles from their penniless followers.
Briefly, let’s run through the list of the arguments some people put forward in support of their pastors’ private jets.

1. Other rich men have private jets too

The argument goes thus:

‘If Dangote and other private people own private jets, our pastors too can own private jets.’

No. Your pastor is not Dangote. Dangote doesn’t live on people’s donations. He has a right to buy anything even more than a private jet. He works for his money. He doesn’t ask people to donate money to him like your pastor. He doesn’t scare people with ancient literature so that they can drop money. So you can’t compare them.

And if you want us to recognize your pastors as entrepreneurs, let’s know. They go around saying they’re servants of Jesus and are concerned about the spiritual welfare of people. They don’t call themselves business CEO’s. So why should they live like business CEO’s? Dangote can buy anything he likes. He owns a private profit-making organization. Your pastors can only own jets if they were similarly running privately owned profit-making organizations. But as long as they register their churches as non-profits, they just can’t buy private jets off their members. Anything else is pure corruption. They register as charity organizations. That’s why they’re exempted from paying tax. A charity organization that overlooks poor people but procures a jet for its CEO is a fraud and a destruction of the meaning of the word ‘charity’. Charity organizations are supposed to be financially answerable to the government. That they are not is an anomaly that we should all join hands together to stamp out.

What do church members have in return? Spiritual blessings. Why can’t the pastors ride spiritual jets too? They collect physical money and ride physical private jets while the church members have spiritual blessings. Why not the other way round? Why not the pastors collecting spiritual money and riding spiritual jets while the church members have physical blessings?

2. The private jets may be gifts

The argument goes thus:

‘The private jets may not have been bought with the poor people’s donations. One single church member could’ve just donated a jet.’

No. It still doesn’t justify the private jets. If the pastor is serious with people’s welfare, he can actually ask the rich church member to donate towards providing employment for the poor church members instead of giving him a jet. And any pastor that collects private jets from someone without finding out where they got the money from is surely a fantastically corrupt pastor.

3. People who represent God must live in luxury

The argument goes thus:

‘They deserve the best things in life because they represent God on earth. If God is using them for great things, then they deserve the best of things.’

No. They don’t deserve the best things in life. They’ve not earned it. They’ve not solved any problems. All they’ve done is reducing suicide rates by psyching people up every week. And stand-up comedians would do a better job! And all they’ve done is tell people to forget about the politicians and face God. But God hasn’t taken care of the people. So it’s all false advertisement. You shouldn’t own private jets if all you do is make false advertisements. I already said that in one of my previous articles (click here to read it). When people say God is using these pastors to do things in Nigeria, I ask them to give me an example of one of such things. What has God used them to do in Nigeria? To solve our security challenges or increase the value of Naira or our health indices? They tell me it’s spiritual blessings. Spiritual blessings for what?

And if they represent God on earth, what did Jesus do? Jesus didn’t represent God. He was God himself, so they say. Did he live in luxury? Did he collect tithes? Did Jesus ask poor people to bring 10% of their incomes to him? This is for you who say tithing is biblical. All these jet-riding pastors always scare people to pay tithes but they also claim to follow Jesus when Jesus didn’t collect tithes from people like they do. It’s all fraud!

There were rich people back then that had asses and donkeys as means of transportation. Jesus rode on an ass only once for a symbolic purpose. He was the Lord of lord’s and King of kings, wasn’t he? How many horses and donkeys did he have? How many ships or boats did he have? Jesus said greater things than he did his servants would do. His servants haven’t done any miracles like he did. When ebola virus came, they ran away. They’ve not gone to do crusade at Sambisa forest to end Boko Haram. All their miracle claims are fake (I’ll still put up a write-up on that). They’ve performed far less than Jesus on the miracle scale. The only greater things they’ve done is moving higher up, far higher than Jesus, on the luxury scale. Isn’t that fraud?

And you know what? That luxury of owning private jets puts a very serious strain on the economy. Expatriates are paid to fly and maintain these jets for the owners. According to this report here, all of that sums up to an average of $550,000 per annum per private jet owned in Nigeria. That’s the amount of forex we’re losing as a country just because some people choose to own private jets. And your pastors are part of that decadence. Your tithes and offerings go into this thing, crippling our economy the more, but you’re here talking. Are you thinking at all?

A modern day slave is someone who thinks he’ll keep inconveniencing himself even in his dire state of poverty to keep sustaining the luxurious life of another person. If you still drop your money for a pastor that rides a private jet and worse still, you defend his owning a private jet, you’re a modern day slave. In case you don’t know better things to use your money for, click here and here to read what you should use your money for instead.

4. Pastors need to fly around the world

The argument goes thus:

‘Our pastors need to attend a crusade in Canada and on the same day hold a meeting in Singapore. Private jets make their global work of ministry easier.’

Even Adeboye himself justified his owning a private jet. In 2013, an Aljazeera reporter quizzed him about his private jet and his answer will shock you. Watch it in the video below:



No. They don’t need to fly all over the place. Why should flying all over the world be part of their work description? Does their flying all over the world solve any international crisis or lead us to any discovery of any lasting solution to any of the problems facing humanity? Who flying all over the world don epp? Nobody.

Paul the Apostle successfully planted churches in so many places. He traveled long distances several times to plant these churches and administer them. He didn’t have his a private ship like the rich people of his time. Shouldn’t a private ship make his journeys easier?

The Catholic Pope is twenty times bigger in influence and global reach than Adeboye and Oyedepo put together. The Pope is the head of the biggest religious organization the world over. Do you know how big the Catholic Church is? The Pope addresses UN summits. Can Adeboye even get that much recognition? The Pope is recognized as a head of government and there’s even a Nigerian ambassador to the Vatican. Yet the Pope does not have private jets. The Vatican doesn’t maintain one for him. He flies Alitalia, a commercial airline, for his journeys. Is Adeboye or Suleman busier than the Pope?

