Pisces64

Emailed this query to Jeremy...but he hasn't replied yet. Anyway, I'm
posting it here for anybody to help me out.

I applied for skilled migration under BN137 (STNI from Victoria for
2231-13) and I am an IT person by profession (I know that IT is not
that "in" at Oz nowadays). My application details is found at
austimeline.com under the name "losorio" if you would want to view its
details.

Anyway, after I sent my application to DIMIA/ASPC (Jan 2003) I've been
offered a 20-month contract job (starting Feb. 2003) leading a team of
programmers/developers for a US company. I took that job presuming
that by the end of the contract my visa would be available by then.
But just last week (last week of June), I received a request for
medicals for me and my family and the original ACS skills assessment.
I suddenly realized that the this quite fast activity was due to the
fact that my application was under STNI.

I read from various posts on the forum that after submission of your
medicals, it would take roughly 2-3 months before a visa grant and
usually the first entry date should be within 12 months after a
request for medicals or earlier depending on the dictate by
ASPC/DIMIA.

In my case, that visa validity would lapse, say at most, June 2004
which is four (4) months earlier than the end of my job contract
(October 2003) or much earlier in any case. Of course, my family could
enter Australia on holiday just to validate our visa. But the question
is, would Victoria SMU be amenable to that? In case, my contract is
extended - would it affect anyway my state sponsorship? how about my
PR status? How long is needed for a PR to be valid?

I hope you could enlighten me. Thanks a lot.

Vic

ptlabs

Vic,

Like Jeremy, I too receive quite a number of private queries.

With respect, you shouldn't expect or demand an answer from people just because you've emailed them your questions.

To borrow a quote from another immigration newsgroup:

"I may be a lawyer, but I'm not *your* lawyer".

Generic free advice is fine, but when things get specific, do consider asking for professional advice.


Peter

Pisces64

ptlabs wrote in message news:...
    > Originally posted by Pisces64
    >
    > With respect, you shouldn't expect or demand an answer from people just
    > because you've emailed them your questions.

Thanks Peter, I'll note that. I didn't expect him though to reply,
it was a "shot in the dark".

    > Generic free advice is fine, but when things get specific, do consider
    > asking for professional advice.

Yes. Migration is very specific - and so far my application came this
far without any "professional" advice in any manner. All the things
I've learned and done all came from this newsgroup and all your
valued advices.
    >

Vic

Jaj

    >On 4 Jul 2003 02:25:30 -0700, [email protected] (Pisces64) wrote:
    >ptlabs wrote in message news:...
    >> Originally posted by Pisces64
    >>
    >> With respect, you shouldn't expect or demand an answer from people just
    >> because you've emailed them your questions.
    >Thanks Peter, I'll note that. I didn't expect him though to reply,
    >it was a "shot in the dark".


Actually I do try to reply to private emails (unless I think they're
outrageous) but it can sometimes take a couple of weeks for me to
catch up with a mail backlog - obviously, 'free' queries don't come
high on the priority list for actioning any sooner.

Jeremy


This is not intended to be legal advice in any jurisdiction