asadsherazi

Hi i am an experienced software engineer and want to apply for Australian PR. By going through the DIBP website, i have found the following two visa options.
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)

Question 01: I am currently living and working in Pakistan. Am i eligible to apply for both of these visa options ?

Question 02: Also where can i apply to get the 'letter of invitation' ?

Question 03: My elder brother has Australian PR and living and working in Australia for the past four years. Can i get any point because of this?

Question 04: Can i apply for NSW State sponsorship by my self? Whats the procedure ?

old.sparkles

To be eligible to apply for a skilled visa, you need an occupation on the SOL or CSOL - https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/...ons-lists/CSOL (the top part is the SOL) If you have an occupation on the list, you need to see if you can pass the skills assessment for that occupation, and meet the required points total. There is a section for the points here - https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/189- If the occupation is on the SOL you are eligible to apply for 189 if you meet criteria, if it is CSOL only you will need sponsorship. If you are looking for State Sponsorship (190) then you need to see if your occupation is on the State list and follow whatever rules they have.

If you believe you can pass the skills assessment and points test, then you will need to get your skills assessed before you do anything else. The assessing body will have on their sites what evidence you need.

You will also need evidence of English ability - IELTS or similar.

Once you have a valid skills assessment, and proof of English, you can lodge an EOI on skill select. This will calculate your points for you. If you need state sponsorship, you can apply for this at this stage. Some states select from EOI's lodged (not sure on NSW - you may have to lodge an interest with them and see if selected there too)

If you have enough points though, or are sponsored, you will receive an invitation to apply for a visa from DIBP.

Your brother is not worth any points - he should have been able to give you a lot of information though.

asadsherazi

Hi thanks for the detailed reply. It has sorted out most of my confusions. My brother is quite helpful but has out-dated information.. he came on 175 PR VISA long back ago.

I am not yet clear about how to apply for the state sponsorship. Where can i lodge my interest with NSW for the state sponsorship? Any link would be must appreciated.

Is there any state sponsorship offered by Victoria as well? (as my brother live there so VIC is definitely my first preference)

Pollyana

If you google State Sponsorship, and then the name of each State or Territory, you'll find a site for each one.

teejaydee

Again? According to your previous posts, you were granted PR in 2011:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/immig...3/#post9471790

asadsherazi

Hi teejaydee, that was my brother.. he recommended me this website and gave his account details

mikelincs

This could get very confusing, you would be advised to start your own account, then people will not be confusing you with your brother, or getting confused themselves.

Pollyana

Your account on this forum is supposed to be personal to you and passwords shouldn't be shared, its a basic security issue! Please open your own account.

Quite apart from that, as you can see it just causes confusion to people trying to help you.

asadsherazi

You are right, my mistake.. I'll close this account and will create my own account now. You can consider deleting this thread if you like.. thanks.

christmasoompa

You can't close your own account, and it's better left anyway so that your brother can still use it if needed. The thread wouldn't be deleted either, as it may be of use to others searching the forum in the future.

So all you need to do is open your own account and start posting under that.

HTH.

blue_bird

I have a question about both subclasses. We lodged an EOI both for subclass 189 and 190 for NSW and received invitation to apply for nomination from them. We went for it and applied. We are doing it by ourselves but would like to finish it (if invited) with MARA agent. After lodging application with NSW for their invitation we let it know to the agent and got a reply that now we will not quilify for subclass 189. Is that right or the agent misunderstood us and got our email wrong thinking that we have lodged application for visa under subclass 190?

teza

The only way to know if the agent misunderstood is to ask the agent.
However isn't 189 for those who applied for state sponsorship?

old.sparkles

189 is skilled independent, 190 is state sponsored. Occupations on the SOL are eligible for 189.

Pollyana

Ask the agent why they believe you don't qualify. Otherwise you risk a refusal.

teza

Sorry my mistake, brain fart moment