The Catholic Pope flies a commercial airline for his global engagements. He doesn't own a private jet.
The Catholic Pope flies a commercial airline for his global engagements. He doesn’t own a private jet.
Let’s go to the politicians. There are no private jets dedicated to the office of the British Prime Minister or the Queen. They have some aircraft that can do short journeys but when they’re embarking on long journeys, they fly commercial and as at late 2015, the argument about whether David Cameron should own a private jet or not was still ongoing. I’m sure David Cameron has more global engagements to attend than Adeboye and Oyedepo. So how do they keep up with their engagements without owning private jets?

David Cameron flies a commercial airplane. He doesn't own a private jet
David Cameron flies a commercial airplane. He doesn’t own a private jet.
Apart from the president, how many Nigerian politicians have private jets? You think your pastor should own a private jet?If all of your politicians — ministers, senators, legislators, etc — have a private jet each bought with our money, you would scream ‘Corruption!’ but if you pastor spends your tithes and offerings on private jets, it’s not corruption? You see your life now? How do politicians who don’t own private jets keep up with engagements all over the world?

It’s not as if I believe that every biblical story about Jesus or Paul is true. However pastors can simply practise what they preach and if they don’t, we should call them out. See. I know you’ve been brainwashed. You can’t think straight anymore. That’s why some of us are here to do what I call percussive maintenance on your brain like I said the other time.

Summary
Should pastors own private jets? No, they shouldn’t! They’re human beings too. They also want to live with some swagger and swagu. Their selfish and materialistic tendencies also push them into these things. You simply need to realize that and stop defending them. There’s no sound argument for the luxurious lifestlye of these pastors. None!

Thanks for your time.

OP what you just did is plagiarism. Next time give credit to the owner and writer of the article!

New Skilled Occupation List released for 2016/2017

http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2016/05/17/australia-releases-new-skilled-occupation-list

I would probably say it was influenced by new age music

LasoulMacuby:
If I may ask what is the genre of Gregorian chant masters music?

Enya's genre is called "New age" music and I am a very huge fan of hers.

omenka:
Wow. Lovely pictures up there.

Not sure I love jazz generally speaking, but you can't separate me from some ol Yanni, Kenny G, Tom Scott and Paul Taylor.

Love 'em to death.

What is Enya's genre of music sef

This is proof of what I have just explained. Just in case some people are skeptical and/or not sure

Her degree was from UNILAG and it's a 4 year degree though she had her 1st year as a diploma student. (If you are familiar with UNILAG, you'll understand what I mean) However like I said earlier if you have ICAN please submit also because course content and extent to which they were taught for BSc varies amongst universities.
Also observe that I stated that ICAN alone was assessed as equivalent..if that's of any help

pingu2k5:
Was your wife's BSc degree 4 or 5 years? Maybe the syllabus you submitted for the degree made the difference because the 4-year degrees of some guys on this thread were assessed as equivalent to an associate degree. My 5-year degree (not in accounting) was assessed as equivalent to a bachelor degree, and together with my ICAN, I was assessed positively. To get a positive assessment, all your qualifications must be equivalent to at least an Australian bachelor degree and the content of your studies must cover all relevant knowledge areas.

Please clarify the above, so that those that have only BSc accounting without any professional qualifications can have hope of getting a positive assessment.

As a follow up to my earlier post, the most important aspect of getting a positive assessment from ICAA/CPA/IPA is your syllabus. Because you do not have to certify your syllabus (as a matter of fact you can type it out yourself and provide some form of reference) you should/can make it very extensive and very detailed. You should however make sure all topics or areas required by these assessing bodies are covered in your transcripts (Bsc and/or ICAN)

Just a few lines to correct an erroneous assumption usually made her for prospective accountant migrants. You DO NOT have to submit your ICAN qualifications together with your B.Sc to get a positive assessment. I always thought this was the case especially with advice I got from people who had done theirs (the advice though was very useful and I really appreciate them) but my wife's assessment has proven otherwise. WE submitted both her B.Sc (from UNILAG) with her ICAN and both were INDEPENDENTLY assessed as being equal to an Australian degree. As a matter of fact we submitted a third qualification (so as not to take any chances) which was d Accounting technician qualification for west africa but unsurprisingly it was equated to an associated degree.
Anyway my point is it is advisable to use both ICAN and B.sc but not compulsory

Isn't he encouraging that in this pix?

Lmao...I dont think you do..it's quite easy to see that. Anyway no need harping back and forth. In due time you will probably understand

justwise:
I probably know this more than you do judging by your line of argument and I don't need a lecture from you regarding this.

You are welcome....however as bellong said earlier, you do not understand and I'll leave it like that..maybe someday you will..

justwise:
Thanks for the correction.

Lol..is it analysis you are calling "analysts?"...I see

justwise:
You are calling him useless as you have failed to understand my post or deliberately trying to spin it. There is no relationship between the case at hand and his analysis , the individual concerned here has a visa already so I don't know how the issue of dependant comes into it

Whether it took him years to come up with that analysis is immaterial.

So someone takes his time to explain what he understands about a situation...something you are apparently ignorant of and you call him useless? Pray tell, what criteria was used to assign you post of mod if you can insult people at will?

justwise:
There is no ambiguity in my post up there.

Useless fraud attempt analyst? What are you implying? That the fraud attempt is useless or the guy who took time to explain what he can decipher is useless?

justwise:
I have been in nairaland for more than 6 years and I must confess that this is one of the most useless fraud attempt analysis I have ever come across. Smh