your answers to the best of my knowledge.
1. latest payslip will suffice. 2. Get them translated into english from authorised person, the details of such translators can be viewed on DIMIA website. 3. Meds forms can also be found on this forum. Search here and you will find a link to them . Since you will be frontloading so all you need is a reference number which you will get from the acknowledgement email. 4. On your medical forms , just write the reference number and they will be directed to your CO when appointed so there is nothing to worry or informing the DIMIA in this regard. 5. The medical request takes around four months from the date of acknowledgment and this is really the first time when you come to know who you case office is. 6. I am not sure, but definitely it is more then send independant. Geprge Lombard has recently uploaded an Excel file which gives the time taken for a number of categories over a period of six months. You can again search for this file , it was posted two days back i guess. 7. If you are sure that you will get the claimed minimum points, then it is of no use to claim extra points. This definitely is not going to impress DIMIA. 8. No 9. Yes 10. Send everything to them except CDR as this is what i did in my case and it worked. Just send the degrees, transcripts and other experience certificates etc that you sent to Engineers Australia.
Let me know if i can be helpful in any way. Nadir
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