agents in msia will need to liaised with ozzie agents as well to make things work ...you dont have to trust me , just go there and ask for yourself ..

If the agent is Malaysia is MARA certified, there's no reason for them to consult anybody other than the Immigration Case officer

and the price is the same, just google, there's a standard rate

computers nicely setup

Parking for research because considering moving over..

Tumpang tered TS.

Anyone manage to get RRV without fulfilling the 2 years requirement?

I have only a year in out of the five and my PR is expiring soon.

Not too sure if can try to apply for RRV. If anyone has any personal experience in this matter, please drop me a PM or quote me here if you don't mind.

Mucha thanks.

I do know people who get rrv with less than 2 yrs....but must have a good reason....one is if you are parents of an Australian citizen minor.... another is if you can prove you have business outside Australia that is helping the Australian economy eg exporting Oz produced, employing Aussies....

The Immigration Office will calculate how many days you have stayed (in Aust) in the 5 years - they know exactly when you would have come in and left (as everything is online). They will then determine how many days you are short and will give you a RRV for the balance that you are short (of the 2 years). They are unlikely to give you a multiple-entry RRV as they want you to stay the period you are short. The cost of the visa will be the same as a 5-year RRV so if you are give a single-entry RRV for 1 year, the cost of that RRV will be the same as for a 5-year RRV.

Thank you very much.

last time ppl migrate cause under BN we are doom.. ppl dont believe bn can be brought dowen...give some time for PH to fix the 6 decade shit

There is currently a long wait for applicant who do not meet the RRV requirements. I got a fren who tried to apply RRV onshore, waited for almost 5 months before being approved for 1 year. Stuck there for 5 months

However, if you meet the requirements, the approval is almost instantaneous.

I guess how the Immigration treats those who have not fulfilled the '2-year stay' condition will keep changing as they will become more common due to the number of migrants coming into Aust.

My advice was given based on my knowledge when my brother (who migrated as a business migrant) applied for his RRV without having stayed the 2-year term about 10-15 years ago. Nowadays the process may be very different as there will be a lot of people with this 'under-stay' problem.

How is this migration agent? http://www.prforaustralia.com

Global Migration Solutions S/B

anyone experience their service? fee reasonable?

I'm one of those who do not meet the requirements. I prob clocked 1 year at most and le Pr expiring soon. Have been working in Singapore for a few years now.

Any diff for RRV application on and offshore or they are not generally stated anywhere? Any insight or heard-of is welcomed. Heh

If you do not fulfil the "2 out of 5 years" condition, be prepared for a long wait for your application to be processed. Whether they will grant you or not depends on your circumstances, for example e.g. cultural ties (family ties in AU), own any businesses in AU etc....

For those who are unsure how they calculate your length of stay, they actually calculate from the day you submit your RRV application and look 5 years back. So you have to calculate your total length of stay 5 years back and hope that the total is 730 days or more. If you do not keep a record of it, you may request a "Form 1359 - Request for international movement records". It is a free service, and you may do it just via email.

Form 1359

In terms of the question of on shore or off shore application, my personal opinion is it does not seem to make much of a difference from AU point of view. However it does from an applicant point, because if ever you not granted/denied your RRV application, and you applied off shore, it pretty much means that you've lost of PR (however I heard there are other means of to fix this, but very tedious and costly) . On the contrary if you were to apply onshore, even if you are not granted RRV, you can still stay in AU indefinitely. Wait until you have accumulated the minimum of 730 days of stay then apply again. The only catch is while waiting, you cannot leave AU.

This post has been edited by rg470: Nov 12 2018, 02:07 PM

Thanks for the great info.

These info are actually pretty critical for people like me that have not fulfilled the requirement.

Your reply is almost as good as if not better than what I'd expect off a migration agent.

Don't forget the fee for renewal is quite expensive (from memory it was A$370 when i last renewed last year). Expect this fee to keep increasing as this is a good source of income for the govt.

It is a small price to pay, if you can afford for a PR application in the first place. For those who do not full fill the RRV requirements obviously are enjoying "the best of both worlds" circumstances (has considerable income from native country or outside AU), even if you may need to apply that yearly or half-yearly. The only catch is the risk of not being granted, and the stress of going through the long wait during the application process.

Australia is a nice country but to emigrate it is only a choice for those skillful workers and wealthy businessmen. I wish I could emigrate to Melbourne but my EOI score was less than 60.

Not too sure if I agree with you in terms of affordability since minimum wages are enforced here.

You can live comfortably here on a $3k p/m nett salary - can you do that in Malaysia?

I have a query regarding character witness...it sounds troublesome? I stayed for more than 12 months in Singapore, Malaysia and China over the last 10 years, therefore I need to provide from all 3 countries?

I already have Malaysia & Singapore clearance cert (good behaviour) from 2017 (more than a year ago), not sure if still valid. If not then it will be quite troublesome to go back and do it again. Furthermore, I am now in China, getting this is quite bureaucratic also involving police department, notary public and certified translation agencies.

Anyone can share some experience with their own applications?