Avstral

That's right. Seriously, I don't have anything but positive experience speaking to them and obtaining their support.
I applied for 176 as a financier.

I wouldn't say NSW is much more expensive compare to Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. House prices are 20% higher but the rest is pretty much the same and cheaper.

Jen1977ni

I was referring to house prices...

aman_sharma2k1

Let me tell why I did not appy for SS for NSW.

1. I don't have 7 in all the sections in IELTS , though I have overall 7.

2. They want 3 years of Exp in SAP. I have only 3.0. I did not want to wait for another 4 months...

3. Offcourse they want some money also for applying there...but this would have never stopped me for applying there..

So my problem was only Ietls score and relevant exp. I don't bother about cost of living etc as in NSW salaries are high as compared to other states...

Avstral

Fair enough, mate.
I agree it is pretty hard to get IELTS score of 7.0 and above.
I think many people who have English as second language are facing similar problems.
But why about people with British passports don't apply?

dhreetiman

pals,

i am trying from last one month.. i am not able to access the online visa application page for victorian sponsorship.. i have registered my account but it doesnt allow me to access the form page..

is there an option for manual application? are forms available anywhere?

JBandVicki

And because many occupations that are on Vic and WA SS lists aren't on the NSW SS lists hence there's no point in applying, Simples.

mpgrewal

Another big reasons for people not applying for NSW
1. They charge money around $250. If your SSV is not granted you lose $250 which huge amount for people like us in sitting in third world countries.
2. They don't even have an online application facility for SSV.
3. They have just 3 IT skills on list as compared to 15-20 skills in Vic and Queensland..

I don't understand why skills like .NET are not demand in NSW when NSW has highest number of IT employers.

bilaln30

This was the problem i faced too. Email to webmaster and call them as follow up. Now they r saying that they didnt recieve my application at all which i submitted on 21 Apr, 2009. Did anyone faced the same problem?

My case ID is not there and my status is 'pending'. However, VIC SS is saying that they didnt recieve my application.

mpgrewal

Hello Bilal,
I had the exact same problem. I also submitted my application on 21 Apr and the status is Pending eversince. Does this means their portal crashed on that day and our applications didn't go through?

Other folks, please help us here: Status being shown as pending from 2 weeks without any confirmation of application acceptance - Is it normal for Vic application? Please share your experiences.

lilly07

hi all... am applying now for SS vic, wondering why not all region towns are listed anyopne else had this problem? Looking for Bendigo or Mildura!

bilaln30

Dear mpgrewal
Stay in close contact with me thru direct e mail. We have very close dates to each other and circumstances. Email them on the address stating your proble. This is what I did.

juliemtaylor

you could always try emailing them? we had to apply via email as we didn't fit on their old online drop down list. Contact details on website.

Julie x

Jen1977ni

How come you didn't appear on their online drop down list? I did, and my occupation isn't even on their list?! lol

aman_sharma2k1

You are a lucky gal ..he is right...Few It occupations were not there in the drop down...lol....

One update..I got my QLD SS 2day..I have applied for VIC also..so wana see its outcome also as I would prefer to go to VIC..coz of jobs scnerio's.

Just wana confirm one thing...when I will accept the SS from QLD then only they will inform DIAC and send some relevant form..Am I right?

Jen1977ni

No idea, sorry