Rain1234

Hi All

I've just looked at the new South Australia Occupation List October 2009 and my occupation has been removed. I applied under the 475 scheme before the September 23rd visa changes - if my nominated occupation is no longer on the list am i still eligible or will i be refused if or when they ever look at my application? Can anyone offer any advice please?

Thanks, any help greatly appreciated.

regards
Rain1234

George Lombard

Hi Rain,

If you read the South Australian documentation closely I'm confident it will say somewhere that your nomination is still valid, however I'm not at all confident that under current arrangements there will ever be consideration of subclass 475 applications again, in fact by rights the entire program should have been frozen for new applicants on 23 September.

Strangely, the only 475 applications likely to be granted in the next two years are those whose applications were refused and then had appeals upheld by the MRT. So perhaps you'd be better off finding some way to get the ASPC to refuse your application lol.

Cheers,

George Lombard

johnnyyt

George,
are you saying that you think that there will be no more succesfull grants for 475, apart from appeals, even for applicants who have submitted before September 23, even if they have submitted all docs, meds and police checks?

Johnnyyt

George Lombard

Hi Johnny,

I said I wasn't confident; if you look at the numbers then you'll see why.

FWIW I was talking to a potential employer in your field yesterday, I'll be happy to forward your CV to him in case there's a sponsorship option.

Cheers,

George Lombard

johnnyyt

Thanks for the quick reply, like many others we are hoping that DIAC will have good news when they give their update at the end of the month, I really don't want to think about being delayed till 2012.

I will take you up on your thoughtfull offer and send you something over the weekend.

Johnnyyt

Rain1234

Thank you for your comments.