> A couple points - first you MUST WAIT until you get your skills
> assessment back before you send in your application. A Skilled
> Independent application is not valid without a skills assessment and
> will be returned by DIMIA if you don't have one included in the
> application. Second, I don't want to pry, but there are specific
> issues with cancer which have been raised in the past on here.
> Specifically, I think I remember that you need to be 5 years cancer
> free before DIMIA will approve a visa. You should do a search on the
> forum for cancer issues or perhaps post a specific thread asking for
> information about cancer and it's impact on immigration. I think
> Jeremy (one of the agents who posts here frequently) mentioned this
> cancer issue at one point.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
>
> PS: I agree with WendyC regarding the frontloading of medicals -
> especially with a history of cancer there may be a good chance of
> you only getting 6 months to validate, and it will likely take at
> least that long for your visa to be granted.
Hi Brian,
As Wendy said I got in touch with Peter Bollard, and australian lawyer
specialising in health matters in relation to emmigration.
He said there was no such 5 year wait as such. The longer you are
without cancer the better when you apply ( By the time I get to Oz I'll
be 3 years since diagnosis )
So, bearing this positive news in mind, I hope other's are not put off
applying when they've heard about the so-called 5 year thing. I would
have been had I not looked into it further.
I also spoke to my oncologist yesterday who said that he knew of a woman
who was just 18 months post diagnosis, and she was accepted.
There's hope for us all!!! ;o)
*pearly*
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