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Dear Susane, gill and fellow viewers,I've received my 176 visa for SA and have to land in almost 8 months from now.But since I have some unfinished projects to fulfill before going to Australia permanently , I'm planning to land in Australia and stay there for a short time and come back to my residing country.I was wondering if I have to land in SA or I can land somewhere else for the first time. My sister lives in Melbourne and I can stay with her in this short stay. I won't need to pay for…See More

 Hi, It was in the news that recently Perth has been included in regional classification for RSMS:http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/whats_new_457.htm The interesting point is that in DIAC website Perth has not been included in the list of regional areas yet.here:http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/regional-growth.htm As far…See More

 Dear Susan and fellow viewers I'm really confused, I appreciate if you shed some light.I applied for subclass 175 in Nov 2009 and my occupation is in CAT 3.Since it took me too long to have a CO, and I don't have yet, I applied for state sponsorship 176 in order to accelerate my application.However,since then, DIAC has accelerated the process of CO allocation and I'll probably have a CO in the next 2-3 months.Few days ago, I was granted the South Australia SS and I'm asked to give them my TRN…See More

Dear Experts,Under the new legislation, people who have applied for independent skilled visa before 1 July 2010 are permitted to change their visa category to 176 by obtaining a state sponsorship. It is said that this can expedite the processing of their application.The question is: After receiving the state sponsorship, do they need to lodge a new application and pay the relative fees or they can simply add their sponsorship to their current application and change their subclass without paying…See More