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S56 Requests - 189 S56 Onshore Evidence of functional English for partner; lodged Dec 8 2024 - 491 S56 Offshore for Medical for 4 family member + Functional English for Partner. Lodged 16 Nov 2023 - 491 S56 Offshore for Medical for family. Lodged 14 Nov 2023 Electrical engineer technician - 491 S56 Onshore Medical for kids and Polio for wife. Lodged 18 May 2023
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189 granted! Date of lodgement: 28 Nov 2024 s56: 26 May 2025 (proof of overseas employment - 5 points) Grant: 19 Sept 2025 (12:30pm Melb time) Occupation: Secondary School Teacher (75 points)
I got an S56 for our 189 application and it's for Evidence of functional English for partner. They stated that they received her PTE records from 2023, but it doesn't match the requirements for functional english since it's more than 12 months before visa application. However, her PTE score is superior, and in their website, they stated that it is valid for 3 years. What should be the correct way to approach this?
"You achieved one of the test scores in Table 2 or Table 3 in the 12 months before your visa application." Check here
I see. This is confusing since in the 189 points checklist:
"Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and meet age, English and skill criteria
For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that they: ... - had competent English ..."
Why would it be necessary to provide evidence for "functional" English if she already has evidence of "competent" English? Should we consult a lawyer now?
Finallyyyy after 6 years of freakin hardwork Alhmadulillah!!!!!๐ Received my 189 grant on 18th dec at 04:26PM -RN Nec 80 points Lodged application on 23 December 2024, Invited on 7th nov 2024. I received 2 s56 in August 6 & 18th . Family of 3-Onshore.
Direct grant. ICT BA VIC190 Onshore Lodge: 27th March 2024 Medicals 5th May 2024 Grant date: 19th September 2025 Kept all my medical and AFP up to date. No S56
@biotechy Thanks so much for pinning the S56 requests โ really appreciate all the work youโre doing to keep things organized! ๐ Would it be possible to also include the occupation in the list? That extra detail would really help everyone track progress more accurately and see when their turn might be coming. Cheers!
cheers, i try to get as much info as possible, will do my best
189 S56 Onshore Evidence of functional English for partner; lodged Dec 8 2024
thanks