rash

Hello,
i am filling the general Skilled indep category visa-Form 47sk
i dont want to apply for the 'skill matching'- visa-
DO i need to fill the PART I(Skill Matching Scheme)- for skill matching also?
The Part -I on the form says - for skill indep and skill matching
and then says:
"If u are skilled independent applicant and do not want to have your details on the skill matching database then pls tick this box..."

Then do i fill the Part-I and tick that check box??
Thanks
Rashmi

rumbletum

Hi Rashmi

yes, this confused me a little too. However I did fill in Part 1 and then ticked the check box which said I did not want my details on the skill matching database.
Hope this helps, by the way they granted my visa, so must have done something right

sjn2003

Hi

Just dragged out my form to check what I did - I just ticked the box saying didn't want to go on skills matching database and ignored next three pages.

Got my visa through OK.

Billabong

Yeah, so did I.

Regards

steandleigh

Filled ours out recently with agents help and he told us to draw a line through the irrelevent pages with N/A written on them also, then tick the " no " box.

good luck.

scutterUK

rashmi, just a quick question but have you got the latest version of the form? it was updated on november 1st. The reason i ask is on the latest version you don't get the box to tick it you don't want it. The form now instructs you just to go to the next section.

(i know coz i've just filled mine out this evening, after already doing so with the older form!)

Leigh (yeah another one! )

steandleigh

Hmm.... now panicking and making quick call to agent regarding old form b4 it goes in.

Thanks Scutter.

scutterUK

sorry penelope, i would have mentioned it to you sooner, i just thought you would have seen the other threads about this in the immigration forum.

Sorry chuck!!

vroom vroom.

steandleigh

No worries mate!

scutterUK

the changes arn't massive so it might not matter. it depends when you completed and posted it away. (i think!)

i held off with mine coz of the postal strikes, otherwise i would have sent it away on oct 30th! I've completed the new form now, but the changes didn't affect me anyway, so i think i would have gotten away with it. It's off in the post today!!!

let me know how you get on!

Leigh2.. oops .. peter P.

steandleigh

Hi perfect peter!!!!

Looks like you managed to get off the starting blocks, on the second stage of the wacky races before us!

Ours is due to go in this friday, that is if we don't have to fill out new forms now!!!!

first person to get back their acknowledgement, gets the pigeon!!!!

penelope.

scutterUK

lol.... your on then!

(it must have been that sneaky dastedly trick i stole from dick! ) .....sscccchi scchhi scchhi scchhhi <-- sorry best mutley impression i could manage on here haha.

steandleigh

LMAO!!!!!!!

rash

I have the October form...
Can i have the old form (bought from the au embassy in oct)- with just this page of Part-I -which has clarity and is without the checkbox...from the internet....
Or
then should I- fill that part-I with the ticked checkbox??

THYE.A.

Hi there ,

I thought is no harm to fill in Part I , even if one is applying under Skill Inde.

My understanding is,if there is a job vacancy that suits me, the authority will contact me , then is for me to say yes or no to the job offer.

Putting the detail on Skill Matching database will not impede the application under Skill Inde.

Am I right ???????