Re: How easy/hard is it getting a visa without an agent?
 

Oh...by the way, does the age of the spouse have a bearing on whether someone applying for a spouse visa will be accepted?

What I mean is, does my girlfriend (who is almost 24 years old) stand a better chance of being accepted than someone who is also applying for a spouse visa and is 35 or 40 years of age?

It would really be to my benefit if this was the case, even though I personally believe this to be discrimination. Age is a factor in determining whether a work visa will be granted though, isn't it?

It's a shame that things aren't more straight forward isn't it? Australia was built on migrant labour yet there's no recognition of this fact in in our policies.

Anyway! That's my rant for the day ;) ;)

Re: How easy/hard is it getting a visa without an agent?
 

Age makes no difference in general, provided the spouse is of a legal age to be married. However DIMIA will look more closely at an application if there is a significant age difference between the spouses, especially if they come from a different culture.

I suggest you read the spouse migration information on the DIMIA website.

Quick tip - it's better to post new questions on new threads, not on the tail end of unrelated ones.

Jeremy

Re: How easy/hard is it getting a visa without an agent?
 

Yeah. I see your point. I'll do that from now on.

Thanks for the help Jeremy. :)

Re: How easy/hard is it getting a visa without an agent?
 

Don't use an agent. There is no point. We didn't and we didn't have any problems. We got or skilled independent visa very quickly.

You sound like you can do it on your own due to your extra points and skills plus you are being sponsored.

You will do it - no worries :)

Sam