₦airaland Forum

Tmex:
Good afternoon all,
pls i seek ur advice

It's quite very tasking claiming points from self employment. You can try and get 20 points from English language, I believe you can scale tru with that.

cuteannie02:
Thanks My brother. Oh nice, will be expecting u guys and seeing a familiar face will be refreshing.

That would be great. Will link up when we touch down

cuteannie02:
My E-fam,
This is ur grl Annie reporting from Melbourne! Am finally here. Landed today, flight was awesome. Glory be to God. Na to find work and house remain.I believe God will perfect His work.
my bags weren't even searched, Immigration was hassle free.
Praise God.Keep the faith and follow gd advice, It will be fine.

Hi, this is koolhunk. Congrats on your safe arrival. We will also arrive Melbourne by 21st May. Congrats once again!

brightidea:
My bosses, I took IELTS in March and my result is :Listening: 7.5; Reading: 6.5; Writing: 7.5; Speaking: 6.5; Overall: 7.0. I have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and I am 40.Can I scale through on 189? I need clarifications from the house.

you are already 40 and above so you will lose a lot of points, however you have a Phd so u can gain points there. My candid advise is to re-write IELTS / PTE to gain at least 10 points. with additional 10 points and points from PHD (if positively accessed) should be enough. try and calculate your point online tho...

Bnimz:
An identity document I already provided. I just uploaded it again and clicked information provided.

When they ask for a document again - a document u already provided, it could be that they are not satisfied with the former. It might be a good idea to upload another form of identification in addition to the former.

My thoughts tho..

Bnimz:
Ah, bond na default.. Pesin no fit escape am. Even for the lowkey places. . Up here, deposit (bond) is usually equal to rent for a month...

Wow. Thanks!

tyosho:
Bellong mentioned it earlier.Google the housing website of the state you are going.Some states pay on your behalf as some form of interest free loan.

Oh great! Thanks. Will google and see what I come up with. Great!

bellong:
Except you don't have kids, it is difficult getting a shared apartment.

Depending on the state you are moving to, the cost of a 2 bedroom apartment is between $220-$300/week.

I don't have kids...yet. I'm prepared to pay between 200 - 300 weekly. Destination is Melbourne. I'm not looking at shared apartments.
It could be a 1 bedroom flat so far it's ok. Issue now is how can one get these without paying heavy bonds.

bellong:
Are you single?

No I'm Married

Bnimz:
Na to stay for lowkey place sure pass... Dey pay like 600 - 800 a month

But how can one get these low key places without paying these bonds? My budget is 250 weekly. ( max) but I didn't budget for 'James bond'

bellong:
Craiglist is not so popular in Australia unlike in the USA.

Best bet are Gumtree, flatmates, Airbnb .. These for shared apartment (gumtree has flat rental too)

For 2, 3, 4 bedroom and above use

www.realestate.com.au and www.rent.com.au

Thanks boss, will try these

bellong:
ACCOMMODATION

How about using Craigslist, does it help? We have started our house hunt and we r considering using Craigslist but not too sure of its authenticity...

bbidakin:
Hi all! I need advise from gurus in the house. Am trying to consider my option.

I plan to submit my application in dec 2017 because i am presently trying to finish qualifying exams for a particular skills requirementand l trust God to get married last quater in 2018. By Gods grace ,l am hopeful to travel by May 2018. My question is ..what marital status do l declare given that l plan to go with my babe/come back same year to pick my her.

Marital status should be single since u will still be single at the time of application.

jamson:
Yay!! Congrats, koolhunk, I've been following your story here. Finally, you don jump and pass.

Lol, Thanks boss. I really appreciate.

Bnimz:
Congrats Koolhunk....


New Data out.... 234ng44uk

Thanks so much. really appreciate

It was Transcript as well as a letter from the university that the medium of instruction and examination was English language. The letter was not addressed to DIBP so it could be the reason why it was rejected. however it is always safer to take the English examinations.

Since i am the primary applicant and i did not claim points from partner skills, there was no need to access her skills

JERRYMAG4:
Congratulations my guy! Please what letter from the university did you get for your wife? Was it transcript? Also, hope they did not ask ur wife to access her skill also?

Friends,

I had some issues with my former username koolhunk hence i am using my new username

I finally got the grant for myself and my wife!!!

Below is my timeline

February 2016 - Submitted CDR to EA
June 2016 - Positive outcome. 5 years relevant experience
June 2016 - Submitted EOI 65 points
July 2016 - Received ITA
August 24 2016 - Visa lodged. Uploaded all docs except police report and Medicals
Sept. 5 2016 - First CO contact. Requested for Police report, Medicals and Payslips
Sept. 12 2016 - Responded to CO
Sept. 20 2016 - Requested to add my Wife to the Application. (Got married some days back)
Oct 12 2016 - Second CO Contact. Wife added in ImmiAccount. CO requested for wifes certified Passport datapage, certified Birth Certificate, medicals, Form 80, 1221, Resume, Proof of english and additional applicant payment
Oct 27, 2016 - Responded with all requested document
Jan 3 2017 - 3rd CO contact. Requested for wifes certified Passport datapage, certified Birth Certificate, Form 80, 1221, Resume. (apparently the docs were not properly certified, They were not ok with the letter from Uni that courses were tought in English language and there were some errors in the forms 80 and 1221.)
Jan 25 2017 - Responded to CO with all Docs requested (PTE for proof of english)

Feb 7 2017 - GRANT for myself and Wifey!!

Big thanks to everyone. You guys are awesome! Feel free to ask any question. will be glad to help.