> Thanks again George where would I be able to find out if they can do
> an instant refusal now. I will make my friend aware of this.
> Regards Rob
No instant refusals as a result of recent changes as far as I can see,
quite the opposite if anything as in instant points assessment in stead
of having to await for the actual investment to be made.
The situation prior to 01 November was that an assessment under the
points could not be made until the A100K investment had been made and
evidenced to DIMIA. This was great for those with occupations later
added to MODL who thought that they would have to make the investment to
get the required pass-mark. As their score had not been officially
assessed, eventhough they had been requested to go for medicals etc,
they picked up the extra MODL points and did not need to make the
investment. This included applicants who had been requested to make the
investment, as long as they had not made the investment, they could
advise their case officer that tehy were now on MODL and claim the extra
15 points. Those cases lodged before their occupation went on MODL and
were not claiming 5 points for Investment, and had been requested to go
for Health and character, would have been officially assessed for points
and could not now claim the 15 points for MODL.
So the change on 01 November was that DIMIA can now award 5 points for
applicants claiming that they are willing and able to make the
investment, and that 5 points can be awarded before the investment is
actually made. So their score assessment is locked in just the same as
for other applicants not claiming 5 points for the investment.
All a bit technical but the only practical change is that, for
Independent Skills and SIR applicants who claim the 5 investment points,
it shortens the "vulnerable period" between application date and points
assessment date, where changes in legislation/gazettes, can affect your
application to disadvantage e.g. your occupation coming off SOL, or
advantageously e.g. your occupation being added to MODL.
Tony
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