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No I didn’t compensate, but I have lived in Australia years consecutively prior to my 489 visa was granted.

Sorry, didn't know it's on the grant letter. It was Wilson.

Just got my grant couple days ago. Applied on 19th October 2018. Direct grant for single applicant, don’t know who the CO was and have never lodged a complaint. Travelled in and out Australia for 4 weeks each year. Renewed both AFP and overseas police check last month. Thank you for all the moral support from this forum. It’s your turn next!

Do you think it's worth applying to 190/189 though I've already applied for 887? 3k+ will need to spend on 190/189, at least the processing times is much faster.

One of the conditions for 489 is to have health insurance, isn't it?

So to inform of travel plans, we should email adelaide.gsm.team10@homeaffairs.gov.au Where did you get this email from? Thanks

I made a table to compare two visas, and hopefully highlight the unfairness:

Hi all, I'm lodging my 887 visa soon. My 489 was granted in Sep 2016. I'm applying myself with the following documents: Passport copy PTE copy Australian Police Check Birth certificate (with translation) Form 80 Proof of employment An employment reference stating I worked in Vic from 2015-2017 from Employer A 13 months of salary slips since grant of visa 489 from Employer A An employment reference stating I worked in Vic from 2017 to date from Employer B Superannuation Annual Statements (Financial years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018) Proof of residency From early 2013 to Aug 2017, I lived with my brother and didn't have any electricity/water bill under my name, so I'm supplying: ATO Notice of Assessments 2016 and 2017 (with my brother's address) Savings bank statements (non-transactional accounts) from 2016 to 2017 (with my brother's address) Private health insurance with "Attachment A - DIBP definition" (with my brother's address) I started renting a place on my own since Aug 2017 in Vic Tenant ledger (given by my property agent) Electricity bills Rental agreements Driving license (with my current address) Any advice on what else I can add to make my application stronger? For personal contacts in Form 80, I've a few Australian/PR friends who are happy to give me consent to put their names. How many you think I should put? Thanks in advanced. Hope this list would help someone else as well.

for 3, I used the same Form 80 that I applied for 489. I listed all visa details from student visa to 485 to 489 since 2012. Better be safe than sorry.

Congrats! Did you have supply a police check from your home country? Although it says it's not required on immi, I want to be sure. Thanks

Hi there, I'm on 489 family sponsored visa. I'm applying to 887. I've lived in a designated area for two years, not regional area. In the 887 application form (See screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/WL5nCcb), it asked have you lived in specified regional area. Should I say yes or no because the list doesn't include a designated area. Thanks