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Questions regarding emigrating from, immigrating to and living in the Commonwealth of Australia

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Adjusting to a humid tropical climate

I recently migrated from USA to Darwin, Australia. The weather went from living in a primarily cold place to a city which is extremely humid. Looks like the blood thinning may take over a year for my body to get really adjusted to the tropical…
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My wife has an interview for a job in Australia (we are based in London). What can I do in terms of a visa if she is offered / takes the job?

My wife and I are based in London. She has an interview (being held in London) for a teaching job in Australia (Ballarat, specifically), starting in January 2018. I work as a Data Scientist and I understand that my profession is listed on the…
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Engineering Australia Assesment - Required Work Experience

In their website Section 3.B. it is mentioned: for those who have at least 1 year Australian work experience, and / or at least 3 years Overseas work experience in their nominated occupation or a closely-related occupation, then an…
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Cost of Australian Expression of Interest?

I am looking at different working visas for Australia and the current cost of a skilled working visa is quite expensive and timely with no guarantee that you will be given one. I have been looking into the expression of interest and they will…
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Confusion regarding docuents to send to ACS for skill assessment

This is like my first post in here . So I am planning to send my documents to ACS for skills assessment and I am a bit confused regarding the kind of documents that I should send them. Before going into the types of documents that I am going to send…
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Australia: Sponsor hunting on an eVisitor visa?

Is it possible to come to Australia on an eVisitor (Subclass 651) visa for job and sponsor hunting, and then apply and be granted a 457 visa without leaving the territory? Apparently, people used to do that with the Visitor (Subclass 676) visa,…
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Australian 12 month tourist visa

Can anyone tell me about how long you have to be out of Australia before you can apply for a second 12 month tourist visa Many Thanks My son and his girlfriend will be going over there on a temp work visa, so I want to go with them. They will try…
Jemma Bruce
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Immigration : Australia passenger card - Migrating vs returning

I'm French citizen with Australian permanent residency since 2018. When I was first awarded the residency, I entered the country within the first 5 months (as required) in order to validate this status. But I did not permanently immigrate then. I…
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Need clarification on Australia's Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (subclass 482)

I want to check whether I am eligible for this visa or not. First of all, I am 28.5 years old, I hold an Associate's degree in my relevant field (Computer Programming) and I have +6 years of relevant work experience. I can get IELTS 6 in all…
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Applying to NSW State sponsorship with 55 points

I am applying to New South Wales (NSW) state sponsorship (subclass 190) [Australia] with 55 points. My point breakdown is as follows Age: 30 pts Education: 15pts IELTS: (W:7, S:7, R:8.5, L:9): 10 Total: 55 points + SS points (5) = 60 Do you think…
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What does "application was 'unnecessary' at the time it was made" imply in while requesting a Refund for Australia visa application

According to https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Withdrawing-General-Skilled-Migration-Visa-Applications Refund of the Visa Application Charge Mandatory refund You may request a refund of the visa application charge, however there are very…
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Will my job experience while completing degree count?

I was about to graduate from my University in 2013 but due to doing a startup I couldn't. From September 2014 I started a job while I had still not completed my degree and still continuing that full time job. I completed my degree in April 2016…
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How to get a document notarized in Australia?

My friend is living in Australia. He wants to notarize a self-declared affidavit and send it to the USA. Where are the places he can have that affidavit notarized?
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PhD in physics but freelance software dev. Chance of aus 189?

My qualifications are in physics, however post PhD I only worked in physics for 6 months before moving into the world of software development. It is pretty normal in the UK for software developers to come from (and be head hunted from) physics and…
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457 Australian Visa school fees in Queensland

My husband has been asked to do a 2 year relocation assignment in his company's Brisbane office. He would be going on a 457 (soon to be TSS) visa and we would be bringing our school-aged children with us. I know that several Australian states charge…
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